Building a Strong Earnings Base
First written in FY2016. 14 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-11-04.
26 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, in addition to reducing costs by optimizing purchasing and procurement channels, we controlled labor expenses through rigorous shift management linked to customer traffic forecasts. At the same time, while working to reduce utility costs through consumption controls and the replacement of equipment with energy-efficient models, we actively carried out renovations, including converting guest rooms to Western-style rooms and conducting repair work, to improve customer convenience and facility value.」
We expanded measures to manage costs, labor expenses and utility costs by combining purchasing and procurement, shift management linked to customer traffic forecasts, utility cost management, and the replacement of equipment with energy-efficient models. - 2026-05-13AdvancedEarnings presentation
「生産性向上・省エネ推進により人件費上昇を吸収し、営業利益は前年比+7.6％」
生産性向上、省エネ、シフト管理などによるコストコントロールを、賃金上昇を吸収した実績とともに示した。 - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, from the second half onward, we established the necessary structure through organizational changes and controlled labor expenses through rigorous shift management based on projected customer traffic. We also worked to reduce costs by reviewing purchasing and procurement, rigorously managing inventory and waste, reducing consumption in response to rising utility costs, and thoroughly reviewing expenses such as consumables.」
We expanded measures to reform our earnings base by combining shift management, purchasing and procurement, inventory and waste management, and reviews of utility costs and consumables. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, we worked to reduce costs and improve quality by developing new business partners, while implementing initiatives to improve productivity, including rigorous shift management based on projected customer traffic and developing multiskilled employees. We also pursued sustainable initiatives to reduce utility costs, including replacing equipment with energy-efficient models and installing solar panels.」
We implemented measures to manage costs and labor expenses through new business partners, shift management and multiskilling, and reduced utility costs by replacing equipment with energy-efficient models and installing solar panels. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and actively promoted transactions with new suppliers to reduce costs, while working to reduce expenses.」
We continue to manage shifts based on projected customer traffic, reduce costs through transactions with new suppliers, and manage labor and other expenses. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and actively promoted transactions with new suppliers to reduce costs, while working to reduce expenses.」
We continue to reduce expenses through shift management based on projected customer traffic, transactions with new suppliers, and management of labor and cost of sales. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and actively promoted transactions with new suppliers to reduce costs, while working to reduce expenses.」
We continue to manage shifts based on projected customer traffic, reduce costs through transactions with new suppliers, and manage labor and other expenses. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and actively promoted transactions with new suppliers to reduce costs, while working to reduce expenses.」
The company continues to manage costs through shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers, cost reductions through transactions with new suppliers, and reductions in labour and other expenses. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and actively promoted transactions with new suppliers to reduce costs, while working to reduce expenses.」
The company continues to manage costs through shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers, cost reductions through transactions with new suppliers, and reductions in labour and other expenses. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company actively promoted transactions with new suppliers to reduce costs, controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and worked to reduce cost of sales and expenses.」
The company implemented the development of new suppliers, shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and labour-cost controls as specific measures to strengthen the earnings base. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The company controlled labour costs through rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and negotiated rent reductions. As a result of these and other expense-reduction efforts, the operating loss for the consolidated fiscal year decreased substantially. It is also strengthening its operating base to maintain and improve profitability even under a post-pandemic operating environment, with the aim of recording an operating profit in the following consolidated fiscal year.」
The company implemented shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers and negotiated rent reductions, substantially reducing the operating loss. It also explicitly stated its intention to strengthen the operating base toward recording an operating profit in the following consolidated fiscal year. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company continued to control labour costs through temporary leave for employees at some closed stores and stores operating reduced hours and rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers. It also negotiated rent reductions and curbed new investment in an effort to reduce expenses.」
The company continues to reduce costs through temporary leave, shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers, negotiations for rent reductions and curbs on new investment. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company continued to control labour costs through temporary leave for employees at closed stores and stores operating reduced hours and rigorous shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers. It also negotiated rent reductions and curbed new investment in an effort to reduce expenses.」
The company continues to reduce costs through temporary leave, shift management based on forecasts of customer numbers, negotiations for rent reductions and curbs on new investment. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through management of working hours in line with store closures and sales conditions, while thoroughly reducing expenses by managing ordinary expenses, temporarily reviewing maintenance contracts, negotiating rent reductions and curbing new investment.」
