Cost Management through Operational Improvements and Greater Efficiency
First written in FY2017-Q1. 11 of 32 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-27.
Nagase Brothers moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 2 years after the typical company in this theme (2024).
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-10-27WorsenedEarnings
「費用面では、全体で対前年同期1,487百万円の増加となる29,661百万円（前年同期比5.3％増）となりました。」
広告宣伝費、校舎移転・新設費用、賃金ベースアップ、生成AI活用研修などにより費用が増加している。 - FY2026Disclosed the annual increase in expenses due to acquisitions, mock-exam development and wage increasesAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, total expenses were ¥58,204 million, an increase of ¥7,813 million year on year, or 15.5%. This was primarily due to the increase associated with the addition of 株式会社イトマンスポーツウェルネス, continued proactive implementation of measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement, including the development of new mock examinations, and factors increasing costs, such as personnel expenses associated with base-pay increases.」
The company disclosed that total expenses increased 15.5% year on year due to the addition of スポーツウェルネス, development of new mock examinations, academic improvement measures and base-pay increases. - FY2026-H1Expense increases from the acquisition, mock-exam development and wage increasesAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, total expenses were ¥28,174 million, an increase of ¥4,702 million year on year, or 20.0%. This was primarily due to the increase associated with the addition of 株式会社イトマンスポーツウェルネス, continued proactive implementation of measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement, including the development of new mock examinations, and factors increasing costs, such as personnel expenses associated with base-pay increases.」
Total expenses increased 20.0% year on year due to the addition of スポーツウェルネス, development of new mock examinations, academic improvement measures and base-pay increases. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite higher personnel expenses associated with wage increases and higher costs from measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement, we were able to keep expenses broadly at the previous year's level, at 0.3% above the same period of the previous year, excluding the increase associated with the addition of 株式会社イトマンスポーツウェルネス, by controlling costs through cost-effectiveness reviews, including reviews of advertising and promotion expenses.」
Despite higher costs from wage increases and academic improvement measures, the company disclosed that expenses excluding the increase from the acquisition were held to 0.3% above the same period of the previous year in the full-year results. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, total expenses were ¥23,471 million, a decrease of ¥495 million year on year, or 2.1%. This was primarily because advertising and promotion expenses decreased, following an increase in expenses in the previous period related to the production of new TV commercials for the National Unified Elementary School Test. With respect to other expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period and controlled expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews. Consequently, despite factors increasing costs, such as personnel expenses associated with base-pay increases, expenses remained broadly in line with the previous year.」
The reduction in advertising and promotion expenses and expense control through cost-effectiveness reviews continued, resulting in total expenses decreasing 2.1% year on year. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, with respect to other expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period. Through cost-effectiveness reviews, including reviews of temporary employee personnel costs and advertising and promotion expenses, we were able to keep expenses below the previous year's level, excluding the increase associated with the addition of ヒューマレッジ.」
The full-year results specifically state that other expenses were kept at or below the previous year's level through cost-effectiveness reviews, excluding the increase associated with the addition of ヒューマレッジ. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「With respect to other expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period, while controlling expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews, resulting in expenses remaining below the previous year's level.」
The company states that it is operating with other expenses below the previous year's level through expense control based on cost-effectiveness reviews. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to other expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period, while controlling expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews, resulting in expenses remaining broadly in line with the previous year.」
While continuing measures to improve academic performance, the company is controlling expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews and managing other expenses at broadly the same level as the previous year. - FY2024-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「With respect to other expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period, while controlling expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews, resulting in expenses remaining broadly in line with the previous year.」
Expense control through cost-effectiveness reviews continues, but the description changed from "below the previous year" in the previous period to "broadly in line with the previous year" during the period. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the existing divisions, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period. Despite factors increasing costs, such as property-related expenses and utilities, we achieved operations with expenses kept at or below the previous year's level by controlling costs through cost-effectiveness reviews, including advertising and promotion expenses.」
Despite factors increasing costs, such as property-related expenses and utilities, the company continues to operate the existing divisions with expenses kept at or below the previous year's level through cost-effectiveness reviews. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the existing divisions, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period. Despite factors increasing costs, such as utilities, we achieved operations with expenses kept at or below the previous year's level by controlling costs through cost-effectiveness reviews.」
Despite factors increasing costs, such as utilities, the company describes concrete progress in expense management by keeping costs in the existing divisions at or below the previous year's level through cost-effectiveness reviews. - FY2023-Q1Explicit reference to expense control through cost-effectiveness reviewsAnnual report
