In a rapidly changing business environment, a year in which our adaptability comes under severe pressure
heading into the crucial juncture of the second year of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 “Challenge”.
Since our establishment in 1988, as an “IT company that demonstrates the best technology and quality,” the CRESCO Group has forged a path as an independent system integrator (SIer) that supports both corporate business and social infrastructure by focusing on software development. We have steadily proceeded step by step, while staying true to “growth,” which is the origin of the Company’s name. This is entirely because of all of your support and strong encouragement. We would like to express our sincere thanks.
FY2024 was a “time of change,” with large changes in the domestic and overseas business environment. The impact of such factors as concerns about monetary policy in Japan and the U.S., changes in the political leaders of major countries, and conflict around the world have led to significant fluctuations in exchange rates and instability in corporate earnings. Moreover, prices have remained high, real wages continue to decline, and improvements in productivity have become an urgent matter for domestic companies. On the other hand, it is facing a new age that the entire industry aims to create new businesses and services and to enhance profitability through sustainable growth and the further evolution of digital businesses and generative AI.
In terms of the direction of the economy and changes in the structure of the industry in FY2025, forecast trends include the acceleration of digitalization, the promotion of the green economy, changes in the labor market, the growth of the health industry, and the revitalization of regional economies.
Based on abundant experience and technological capabilities, group synergies, affiliates and partnerships in Japan and overseas, and joint research and development with outside companies and research institutions, the CRESCO Group has been developing the IT services business and digital solutions business.
To quickly adapt to economic trends and changes in the structure of the industry, we are rolling out proactive measures aimed at enhancing corporate value. These measures include creating new synergies through bold restructuring of the CRESCO Group, and further strengthening our digital solutions business with a focus on areas that are anticipated to find wide application across various customer segments in the future: “AI (artificial intelligence),” “security,” and “data analytics.” Furthermore, we are deepening partnerships with our customers at a strategic level and transitioning toward co-creation models.
Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 enters its middle phase (2nd year)
Based on the “CRESCO Group Ambition 2030” through which the CRESCO Group aims to create competitive advantages for customers through IT and technology and to drive social evolution as a digital value creating company, we will start the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 in FY2024, through which we will continue to strive to become a company with net sales of 100.0 billion yen in 2030. The Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 follows the Medium-Term Management Plan 2023.
Under the “Challenge” in the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026, we will promote 7 growth strategies with the aim of achieving sustainable growth by evolving into a strategic partner that realizes the growth of our client companies.
Our performance targets for FY2026 are consolidated net sales of 70.0 billion yen, consolidated operating profit of 8.0 billion yen, and a consolidated operating profit ratio of 11.5%. The CRESCO Group will strive to become a leading company in the industry, both in name and reality, by staying ahead of the times.
Realizing a “feeling of excitement” and growth for our customers
As a key theme in the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026, we form “contributing to the realization of our customers’ strategies.” We believe strongly that by executing and promoting proposals beneficial to our customers, the CRESCO Group will establish itself as an irreplaceable strategic partner for our customers. In doing so, we aim to build a circulatory business model that leverages the insights gained to contribute to the growth of the industry and society as a whole. We believe that this will significantly contribute to sustainable growth and the enhancement of corporate value.
Making the maximum contribution to people in society through the growth of our corporate activities
We believe that our corporate mission is to GROW so that we can make our greatest possible contribution to people’s happiness around the world, make our workers proud and happy to work here, and demonstrate our abilities to the utmost. As part of these efforts, we are proactively pursuing ESG (environment, social, governance) initiatives.
E (environment):
With regard to decarbonization, we are working on measures that will lead to sustainable growth, including the development of environmentally friendly systems for customers, reductions in commuting time and energy use by promoting telework, promotion of the transition to paperless operations, and the transition of systems owned by the CRESCO Group to the cloud.
S (social) :
We are promoting diversity and inclusion (D&I) including active roles for women, and working to create a rewarding work environment. We also see IT human resource education throughout society as part of our mission and actively support social initiatives to develop human resources including sponsoring the “National Programming Competition for Elementary School Students (Contest Name: 全国選抜小学生プログラミング大会),” having our employees give talks at universities, and sending lecturers to IT-related groups.
G (governance) :
In addition to diversity including demographics such as gender in the composition of the Board of Directors, we are disclosing a skill matrix focused on the balance of diversity in experience and expertise.
The CRESCO Group wants to create a richer, more exciting future of “beyond” that exceeds the imagination of people around the world. In order to realize a “feeling of excitement” and growth for our customers, we are pursuing “the needs of society (changes with high priority),” which include those of our customers, and “the best technologies,” and are carrying out our business activities.
Quickly adapting to the changes that face us
FY2025 is likely to be a year in which our adaptability comes under severe pressure in a business environment characterized by poor visibility in such areas as global risks, diversification of demand, fluctuations in exchange rates and stock markets, the direction of monetary policy, and prices.
It also marks the middle phase of the “Challenge” in the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026, which is a crucial juncture for the CRESCO Group. With a view to Japan and the entire world, we will work to realize joy and an “exciting future” for all stakeholders by providing high value to customers and by contributing to society through IT.
We look forward to your continued support in the future.
Apr 1, 2025
Hiroyuki Nemoto, Chairman & CEO
Hiroshi Tominaga, President
