Message to Shareholders and Investors
First of all, we would like to thank all of our shareholders for their continued patronage and support of the MUTOH Group.
The MUTOH Group's basic policy is:
Our corporate activities are founded on this basic policy, and are governed by a management principle, which urges us to “increase the value of the Group's businesses, maintain and expand the MUTOH brand on a permanent basis, and ultimately contribute to the sound development of society, by engaging in sensible corporate activities in compliance with international and domestic laws and regulations and social ethics.”
Guided by the above basic policy and management principle, we promote speedy management decisions in response to market changes and strong corporate governance, as we consistently aim to expand and become a corporate Group capable of securing stable profits.
In order for us to become a corporate group capable of continuously securing stable future profits, we believe we must maintain and expand our current businesses by strengthening our products and technological capabilities.
Also, in order to be a well-balanced corporate group that is not reliant on a single business area, we will review the current businesses of all our Group companies as a whole from our customers' perspective, and aspire to achieve a stronger corporate culture through restructuring and consolidation schemes aimed at increasing operational efficiency, as well as by strengthening the foundation of each business.
Imaging and Information Business
The MUTOH Group enjoys a competitive edge in the industrial equipment sector, but the market environment is becoming more competitive and prices are rapidly falling, partly due to the successive entry of large companies into the market in recent years.
Given this difficult environment, we are focusing our efforts on developing and providing products that more effectively satisfy customer needs while delivering outstanding cost performance. We are also taking a proactive stance in developing and offering eco-friendly products with a conscious awareness that environmental conservation is one of the most important principles in today's businesses. Furthermore, to strengthen and expand our business foundation and to more widely establish the MUTOH brand, we will consider and take active and ongoing action to enter untapped markets overseas.
Information Service Business
We aim to expand our information services by implementing active business strategies not only in regard to our CAD business, but also our system integration and solution service business, which is expected to create steady demand and achieve significant growth. We will strengthen the organization and framework of the system integration and solution service business by installing specialized organizations and establishing a cooperative framework within the Group. We will also promote customer strategies that draw fully upon the expertise we have fostered in the manufacturing industry.
Other Businesses
The scope of our business has no boundaries. For example, we engage in the designing and drafting equipment business while also marketing sports care products. To develop new products, enter new markets, and cultivate new sales channels, we are actively strengthening personnel and organizational capacities and also entertaining possibilities of M&A schemes to expand all our business fields.
We hope you will continue to favor us with your generous support and patronage in the future.
