Consolidated net sales increased by 3.9% to 1,199.9 billion yen compared with the previous fiscal year, chiefly owing to the increases in revenue in security services, fire protection services and medical services.

Cost of sales increased by 3.9% to 828.7 billion yen, equivalent to 69.1% of net sales, the same ratio as in the previous fiscal year.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by 4.7% to 226.8 billion yen, equivalent to 18.9% of net sales, up from 18.8% in the previous fiscal year.
As a consequence, operating profit increased by 2.6% to 144.2 billion yen.

Ordinary profit increased by 5.0% to 175.1 billion yen, owing to the increase in non-operating income by 15.3% or 4.8 billion yen, mainly due to the increase in gain on investments in investment partnerships in the U.S. etc., despite the increase in non-operating expenses by 4.1% or 0.2 billion yen.

Total income taxes were 49.5 billion yen, equivalent to 28.3% of profit before income taxes, down from 30.3% in the previous fiscal year.
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests totaled 17.1 billion yen, increased by 40.3% or 4.9 billion yen.
As a result, profit attributable to owners of parent increased by 6.0% to 108.1 billion yen, equivalent to 9.0% of net sales, up from 8.8% in the previous fiscal year.