Improving profitability and capital efficiency
First written in FY2018. 16 of 29 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 6 of 40 companies on the "Worse" side.
24 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥1,205 million, up 226.9% year on year; operating profit was ¥610 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥146 million in the same period of the previous year; ordinary profit was ¥676 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥138 million; and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥593 million, compared with an interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥138 million.」
The losses at each level in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to operating profit of ¥610 million, ordinary profit of ¥676 million and interim net income of ¥593 million. This indicates quantitative progress in improving profitability. - 2026-10-08Advancedkabutan.jp
「LAND ends first half with positive ordinary profit; June–August profit rises 147-fold」
Improved profitability was reported, reflecting a return to profitability in ordinary income for the first half and sharply higher profit in the June–August period. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥3,007 million, down 40.9% year on year, operating income was ¥425 million, down 56.4%, ordinary income was ¥478 million, down 50.7%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥444 million, down 49.2%.」
Revenue and profit at each level declined from the previous fiscal year, while return on equity fell from 10.6% to 4.9%. The progress in profitability and capital efficiency seen in the previous fiscal year has reversed. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the interim consolidated accounting period amounted to ¥368 million, down 88.6% year on year, operating loss amounted to ¥146 million (compared with operating profit of ¥828 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year), ordinary loss amounted to ¥138 million (compared with ordinary profit of ¥821 million), and interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent amounted to ¥138 million (compared with interim net income of ¥617 million).」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net income in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to losses at each level, while revenue declined 88.6% year on year. This indicates quantitative deterioration in profitability and capital efficiency. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥5,092 million, up 142.3% year on year; operating profit was ¥977 million, up 324.3%; ordinary profit was ¥970 million, up 283.5%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥874 million, up 264.2%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and net income increased significantly from the previous fiscal year, while return on equity rose from 3.2% to 10.6%. This indicates quantitative progress in profitability and capital efficiency. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥3,229 million, up 505.7% year on year; operating profit was ¥828 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥90 million in the same period of the previous year; ordinary profit was ¥821 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥49 million; and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥617 million, compared with an interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥54 million.」
Operating loss, ordinary loss and interim net loss in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to profit at each level, while revenue increased 505.7% year on year. This indicates quantitative progress in improving profitability. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥2,101 million, down 48.8% year on year; operating profit was ¥230 million, down 82.2%; ordinary profit was ¥253 million, down 81.3%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥240 million, down 81.2%.」
Although profitability was maintained, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income declined significantly from the previous fiscal year, reversing the progress in profitability seen through the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥533 million, down 58.1% year on year; the operating loss was ¥90 million, compared with operating profit of ¥803 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥49 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥826 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥54 million, compared with quarterly net income of ¥814 million.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to losses at each level, while revenue declined 58.1%. This indicates quantitative deterioration in profitability and capital efficiency. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the three months ended 30 June were ¥325 million, down 70.8% year on year; the operating loss was ¥83 million, compared with operating profit of ¥917 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥58 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥931 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥58 million, compared with quarterly net income of ¥918 million.」
Operating profit of ¥917 million, ordinary profit of ¥931 million and quarterly net income of ¥918 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to losses at each level in the current quarter. This indicates quantitative deterioration in profitability and capital efficiency. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥4,102 million, up 35.5% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,293 million, down 10.4%; ordinary profit was ¥1,357 million, down 14.7%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,276 million, down 23.6%.」
Although revenue increased, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income declined from the previous fiscal year. The quantitative progress in profitability seen through the previous fiscal year has reversed in terms of earnings in the current fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the nine months ended 31 December were ¥3,890 million, up 54.5% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,664 million, down 0.5%; ordinary profit was ¥1,711 million, down 5.7%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,586 million, down 12.6%.」
Although revenue increased, operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent declined year on year. The quantitative progress in profitability seen through the previous quarter has reversed in terms of earnings. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥1,273 million, down 45.7% year on year; operating profit was ¥803 million, down 54.9%; ordinary profit was ¥826 million, down 57.0%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥814 million, down 57.7%.」
Although profitability was maintained, operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent declined year on year, reversing the quantitative progress in improving profitability. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the three months ended 30 June were ¥1,113 million, down 48.6% year on year; operating profit was ¥917 million, down 51.4%; ordinary profit was ¥931 million, down 54.0%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥918 million, down 54.6%.」
Although profitability was maintained, operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent all declined year on year, reversing the quantitative progress in improving profitability. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥3,026 million, up 165.1% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,444 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥2,822 million in the previous fiscal year; ordinary profit was ¥1,591 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥2,788 million; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,670 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥2,789 million.」
