Higher revenue and a return to profitability in the trading business
First written in FY2017-Q1. 16 of 35 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2018-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-09.
Altech moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-10-09WorsenedEarnings
「Sales were ¥5,241 million, down 14.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥195 million, down 52.5% year on year.」
The Trading Business reported lower sales and profit, with segment profit also declining year on year. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「The number of large machinery units sold decreased from the same period of the previous year, resulting in lower sales and profit.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 18.2% year on year and segment profit fell 52.8% because fewer units of large machinery were sold, resulting in deterioration to lower revenue and profit. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥9,006 million, up 2.8% year on year. In addition to the increase in revenue, thorough cost-control efforts resulted in segment profit of ¥768 million, up 22.2%.」
Revenue from the trading business increased following the completion of acceptance procedures for large machinery and the delivery of small electric buses, while cost control also contributed to a 22.2% increase in segment profit. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the six months ended the interim period was ¥4,370 million, down 5.6% year on year, and segment profit was ¥350 million, down 18.3%.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 5.6% and segment profit fell 18.3%, changing from growth in both revenue and profit in the previous interim period to declines in both. - FY2024Lower revenue but higher profitAnnual report
「Although revenue declined, segment profit was ¥628 million, up 14.7% year on year, due in part to thorough cost-control efforts.」
While revenue from the trading business declined 15.1% year on year, segment profit increased 14.7% as a result of cost control and other measures. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the six months ended the second quarter was ¥4,631 million, up 10.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥428 million, up 154.3%.」
Revenue from the trading business increased 10.9% and segment profit rose 154.3% following the completion of acceptance procedures for large machinery and strong sales of new business lines. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the trading business, acceptance procedures for large machinery, including flexographic printing presses and water-treatment equipment, were completed. Sales of products related to next-generation hybrid conference solutions, a new business line, also remained strong. As a result, revenue and profit increased year on year. Revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥2,187 million, up 5.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥223 million, up 108.6%.」
Revenue from the trading business increased 5.8% and segment profit rose 108.6% following the completion of acceptance procedures for large machinery and strong sales of new business lines. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥10,317 million, up 10.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥547 million, up 17.7%.」
Revenue from the trading business increased 10.8% and segment profit rose 17.7%, improving from the previous fiscal year's profit level. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the nine months ended the third quarter was ¥7,055 million, up 10.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥373 million, down 17.8%.」
While revenue from the trading business increased 10.4%, segment profit declined 17.8% because personnel expenses, exhibition expenses and other costs increased in connection with the expansion of new business lines and the enhancement of customer support. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the trading business, acceptance procedures for mineral water production lines and other items, for which acceptance had been delayed in the same quarter of the previous year because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, were completed, resulting in a significant increase in revenue. In the current quarter, however, revenue declined as a reaction to that increase, while profit also declined because exhibition expenses, travel expenses and transportation costs increased as a result of expanded sales activities. As a result, revenue for the six months ended the second quarter was ¥4,177 million, down 16.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥168 million, down 65.3%.」
Revenue declined 16.9% as a reaction to the revenue increase following the completion of acceptance procedures for a large project in the same quarter of the previous year. Segment profit fell 65.3% year on year, partly because exhibition expenses, travel expenses and transportation costs increased. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the trading business, revenue increased year on year following the completion of acceptance procedures for IC card production equipment, automatic product packaging equipment and other items. However, profit declined because of higher logistics costs and other factors. As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥2,067 million, up 6.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥107 million, down 15.0%.」
Revenue from the trading business increased 6.9% following the completion of acceptance procedures, while segment profit declined 15.0% year on year because of higher logistics costs and other factors. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥9,314 million, compared with ¥8,502 million in the previous fiscal year, and segment profit was ¥465 million, compared with ¥235 million.」
Revenue from the trading business increased, and segment profit also rose from ¥235 million to ¥465 million. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the nine months ended the third quarter was ¥6,388 million, compared with ¥5,669 million in the same quarter of the previous year, and segment profit was ¥454 million, compared with ¥285 million.」
Revenue from the trading business increased from ¥5,669 million to ¥6,388 million, while segment profit rose from ¥285 million to ¥454 million, marking further growth in both revenue and profit. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the trading business, delays in the acceptance of some products occurred in the same quarter of the previous year because of activity restrictions associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic. In the current quarter, however, revenue and profit increased year on year because acceptance procedures for mineral water production lines, glass tempering furnace equipment and other items were completed. As a result, revenue for the six months ended the second quarter was ¥5,029 million, compared with ¥4,023 million in the same period of the previous year, and segment profit was ¥485 million, compared with ¥360 million.」
The completion of acceptance procedures for mineral water production lines, glass tempering furnace equipment and other items resulted in higher revenue and profit in the trading business, with both revenue and profit exceeding the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2022-Q1Slight revenue growth and lower profitAnnual report
「In the trading business, delays in the acceptance of some products continued because of activity restrictions associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, revenue increased slightly year on year, due in part to the completion of acceptance procedures for glass tempering furnace equipment. Segment profit declined because operating expenses increased as activity restrictions were eased and for other reasons. As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥1,934 million, compared with ¥1,924 million in the same quarter of the previous year, and segment profit was ¥126 million, compared with segment profit of ¥156 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Revenue increased slightly from ¥1,924 million to ¥1,934 million following the completion of acceptance procedures for glass tempering furnace equipment and other items, while segment profit declined from ¥156 million to ¥126 million because operating expenses increased as activity restrictions were eased and for other reasons. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥8,502 million, up 5.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥235 million, down 57.3%.」
