Moving away from price competition and the pursuit of scale to focus on profitability
First written in FY2020. 3 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 30 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit rose to ¥21.407 billion, up 25.5% year on year, as the gross profit margin exceeded that of the previous fiscal year, reaching 20.0%, compared with 18.6%, following order-taking activities focused on profitability amid favorable market conditions. Projects related to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai and inbound tourism also contributed to improved profitability.」
Order-taking activities focused on profitability while moving away from price competition and the pursuit of scale continued, and the gross profit margin improved from 18.6% to 20.0%. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Gross profit rose to ¥11.485 billion, up 54.8% year on year, in line with the increase in revenue. The gross profit margin also exceeded that of the same period of the previous year, reaching 20.5%, compared with 18.1%, due in part to order-taking activities focused on profitability amid favorable market conditions.」
The policy of conducting order-taking activities with a focus on profitability while moving away from price competition and the pursuit of scale continues to be stated, and the gross profit margin has also improved. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We will analyze the processes and actions that create high-value-added, high-quality services, improve the reproducibility of results, and enhance competitiveness and profitability.」
The policy of moving away from price competition and the pursuit of scale has been developed into specific measures under the new plan, namely analyzing the processes behind high-value-added, high-quality services and improving the reproducibility of results. - FY2021Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result of the completion of many projects won with a focus on profitability in the pre-pandemic market environment, a record-high 20.4%」
Regarding orders won with a focus on profitability by moving away from price competition and the pursuit of scale, the completion of those projects is cited as having resulted in a record-high gross profit margin of 20.4%. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「We recognize that, in order to further improve profitability, an issue is to move away from price competition and the pursuit of scale and conduct higher-quality business activities.」
For the first time, the policy of moving away from price competition and the pursuit of scale and further improving profitability through higher-quality business activities is described as an independent theme.