Concentration on ICT Solutions, Mobile Services, the Asian Food Market and Other Areas
First written in FY2016. 19 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-04.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 1 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026-H1Continued divergence in the performance of focus businessesAnnual report
「The steel and steel pipe businesses and the energy business remained sluggish, resulting in lower revenue. Meanwhile, transactions in the mobile and ICT solutions businesses remained strong, resulting in higher profit.」
The mobile and ICT solutions businesses remained strong, while the steel and steel pipe businesses and the energy business were sluggish, with performance continuing to diverge among the priority businesses. - FY2025-H1Continued divergence in the performance of focus businessesAnnual report
「Revenue increased, led by Mobile, where sales were strong, and Aerospace, where aircraft and defense-related transactions performed well. Steel Tubes and other businesses affected by weak market conditions reported lower profit, while Mobile, Plants, and Aerospace reported higher profit. As a result, revenue increased by ¥44,444 million, or 9.4%, year on year to ¥518,573 million, while gross profit increased by ¥7,962 million, or 11.6%, to ¥76,317 million.」
Mobile, Aerospace, and Plants reported higher profit, while Steel Tubes and other businesses affected by weak market conditions reported lower profit. Divergence in performance among focus businesses continues. - FY2024-Q3Continued divergence in the performance of focus businessesAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥27,101 million year on year to ¥230,469 million, due to higher revenue in businesses such as Mobile and Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment. Profit from operating activities increased by ¥834 million to ¥14,214 million, due to higher profit in businesses such as Mobile. Profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent increased by ¥3,349 million to ¥8,994 million.」
Mobile and Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment reported higher revenue and profit, while Steel, Materials, and Plants reported lower profit because of impairment losses on equity-method investments and weaker domestic demand, among other factors. Divergence in performance among focus businesses continues. - FY2024-Q2Continued divergence in the performance of focus businessesAnnual report
「Revenue increased, led by Mobile, where sales were recovering, and Energy and Steel Tubes, which were affected by the weaker yen and other factors. Profit increased in businesses such as ICT Solutions and Steel Tubes, which performed solidly, and Aerospace, where trading in aircraft-related components performed well. By contrast, Energy, which was affected by weaker domestic demand, Livestock, which was affected by high overseas market prices and the weaker yen, and Food, where major grain prices remained weak, reported lower profit than in the strong previous-year period.」
Mobile, ICT Solutions, Steel Tubes, and Aerospace reported higher revenue and profit, while Energy, Livestock, and Food reported lower profit because of demand, foreign exchange, and commodity market conditions. Divergence in performance by business continues. - FY2024-Q1Continued divergence in the performance of focus businessesAnnual report
「Revenue increased, led by Energy, where energy demand remained solid, Food, which benefited from higher market prices, and Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment, where sales of semiconductor components performed well. Profit increased in businesses such as ICT Solutions, which remained solid, and Aerospace, where sales of aircraft-related components grew. By contrast, Livestock, which was affected by high overseas market prices and the weaker yen, and Food, where major grain prices remained weak, reported lower profit than in the strong previous-year period. Mobile also reported lower profit, affected by upfront costs related to declining unit sales and store restructuring.」
Energy, Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment, ICT Solutions, and Aerospace reported higher revenue and profit, while Livestock, Food, and Mobile reported lower profit because of market prices, the weaker yen, declining unit sales, and store restructuring costs, among other factors. Divergence in performance among focus businesses continues. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Although markets are expanding, the business environment is changing extremely rapidly. We will grow the business through selection and concentration and by keeping pace with advanced technologies. Our specific strategies are as follows: ・Capture value added by opening a business-matching platform and becoming a platform operator. ・Respond to market changes and expand scale by seeking to become a niche major while monitoring trends in frontier areas, and by deepening relationships with business partners.」
For the Electronics and Devices field, the company identified selection and concentration, keeping pace with advanced technologies, a business-matching platform, becoming a niche major, and strengthening partner relationships as specific growth strategies. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥23,530 million year on year to ¥203,368 million, due to higher revenue in businesses such as ICT Solutions and Electronic Equipment and Electronic Materials. Profit from operating activities increased by ¥1,955 million to ¥13,380 million, due to higher profit in businesses such as ICT Solutions and Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment. Profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent increased by ¥1,355 million to ¥5,645 million.」
Revenue and profit in the Electronics and Devices segment exceeded the previous year's levels as ICT Solutions, Electronic Equipment and Electronic Materials, and Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment progressed. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥15,706 million year on year to ¥134,521 million, due to higher revenue in businesses such as ICT Solutions and Electronic Equipment and Electronic Materials. Profit from operating activities increased by ¥1,715 million to ¥10,427 million, due to higher profit in businesses such as Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment and Electronic Equipment and Electronic Materials. Profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent increased by ¥1,674 million to ¥4,677 million.」
