To all KIMOTO fans

On May 11, we announced the financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2018. Despite a decrease in revenue compared to the previous year, we achieved an increase in profit. This was mainly due to reducing the handling of low-margin products and shifting to high-margin products. Unfortunately, we were unable to achieve revenue growth, and we apologize for that.

However, we view it positively that we were able to complete the second year of the fourth mid-term management plan without significantly missing our targets. We are pleased that the personnel who were able to achieve results as planned have started to gain some confidence.

This term marks the third year of the mid-term management plan.
As announced, we have revised the targets we informed you of two years ago, but we are planning for revenue and profit growth.
Although the consulting business is struggling, we have planned to double the Data Kitchen business, which has been in operation since our founding, compared to the previous year. We hope you will take notice.

The agriculture initiative we started as part of our social contribution continues to grow steadily. This year, we plan to strengthen the sales of Japanese yams and take another step forward with the dahlia cultivation that we started on a trial basis last year.

In the new business year, we will continue to practice 'Enjoy, Be Smart, and Win.'

We kindly ask for your warm support and encouragement.

May 15, 2018
KIMOTO Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director Kazunobu Kimoto