Operating profit growth despite a decline in wholesale business revenue
First written in FY2017-Q2. 13 of 37 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-13.
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- FY2027-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「In the wholesale business, we worked to reduce operating costs, including by controlling personnel expenses. However, revenue and operating income were ¥1,812 million, down 12.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥183 million, down 22.4%.」
Revenue and earnings continued to decline, but the rates of decline narrowed from a 12.7% decrease in revenue and a 32.5% decrease in operating profit in the previous year. The company stated that it had also worked to reduce operating costs, including by controlling personnel expenses. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「In the wholesale business, the gross margin declined due to a higher cost ratio, while operating costs, including personnel expenses, also increased. As a result, sales and operating revenue were ¥3,891 million, down 12.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥474 million, down 19.6%.」
The wholesale business deteriorated from higher operating profit despite lower revenue to a 12.1% revenue decline and a 19.6% operating profit decline, accompanied by higher cost and operating expense ratios. - 2026-04-14WorsenedRevision of earnings forecasts
「The gross profit margin declined due to a higher cost ratio, while higher operating costs, including labor costs, also weighed on results. As a result, sales and operating revenue were ¥3,891 million, down 12.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥474 million, down 19.6%.」
The wholesale business reported lower sales and operating profit. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale business sales and operating revenue were ¥2,064 million, down 12.7% year on year, while operating profit was ¥236 million, down 32.5%.」
The wholesale business went from higher operating profit despite lower revenue for the full previous fiscal year to a 12.7% revenue decline and a 32.5% operating profit decline in the current interim period. - FY2025Operating profit growth despite lower revenue, with a slower growth rateAnnual report
「In the wholesale business, the gross margin improved as a result of price revisions and a review of the products handled in the second half of the previous fiscal year. As a result, sales and operating revenue were ¥4,426 million, down 10.1% year on year, while operating profit was ¥589 million, up 87.2%.」
The wholesale business continued to post lower revenue, but operating profit increased. The operating profit growth rate fell from 997.2% in the interim period to 87.2%. - FY2025-H1Continued operating profit growth despite lower revenue, with a slower growth rateAnnual report
「In the wholesale business, the gross margin improved as a result of price revisions and a review of the products handled in the second half of the previous fiscal year. As a result, sales and operating revenue were ¥2,363 million, down 8.5% year on year, while operating profit was ¥350 million, up 997.2%.」
The wholesale business shifted from revenue growth in the first quarter to an 8.5% decline in the interim period, but operating profit continued to increase as gross margin improved through price revisions and a review of the products handled. The operating profit growth rate fell from 1,376.2% in the first quarter to 997.2%. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥1,329 million, up 1.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥259 million, up 1,376.2%.」
The wholesale business returned to revenue growth, while operating profit rose 1,376.2% year on year. It shifted from higher operating profit despite lower revenue in the previous full fiscal year to growth in both revenue and profit in the current quarter. - FY2024Shift to higher operating profit despite lower revenueAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥4,922 million, down 8.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥314 million, up 32.4%.」
Although the revenue decline widened, operating profit rose 32.4% year on year, turning to higher operating profit despite lower revenue. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥3,864 million, down 7.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥209 million, down 19.2%.」
The wholesale business went from a 4.0% revenue decline and an 87.4% operating profit decline in the previous quarter to declines of 7.2% and 19.2%, respectively. The revenue decline widened, while the profit decline continued. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥2,583 million, down 4.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥31 million, down 87.4%.」
Although the wholesale business continued to post lower revenue and profit, both rates of decline narrowed from the previous quarter's 13.8% revenue decline and 90.3% operating profit decline. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥1,309 million, down 13.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥17 million, down 90.3%.」
The wholesale business posted a 13.8% revenue decline and a 90.3% operating profit decline, making the declines following the previous disclosures under the revenue recognition standard more concrete. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥4,494 million, and operating profit was ¥690 million.」
Performance disclosure for the wholesale business following adoption of the revenue recognition accounting standard continues for the cumulative period through the third quarter. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥3,015 million, and operating profit was ¥468 million.」
Performance disclosure for the wholesale business following adoption of the revenue recognition accounting standard continues for the cumulative period through the second quarter. - FY2023-Q1Wholesale business performance disclosure after the adoption of the revenue recognition standardAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥1,633 million, and operating profit was ¥21 million.」
The wholesale business's performance for the current quarter was disclosed. Year-on-year comparisons were not provided because the fiscal year-end was changed and the revenue recognition accounting standard was adopted. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥5,634 million, down 3.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥566 million, down 23.6%.」
The wholesale business went from a 2.6% revenue decline and a 23.2% operating profit decline through the second quarter to declines of 3.0% and 23.6%, respectively, with both declines widening slightly. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥3,771 million, down 2.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥417 million, down 23.2%.」
The business went from higher operating profit despite revenue growth in the first quarter to declines in both revenue and profit on a cumulative basis through the second quarter, with the operating profit decline widening to 23.2%. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥1,910 million, up 2.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥228 million, down 2.8%.」