「With respect to existing expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period, while controlling expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews, resulting in expenses remaining broadly in line with the previous year.」
The company states that it is continuing measures to improve academic performance while managing existing expenses through cost-effectiveness reviews. - FY2022Full-year increase in expenses and reduction in advertising and promotion expenses disclosedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, total expenses were ¥43,815 million, an increase of ¥2,554 million year on year, or 6.2%. This was due to our continued proactive implementation of measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period, as well as the fact that, in the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥450 million in fixed costs and other expenses incurred while Itoman Swimming School was closed in April and May 2020 at the request of the national and local governments to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was transferred to extraordinary losses. In addition, personnel expenses and other costs decreased due to school closures and shortened operating hours during the state of emergency. As these factors largely returned to normal during the period, expenses increased, primarily personnel expenses.」
Full-year expenses increased by ¥2,554 million, while advertising and promotion expenses decreased from ¥5,748 million to ¥4,765 million. The company attributed the increase in expenses to the reversal of special factors associated with school closures and other measures in the previous fiscal year and the normalization of costs, primarily personnel expenses. - FY2022-Q3Update on increase in expenses and reduction in advertising and promotion expensesAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period. Total expenses were ¥31,851 million, an increase of ¥2,838 million year on year, or 9.8%. ② In the first nine months of the previous fiscal year, ¥717 million was recorded as publicity costs for the free "Online Lessons at Home" and "National Unified Online Courses," which was the main reason that total advertising and promotion expenses decreased by ¥289 million during the period.」
Total expenses increased by ¥2,838 million year on year, while advertising and promotion expenses decreased by ¥289 million due to the reversal of publicity costs related to the free online courses offered in the previous year. - FY2022-Q2Increase in expenses and reduction in advertising and promotion expenses disclosedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we continued to proactively implement measures focused on achieving substantial academic improvement during the period. Total expenses were ¥20,474 million, an increase of ¥2,090 million year on year, or 11.4%. ② In the first six months of the previous fiscal year, ¥700 million was recorded as publicity costs for the free "Online Lessons at Home" and "National Unified Online Courses," which was the main reason that total advertising and promotion expenses decreased by ¥331 million during the period.」
Total expenses increased by ¥2,090 million year on year, while advertising and promotion expenses decreased by ¥331 million due to the reversal of expenses related to the free online courses offered in the previous year. - FY2022-Q1Advertising and promotion expense reduction and normalization of cost levels both notedAnnual report
「Total expenses were ¥9,882 million, an increase of ¥1,355 million year on year, or 15.9%. This was due to the following factors that represented special items compared with the previous period.」
The special factors associated with school closures and free online courses in the previous period largely returned to normal, resulting in higher total expenses, while the discontinuation of publicity costs for the free online courses reduced total advertising and promotion expenses by ¥324 million. - FY2021Reported both the increase in publicity expenses for the online school and expense reductionsAnnual report
「Advertising expenses increased by ¥1,358 million year on year due to the recording of ¥1,589 million in publicity expenses related to the online school, among other factors, while total expenses increased by ¥1,105 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥41,712 million, or up 2.7% year on year. This was due to the continued active implementation of measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, expense reductions across the group, and lower costs resulting from the cancellation of various events normally held and their conversion to online events to prevent the spread of infection.」
Advertising and promotion expenses increased due to publicity costs for the online school, while the company describes cost reductions from group-wide expense cuts and from cancelling or moving events online. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, advertising expenses increased by ¥475 million year on year due in part to the recording of ¥717 million in publicity expenses related to the online school, but total expenses decreased by ¥164 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥29,463 million, or down 0.6% year on year. This was due to the continued active implementation of measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, expense reductions across the group, and lower costs resulting from the cancellation of various events normally held and their conversion to online events to prevent the spread of infection.」
Although publicity expenses related to the online school increased, the company disclosed that total expenses were reduced by ¥164 million, or 0.6% year on year, through expense reductions across the group and the cancellation or conversion of events to online formats. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, advertising expenses increased by ¥796 million year on year due in part to the recording of ¥700 million in publicity expenses related to the Toda Online School, but total expenses decreased by ¥63 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥18,850 million, or down 0.3% year on year. This was due to the continued active implementation of measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, expense reductions across the group, and lower costs resulting from the cancellation or postponement of various events normally held, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.」
