Steady progress in overseas businesses centred on North America, Europe and India
First written in FY2017-Q1. 19 of 37 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-11-13.
Wilson Learning Worldwide moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Reframed".
- 2026-11-13ReframedOccurring Fact
「当中間連結会計期間より、従来報告セグメントとしていた「欧州」「中国」「アジア・パシフィック」について、量的な重要性が乏しくなったため、報告セグメントに含まれない事業セグメントとして「その他」に含める方法に変更しております。」
海外事業は、欧州・中国・アジア・パシフィックを独立した報告セグメントとして扱う構図から、量的重要性の低下を理由に「その他」へ統合する構図へ変化した。 - FY2027-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Other consists of Europe, China and Asia-Pacific. In India, sales to external customers were lower than in the same period of the previous year, but sales to external customers increased across Asia-Pacific as a whole. In China, we continued to scale back operations toward liquidation. The operating loss narrowed from the same period of the previous year, mainly due to expense reductions in Europe and increased sales to external customers in Asia.」
The overseas business is now structured with Europe, China and Asia-Pacific treated collectively as “Other” rather than as separate reportable segments, bringing together explanations of expense reductions in Europe, increased sales to external customers in Asia and the ongoing downsizing of the China business toward liquidation. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year under review, sales in Japan increased on the acquisition of large projects, while sales at Wilson Learning Corporation (US) continued to increase steadily. Sales at Wilson Learning Corporation (US) increased following the transfer of operations from Wilson Learning Europe LTD. (UK).」
In the overseas business, US sales, including the transferred European business, amounted to ¥1,122 million, up 35.1% year on year, while Europe recorded zero sales and China recorded sales of ¥10 million, down 80.3% year on year, due to the liquidation. Asia-Pacific recorded sales of ¥164 million on higher sales in India, but continued to report an operating loss. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「In the US, sales increased substantially and the operating loss narrowed, partly as a result of the transfer of the European business and the centralization of sales management for the US and Europe under the new management team.」
The overseas business shifted from an explanation of regional disparities in recovery to a structure in which performance was being reconfigured mainly around North America through the transfer of the European business to the US and the centralization of US and European sales management. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year under review, sales in Japan remained broadly flat, while sales at Wilson Learning Corporation (US) were on an upward trend. Sales at Wilson Learning Corporation (US) increased following the transfer of operations from Wilson Learning Europe LTD. (UK).」
The overseas business shifted from an explanation centered on regional disparities in recovery to a regional restructuring framework based on the transfer of the European and French businesses to the US. North America posted higher sales, including the effect of the transfer; Europe recorded lower sales as a result of the transfer; China contracted toward liquidation; and Asia-Pacific posted higher sales. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, sales in Japan remained broadly flat, while sales at the US subsidiary were on a slight downward trend.」
The overseas business shifted from an explanation centered on regional disparities in recovery to a regional picture involving restructuring measures, including declining US sales, a recovery in Europe, a return to profitability in China following the start of liquidation, and higher sales and reduced losses in Asia-Pacific. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, sales in Japan were on a recovery trend, while the group companies remained sluggish.」
Japan recorded higher sales, while North America, Europe, China and Asia-Pacific all reported operating losses. Asia-Pacific was particularly weak, with sales down 43.2%, while sales also declined in North America and China. Weakness in the overseas regions had a more pronounced impact on overall performance. - FY2024-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Sales in Japan were on a recovery trend, while the group companies remained sluggish.」
The regional picture came to reflect Japan's recovery trend alongside sluggish performance at the group companies in North America, Europe, China and Asia-Pacific. - FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Revenue at the Japanese headquarters and the US subsidiary was broadly flat, while the European subsidiary performed sluggishly.」
In the overseas business, sales increased 7.3% year on year in North America and 68.0% in China, while declining 19.7% in Europe and 50.9% in Asia-Pacific. Regional disparities in recovery continued, with improvement in the US and China coexisting with deterioration in Europe and APAC. - FY2023-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「Although recovery in revenue in Japan remained slow, revenue was on a recovery trend mainly in the United States and APAC. During the third quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, the Group as a whole recorded higher revenue year on year but posted an operating loss.」
The overseas business was on a recovery trend, mainly in the United States and APAC, while regional differences in recovery continued, with Europe affected by inflation and the reaction to major projects, China by renewed lockdowns, and APAC recording higher revenue but lower profit. - FY2023-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Although recovery in revenue in Japan remained slow, revenue was on a recovery trend mainly in the United States and APAC. During the second quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, the Group as a whole recorded higher revenue year on year but posted an operating loss.」
The overseas business shifted to a regional mix in which the United States and APAC were on a recovery trend, Europe and China recorded lower revenue, and recovery in Japan lagged. North American revenue increased 70.2% year on year and APAC revenue increased 54.8%, while Europe declined 20.7% and China declined 24.3%. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Recovery in revenue at the Japanese headquarters and the US subsidiary was slow, while the impact of lockdowns in China was also substantial. As a result, Group-wide revenue declined slightly year on year during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, and the Group recorded an operating loss.」
