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Konica Minolta Reports Better Financial Results, See Major Profit Surge

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Konica Minolta of Japan today reported results for its first quarter, which consisted of the three months that ended on June 30, 2025.

It was overall good news for the company, including for its Digital Workplace business. While company revenue was down, profit was up in contrast to the losses the firm had been reporting. The good news came in contrast to the losses the company had reported for the previous fiscal year, with Konica Minolta now forecasting profit versus losses for its current fiscal year. 

First-quarter revenue was ¥251.20 billion ($1.66 billion), down 8.2 percent year-over-year (YoY); operating profit was ¥10.06 billion ($66.45 million) versus a loss for the first quarter a year ago; and profit was ¥7.28 billion ($48.38 million), versus a loss for the quarter a year ago.

Digital Workplace Business

Revenue for the company’s Digital Workplace Business was ¥138.9 billion ($923.16 million), down 8.6 percent YoY, and operating profit was ¥7.0 billion ($46.52 million), up 57.1 percent YoY. 

Revenue for the Office unit decreased year-on-year. In addition to the impact of foreign exchange rates, hardware revenue was affected by a decline in revenue for other companies’ brands, and non-hardware revenue, including consumables and services, was affected by a fall in print volumes. 

Regionally, without consideration of the impact of foreign exchange rates, hardware revenue progressed steadily in the United States and Europe but decreased in China and India. Non-hardware revenue decreased in Europe, China, and Japan.

In the DW-DX unit, which mainly offers IT services, revenue decreased YoY due to the impact of foreign exchange rates and some business transfers.

Production Print Business

For the company’s Production Print business, revenue was down 5.0 percent YoY, and operating profit was down 73.2 percent YoY. The company said the the main factor behind the profit decline was a decrease in gross profit due to lower sales of marketing services in the Production Print unit.

The company also said hardware revenue declined due to a decrease in sales volumes of Heavy Production Print (HPP) equipment.  Regionally, both hardware and non-hardware revenue declined mainly in the United States, due to rising economic uncertainty caused by reciprocal tariffs between the United States and other countries.

Forecast

For its fiscal year that will end on March 31, 2026, Konica Minolta is forecasting revenue of ¥1,050.00 billion ($6.97 billion), down 6.9 percent YoY; operating profit of ¥48.00 billion ($319.02 million) versus a loss for the previous year; and profit of ¥24.00 billion ($159.51 million) versus a loss for the previous year.

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