In the Electronics and Devices field, segment revenue and profit exceeded the previous year's levels, driven by higher revenue and profit in ICT Solutions, Electronic Equipment and Electronic Materials, and Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased in almost all businesses, led by Livestock and Food, which benefited from higher market prices, and Energy, where higher crude oil prices increased transaction volumes for petroleum products. While Mobile and other businesses reported lower profit because of declining commission revenue, profit increased in almost all businesses as the economy recovered from COVID-19 and market prices rose. As a result, revenue increased by ¥38,899 million, or 22.2%, year on year to ¥214,466 million, while gross profit increased by ¥4,826 million, or 19.5%, to ¥29,608 million.」
Against a backdrop of the recovery from COVID-19 and higher market prices, profit increased in almost all businesses except for some, including Mobile, and revenue increased by 22.2% year on year. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Opening a business-matching platform and capturing value added by becoming a platform operator.」
The company presents the launch of a business-matching platform in the Electronics and Devices field and the capture of value added by becoming a platform operator as a specific growth strategy. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased in almost all businesses, led by Livestock and Food, which benefited from higher market prices, and Energy, where higher crude oil prices increased transaction volumes for petroleum products. Mobile reported lower profit because commission revenue declined, while profit increased in businesses such as Livestock, which reported higher revenue, ICT Solutions, and Steel Tubes, which benefited from recovering energy demand. As a result, revenue increased by ¥93,171 million, or 19.9%, year on year to ¥560,941 million, while gross profit increased by ¥9,810 million, or 13.7%, to ¥81,491 million. Profit from operating activities increased by ¥6,538 million, or 44.9%, year on year to ¥21,094 million, as the increase in gross profit and other factors outweighed higher selling, general and administrative expenses.」
Multiple focus businesses, including Food, Energy, ICT Solutions, and Steel Tubes, reported higher revenue and profit. Cumulative revenue increased by 19.9% year on year, and profit from operating activities increased by 44.9%. Aerospace and Mobile, however, reported lower profit. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased in almost all businesses, led by Livestock and Food, which benefited from higher market prices, and Energy, where higher crude oil prices increased transaction volumes for crude oil and petroleum products. Aerospace reported lower profit as it entered a gap between government contracts, while profit increased in businesses such as Livestock, which reported higher revenue, ICT Solutions, and Steel Tubes, which benefited from recovering energy demand. As a result, revenue increased by ¥59,259 million, or 19.4%, year on year to ¥364,138 million, while gross profit increased by ¥6,453 million, or 13.6%, to ¥53,914 million.」
Multiple focus businesses, including Livestock, Food, Energy, ICT Solutions, and Steel Tubes, reported higher revenue and profit, and revenue increased by 19.4% year on year. Aerospace, however, reported lower profit because it was between government contracts. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased in almost all businesses, led by Livestock and Food, which benefited from higher market prices, Mobile, where store traffic was recovering, and Energy, where higher crude oil prices increased transaction volumes for crude oil and petroleum products. Aerospace reported lower profit as it entered a gap between government contracts, while profit increased in businesses such as Livestock, which reported higher revenue, Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment, where semiconductor demand was strong, and Steel Tubes, which benefited from recovering energy demand. As a result, revenue increased by ¥33,196 million, or 23.3%, year on year to ¥175,567 million, while gross profit increased by ¥3,337 million, or 15.6%, to ¥24,782 million.」
From the business divergence seen during COVID-19, demand recovery and higher market prices emerged in multiple businesses, including Mobile, Semiconductors, Energy, and Food, and overall revenue increased by 23.3% year on year. Aerospace, however, reported lower profit because it was between government contracts. - FY2021-Q3Continued divergence in business performance during COVID-19Annual report
「The ICT Solutions business remained generally firm, although sales of servers and storage-related products in transactions with the manufacturing sector declined. The Mobile business remained weak despite the start of sales of 5G-compatible models, because store traffic declined due to reduced business hours and customers held back from purchases ahead of the launch of new pricing plans. In the Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment businesses, shipments to China in liquid-crystal manufacturing equipment transactions remained solid. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment decreased by ¥28,242 million year on year to ¥157,420 million, profit from operating activities decreased by ¥2,596 million to ¥9,952 million, and profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent decreased by ¥1,566 million to ¥4,749 million.」
Divergence by business continues: ICT Solutions remained generally firm, Mobile was weak because of reduced business hours and customers holding back from purchases, while Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment benefited from solid shipments to China. Revenue, profit from operating activities, and profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent in the Electronics and Devices segment all declined year on year. - FY2021-Q2Continued divergence in business performance during COVID-19Annual report
「Amid heightened stay-at-home demand since the first quarter as COVID-19 spread, revenue increased in businesses such as agricultural products and oils and fats trading and livestock. By contrast, revenue declined in businesses such as feed trading, which was affected by falling prices for fishmeal and other secondary raw materials, and Energy, which was affected by weaker demand resulting from requests to refrain from going out under the state of emergency. Profit increased in businesses such as Aerospace, where aircraft parts trading with government agencies performed well, and Food, which remained solid partly because soybean prices rose. By contrast, profit declined in Mobile, where store traffic fell because of requests to refrain from going out and reduced business hours, Livestock, which was affected by falling market prices, and oil country tubular goods, where inquiries declined as oil prices fell.」