North America recovered, with revenue up 54.5% year on year, while Europe declined 26.0% following the reaction to a major project, China declined 59.5% due to lockdowns, and Asia-Pacific recorded an operating loss despite a 17.9% increase in revenue, making regional differences in recovery even clearer. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「However, overall, particularly in the United States, the impact of lower revenue stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic remained substantial. Although the Group as a whole recorded higher revenue in the current fiscal year, it posted an operating loss.」
The overseas business continued to present regional differences: recovery progressed in Europe, China and Asia-Pacific, and the customer-facing business in North America recorded higher revenue, while the delayed recovery in the United States and the impact of the merger of subsidiaries and changes to the royalty policy continued to produce mixed regional performance. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Wilson Learning Europe (UK) acquired leads from new customers through active marketing while orders from existing customers also remained strong, enabling it to maintain its strong pre-COVID performance.」
Europe recorded revenue of ¥282.687 million and operating profit of ¥44.373 million, China recorded revenue of ¥108.254 million and operating profit of ¥2.646 million, and Asia-Pacific also recorded operating profit of ¥3.486 million, demonstrating concrete progress in revenue growth and a return to profitability in the recovering regions. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Europe, China and Asia-Pacific are gradually returning to pre-COVID levels.」
Europe recorded a 117.9% year-on-year increase in revenue and returned to operating profitability, China recorded a 57.1% increase in revenue, and Asia-Pacific recorded a 217.2% increase in revenue. North America, meanwhile, had not returned to pre-COVID revenue levels, and regional differences in recovery continued. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Although Europe and APAC were on a path to substantial recovery, recovery in Japan and the United States was slow. As a result, the Group as a whole recorded higher revenue but an operating loss during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period.」
The overseas business shifted to a mixed regional picture, with Europe and APAC moving toward a substantial recovery while recovery in Japan and the United States lagged. Revenue in Europe increased 215.8% year on year and revenue in APAC increased 519.3%, while North America recorded a 24.6% decline. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「However, globally, the impact of the freeze and downsizing of corporate training due to the increase in COVID-19 infections was substantial, and the Group as a whole recorded lower revenue and an operating loss in the current fiscal year.」
The continued freeze and downsizing of corporate training due to COVID-19 resulted in Group-wide revenue declining 38.5% from the previous fiscal year and an operating loss of ¥770.03 million. Major regions other than China continued to record lower revenue and operating losses, confirming the deterioration in the overseas business as a whole over the full fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「However, globally, the impact of the freeze and downsizing of corporate training due to the increase in infections during the third wave of COVID-19 was substantial, and the Group as a whole recorded lower revenue and an operating loss during the third quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period.」
The freeze and downsizing of corporate training due to the third wave of COVID-19 affected the Group as a whole, resulting in lower revenue and operating losses overall, including overseas. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「However, globally, the impact of the suspension of in-person training was substantial, and the Group as a whole recorded lower revenue and an operating loss during the second quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period.」
The impact of the suspension of in-person training continued, resulting in lower revenue and operating losses in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. China continued to post an operating loss despite higher revenue, and deterioration in the overseas business as a whole continued. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「However, globally, the impact of the suspension of in-person training due to lockdowns and restrictions on going out was substantial, and the Group as a whole recorded lower revenue and an operating loss during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period.」
The suspension of in-person training due to COVID-19 had a substantial impact on overall performance, including overseas, resulting in lower revenue and operating losses in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, among other regions. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Partly due to the impact of these issues, the Group as a whole recorded lower revenue and an operating loss in the current consolidated fiscal year.」
Overseas, the North America, Europe, China and Asia-Pacific segments recorded lower revenue or profit due to the suspension or termination of licensing contracts, Brexit, COVID-19 and issues with the sales structure. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, the impact of Brexit has also begun to emerge, and corporate investment in training has started to stagnate.」
In the overseas business, the stagnation of training investment in the United Kingdom due to the impact of Brexit, the suspension of a major customer contract in North America, and lower revenue in Europe and Asia-Pacific combined to push performance in all overseas regions below the same period of the previous year. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the United States, revenue fell below the same period of the previous year due to the impact of lower revenue following the suspension of a licensing contract with a major customer.」
Revenue in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific fell below the same period of the previous year, resulting in lower revenue for the overseas business as a whole. China, meanwhile, recorded a 15.7% increase in revenue despite the continuing impact of US tariff policies, and regional differences in performance persisted. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥1,901 million, down 0.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥83 million, down 42.2%.」
