Annual report

Period2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31
Filed2025-06-23
StandardJapan GAAP
ConsolidatedNo
Data checks12 of 13 passed
Key figures · 111
MetricValuePeriodScopeSource row
Revenue¥9.2bn2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥8.1bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥7.4bn2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥7.0bn2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥6.3bn2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Operating income¥820m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneOperating income
Operating income¥631m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneOperating income
Ordinary income¥829m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥666m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥476m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥467m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥471m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥472m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥383m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥384m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax¥756m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Profit before tax¥665m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Net income (owners)¥315m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneProfit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥253m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneProfit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥267m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneProfit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income¥563m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥483m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥306m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥254m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥269m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Total assets¥5.9bnat 2025-03-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥5.4bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥4.8bnat 2023-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.8bnat 2023-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.6bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.6bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.3bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.3bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥2.3bnat 2025-03-31StandaloneLiabilities
Total liabilities¥2.1bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneLiabilities
Net assets / equity¥3.7bnat 2025-03-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥3.3bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥2.9bnat 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥2.9bnat 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥2.8bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥2.8bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥2.6bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥2.6bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥3.3bnat 2025-03-31StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥2.8bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash & equivalents¥3.3bnat 2025-03-31StandaloneCash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥2.8bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneCash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥2.5bnat 2023-03-31dStandaloneCash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥2.6bnat 2023-03-31dStandaloneCash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥2.2bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneCash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥1.9bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneCash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥776m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneNet cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥548m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneNet cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥527m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥504m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥200m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥71m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneNet cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥104m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneNet cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥35m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥57m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥75m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥242m2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneNet cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow−¥146m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneNet cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow−¥172m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥119m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow¥297m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥99.282024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥85.662023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥56.242022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥54.582022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥45.352021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥45.522021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥48.892020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥49.182020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥412024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥362023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥312022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥212021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥212020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥643.88at 2025-03-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥585.4at 2024-03-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥523.52at 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥522.97at 2023-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥495.13at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥498.33at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥469.21at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥473.49at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio61.8%at 2025-03-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio61.6%at 2024-03-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio61.3%at 2023-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio61.2%at 2023-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio60.5%at 2022-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio60.9%at 2022-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio60.8%at 2021-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio61.4%at 2021-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE16.2%2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE15.5%2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE11.0%2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE10.7%2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE9.4%2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE11.5%2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,015,600at 2025-03-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,015,600at 2024-03-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,015,600at 2023-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,015,600at 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,015,600at 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Employees462at 2025-03-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees446at 2024-03-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees410at 2023-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees400at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees394at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees

Periods use the dates stated in the filing. d = earlier-year period dated by calendar; v = that date confirmed by the company's own earlier filing.

Segments · 84
SegmentItemPeriodValue
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsdepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥112,000
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsemployeesat 2025-03-318 pure
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsrevenue2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥34m
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsrevenue external2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥34m
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentssegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥46m
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentssegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31−¥4m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingcapex2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥3m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingdepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥5m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥3.8bn
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31−¥870m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentcapex2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥41m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentdepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥30m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentemployeesat 2025-03-3176 pure
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentrevenue2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥2.2bn
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentrevenue external2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥2.2bn
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥657m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentsegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥180m
ICT Businessreportable segmentcapex2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥32m
ICT Businessreportable segmentdepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥29m
ICT Businessreportable segmentemployeesat 2025-03-31260 pure
ICT Businessreportable segmentrevenue2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥5.0bn
ICT Businessreportable segmentrevenue external2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥5.0bn
ICT Businessreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥933m
ICT Businessreportable segmentsegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥1.2bn
Life Science Businessreportable segmentcapex2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥7m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentdepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥11m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentemployeesat 2025-03-3171 pure
Life Science Businessreportable segmentrevenue2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥1.9bn
Life Science Businessreportable segmentrevenue external2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥1.9bn
Life Science Businessreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥496m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentsegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥279m
—segment totalcapex2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥81m
—segment totaldepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥70m
—segment totalemployeesat 2025-03-31407 pure
—segment totalrevenue2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥9.2bn
—segment totalrevenue external2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥9.2bn
—segment totalsegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥2.1bn
—segment totalsegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥1.7bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalcapex2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥81m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totaldepreciation2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥70m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥9.2bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue external2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥9.2bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalsegment assetsat 2025-03-31¥2.1bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalsegment profit2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31¥1.7bn
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentscapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥14,000
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥121,000
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥20m
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentsrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥20m
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentssegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥97m
Operating Segments Not Included In Reportable Segments And Other Revenue Generating Business Activitiesother segmentssegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥11m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥9m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥3.3bn
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥689m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥79m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥17m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.8bn
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.8bn
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥699m
Digital Innovation Businessreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥145m
ICT Businessreportable segmentcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥17m
ICT Businessreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥16m
ICT Businessreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4.5bn
ICT Businessreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4.5bn
ICT Businessreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥785m
ICT Businessreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥919m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥5m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥8m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.8bn
Life Science Businessreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.8bn
Life Science Businessreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥492m
Life Science Businessreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥267m
—segment totalcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥101m
—segment totaldepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥41m
—segment totalrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥8.1bn
—segment totalrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥8.1bn
—segment totalsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥2.0bn
—segment totalsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.3bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥101m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totaldepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥41m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥8.1bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥8.1bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥2.1bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.3bn

Segment names come from EDINET member IDs; not yet mapped to a common taxonomy.

All source rows · 1,119
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Original text (Japanese)03(6408)2488(代表)
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Original text (Japanese)常務取締役コーポレート本部長  伊達 仁
Nearest place of contact cover pageFilingDateInstant
Original text (Japanese)東京都品川区北品川四丁目7番35号
Telephone number nearest place of contact cover pageFilingDateInstant
Original text (Japanese)03(6408)2488(代表)
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Original text (Japanese)男性労働者の育児休業取得率
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Original text (Japanese)2027年3月まで

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Data checks · 12 of 13 passed
balance sheet identitynon_consolidated 2024-03-31pass rounding
balance sheet identitynon_consolidated 2025-03-31pass
dei present pass
period resolution pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2023-03-31mismatch
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2024-03-31pass
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