Shift and expansion from package sales to cloud services
First written in FY2016. 37 of 38 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-07-21.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-07-21AdvancedEarnings
「From April 2026, to strongly support companies’ migration to the cloud, we have been conducting the Peace of Mind Support Campaign, which allows customers to choose benefits such as cashback and data-migration support, and have been working to lower the cost and effort barriers to implementation.」
The promotion of cloud migration progressed to the implementation of a campaign aimed at reducing implementation costs and effort. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Cloud services (¥ millions) 10,738 114.5」
Cloud services revenue was ¥10,738 million, equivalent to 114.5% of the year-earlier level, and its share of revenue expanded to 62.0%. The shift toward a cloud- and subscription-centered business following the end of package-version sales is increasingly reflected in the revenue mix. - 2026-04-27AdvancedEarnings
「Net sales by type」
Cloud-service revenue was ¥10,738 million, accounting for 62.0% of total sales and increasing 14.5% year on year, indicating further progress toward a cloud-centered sales mix. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Billable contracts *1 39,202 31,158 Up 26.0% 36,991 Up 6.0% ARR (annual recurring revenue) *2 ¥10,491 million ¥9,132 million Up 15.0% ¥10,171 million Up 3.2%」
The company disclosed the number of billable contracts and ARR for cloud services, PCA Hub and PCA subscriptions as new KPIs. Billable contracts increased to 39,202 and ARR to ¥10,491 million. By product type, cloud services revenue was ¥5,184 million, accounting for 63.0% of revenue. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 21,022 in 2023 to 22,899 in 2024 and 24,570 in 2025. In its 17th year since launch, the service continued to perform steadily.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased to 24,570. Cloud services revenue also reached ¥9,381 million, accounting for 57.8% of consolidated revenue, further advancing the cloud-centered revenue mix. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series reached 23,797 at the end of September 2024, continuing to grow steadily. PCA Cloud and PCA Cloud on AWS allow users to use PCA software without managing their own servers and without an initial fee.」
The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 22,899 at the end of March 2024 to 23,797 at the end of September 2024. Cloud services revenue also increased to ¥4,509.083 million, up 30.9% year on year, accounting for 57.1% of revenue, further advancing the cloud-centered revenue mix. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 in 2019 to 14,327 in 2020, 16,444 in 2021, 19,152 in 2022 and 21,022 in 2023, reaching 22,899 in 2024. In its 16th year since launch, the service continued to perform steadily.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 21,022 in the previous fiscal year to 22,899. Cloud services revenue also reached ¥7,467.668 million, up 25.4% year on year and accounting for 49.7% of revenue, indicating further progress in the shift to a cloud-centered business structure. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 at the end of March 2019 to 14,327 at the end of March 2020, 16,444 at the end of March 2021, 19,152 at the end of March 2022 and 21,022 at the end of March 2023. In its 16th year since launch, the service had 22,729 organizations using it as of the end of December 2023, continuing to grow steadily.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 21,022 at the end of March 2023 to 22,729 at the end of December 2023. Cloud services revenue also expanded to ¥5,376.284 million, up 23.0% year on year, accounting for 49.0% of revenue. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In its 16th year since launch, the PCA Cloud series had 22,238 organizations using it as of the end of September 2023, continuing to grow steadily.」
The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 21,594 at the end of June 2023 to 22,238 at the end of September 2023. Cloud services revenue also expanded to ¥3,443.515 million, up 20.4% year on year, accounting for 48.7% of revenue. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased amid the wave of digitalization in Japan, reaching 21,594 at the end of June 2023 and continuing to grow steadily.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 21,022 at the end of March 2023 to 21,594 at the end of June 2023. Cloud services revenue also increased to ¥1,616.388 million, up 18.7% year on year, accounting for 47.7% of revenue, indicating progress in the shift to the cloud. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 in 2019 to 14,327 in 2020, 16,444 in 2021, 19,152 in 2022 and 21,022 in 2023. In its 15th year since launch, the service surpassed 20,000 organizations and continued to perform steadily.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 19,152 to 21,022, surpassing 20,000. Cloud services revenue also expanded to ¥5,956.962 million, accounting for 45.9% of revenue. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 at the end of March 2019 to 14,327 at the end of March 2020, 16,444 at the end of March 2021 and 19,152 at the end of March 2022. In its 15th year since launch, the service had 20,406 organizations using it as of the end of December 2022, continuing to grow steadily. PCA Cloud and PCA Cloud on AWS allow users to use PCA software without managing their own servers and without an initial fee.