As the impact of COVID-19 continued, performance remained divided between businesses benefiting from stay-at-home and at-home dining demand and those affected by requests to refrain from going out, falling market prices, and lower oil prices. - FY2021-Q1Widening divergence in business performance due to COVID-19Annual report
「Amid heightened stay-at-home demand as COVID-19 spread, revenue increased in businesses such as agricultural products and oils and fats trading and livestock. By contrast, revenue declined in businesses such as feed trading, which was affected by falling market prices, and Energy, which was affected by weaker demand resulting from requests to refrain from going out under the state of emergency. Profit increased in businesses such as Aerospace, where aircraft parts trading performed well, and ICT Solutions, supported by solid IT investment demand in virtualization and security. By contrast, profit declined in Mobile, where store traffic fell because of reduced business hours and requests to refrain from going out, and in oil country tubular goods, where inquiries declined as oil prices fell.」
The divergence in performance among existing focus businesses became more pronounced because of COVID-19, requests to refrain from going out, weaker demand, and falling oil prices. - FY2020-Q3Performance diverged by businessAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business performed well, supported by IT investment demand in servers and storage, mainly from the manufacturing and distribution sectors, as well as in virtualization and security. The Mobile business slowed in the third quarter because of the backlash from rush demand ahead of the consumption tax increase and the introduction of separated pricing plans in the first half. The Electronic Equipment business performed well, but profit declined as the temporary performance benefit from becoming a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year disappeared. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment decreased by ¥2,098 million year on year to ¥185,662 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥141 million to ¥12,548 million.」
ICT Solutions performed well on IT investment demand, while Mobile slowed because of the backlash from rush demand, and Electronic Equipment reported lower profit as the temporary benefit from becoming a subsidiary in the previous fiscal year disappeared. Divergence in performance among businesses continues. - FY2020-Q2Performance diverged by businessAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business performed well, supported by IT investment demand in servers and storage, mainly from the manufacturing and distribution sectors, as well as in virtualization and security. The Mobile business performed well, partly due to rush demand ahead of the consumption tax increase and the introduction of separated pricing plans. The Electronic Equipment business remained firm, aided by the card printer company becoming a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment decreased by ¥917 million year on year to ¥126,837 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥1,228 million to ¥9,299 million.」
ICT Solutions, Mobile, and Electronic Equipment performed well or solidly, while segment revenue declined and profit from operating activities increased. Divergence in performance among the existing businesses continues. - FY2020-Q1Performance diverged by businessAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business focused on IT investment demand in servers and storage, mainly from the manufacturing sector, educational institutions, and government agencies, as well as in virtualization and security, but got off to a slow start because the delivery schedules for some projects were extended. The Mobile business remained firm, partly due to rush demand ahead of the introduction of separated mobile phone pricing plans. The Electronic Equipment business performed solidly, aided by the card printer company becoming a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment decreased by ¥1,282 million year on year to ¥55,607 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥285 million to ¥2,803 million.」
Performance diverged by business: ICT Solutions got off to a slow start because project delivery schedules were extended, while Mobile benefited from rush demand before the introduction of separated pricing plans, and Electronic Equipment benefited from the card printer company becoming a consolidated subsidiary. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business continued to perform solidly, supported by IT investment demand in servers and storage, mainly from the manufacturing, service, and government sectors. The Mobile business performed well as the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries continued. In the Electronic Equipment business, the company was able to improve performance at the card printer company it made a wholly owned subsidiary last December, including through large projects that emerged in the fourth quarter. By contrast, the Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment businesses struggled as demand declined. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥2,220 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥265,530 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥977 million to ¥18,533 million.」
Revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased from the previous year as the ICT Solutions, Mobile, and card printer businesses progressed. The Semiconductor Components and Manufacturing Equipment businesses, however, struggled because of lower demand. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business continued to perform solidly, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and service sectors. The Mobile business performed well as the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries continued. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥1,989 million year on year to ¥187,760 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥837 million to ¥12,407 million.」
Revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year, supported by the solid performance of the ICT Solutions and Mobile businesses and the continued benefits of integrating the mobile phone retailer subsidiaries. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business continued to perform solidly, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and service sectors. The Mobile business performed well as the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries continued. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥7,102 million year on year to ¥127,754 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥489 million to ¥8,071 million.」
