◆Continue to grow through contributions to society/With the goal of
reaching a market capitalization of 1 trillion yen - What are your honest thoughts on the 100th anniversary?
Mr. Michihiro Kitazawa
"I'm very happy. Last fiscal year, we recorded 1 trillion yen in revenue for the first time, and we exceeded our operating margin target of 7% in fiscal 2021. We had We can achieve this ahead of schedule and we can celebrate with achievement."
--Sales For many years, the company has set a target of 1 trillion yen.
“My predecessor, the chairman, aimed for this goal, but business performance declined due to the Lehman Shock. Revenue (from 900 billion yen in fiscal 2007) fell to 600 billion yen in fiscal 2009, to 70 billion yen. We also posted the final deficit. It really felt like we had hit rock bottom. From there, it went up, and although there was a period of decline due to the new coronavirus, it quickly increased to 1 trillion yen. Everyone really. You did a great job."
