Providing Solutions That Generate Customer Profits
First written in FY2016. 21 of 32 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: 2026-10-28.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Stock services, including usage-fee-based services, for the core ZeeM series and other products remained solid, providing a stable expansion of the earnings base. As a result, revenue was ¥5,342 million, up 5.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,019 million, up 12.8%.」
In the Solution Services segment, the solid performance of stock services supported expansion of the earnings base, which was reflected in full-year increases in revenue and operating profit. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Due to continued growth in cloud-based usage fees and other factors, revenue increased by ¥177 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥90 million year on year. As a result, revenue was ¥2,551 million, up 7.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥445 million, up 25.4%.」
In the Solution Services segment, continued growth in cloud-based usage fees translated into a ¥177 million increase in revenue and a ¥90 million increase in operating profit. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Due to growth in cloud-based usage fees and other factors, revenue increased by ¥123 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥64 million year on year. As a result, revenue was ¥2,374 million, up 5.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥355 million, up 22.3%.」
Growth in cloud-based usage fees in the Solution Services segment translated into a ¥123 million increase in first-half revenue and a ¥64 million increase in operating profit. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As high-cost projects approached completion, revenue increased by ¥202 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥221 million year on year. As a result, revenue was ¥4,709 million, up 4.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥731 million, up 43.4%.」
The full-year benefits of the high-cost projects that became problematic in the previous fiscal year approaching completion became evident, with operating profit in the Solution Services segment increasing by ¥221 million year on year. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「As high-cost projects approached completion, revenue increased by ¥162 million year on year and operating profit increased by ¥197 million year on year.」
The benefits of high-cost projects approaching completion continued, resulting in a ¥162 million increase in Solution Services revenue and a ¥197 million increase in operating profit. The deterioration in profitability caused by projects that became problematic in the previous fiscal year is easing. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue declined by ¥6 million year on year due to the reactionary decline following the completion of large projects, while operating profit increased by ¥63 million year on year as high-cost projects approached completion.」
In the Solution Services segment, operating profit continued to improve as the benefits of high-cost projects approaching completion continued, increasing by ¥63 million year on year. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue declined by ¥31 million year on year due to the reactionary decline following the completion of large projects, while operating profit increased by ¥40 million year on year due to the reactionary increase following the completion of high-cost projects.」
In the Solution Services segment, operating profit increased by ¥40 million year on year as high-cost projects approached completion, marking a shift from deterioration caused by high-cost projects through the previous fiscal year toward improvement. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Due to the impact of the high-cost conditions that arose in strategic-order projects, development costs increased as the projects approached completion and opportunity losses arose from personnel allocation, while the shift from license-based to usage-fee-based cloud services accelerated in the product services business. As a result, revenue declined by ¥800 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥270 million year on year.」
In the Solution Services segment, high-cost strategic-order projects and the accelerating shift to cloud services resulted in full-year declines of ¥800 million in revenue and ¥270 million in operating profit. - FY2023-Q3Wider revenue decline, narrower profit declineAnnual report
「Although orders remained solid, revenue declined by ¥579 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥170 million year on year, mainly due to the impact of the strategic-order projects described above.」
In the Solution Services segment, the revenue decline widened from ¥383 million year on year to ¥579 million, while the operating profit decline narrowed from ¥221 million to ¥170 million. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Although orders remained solid, revenue declined by ¥383 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥221 million year on year, mainly due to the impact of strategic orders.」
Although orders in the Solution Services segment remained solid, revenue declined by ¥383 million and operating profit by ¥221 million due to the impact of strategic orders, with the adverse impact widening from the previous quarter. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although orders remained solid, revenue declined by ¥46 million year on year and operating profit declined by ¥107 million, due to changes in the business model driven by cloud demand exceeding expectations, as well as projects undertaken as strategic orders falling substantially short of plan.」
Although orders in the Solution Services segment remained solid, changes in the business model driven by cloud demand exceeding expectations and strategic-order projects falling short of plan resulted in lower revenue and operating profit. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥556 million year on year, mainly due to solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions, while operating profit decreased by ¥126 million year on year due to the impact of certain unprofitable projects.」
Revenue from the Solution Services segment increased by ¥556 million, while operating profit declined by ¥126 million due to the impact of some unprofitable projects, widening the decline from the previous quarterly report. - FY2022-Q2Higher revenue offset by investment and unprofitable projectsAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥298 million year on year, mainly due to solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions. Operating profit decreased by ¥10 million year on year due to product development and PR investment for the transition to cloud services and certain unprofitable projects.」
Although solution services revenue increased by ¥298 million, operating profit decreased by ¥10 million due to product development and PR investment for the transition to cloud services and certain unprofitable projects. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥185 million year on year and operating profit by ¥49 million, mainly due to solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions. As a result, revenue was ¥1,141 million, compared with ¥956 million in the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥191 million, compared with ¥141 million.」