The ICT Solutions and Mobile businesses performed solidly or well, and revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year as the integration benefits continued. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business remained firm, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and service sectors. The Mobile business performed well as the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries continued. Transactions involving electronic materials performed well, supported by strong sales to Asia. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥1,491 million year on year to ¥56,889 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥10 million to ¥2,518 million.」
The ICT Solutions, Mobile, and electronic materials businesses performed solidly or well, and revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business performed well, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and service sectors. The Mobile business performed well, partly due to the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries. The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment business improved from the previous fiscal year as sales to China expanded. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥9,030 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥263,310 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥3,208 million to ¥17,556 million.」
Full-year revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased from the previous year as the ICT Solutions, Mobile, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment businesses progressed. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business remained firm, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and service sectors. The Mobile business performed well, partly due to the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries. The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment business also performed well as sales to China expanded. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥4,479 million year on year to ¥185,771 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥2,458 million to ¥11,570 million.」
The ICT Solutions, Mobile, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment businesses performed solidly or well, and revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business remained firm, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and financial sectors. The Mobile business performed well, partly due to the benefits of integrating its mobile phone retailer subsidiaries. The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment business also performed well as sales to China expanded. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥1,744 million year on year to ¥120,652 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥1,291 million to ¥7,582 million.」
The ICT Solutions, Mobile, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment businesses performed solidly or well, and revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business remained firm, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing and financial sectors, partly due to efficiency gains from organizational restructuring. The Mobile business performed well. The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment business also performed well as sales to China expanded. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥2,552 million year on year to ¥55,398 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥925 million to ¥2,508 million.」
The ICT Solutions, Mobile, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment businesses all performed solidly, supported by efficiency gains from organizational restructuring and expanded sales to China, and revenue and profit from operating activities in the segment increased year on year. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business performed well, mainly in transactions with the manufacturing sector. The Mobile business remained firm following a recovery in market conditions in the second half of the fiscal year. By contrast, the Semiconductor Components business struggled. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥19,252 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥254,280 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥3,690 million to ¥14,348 million.」
Full-year revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased from the previous year on the solid performance of the ICT Solutions and Mobile businesses. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business performed well in transactions with the manufacturing sector. The Mobile business also remained firm. By contrast, the Semiconductor Components business struggled. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥11,962 million year on year to ¥181,292 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥2,396 million to ¥9,112 million.」
Revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year on the solid performance of the ICT Solutions and Mobile businesses. The Semiconductor Components business, however, also struggled. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The ICT Solutions business performed well in transactions with the manufacturing sector. The Mobile business also remained firm. By contrast, the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment business struggled because of the slowdown in the Chinese economy and slowing smartphone demand. As a result, revenue in the Electronics and Devices segment increased by ¥5,731 million year on year to ¥118,908 million, while profit from operating activities increased by ¥1,369 million to ¥6,291 million.」
Revenue and profit from operating activities in the Electronics and Devices segment increased year on year, supported by the solid performance of the ICT Solutions and Mobile businesses. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses totaled ¥215 million during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The company conducted a range of R&D activities, focusing mainly on developing system solutions in the Electronics and Devices segment and new storage-related products.」
The company continues to develop system solutions and storage-related products associated with ICT Solutions. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company is focusing on areas of expertise in which it has strengths, including “ICT Solutions,” “Mobile,” “Asian food markets,” “North American shale markets,” “Global motorization,” and “Overseas expansion by Japanese manufacturers and others.”」
Multiple markets in which the company has existing strengths are identified as key focus areas under VISION-130.