Investment in people to strengthen sales capabilities and secure engineers
First written in FY2017-Q1. 5 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024-Q3.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Personnel expenses, including recruitment costs, are trending upward.」
The upward trend in human resources investment and personnel expenses, including recruitment costs, continues. No new achievement milestone is presented for the cost burden associated with securing personnel. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although revenue from the human resources services business exceeded that of the same quarter of the previous year, rising costs associated with hiring personnel and other factors remain an issue.」
The company identifies rising costs associated with hiring personnel as an issue and continues to explain the cost burden associated with investment in people to strengthen sales capabilities and secure engineers. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit fell below that of the same period of the previous year because the company brought forward investments to strengthen its structure from the next fiscal year onward, including system implementation to improve operating efficiency, recruitment costs to secure personnel, and higher personnel expenses due to an increase in headcount.」
The company continues to invest in strengthening its structure by securing and increasing personnel. This time, the investment is described as upfront spending that also includes system implementation, but no milestone for achieving the target is presented. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Personnel expenses increased because Group companies continued to make active investments in human resources.」
The company explains that continued active investment in human resources resulted in higher personnel expenses. The disclosure also describes additional staffing to strengthen the corporate sales division in the information and communications business. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「However, active investment in human resources to strengthen sales capabilities and secure engineers increased selling, general and administrative expenses, including personnel expenses, causing operating profit to fall below that of the same quarter of the previous year.」
The company explains that it continues to invest in human resources to strengthen sales capabilities and secure engineers, resulting in an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The Group has been actively investing in people to strengthen its sales capabilities and secure engineers, which contributed to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, including personnel expenses.」
The company is investing in human resources to strengthen sales capabilities and secure engineers. The resulting increase in personnel expenses and other costs is also explicitly stated.