While revenue from the trading business increased, segment profit declined 57.3% year on year because operating expenses increased as activity restrictions were eased and for other reasons. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the nine months ended the third quarter was ¥5,669 million, up 5.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥285 million, down 10.2%.」
While revenue from the trading business increased 5.5%, segment profit declined 10.2% because profitability deteriorated as a result of activity restrictions and other factors. - FY2021-Q2Lower revenue but higher profitAnnual report
「Although sales of optical disc inspection equipment, logistics-related equipment and other products increased, delays in the acceptance of some products resulted from activity restrictions associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic, causing revenue to decline year on year. Segment profit increased as a result of efforts to control costs. As a result, revenue for the six months ended the second quarter was ¥4,023 million, down 2.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥360 million, up 8.9%.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 2.8% because of delays in the acceptance of some products, while segment profit increased 8.9% as a result of cost control. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥1,924 million, up 37.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥156 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥15 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Revenue from the trading business increased 37.4%, while segment results shifted from a loss of ¥15 million in the same quarter of the previous year to profit of ¥156 million. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥8,033 million, down 11.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥551 million, down 6.7%.」
Despite strong demand for logistics-related equipment, revenue from the trading business declined 11.5% and segment profit fell 6.7% because of delays in the acceptance of large machinery and other factors. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the nine months ended the third quarter was ¥5,371 million, down 13.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥318 million, down 2.2%.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 13.8% year on year and segment profit fell 2.2%, deteriorating from the previous quarter's profit growth. - FY2020-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「In the trading business, domestic sales of printing and packaging machinery, logistics-related equipment and other products increased. However, revenue declined year on year because operating activities at overseas subsidiaries were significantly restricted by regulations and other measures imposed by national and local governments. Segment profit nevertheless increased as a result of thorough cost control.」
While restrictions on operating activities at overseas subsidiaries caused revenue from the trading business to decline, segment profit rose 17.2% year on year to ¥331 million as a result of cost control. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥1,400 million, down 4.4% year on year, while the segment recorded a loss of ¥15 million, compared with a loss of ¥1 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 4.4%, while the segment loss widened from ¥1 million in the same quarter of the previous year to ¥15 million. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥9,078 million, down 9.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥590 million, down 17.6%.」
Despite increased sales of autonomous transport robots and large medical and pharmaceutical machinery, revenue from the trading business declined 9.3% and segment profit fell 17.6%. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the nine months ended the third quarter was ¥6,233 million, up 4.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥325 million, up 14.4%.」
Revenue from the trading business increased 4.8% and segment profit rose 14.4%, improving from the previous quarter's decline in both revenue and profit to growth in both. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the trading business, sales of RFID-related equipment, printed electronics-related equipment and other products declined, resulting in lower revenue and profit than in the same quarter of the previous year. As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥1,465 million, down 23.9% year on year, while the segment recorded a loss of ¥1 million, compared with profit of ¥78 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 23.9%, and segment results shifted from profit of ¥78 million in the same quarter of the previous year to a loss of ¥1 million. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first three quarters of the current fiscal year on a cumulative consolidated basis was ¥5,945 million, down 2.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥284 million, down 30.0% year on year.」
Revenue from the trading business declined 2.2% year on year, while segment profit also fell 30.0%. Performance has deteriorated from the uptrend in revenue and profit through the previous quarter. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first two quarters of the current fiscal year on a cumulative consolidated basis was ¥4,458 million, up 10.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥331 million, up 12.2% year on year.」
Revenue in the trading business increased 10.9% year on year, and segment profit also rose 12.2% year on year to ¥331 million. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on a cumulative consolidated basis was ¥1,924 million, up 13.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥78 million, up 91.4% year on year.」
Revenue in the trading business increased 13.2% year on year, and segment profit also rose 91.4% year on year to ¥78 million. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥10,278 million, up 8.9% from the previous fiscal year, and segment profit was ¥792 million, up 66.3%.」
The trading business maintained higher revenue, and segment profit also rose 66.3% from the previous fiscal year to ¥792 million. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first three quarters of the current fiscal year on a cumulative consolidated basis was ¥6,077 million, up 14.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥406 million, compared with a ¥55 million loss in the same period of the previous fiscal year.」
Revenue in the trading business increased 14.9% year on year, and segment earnings improved from a ¥55 million loss to a ¥406 million profit. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first two quarters of the current fiscal year on a cumulative consolidated basis was ¥4,019 million, up 9.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥295 million, compared with a ¥3 million loss in the same period of the previous fiscal year.」
Revenue in the trading business increased 9.1% year on year, and segment earnings improved from a ¥3 million loss to a ¥295 million profit. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on a cumulative consolidated basis was ¥1,700 million, up 4.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥41 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥70 million in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.」
Revenue in the trading business increased year on year, and segment earnings also shifted from a ¥70 million loss to a ¥41 million profit.