Expansion of orders and end-to-end contracting from upstream development through maintenance
First written in FY2016. 17 of 31 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 31 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Revenue decline alongside improved utilizationAnnual report
「Revenue declined as the company prioritized strengthening its product development structure for the solution services business and as a large project won in the previous fiscal year was completed. Meanwhile, utilization improved through appropriate project management, limiting the impact on profit. As a result, net sales were ¥2,786 million, down 8.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥553 million, down 0.6%.」
Although the contract development business saw lower revenue due to the shift of resources to in-house product development and the completion of a large project, the decline in operating profit was limited by appropriate project management and improved utilization. - 2026-05-08OtherEarnings
「ソリューションサービス事業への製品開発体制強化を優先したこと、および前期に受注した大型プロジェクトが完了したことによる反動減から、減収となりました。一方で、前期の低利益率案件の終了に伴い全体の収益性が改善しており、利益への影響は限定的となりました。」
受託開発事業は減収となった一方、製品開発体制へのリソースシフトと低利益率案件の終了が示され、従来の一括受託拡大とは異なる事業配分の状態が記載された。 - FY2026-H1Shifting resources to in-house services and recovering from high-cost projectsAnnual report
「Net sales decreased by ¥152 million year on year due mainly to the shift of resources to in-house services. Operating profit increased by ¥13 million as the impact of high-cost projects in the previous fiscal year was absorbed.」
In the contract development business, revenue declined as resources were shifted to in-house services, while operating profit increased by ¥13 million as the business recovered from the impact of high-cost projects in the previous fiscal year. - FY2025-H1Expansion in orders alongside lower profitabilityAnnual report
「The acquisition of strategic orders increased net sales by ¥11 million year on year. However, operating profit decreased by ¥96 million due to the impact of lower profitability during the first quarter of the current fiscal year.」
In the contract development business, the acquisition of strategic orders drove higher revenue, while lower profitability during the first quarter reduced operating profit by ¥96 million. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the completion of a large project that had continued from the previous fiscal year, net sales decreased by ¥84 million year on year. However, operating profit increased by ¥35 million, supported by the solid performance of projects for major customers and improved productivity.」
Although revenue declined following the completion of a large project, operating profit in the contract development business increased by ¥35 million, owing to the solid performance of projects for major customers and improved productivity. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「With projects for major customers remaining solid, net sales increased by ¥99 million year on year, and operating profit increased by ¥111 million.」
In the contract development business, projects for major customers remained solid, resulting in a ¥99 million increase in revenue and a ¥111 million increase in operating profit. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Projects for major customers remained solid, increasing revenue by ¥52 million year on year and operating profit by ¥74 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the solid performance of projects for major customers resulted in a ¥52 million increase in revenue and a ¥74 million increase in operating profit. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Projects for major customers remained solid, increasing revenue by ¥165 million year on year and operating profit by ¥94 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the solid performance of projects for major customers resulted in a ¥165 million increase in revenue and a ¥94 million increase in operating profit. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by the solid performance of projects for major customers and other factors, revenue increased by ¥574 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥100 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the solid performance of projects for major customers continued, resulting in full-year increases of ¥574 million in revenue and ¥100 million in operating profit. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by expanded orders from major customers and other factors, revenue increased by ¥366 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥75 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, expanded orders from major customers continued, resulting in a ¥366 million increase in revenue and a ¥75 million increase in operating profit. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by expanded orders from major customers and other factors, revenue increased by ¥228 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥58 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, expanded orders from major customers resulted in a ¥228 million increase in revenue and a ¥58 million increase in operating profit. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As the shortage of engineers resulting from the increase in the order backlog at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year was addressed and other factors, revenue increased by ¥143 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥21 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the shortage of engineers resulting from the increase in the order backlog at the end of the previous fiscal year was addressed, resulting in a ¥143 million increase in revenue and a ¥21 million increase in operating profit. - FY2022-Q3Profit improvement despite a reactionary decline in one-off projectsAnnual report
「Due to a reactionary decline following the temporary increase in projects in the same period of the previous year, revenue declined by ¥75 million year on year, while operating profit increased by ¥4 million year on year.」
The contract development business saw lower revenue due to a reactionary decline following the temporary increase in projects in the same period of the previous year, but operating profit increased by ¥4 million year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The business recovered while offsetting lower orders in some regions with orders in other regions, with revenue declining by ¥7 million year on year and operating profit increasing by ¥11 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the business recovered while offsetting lower orders in some regions with orders in other regions, and operating profit increased by ¥11 million despite the decline in revenue. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Due partly to delays in the recovery of projects for major customers in western Japan, revenue declined by ¥29 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥1 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the previous explanation of improvement, including the recovery of projects from major IT vendors, changed to lower revenue and operating profit due to delays in the recovery of projects for major customers in western Japan. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Although lower orders for projects in western Japan and for the manufacturing industry remained a factor, the recovery in orders for projects from major IT vendors and other factors resulted in revenue declining by ¥50 million year on year and operating profit increasing by ¥106 million year on year. As a result, revenue was ¥2,525 million, down 2.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥426 million, up 33.2%.」