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 19,853 at the end of September 2022 to 20,406 at the end of December. Cloud services revenue was ¥4,372.261 million, accounting for 45.9% of revenue and up 8.1% year on year. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 at the end of March 2019 to 14,327 at the end of March 2020, 16,444 at the end of March 2021 and 19,152 at the end of March 2022. In its 15th year since launch, the service had 19,853 organizations using it as of the end of September 2022, continuing to grow steadily. PCA Cloud allows users to use PCA software without managing their own servers and without an initial fee. PCA Cloud on AWS, launched as a newly selectable service, supports up to 72 simultaneous users and can operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year except during maintenance such as service updates, improving the convenience of cloud services.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 19,152 at the end of March 2022 to 19,853 at the end of September of the same year. Cloud services revenue was also ¥2,860.568 million, up 10.2% year on year, accounting for 46.4% of revenue, indicating progress in the cloud-centered business expansion. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series reached 19,441 in June 2022, continuing to grow steadily. The company's core business subscription service is a hybrid service that allows users to choose the implementation method according to their operating environment, whether cloud or on-premises.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 19,152 at the end of March 2022 to 19,441 in June 2022. Cloud services revenue was also ¥1,361.844 million, up 8.5% year on year, accounting for 46.1% of revenue, as expansion of hybrid services including the cloud progressed. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 in 2019 to 14,327 in 2020, 16,444 in 2021 and 19,152 in 2022. In its 14th year since launch, the service surpassed 19,000 organizations and continued to perform steadily. PCA Cloud allows users to use PCA software without managing their own servers and without an initial fee. AWS (Amazon Web Services) is now available as a selectable data center, enabling operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, except during maintenance such as service updates.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 18,578 to 19,152, surpassing 19,000. AWS can be selected as the data center, providing an operating environment available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year except during maintenance. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 at the end of March 2019 to 14,327 at the end of March 2020 and 16,444 at the end of March 2021. In its 14th year since launch, the service had 18,578 organizations using it as of the end of December 2021, continuing to grow steadily. PCA Cloud and PCA Cloud on AWS are services that allow users to use PCA software without managing their own servers and without an initial fee.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 17,785 at the end of September 2021 to 18,578 at the end of December of the same year. Cloud services revenue was also ¥4,044.038 million, up 35.6% year on year, accounting for 39.9% of revenue, as the shift to the cloud continued. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 at the end of March 2019 to 14,327 at the end of March 2020 and 16,444 at the end of March 2021. In its 14th year since launch, the service had 17,785 organizations using it as of the end of September 2021, continuing to grow steadily. PCA Cloud is a service that allows users to use PCA software without managing their own servers and without an initial fee. PCA Cloud on AWS, launched as a newly selectable service, increased the maximum number of simultaneous users to 72 CALs to improve the convenience of cloud services.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud increased from 16,444 at the end of March 2021 to 17,785 at the end of September 2021. Cloud revenue was also ¥2,595.610 million, up 33.2% year on year, accounting for 39.3% of revenue, while the maximum number of simultaneous users for PCA Cloud on AWS was increased to 72 CALs. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the group's consolidated results for the cumulative first quarter were revenue of ¥3,328.509 million, up 19.3% year on year. Of this, cloud revenue was ¥1,255.356 million, up 31.1% year on year.」
Cloud revenue increased 31.1% year on year to ¥1,255.356 million, accounting for 37.7% of revenue. The figures also show a business structure in which maintenance services and cloud services account for more than half of revenue, while the policy of expanding cloud and solution services with sales partners remains in place. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of organizations using the PCA Cloud series increased from 12,070 in 2019 to 14,327 in 2020 and 16,444 in 2021. In its 13th year since launch, the service surpassed 16,000 organizations and continued to perform steadily. By launching PCA Cloud on AWS in April 2021, we aim to achieve further growth in PCA Cloud as a pillar of our subscription business.」
The number of organizations using the service increased to 16,444, progressing to the stage of launching PCA Cloud on AWS in April 2021. Cloud services revenue was also ¥4,057.730 million, accounting for more than 30% of consolidated revenue. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Of this, cloud revenue was ¥2,981.928 million, up 22.7% year on year.」