In the solution services business, solid sales centred on human resources and payroll solutions were reflected in a ¥185 million increase in revenue and a ¥49 million increase in operating profit. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue from solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions increased by ¥452 million year on year, mainly because acceptance inspections for large projects were concentrated in the fourth-quarter consolidated accounting period. Operating profit increased by ¥52 million year on year. As a result, revenue was ¥5,617 million, up 8.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,128 million, up 4.9%.」
In the solution services business, the concentration of acceptance inspections for large projects was reflected in higher full-year revenue and operating profit. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the solution services business, which continues to be positioned as a growth business under the plan, we are working to strengthen our sales and marketing strategy and further improve productivity in response to rising demand for systems to support work-style reform, with the aim of improving consolidated performance in the current fiscal year as well.」
The company continues to position the solution services business as a growth business and pursue stronger sales and marketing strategies and higher productivity. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥92 million year on year due to solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions, while operating profit increased by ¥23 million, partly because orders for certain projects were brought forward.」
In the solution services business, solid sales of human resources and payroll solutions and the bringing forward of orders for certain projects resulted in a ¥92 million increase in revenue and a ¥23 million increase in operating profit. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥14 million year on year due to solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions. Operating profit decreased by ¥40 million year on year due to start-up costs for the newly established Solution Development Centre and other factors.」
Although solution services revenue increased, the company established a new operating structure through the launch of the newly established Solution Development Centre, and related costs reduced operating profit by ¥40 million. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥914 million year on year and operating profit by ¥283 million, driven by solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions and higher sales from systems development projects for existing major customers.」
In the solution services business, higher sales from projects for existing major customers and human resources and payroll solutions were reflected in a ¥914 million increase in revenue and a ¥283 million increase in operating profit for the full fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the solution services business, which was positioned as a growth business under the plan, initiatives including a shift in sales and marketing strategy have continued to produce results in response to rising demand for systems to support work-style reform, driving improved consolidated performance in the current fiscal year as well. In addition to solid sales of solution services centred on human resources and payroll solutions, sales from systems development projects for existing major customers increased, resulting in a ¥650 million year-on-year increase in revenue and a ¥202 million increase in operating profit.」
In the solution services business, positioned as a growth business, the effects of the shift in sales and marketing strategy continued, while development projects for existing major customers also contributed, resulting in a ¥650 million increase in revenue and a ¥202 million increase in operating profit. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥421 million year on year and operating profit by ¥171 million, driven by solid orders for work-style reform solutions and other solutions, orders for large projects, and improved profitability resulting from higher operating productivity.」
Orders for work-style reform solutions and large projects, together with improved profitability from higher operating productivity, were reflected in a ¥421 million increase in solution services revenue and a ¥171 million increase in operating profit. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥94 million year on year and operating profit by ¥58 million, mainly due to solid orders for work-style reform solutions and other factors. As a result, revenue was ¥778 million, up 13.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥145 million, up 67.1%.」
Orders for work-style reform solutions were reflected in a ¥94 million increase in solution services revenue and a ¥58 million increase in operating profit. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥434 million year on year and operating profit by ¥179 million, mainly due to orders for large projects won through bundled sales proposals for products and services.」
Orders for large projects won through bundled sales proposals were reflected in full-year results as a ¥434 million increase in solution services revenue and a ¥179 million increase in operating profit. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, products and services previously proposed and sold separately to customers by each subsidiary are increasingly being integrated into comprehensive solutions, driving improved performance by capturing strong demand.」
The company explains that, following the restructuring, the integration of products and services into comprehensive solutions has progressed beyond the previous approach of proposing comprehensive solutions, leading to demand capture and improved performance. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥177 million year on year, mainly due to orders for comprehensive solutions combining multiple products and services. Operating profit increased by ¥69 million year on year, mainly due to higher revenue from highly profitable product licences and the effects of cost-reduction initiatives.」
Orders for comprehensive solutions, higher revenue from highly profitable product licences and the effects of cost reductions were reflected in a ¥177 million increase in solution services revenue and a ¥69 million increase in operating profit. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥56 million year on year and operating profit by ¥70 million, mainly because orders for comprehensive solutions combining multiple products and services generated product licence revenue. As a result, revenue was ¥683 million, up 9.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥87 million, up 429.8%.」
Orders for comprehensive solutions combining multiple products and services generated product licence revenue, resulting in higher revenue and profit in the solution services business. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, we are working to strengthen the cross-selling of products and services that had previously been proposed and sold separately to customers by each subsidiary.」
The group continues to pursue cross-selling of products and services as a practical business initiative following the restructuring. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Corporate IT strategies are undergoing a major shift from a system-building model to an information-utilisation model. Companies in the information services industry, including ours, are increasingly expected to provide solutions that contribute to customers' profit generation, rather than merely developing information systems.」
The company has identified the shift from basic systems development to providing solutions that contribute to customers' profit generation as a key objective.