In the contract development business, lower orders for projects in western Japan remained a factor, while the recovery in orders for projects from major IT vendors and improved profitability led to a substantial increase in operating profit despite lower revenue. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported partly by the recovery in orders for projects from major IT vendors, revenue increased by ¥48 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥60 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, performance improved from lower revenue and operating profit through the previous quarter due to lower orders for projects in western Japan and for the manufacturing industry, with the recovery in orders for projects from major IT vendors resulting in a ¥48 million increase in revenue and a ¥60 million increase in operating profit. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Due to lower orders for projects in western Japan and for the manufacturing industry, revenue declined by ¥43 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥1 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the previous description of solid orders changed to lower revenue and operating profit due to lower orders for projects in western Japan and for the manufacturing industry. - FY2021-Q1Orders remain solid, but profit declines due to telework-related costsAnnual report
「Projects for major existing customers remained solid, increasing revenue by ¥13 million year on year, while higher telework-related costs and other factors caused operating profit to decline by ¥3 million year on year.」
Orders for projects from major existing customers remained solid, resulting in higher revenue, but profit declined due to telework expenses and other costs associated with responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. - FY2020-Q3Joint execution of large-scale development projectsAnnual report
「Although projects for major existing customers remained solid, the company established a structure for jointly executing a large-scale development project won by the Solution Services segment and assigned engineers from the contract development business to the project. As a result, revenue increased by ¥77 million year on year, while operating profit declined by ¥7 million year on year.」
Although projects for major existing customers remained solid, a joint execution structure was established under which engineers from the contract development business were assigned to a large-scale development project won by the Solution Services segment. Revenue increased, but operating profit declined by ¥7 million. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As orders from major existing customers remained solid and other factors, revenue increased by ¥54 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥12 million year on year.」
After projects were lost from major existing customers in the previous fiscal year, orders in the contract development business remained solid, resulting in a ¥54 million increase in revenue and a ¥12 million increase in operating profit. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As orders from major existing customers progressed as planned and other factors, revenue increased by ¥18 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥9 million year on year. As a result, revenue was ¥273 million, up 7.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥43 million, up 26.7%.」
After projects were lost from major existing customers in the previous fiscal year, orders in the contract development business progressed as planned, resulting in an ¥18 million increase in revenue and a ¥9 million increase in operating profit. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by solid growth in orders from major existing customers, revenue increased by ¥205 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥65 million year on year.」
After projects were lost from major existing customers in the previous fiscal year, orders from those customers in the contract development business grew solidly, resulting in higher full-year revenue and operating profit. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The contract development business recovered from lower revenue and operating profit caused by projects lost from major existing customers in the previous consolidated fiscal year, with revenue increasing by ¥173 million year on year and operating profit increasing by ¥45 million year on year.」
The recovery from lower revenue and operating profit caused by projects lost from major existing customers in the previous fiscal year continued, resulting in a ¥173 million increase in contract development revenue and a ¥45 million increase in operating profit. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As the impact of projects lost from major existing customers in the previous fiscal year was eliminated, revenue increased by ¥116 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥16 million year on year.」
The impact of projects lost from major existing customers in the previous fiscal year was eliminated, resulting in higher revenue and operating profit in the contract development business. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In contrast to the previous fiscal year, when projects were lost from major existing customers, orders progressed as planned in the current fiscal year and other factors led to revenue increasing by ¥82 million year on year and operating profit increasing by ¥29 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, which saw lower revenue and operating profit in the previous fiscal year due to lost projects from major existing customers, orders progressed as planned in the current fiscal year, resulting in higher revenue and operating profit. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Due to the impact of losing projects from major existing customers in the first quarter and other factors, revenue declined by ¥133 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥83 million year on year.」
The impact of losing projects from major existing customers extended to full-year results, resulting in lower revenue and operating profit in the contract development business. - FY2018-Q3Orders remain solid, but the impact of lost projects in the previous fiscal year continuesAnnual report
「Although orders in the third quarter remained solid, revenue declined by ¥156 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥67 million year on year due to the impact of losing projects from major existing customers in the first quarter and other factors.」
Although third-quarter orders were described as solid, the impact of losing projects from major existing customers in the first quarter remained, resulting in lower cumulative revenue and operating profit. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Due to the loss of projects from major existing customers and other factors, revenue declined by ¥123 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥45 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the loss of projects from major existing customers continued to weigh on revenue and operating profit, with the impact widening from the ¥102 million revenue decline and ¥13 million operating profit decline reported in the previous quarter. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Due to the loss of projects from major existing customers and other factors, revenue declined by ¥102 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥13 million year on year.」
In the contract development business, the loss of projects from major existing customers was cited as a factor behind lower revenue and operating profit as the company sought to expand orders. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Across the Group, customers are increasingly expecting a shift toward more upstream processes, and it has become necessary to undertake a broad range of processes on an integrated basis, from upstream processes through development, system operation and maintenance, support, and other services. To this end, we will work to secure orders efficiently and steadily by providing services that combine business applications with system infrastructure, providing products, securing and strengthening collaboration with business partners capable of jointly executing large-scale projects, and establishing a structure capable of accepting large-scale projects.」
The Group is pursuing expansion of orders through a shift toward upstream processes, combinations of services and products, stronger partner collaboration, and a structure capable of undertaking large-scale projects.