The losses at each level in the previous fiscal year changed to operating profit, ordinary profit and net income in the current fiscal year, while return on equity was 31.0%. This indicates quantitative progress in profitability and capital efficiency. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥2,344 million, up 661.6% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,781 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥210 million in the same period of the previous year; ordinary profit was ¥1,923 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥190 million; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,923 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥190 million.」
The company returned to profitability from an operating loss, ordinary loss and net loss in the same period of the previous fiscal year, recording operating profit of ¥1,781 million, ordinary profit of ¥1,923 million and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,923 million. This indicates quantitative progress in improving profitability. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the three months ended 30 June were ¥2,164 million, compared with net sales of ¥141 million in the same period of the previous year; operating profit was ¥1,887 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥108 million; ordinary profit was ¥2,022 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥93 million; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2,022 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥93 million.」
Operating loss, ordinary loss and quarterly net loss in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to operating profit of ¥1,887 million, ordinary profit of ¥2,022 million and quarterly net profit of ¥2,022 million, respectively, in the current quarter. This indicates quantitative progress in improving profitability, but does not represent completion of the improvement in capital efficiency. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the operating loss for the consolidated fiscal year amounted to ¥2,822 million (compared with operating profit of ¥1,532 million in the previous fiscal year).」
Operating profit of ¥1,532 million in the previous fiscal year changed to an operating loss of ¥2,822 million, indicating a setback against the goals of improving profitability and capital efficiency. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the nine months ended 31 December were ¥397 million, down 83.2% year on year; the operating loss was ¥320 million, compared with operating profit of ¥1,493 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥297 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥1,500 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥297 million, compared with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,397 million.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to losses at each level during the cumulative period of the current quarter, indicating quantitative deterioration in profitability. No metric directly indicating an improvement in capital efficiency is disclosed. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥307 million, down 81.5% year on year; the operating loss was ¥210 million, compared with operating profit of ¥1,025 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥190 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥1,032 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥190 million, compared with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥992 million.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and net income in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to losses at each level in the current quarter, indicating quantitative deterioration in profitability. No metric directly indicating an improvement in capital efficiency is disclosed. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the three months ended 30 June were ¥141 million, down 31.0% year on year; the operating loss was ¥108 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥146 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥93 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥136 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥93 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥136 million.」
Operating loss, ordinary loss and net loss attributable to owners of the parent narrowed from the same period of the previous fiscal year. There was quantitative progress in improving profitability, but the current quarter still recorded an operating loss, ordinary loss and net loss, and there is no metric directly indicating an improvement in capital efficiency. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥2,878 million, up 28.2% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,532 million, up 98.6%; ordinary profit was ¥1,480 million, up 141.4%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,319 million, up 212.8%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent increased year on year, indicating quantitative progress in improving profitability. Return on equity was 19.6%. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the nine months ended 31 December were ¥2,369 million, up 8.2% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,493 million, up 52.1%; ordinary profit was ¥1,500 million, up 69.0%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,397 million, up 112.0%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent increased year on year, indicating quantitative progress in improving profitability. No metric directly indicating capital efficiency is disclosed. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the six months ended 30 September were ¥1,660 million, down 0.2% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,025 million, up 14.2%; ordinary profit was ¥1,032 million, up 26.7%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥992 million, up 60.4%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent increased year on year, indicating quantitative progress in improving profitability. No metric directly indicating capital efficiency is disclosed. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the three months ended 30 June were ¥205 million, down 84.4% year on year; the operating loss was ¥146 million, compared with operating profit of ¥949 million in the same period of the previous year; the ordinary loss was ¥136 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥941 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥136 million, compared with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥732 million.」
Regarding improved profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income in the same period of the previous fiscal year changed to losses in the current quarter. No metric directly indicating an improvement in capital efficiency is disclosed. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥2,244 million, down 48.7% year on year; operating profit was ¥771 million, down 42.9%; ordinary profit was ¥613 million, down 54.3%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥421 million, down 65.0%.」
Consolidated operating profit, ordinary profit and net income declined from the previous fiscal year, indicating a full-year setback from the progress in improving profitability seen through the immediately preceding quarter. No metric directly indicating an improvement in capital efficiency is disclosed. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the nine months ended 31 December were ¥2,189 million, down 27.8% year on year; operating profit was ¥982 million, up 38.9%; ordinary profit was ¥887 million, up 24.5%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥659 million, up 4.8%.」
Regarding improved profitability, operating profit increased 38.9% year on year and ordinary profit increased 24.5%. However, there are no metrics or disclosures directly indicating an improvement in capital efficiency. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The policy is to invest funds selectively in highly profitable businesses to improve profitability, enhance capital efficiency and increase overall corporate value.」
The company has for the first time explicitly stated a policy of improving profitability, capital efficiency and overall corporate value through focused investment in highly profitable businesses.