Global strategy and topics for the medium term.
At IX knowledge, we set mid-term performance targets for three years and update them as necessary. Our performance targets for March 2027 are sales of 24.5 billion yen and operating profit of 197 million yen, with a sales growth rate of 4.0% and an operating profit growth rate of 6.0% over the three-year period. We aim for an 8.0% operating profit margin.
In our medium-term management plan, we aim to pursue non-financial as well as financial value and enhance enterprise value through sustainable growth. Our major policy in pursuing non-financial value is ESG management and human capital management. Under ESG management, we have three pillars: (1) environmental measures based on global standards, (2) contributions to society that prioritize diversity, and (3) management that emphasizes governance. Under human capital management, we have three pillars: (1) professional skills education and reskilling, (2) promotion of diversity and inclusion, and (3) engagement and improvement of workplace environment.
Establishing a "Group Purpose" in anticipation of accelerating mid-to-long-term M&A and expanding the group.
The company established a "Group Purpose" to foster a corporate culture of unity across the group, with the aim of accelerating M&A and business collaborations in the future, leading to expansion of the group. While respecting the management principles that each group company has built for the foundation of their business, the common way of thinking and values that the group should share were consolidated this time. The main text is "Connecting people one world" with the belief that IKI group will create a rich future by linking IT and society through co-creation. Four values and foundations for achieving co-creation were positioned as technological capabilities, customer satisfaction, contributions to sustainable society, and healthy management.
We will evolve the M&A system from a personal system that considers each case that comes in to an organizational system that actively explores and evaluates potential targets. Types of M&A that can be expected include expanding industry sectors (e.g., SEER Inc. Computer), regional development, and strengthening of new DX related technologies. The company maintains a strong financial foundation that is almost debt-free, and has the flexibility to pursue an aggressive M&A strategy.
(Written by FISCO Guest Analyst, Hideo Kakuta)