The plan for the full year is a slight decrease, but what actually caused the increase of nearly JPY25 billion? In terms of costs, the plan for the full year seems like a very high hurdle to overcome, but what do you think? A: One of the factors that caused the YoY increase in SG&A expenses is the impact of foreign exchange rates. [...] In the end, is it correct to say that the JPY30 billion for business combination costs for the full year will be spent basically, but will be restrained where possible? In terms of the reallocation of personnel, is it correct to say that you will reassign staff from the support divisions to the business divisions and allocate costs to the cost of sales? A: There is that, and we are also thinking a. [...] In the explanation, you said that the decline was a reaction to the favorable profitability of the projects in the same period of the previous year. [...] In Q2 of FY2023, the profit margin was high, but we believe that the impact of the project mix will ease as the number of projects coming in increases. [...] Besides equipment sales, in terms of regions, Australia makes up the large part, and the factor for the negative YoY change is the expiration of the contract last year.
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