Information and communications business profit squeezed by higher capacity contribution payments and selling, general and administrative expenses
First written in FY2025-H1. 1 of 2 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2025-H1. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「On the expenditure side, ordinary expenses increased owing mainly to higher selling, general and administrative expenses, including personnel expenses and sales commissions, at OPTAGE Inc., as well as higher costs related to system development projects at Kanden Systems Inc.」
In the information and telecommunications business, personnel expenses, sales commissions and system development costs continued to increase, but segment profit rose 0.3% year on year. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「On the expenditure side, ordinary expenses increased owing mainly to higher decommissioning contributions at OPTAGE Inc. and higher selling, general and administrative expenses, including outsourcing costs and personnel expenses. As a result, segment profit was ¥22,568 million, a decrease of ¥4,570 million, or 16.8%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Higher decommissioning contributions, outsourcing costs and personnel expenses contributed to increased costs in the information and telecommunications business, resulting in a 16.8% year-on-year decline in segment profit.