Improving Profit Margins Through Productivity Gains
First written in FY2025-H1. 2 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in 2026-03-09. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 7 of 34 companies on the "Worse" side.
12 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「While personnel expenses declined with efforts to improve operating efficiency, selling, general and administrative expenses were ¥631,404 thousand, up 0.1% year on year, because expenses for preparing organizational restructuring and expanding shareholder benefits increased.」
Personnel expenses declined with operating-efficiency initiatives, but organizational-restructuring preparation and expanded shareholder benefits increased expenses, leaving selling, general and administrative expenses up 0.1% year on year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, the Company steadily advanced initiatives to strengthen its earnings base and improve profit margins, including optimizing personnel allocation in connection with efforts to improve operational efficiency and making IT investments aimed at improving productivity.」
The Group optimized personnel allocation and invested in IT to improve productivity, reducing selling, general and administrative expenses by 14.2% year on year and increasing operating profit by 36.4%. - 2026-03-09AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「In addition, the Company steadily advanced initiatives to strengthen its earnings base and improve profit margins, including optimizing personnel allocation in connection with efforts to improve operational efficiency and making IT investments aimed at improving productivity.」
Regarding the improvement of profit margins through productivity improvements, the Company disclosed that it had optimized personnel allocation and made IT investments. - FY2025-H1First statedAnnual report
「We continued to focus investment and sales activities primarily on responding to diverse customer needs, generating new customers and improving margins through higher productivity. At the same time, operating expenses were controlled through efforts to improve operating efficiency, and operating profit finished at roughly the same level as in the prior-year period.」
Improving margins through higher productivity was a main theme, with operating-efficiency initiatives used to control operating expenses. No specific margin target was disclosed.