The wholesale business went from revenue growth and higher operating profit for the full previous fiscal year to 2.6% revenue growth and a 2.8% operating profit decline in the current quarter, turning to lower operating profit despite higher revenue. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue and operating income were ¥7,467 million, up 1.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥952 million, up 39.7%.」
The wholesale business turned from a trend of declining revenue through the previous fiscal year to 1.1% revenue growth, while operating profit also rose 39.7%. - FY2021-Q3Higher sales and profit continued, but profit growth slowedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue was ¥5,807 million, up 1.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥740 million, up 38.6%.」
The wholesale business continued to show a shift from declining to rising revenue and higher operating profit, although the growth rate slowed from the previous quarter's 2.1% revenue growth and 52.6% operating profit growth. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue was ¥3,872 million, up 2.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥543 million, up 52.6%.」
Revenue turned from a decline through the previous quarter to an increase, while operating profit continued to rise. - FY2021-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue was ¥1,863 million, down 3.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥235 million, up 42.6%.」
Although the wholesale business continued to post lower revenue, the decline narrowed from 5.4% for the full previous fiscal year to 3.0%, while operating profit turned to a 42.6% year-on-year increase. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Wholesale revenue was ¥7,385 million, down 5.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥681 million, down 9.6%.」
The wholesale business went from a 1.7% year-on-year revenue decline and a 3.8% operating profit decline in the previous fiscal year to full-year declines of 5.4% and 9.6%, respectively, with both declines widening. - FY2020-Q3Wider revenue decline but narrower decline in profitAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥5,709 million, down 5.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥534 million, down 10.8%.」
The revenue decline widened from 3.8% in the previous quarter to 5.0%, while the operating profit decline narrowed from 15.1% to 10.8%. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥3,793 million, down 3.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥356 million, down 15.1%, due to the decline in revenue.」
The revenue decline was unchanged at 3.8% from the previous quarter, while the decline in operating profit widened from 10.6% to 15.1%. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥1,920 million, down 3.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥165 million, down 10.6%, due to the decline in revenue.」
The wholesale business moved from a 1.7% decline in revenue and a 3.8% decline in operating profit for the previous full fiscal year to a 3.8% decline in revenue and a 10.6% decline in operating profit this quarter, widening the decline in profit. - FY2019The revenue decline narrowed, but the decline in operating profit widenedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥7,804 million, down 1.7% from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥754 million, down 3.8%.」
The revenue decline narrowed from 5.1% in the previous fiscal year to 1.7%, while operating profit fell 3.8% versus a 12.7% decline in the previous fiscal year, meaning that profit continued to decline. - FY2019-Q3The revenue decline narrowed, but the decline in operating profit widenedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥6,008 million, down 1.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥598 million, down 2.1%.」
The revenue decline narrowed from 3.6% in the previous quarter to 1.8%, while the decline in operating profit widened from 1.4% year on year to 2.1%. - FY2019-Q2Narrower revenue decline but a shift to lower operating profitAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥3,944 million, down 3.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥419 million, down 1.4%, due to the decline in revenue.」
The revenue decline narrowed from 4.2% in the previous quarter to 3.6%, while the decline in operating profit widened from 0.2% to 1.4%. - FY2019-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥1,997 million, down 4.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥184 million, down 0.2%, due to the decline in revenue.」
The wholesale business continued to report lower revenue and lower profit, but the decline in operating profit narrowed substantially from 12.7% in the previous fiscal year to 0.2%. - FY2018Wider revenue decline but narrower decline in profitAnnual report
「Wholesale business sales were ¥7,940 million, down 5.1% from the previous fiscal year, while operating profit was ¥783 million, down 12.7%.」
The revenue decline widened from 3.9% in the third quarter to 5.1%, while the decline in operating profit narrowed from 13.4% to 12.7%. - FY2018-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥6,121 million, down 3.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥611 million, down 13.4%.」
The wholesale business continued to report lower revenue and lower profit, with the revenue decline unchanged at 3.9% from the previous quarter and the decline in operating profit narrowing from 16.9% to 13.4%. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥4,093 million, down 3.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥425 million, down 16.9%, due to the decline in revenue.」
The wholesale business continued to report lower revenue and lower profit, but the revenue decline narrowed from 5.5% in the previous quarter to 3.9%, and the decline in operating profit narrowed from 22.6% to 16.9%. - FY2018-Q1Change from higher operating profit despite lower revenue to lower revenue and lower profitAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥2,085 million, down 5.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥185 million, down 22.6%, due to the decline in revenue.」
The wholesale business saw declines in both revenue and operating profit, changing from higher operating profit despite lower revenue through the previous period to lower revenue and lower profit. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue in the wholesale business was ¥6,370 million, down 3.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥706 million, up 8.2%.」
In the wholesale business, the decline in revenue widened from 1.2% for the cumulative second-quarter period to 3.1%, while operating profit growth slowed from 19.0% to 8.2%. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Wholesale business sales were ¥4,258 million, down 1.2% year on year, while operating profit increased 19.0% to ¥512 million.」
The disclosure records a 19.0% year-on-year increase in operating profit in the wholesale business despite lower revenue. This was treated as an operating result, separate from the previous explanation attributing the improvement to a higher gross margin.