Creating new value and helping realize a sustainable society by combining cutting-edge technologies with our core strengths in the media, telecommunications, and broader communications services sectors.
Main relevant material issues Shinichi Kato Group CEO, Communication Services Group
▍Quantitative information
(FY)
2024
2025
2026 Forecast
Invested capital (Billions of yen)
600.0
570.0
570.0
ROIC (%)
5%
3%
3%
Profit for the year:
¥25.8 billion
¥16.0 billion
¥15.0 billion
Underlying profit:
¥8.0 billion
¥15.0 billion
¥15.0 billion
800 600 400 200 0
15 10 5 0
FY2025 Investment|Approx. ¥27.0 billion
Main investment areas
Mobile device business
Major asset replacement
Sale of T-Gaia
▍External Environment: Business Environment
Opportunities
Growing global demand for Japanese content, such as anime
Limitations of maintenance and inspection operations that rely on manual visual inspections, driven by aging public infrastructure and worsening labor shortages
Risks
Emergence of country risks, especially in developing nations, due to changes in policies and regulations
▍Internal Environment: Key Strengths
Domestic network directly connected to consumers (Cable television household subscriptions in Japan:
No. 1)
Expertise in building overseas telecommunications infrastructure
▍Business Strategy
Strengthen the information/telecommunications infrastructure business and expand/upgrade value-added services
Expand/upgrade the domestic 5G-sharing infrastructure and solutions
Leverage the cable platform to expand/upgrade new services
Transform and evolve entertainment shopping by integrating TV, digital, and in-person channels
Roll out anime IP–related merchandising and video production businesses overseas
Maximize the performance of global CVC and PE
▍Medium-Term Management Plan 2026
Initiatives in final year of medium-term management plan
Leverage communications and AI technologies to expand public infrastructure solutions businesses for railway and airport operators
Roll out merchandising and video production businesses overseas to maximize revenue from anime IP
Initiatives for next medium-term management plan
Promote asset replacement to deliver value
Promote digital and AI strategies to cut costs at major subsidiaries and thus achieve profit growth
Telecommunications business (Ethiopia) Media businesses in cable television (Japan) TV shopping (Japan) Mobile device installment sales (Kenya) Global CVC (Start-up investment) in 5 bases
▍Key Market Trends
We aim to expand our business in overseas markets for Japanese anime, which is earmarked for significant growth