Cloud revenue for the cumulative third quarter was ¥2,981.928 million, up 22.7% year on year, and its share of revenue expanded to 31.7%. Cloud and solution services are being developed as the central business together with sales partners. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Of this, cloud revenue was ¥1,949.315 million, up 24.3% year on year.」
Cloud revenue for the cumulative second quarter was ¥1,949.315 million, up 24.3% year on year, and its share of revenue expanded to 32.6%. This indicates progress in expanding the business centered on cloud and solution services. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Within an environment of telework, working from home and staggered working hours, the group provides products and services that improve operations, and will continue expanding its services centered on cloud and solution services together with its sales partners.」
The company continued expanding its business centered on cloud and solution services. Cloud revenue in the first quarter was ¥957.527 million, up 25.2% year on year, accounting for 34.3% of revenue. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Product revenue increased substantially due to the impact of the consumption tax revision and demand for PC replacements. PCA Cloud also continued to perform steadily, reaching 14,000 organizations in its 12th year of service.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud progressed from more than 13,000 to over 14,000, and cloud services continued to expand. Cloud services revenue was ¥3,374 million, equivalent to 137.6% of the year-earlier level. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The group's consolidated results for the cumulative nine months were revenue of ¥10,706.422 million, up 36.6% year on year. Of this, cloud revenue was ¥2,430.326 million, up 37.8% year on year.」
Cloud revenue was ¥2,430.326 million, up 37.8% year on year, and its share of revenue by product type was 22.7%. The figures show progress in expanding services centered on the cloud. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「PCA Cloud has entered its 12th year since the service began, and the number of organizations using it has surpassed 13,000. Going forward, we will continue to provide products and services that improve the operations of users primarily engaged in general affairs, human resources and accounting, through our cloud and solution services, and will continue expanding our services with a focus on the cloud together with our sales partners.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud surpassed 13,000, reaffirming the policy of expanding cloud and solution services together with sales partners. The number of organizations using the service increased from 12,000 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the group's consolidated results for the cumulative first quarter were revenue of ¥3,073.239 million, up 31.0% year on year. Of this, cloud revenue was ¥764.570 million, up 40.3% year on year.」
Cloud revenue was ¥764.570 million, up 40.3% year on year, and its share of revenue by product type expanded to 24.9%. The figures show continued progress in the shift to the cloud. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「PCA Cloud, which has more than 10 years of operating history, has grown to serve 12,000 organizations. We aim to accelerate further growth and reach 80,000 organizations.」
The number of organizations using PCA Cloud reached 12,000, with 80,000 set as the next target. Cloud revenue was ¥2,452.918 million, equivalent to 132.3% of the year-earlier level, and expanded to approximately 20% of consolidated revenue. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of users of PCA Cloud, the cloud service launched in May 2008 and initially called PCA for SaaS, continued to grow steadily. Against this backdrop, the Group's results for the nine months ended included revenue of ¥7,836.987 million, up 12.6% year on year. Cloud revenue was ¥1,763.901 million, up 31.1%.」
The number of companies using PCA Cloud increased steadily, with cloud revenue reaching ¥1,763.901 million, up 31.1% year on year. Cloud services accounted for 22.5% of revenue by product type. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The cloud service PCA Cloud, launched in May 2008 and initially called PCA for SaaS, continued to grow steadily, surpassing 10,000 users. Against this backdrop, the Group's results for the three months ended included revenue of ¥2,346.764 million, up 11.3% year on year. Cloud revenue was ¥544.868 million, up 28.3%.」
The number of PCA Cloud users surpassed 10,000, while cloud revenue increased 28.3% year on year to ¥544.868 million. Cloud services accounted for 23.2% of revenue by category, indicating that the shift to cloud services continued to progress. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「PCA Cloud revenue grew to nearly 20% of total revenue, and I am confident that this trend will continue. Revenue from maintenance contracts and solution products generally continued to perform well and contributed to results. As a result, cloud and maintenance contract revenue, representing the stock business, exceeded 50% of total revenue.」