As part of earnings-base reform during the pandemic, the company implemented cost-reduction measures including working-hour controls, reviews of maintenance contracts, negotiations for rent reductions and curbs on new investment. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through management of working hours in line with store closures and sales conditions, while thoroughly reducing expenses by managing ordinary expenses, temporarily reviewing maintenance contracts, negotiating rent reductions and curbing new investment.」
The company continues to manage costs through working-hour controls in line with store closures and sales conditions, reviews of ordinary expenses and maintenance contracts, negotiations for rent reductions and curbs on new investment. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company controlled labour costs through management of working hours in line with store closures and sales conditions, while thoroughly reducing expenses by managing ordinary expenses, temporarily reviewing maintenance contracts, negotiating rent reductions and curbing new investment.」
The company continues to manage costs through working-hour controls, reviews of ordinary expenses and maintenance contracts, negotiations for rent reductions and curbs on new investment. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company took steps to reduce expenses in response to the operating environment, including controlling labour costs through temporary leave for employees at closed stores, negotiating rent reductions and curbing new investment.」
The company implemented specific expense-reduction measures in response to the external environment, including controlling labour costs, negotiating rent reductions and curbing new investment. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company worked to further improve productivity through work-schedule management and mechanisation and to enforce expense management.」
The company continues to reform the earnings base through work-schedule management, mechanisation, productivity improvement and expense management. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company worked to further improve productivity through work-schedule management and mechanisation and to enforce expense management.」
The company continues to reform the earnings base through work-schedule management, mechanisation, productivity improvement and expense management. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the lower selling, general and administrative expense ratio absorbed a substantial increase in opening costs associated with opening 2-digit numbers of stores, and the operating profit margin improved.」
Mechanisation and IT adoption, improvements in work-schedule accuracy and expense reductions lowered the selling, general and administrative expense ratio, absorbed opening costs associated with opening 2-digit numbers of stores and improved the operating profit margin. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, productivity improved through mechanisation, the use of information systems and ongoing reviews of work schedules, resulting in a higher operating profit margin.」
The disclosure describes the effects of earnings-base reform, with mechanisation, the use of information systems and work-schedule reviews improving productivity and raising the operating profit margin. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company worked to further improve productivity through work-schedule management, expense management, mechanisation and the use of information systems, resulting in a lower selling, general and administrative expense ratio.」
The disclosure describes the effects of earnings-base reform, with work-schedule management, expense management, mechanisation and the use of information systems reducing the selling, general and administrative expense ratio. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Second is reform of the earnings base. To improve the performance of existing stores, we will reform sales policies, store operations and in-store training, appropriately manage prime costs by improving the accuracy of work schedules and take other measures, and raise productivity by promoting IT adoption and mechanisation.」
The company continues to pursue growth at existing stores, reform store operations and training, manage prime costs and improve productivity through IT adoption and mechanisation as measures to reform the earnings base. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company improved the cost ratio by reviewing ingredients and menus and managing waste, while reducing the labour-cost ratio by reviewing work shifts, including clock-in and clock-out times and staffing allocations. It also continued to review advertising and promotional methods and purchases of consumables in an effort to improve efficiency and optimise costs.」
The company continues to improve cost and labour-cost ratios and increase efficiency by reviewing advertising and promotional methods and purchases of consumables. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company improved the cost ratio by reviewing ingredients and menus and managing waste, while reducing the labour-cost ratio by reviewing work shifts, including clock-in and clock-out times and staffing allocations. It also continued to review advertising and promotional methods and purchases of consumables in an effort to improve efficiency and optimise costs.」
The company continues to improve cost and labour-cost ratios and increase efficiency by reviewing advertising and promotional methods and purchases of consumables. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, the company improved the cost ratio by reviewing ingredients and menus and managing waste, while reducing the labour-cost ratio by reviewing work shifts, including clock-in and clock-out times and staffing allocations. It also continued to reduce utilities and water costs and review purchases of consumables in an effort to cut expenses.」
The disclosure describes the effects of earnings-base reform, including an improved cost ratio, a lower labour-cost ratio and reduced utilities and consumables expenses. - FY2017ReframedAnnual report
「Third is reform of the earnings base. We will work to appropriately manage prime costs by improving the accuracy of work schedules and reviewing store layouts, raise productivity by promoting mechanisation and IT adoption, and restore the performance of existing stores by rebuilding our business model.」
The previous goal of building a strong earnings base has been made more specific as reform of the earnings base, including cost management, productivity improvement and the recovery of existing stores. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Third is the strengthening of the earnings base. We are advancing reforms with the recovery of the Kisoji segment's performance as our highest priority, constantly exploring a business model suited to changes in the operating environment and aiming to build a strong earnings base.」
Strengthening the earnings base is identified as a standalone management priority.