Although publicity expenses related to the online school increased, the company disclosed that total expenses were reduced by ¥63 million, or 0.3% year on year, through expense reductions across the group and the cancellation or postponement of events. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, advertising expenses increased by ¥597 million year on year due to the recording of ¥555 million in publicity expenses related to online lessons and courses, but total expenses decreased by ¥383 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥8,977 million, or down 4.1% year on year. This was because, while continuing to actively implement measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, the group worked to reduce expenses across all companies, and costs also declined because events normally held during the first quarter were cancelled or postponed.」
Although publicity expenses for online initiatives increased, the company specifically disclosed that total expenses were reduced by ¥383 million, or 4.1% year on year, through expense reductions across the group and the cancellation or postponement of events. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, reductions centered on advertising expenses progressed, resulting in total expenses of ¥40,606 million, a decrease of ¥2,409 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 5.6% year on year. This was because, while continuing to actively implement measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, the company reduced advertising expenses to ¥4,389 million, a decrease of ¥1,841 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 29.6% year on year, including by cutting television commercial costs related to the National Unified Test conducted last year in conjunction with the new June sessions of the junior high school and high school tests, and each division vigorously reviewed its expenses.」
Regarding cost reductions centered on advertising expenses, the company disclosed a ¥2,409 million reduction in total expenses and a ¥1,841 million reduction in advertising expenses for the full year, providing specific evidence of progress in cost control. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, reductions centered on advertising expenses progressed, resulting in total expenses of ¥29,627 million, a decrease of ¥1,707 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 5.5% year on year. This was mainly because, while continuing to actively implement measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, the company reduced advertising expenses to ¥3,140 million, a decrease of ¥1,271 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 28.8% year on year, including by cutting television commercial costs related to the National Unified Test conducted last year in conjunction with the new June sessions of the junior high school and high school tests.」
Following the previous quarter, advertising expenses were further reduced, with the company specifically disclosing cuts of ¥1,707 million in total expenses and ¥1,271 million in advertising expenses. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, reductions centered on advertising expenses progressed, resulting in total expenses of ¥18,914 million, a decrease of ¥1,584 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 7.7% year on year. This was mainly because, while continuing to actively implement measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, the company reduced advertising expenses to ¥1,612 million, a decrease of ¥1,324 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 45.1% year on year, including by cutting television commercial costs related to the National Unified Test conducted last year in conjunction with the new June sessions of the junior high school and high school tests.」
Following the previous quarter, advertising expenses were further reduced, with the company specifically disclosing that cumulative expenses for the second quarter were cut by ¥1,584 million overall and by ¥1,324 million for advertising. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, reductions centered on advertising expenses progressed, resulting in total expenses of ¥9,361 million, a decrease of ¥1,050 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 10.1% year on year. This was mainly because, while continuing to actively implement measures focused on achieving a substantial improvement in academic performance, the company reduced advertising expenses, mainly television commercials, to ¥884 million, a decrease of ¥950 million from the same period of the previous year, or down 51.8% year on year, in light of the increased awareness of the National Unified Test following advertising activities conducted last year in conjunction with the additional June sessions of the junior high school and high school tests.」
Cost reductions centered on advertising expenses progressed, and the company disclosed specific figures for the decrease in total expenses and advertising expenses, including both the amounts and rates of decline. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, alongside measures to strengthen revenue, we will continue to promote operational-improvement measures, including targeted and effective personnel spending focused on improving academic performance and efforts to reduce expenses, and aim to build a highly profitable and stable earnings structure through efficient spending.」
The company continues to focus personnel spending, reduce expenses and manage costs efficiently through operational improvements. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, each division continued to improve and streamline its operations, resulting in total expenses of ¥29,578 million, an increase of ¥456 million from the same period of the previous year, or up 1.6% year on year.」
Each division continues to improve and streamline its operations. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, each division worked to improve and streamline its operations」
Each division continues to improve and streamline its operations. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Each division worked to improve and streamline its operations, resulting in total expenses of ¥9,490 million, an increase of ¥18 million from the same period of the previous year, or up 0.2% year on year.」
Each division continues to improve and streamline its operations. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Each division worked to improve and streamline its operations.」
Each division continues to improve and streamline its operations. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Each division worked to improve and streamline its operations.」
Each division continues to improve and streamline its operations. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Each division worked to improve and streamline its operations.」
Each division continues to improve and streamline its operations. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Each division worked to improve and streamline its operations.」
Measures to improve and streamline operations in each division are described.