PCA Cloud revenue approached 20% of total revenue, while the proportion of the stock business generated by cloud services and maintenance contracts exceeded 50%. The progress of the shift to cloud services was also reflected in the revenue mix. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Among these services, the flagship PCA Cloud surpassed 10,000 users on 10 January 2018 and continued to perform well. The rollout of Web API, which enables seamless cloud-to-cloud integration, created an environment in which cloud-based customization could be implemented easily. Partnerships were established with more than 40 cloud vendors, including kintone integration from Cybozu and CELF integration from SCSK. Together with numerous integration solutions, PCA Cloud has evolved through the use of APIs into the API economy, where businesses are connected to one another.」
The number of PCA Cloud users surpassed 10,000 on 10 January 2018. The company continued to indicate its evolution toward the API economy, underpinned by partnerships with more than 40 cloud vendors and Web API integration. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Among these services, the flagship PCA Cloud continued to perform well as it approached 10,000 users. The rollout of Web API, which enables seamless cloud-to-cloud integration, created an environment in which cloud-based customization could be implemented easily. Partnerships were established with more than 40 cloud vendors, including kintone integration from Cybozu and CELF integration from SCSK. Together with numerous integration solutions, PCA Cloud has evolved through the use of APIs into the API economy, where businesses are connected to one another.」
The number of PCA Cloud users approached 10,000, and partnerships were established with more than 40 cloud vendors. This indicates that the cloud business was entering a phase of evolution toward the API economy, centered on API integration. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, the cloud-shift strategy has continued to produce results, with cloud revenue increasing 22.1% year on year.」
Cloud revenue increased 22.1% year on year, providing a numerical indication of the results of the cloud-shift strategy. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Among these services, the flagship PCA Cloud continued to perform well after surpassing 9,000 users. Web API, a cloud-only service that enables seamless cloud-to-cloud integration with other cloud services, began to gain traction, creating an environment in which cloud-based customization could be implemented easily. With support from numerous integration solutions, including Yamato Transport's shipping-label issuance system linked with kintone from Cybozu and CELF from SCSK, PCA Cloud finally entered its second phase.」
The report states that the number of PCA Cloud users surpassed 9,000 and that the cloud business moved into its next phase through Web API and multiple integration solutions. Cloud revenue reached approximately one-third of combined product and maintenance revenue. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Group, too, revenue in the third quarter exceeded the forecast, albeit slightly, against a backdrop of recovering PC shipments and the shift to cloud services.」
The report states that third-quarter revenue exceeded the forecast against a backdrop of recovering PC shipments and the shift to cloud services. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Our flagship service, PCA Cloud, which enables users to freely use business applications and other software over the internet, continued to perform well after surpassing 8,000 users. In April of this year, we launched Web API, a service that connects applications available over the internet. This created an environment in which cloud-based customization and integration with other cloud services, including kintone from Cybozu,Inc., or seamless cloud-to-cloud integration, could be implemented easily, bringing PCA Cloud into its second phase.」
The report states that PCA Cloud surpassed 8,000 users and entered its second phase through Web API and kintone integration. It also states that cloud revenue reached approximately one-third of the combined total of product and maintenance revenue. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the shift to cloud services is steadily progressing. Cloud revenue at PCA alone increased by approximately 30% year on year, and solution revenue from related software used alongside the services also contributed to higher revenue. Overall, revenue was in line with the forecast at the beginning of the period. PCA Cloud continued to perform well, surpassing 8,000 corporate customers.」
Cloud revenue increased by approximately 30% year on year, and the number of PCA Cloud implementations exceeded 8,000 corporate customers. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In particular, recognizing the emerging trend of shifting from software sales in packaged form to software delivered as cloud services, we were early among our competitors in launching SaaS, or software as a service, from the first quarter of fiscal 2008. SaaS is a cloud service that is easy for small and midsize companies to use because it requires no server management. Awareness of the cloud among our core small and midsize customer base has increased year by year, and revenue for the fiscal year was ¥1.1 billion, with sales momentum continuing.」
The number of companies using PCA Cloud reached just under 8,000, although it was said to be below the target.