Ordinary profit margin on net sales of 4% or higher
First written in FY2017. 3 of 10 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 5 of 51 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026The ordinary profit margin declined from 4.0% to 3.7%, falling short of the targetAnnual report
「The ordinary profit margin on sales was 3.7%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.」
The ordinary profit margin on sales, which reached 4.0% in the previous fiscal year, fell to 3.7%, below the target of 4% or higher. - FY2025AchievedAnnual report
「The ordinary profit margin on sales was 4.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.」
The ordinary profit margin on sales improved from 3.7% in the previous fiscal year to 4.0%, reaching the stated target of 4% or higher. - FY2024The ordinary profit margin improved to 3.7%, although it remained below the 4% targetAnnual report
「The ordinary profit margin increased 0.6 percentage point from the previous period to 3.7%.」
The ordinary profit margin on sales improved from 3.1% in the previous fiscal year to 3.7%, but remains below the stated target of 4% or higher. - FY2023The ordinary profit margin improved to 3.1%, although it remained below the 4% targetAnnual report
「The ordinary profit margin increased 0.5 percentage point year on year to 3.1%.」
The ordinary profit margin improved from 2.6% in the previous fiscal year to 3.1%, but remained below the target of 4% or higher. - FY2022The ordinary profit margin improved to 2.6%, although it remained below the 4% targetAnnual report
「Affected by the spread of COVID-19, the ordinary profit margin declined 0.2 percentage point year on year to 2.6%. Return on assets (ROA) also declined 0.2 percentage point year on year to 3.2%. As a company that places importance on continuously providing stable returns to shareholders, we are pursuing steady improvement in the ordinary profit margin and working toward a target of 4% or higher. To achieve this target, we believe it is important to learn the basic knowledge underlying customers' businesses and products, think through, address, and create customers' businesses together with them in ways that competitors cannot imitate, and make the company the one customers who support us rely on most.」
The ordinary profit margin improved 0.1 percentage point from 2.5% in the previous year to 2.6%, but remained below the target of 4% or higher. ROA was 3.2%. - FY2021The ordinary profit margin fell below the 4% target, declining to 2.5%Annual report
「Affected by the spread of COVID-19, the ordinary profit margin declined 0.9 percentage point year on year to 2.5%. Return on assets (ROA) also declined 1.6 percentage points year on year to 3.4%. As a company that places importance on continuously providing stable returns to shareholders, we are pursuing steady improvement in the ordinary profit margin and working toward a target of 4% or higher.」
The ordinary profit margin declined from 3.3% in the previous year to 2.5%, widening the gap from the target of 4% or higher. ROA also declined to 3.4%. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Ordinary profit was ¥1,659 million, down 1.4% year on year, a decrease of ¥23 million, while net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,037 million, down 12.9% year on year, a decrease of ¥153 million. The ordinary profit margin was 3.3%, remaining broadly unchanged from the same period of the previous year. As a company that places importance on continuously providing stable returns to shareholders, we are pursuing steady improvement in the ordinary profit margin and working toward a target of 4% or higher.」
The company continues to pursue its target of an ordinary profit margin of 4% or higher. The actual margin for the year was 3.3%, and the filing does not state that the target was achieved. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The ordinary profit margin increased 0.1 percentage point year on year to 3.4%. As a company that places importance on continuously providing stable returns to shareholders, we are pursuing steady improvement in the ordinary profit margin and working toward a target of 4% or higher.」
The company continues to pursue its target of an ordinary profit margin of 4% or higher. The actual margin for the year was 3.4%, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous year. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We are pursuing steady improvement in the ordinary profit margin and working toward a target of 4% or higher. To achieve this target, we believe it is important to learn the basic knowledge underlying customers' businesses and products, think through, address, and create customers' businesses together with them in ways that competitors cannot imitate, and increase the number of customers who support our company.」
The company continues to pursue its target of an ordinary profit margin of 4% or higher, with the means of achieving it including acquiring knowledge of customers' businesses and products and jointly considering solutions with customers. The ordinary profit margin for the year was stated to be 3.3%. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「As a company that places importance on continuously providing stable returns to shareholders, we are pursuing steady improvement in the ordinary profit margin and working to achieve our target of 4% or higher.」
The company has for the first time set an explicit target of an ordinary profit margin of 4% or higher, linking it to stable returns to shareholders.