Regional differences continued in the overseas business. North America recorded lower revenue and a substantial decline in profit, Europe recorded a slight decline, and China recorded a substantial decline in revenue and an operating loss, while Asia-Pacific recorded higher revenue and returned to profitability. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result of strengthening the sales structure and marketing, revenue in the United Kingdom performed steadily. In France, performance remained stable due to continued orders from existing major customers.」
Against a backdrop of continued regional differences, North America recorded lower revenue and an operating loss, and China recorded a substantial decline in revenue and an operating loss. Although the United Kingdom and France remained relatively stable, Europe recorded slight year-on-year declines in revenue and operating profit, while higher revenue and a return to operating profitability in APAC partially offset the declines. - FY2019-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「We are receiving inquiries regarding large projects, mainly in North America and Europe. In Japan, however, the job-offers-to-applicants ratio has reached its highest level since the 1970s, making it an important challenge both domestically and overseas to secure sales personnel, and the development of a sales structure capable of responding to needs and inquiries has been somewhat delayed.」
Although there were inquiries regarding large projects overseas, mainly in North America and Europe, delays in establishing an adequate response structure due to a shortage of sales personnel were explicitly identified. By region, Europe and Asia-Pacific recorded higher revenue and profit and returned to profitability, while North America recorded lower revenue and profit and China recorded a substantial decline in revenue and an operating loss. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the United States, the impact of lower revenue following the termination of a licensing contract with a major customer was substantial during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period. Europe continued to perform strongly. In China, as noted above, existing customers were significantly affected by the Trump administration’s tariff policies. In Asia-Pacific, the results of Group operations, including the expansion of projects in Australia, are beginning to emerge.」
The overseas business as a whole presented a mixed regional picture, with deterioration in North America and China, strong performance in Europe, and improvement in APAC. - FY2018ReframedAnnual report
「The overseas business continued to perform steadily in North America and Europe. In Asia-Pacific, upfront investment, including the hiring of sales personnel, increased, and although revenue rose, the region recorded an operating loss. In China, revenue struggled to grow and an operating loss was recorded as the new managing director structure was still being established.」
For the full fiscal year, North America and Europe remained steady, while Asia-Pacific recorded higher revenue but an operating loss, and China recorded lower revenue and an operating loss, making the differences in performance among the overseas regions more pronounced. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Progress in winning large projects to offset the termination of a major licensing contract with an existing North American customer was slow, becoming a major factor behind revenue and operating profit falling below the previous year. In addition, although new sales personnel were hired in India, China and Australia during the current fiscal year, this has not led to revenue growth commensurate with the hiring costs.」
In addition to the impact of the termination of a major North American contract, hiring costs in India, China and Australia failed to translate into revenue growth, resulting in lower revenue and profit year on year for the overseas business as a whole. Europe remained steady, while Asia-Pacific recorded higher revenue, resulting in mixed regional performance. - FY2018-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「However, the Group as a whole recorded lower revenue and an operating loss due in part to a major customer in the United States declining to renew its licensing contract.」
The overseas business shifted to a mixed regional picture: Europe and Asia-Pacific recorded higher revenue, while North America and China recorded lower revenue, and North America and Asia-Pacific posted operating losses. - FY2018-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「As a result of strong performance in Europe and elsewhere, as well as a weaker yen than in the same period of the previous year, Group-wide revenue increased.」
The description of the overseas business shifted from broadly characterising North America, Europe and India as performing steadily to a more mixed regional picture, with strong performance in Europe and the weaker yen supporting overall revenue growth, while North America and Asia-Pacific recorded lower profit or revenue. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥1,499 million, up 7.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥103 million, up 214.2%.」
North America recorded increases in both revenue and operating profit, while Europe posted revenue of ¥371 million, up 10.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥75 million, up 210.3%. India also recorded higher revenue, whereas Asia-Pacific as a whole posted lower revenue and profit due to declines in revenue and profit in Australia and elsewhere. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The United States successfully won a large project, while Europe also expanded its results on a local-currency basis.」
In the United States, the Company won a large project, while Europe recorded higher revenue and operating profit on a local-currency basis. China’s profitability improved as a result of lower operating expenses, and India recorded higher revenue and profit due to the revival of projects with existing customers and an increase in project value. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「North America, Europe and India got off to a very strong start.」
In North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, operating profit increased year on year due to orders from existing customers and licensing-contract revenue.