Seasonality Caused by New High School Graduate Recruitment Rules
First written in FY2024. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-12.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-08-12RestatedEarnings
「Orders for this recruitment support service are concentrated in repeat continuing contracts from October through March, when the results of new graduate recruitment from high schools emerge, so net sales tend to be weighted toward the second half of the fiscal year.」
The company reconfirmed the second-half weighting caused by the schedule for new graduate recruitment from high schools. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Recruitment support services normally account for around 50% of our sales. Orders for these recruitment support services tend to be concentrated in the second half of the fiscal year because repeat and ongoing contracts are concentrated in October–March, when the results of high school graduate recruitment are determined.」
The company continues to explain that recruitment support services normally account for approximately 50% of sales and that contracts are concentrated in October–March due to seasonality. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Orders for this recruitment support service are concentrated in repeat continuing contracts from October through March, when the results of new graduate recruitment from high schools emerge, so net sales tend to be weighted toward the second half of the fiscal year.」
The company continues to explain that sales are weighted toward the second half of the fiscal year due to the schedule for high school graduate recruitment. Recruitment support services accounted for 52.4% of sales. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Orders for this recruitment support service are concentrated in repeat continuing contracts from October through March, when the results of new graduate recruitment from high schools emerge, so net sales tend to be weighted toward the second half of the fiscal year.」
The company reconfirms the seasonality of orders being concentrated in October–March, when the results of high school graduate recruitment are determined, and explains that the second quarter is the off-peak period for orders. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「Recruitment support services accounted for 54.2% of our sales in the fiscal year ended March 2024.」
Sales are concentrated in October–March for recruitment support services, May–July and October for events, and July for planning, production and outsourced support services.