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Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
28.7
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)Wording
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Financial Results PresentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 202612 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales13,539 Millions of yen+14.8%
Operating profit4,389 Millions of yen+28.7%
Ordinary income4,395 Millions of yen+28.4%
Net income3,003 Millions of yen+28.5%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net SalesRevenue: ¥13,539 million; operating profit: ¥4,389 million; ordinary profit: ¥4,395 million; net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥3,003 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
53,200 Millions of yen
Gross profit
48,500 Millions of yen
Operating profit
12,600 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
12,600 Millions of yen
Profit before income taxes for the period
12,600 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
8,600 Millions of yen
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。not disclosed (only the first-half progress rate was disclosed)
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue and profit were broadly in line with the plan; net income was broadly on track against the planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Operating profitGross profit +¥1,648 million, personnel expenses -¥385 million, advertising expenses +¥19 million, other -¥304 million
Quarterly net incomeOperating profit +¥977 million, non-operating income and expenses -¥6 million, extraordinary income and expenses △¥0 million, income taxes -¥305 million
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
- The impact of the situation in the Middle East and generative AI is expected to be limited
- No major geopolitical risk or economic crisis is expected to occur, and economic sentiment is not expected to change significantly
New initiatives
- Strengthening specialized areas, including high-income, executive, financial services and consulting
- Increasing the proportion of high-income placements in regional markets
- Strengthening and expanding global account management through coordination among domestic businesses and operations in each country
- Focusing on direct recruiting in the domestic job advertising business
- Rigorous ROI management for operational efficiency initiatives and systems investment
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- EBITDA4,519 Millions of yenYear on year against the same period last year+28.7%
- EBITDA Margin33.4 %Year on year against the same period last year+3.6pt
- Equity ratio75.5 %
- Number of consultants1,771 people
- Monthly productivity per consultant¥200 10,000Year on year against the same period last yearDown
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Number of consultants
2025 Q11,475 people
2026 Q11,771 people
Monthly productivity per person
2025 Q1¥217 10,000
2026 Q1¥190 10,000
Revenue per placement
¥310.8 10,000
Year on year against the same period last yearUptrend
Segment results
Domestic recruitment business
Net Sales
12,332 Millions of yen+14.8%
Profit
4,297 Millions of yen+28.6%
Overseas Business
Net Sales
1,092 Millions of yen+14.4%
Profit
58 Millions of yen-3.2%
Domestic job advertising business
Net Sales
114 Millions of yen+17.0%
Profit
39 Millions of yen+83.8%
Financial targets
An equity ratio of 75.5% was disclosed. The financial target was not disclosedNumber of employees
not disclosed (the number of consultants was disclosed)Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share
¥38
Payout ratio
At least 65% as a guideline. The forecast for FY2026 was not disclosed (70.6% on the chart)Acquisition of treasury shares
Past share repurchases were disclosed. The repurchase limit for FY2026 was not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | 13,539 Millions of yen (YoY +14.8%) |
| Operating profit | 4,389 Millions of yen (YoY +28.7%) |
| Ordinary income | 4,395 Millions of yen (YoY +28.4%) |
| Net income | 3,003 Millions of yen (YoY +28.5%) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales Revenue: ¥13,539 million; operating profit: ¥4,389 million; ordinary profit: ¥4,395 million; net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥3,003 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 53,200 Millions of yen / Gross profit 48,500 Millions of yen / Operating profit 12,600 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 12,600 Millions of yen / Profit before income taxes for the period 12,600 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 8,600 Millions of yen |
| Progress against full-year forecast | not disclosed (only the first-half progress rate was disclosed) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue and profit were broadly in line with the plan; net income was broadly on track against the plan |
| Segment results | Domestic recruitment business Net Sales 12,332 Millions of yen (YoY +14.8%) / Profit 4,297 Millions of yen (YoY +28.6%) / Overseas Business Net Sales 1,092 Millions of yen (YoY +14.4%) / Profit 58 Millions of yen (YoY -3.2%) / Domestic job advertising business Net Sales 114 Millions of yen (YoY +17.0%) / Profit 39 Millions of yen (YoY +83.8%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Operating profit Gross profit +¥1,648 million, personnel expenses -¥385 million, advertising expenses +¥19 million, other -¥304 million / Quarterly net income Operating profit +¥977 million, non-operating income and expenses -¥6 million, extraordinary income and expenses △¥0 million, income taxes -¥305 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name EBITDA / Value 4,519 Millions of yen / Year on year against the same period last year 28.7 Millions of yen, Indicator name EBITDA Margin / Value 33.4 % / Year on year against the same period last year +3.6pt, Indicator name Equity ratio / Value 75.5 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of consultants / Value 1,771 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Monthly productivity per consultant / Value ¥200 10,000 / Year on year against the same period last year Down |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Number of consultants 2025 Q1 1,475 people / 2026 Q1 1,771 people / Monthly productivity per person 2025 Q1 ¥217 10,000 / 2026 Q1 ¥190 10,000 / Revenue per placement ¥310.8 10,000 |
| Number of employees | not disclosed (the number of consultants was disclosed) |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The impact of the situation in the Middle East and generative AI is expected to be limited, No major geopolitical risk or economic crisis is expected to occur, and economic sentiment is not expected to change significantly |
| Financial targets | An equity ratio of 75.5% was disclosed. The financial target was not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥38 / Breakdown Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | At least 65% as a guideline. The forecast for FY2026 was not disclosed (70.6% on the chart) |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Past share repurchases were disclosed. The repurchase limit for FY2026 was not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Strengthening specialized areas, including high-income, executive, financial services and consulting, Increasing the proportion of high-income placements in regional markets, Strengthening and expanding global account management through coordination among domestic businesses and operations in each country, Focusing on direct recruiting in the domestic job advertising business, Rigorous ROI management for operational efficiency initiatives and systems investment |
Items this document does not state (10)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Operating profit increased due to higher gross profit and lower advertising expenses. In the domestic recruitment business, strengthening high-income, executive, financial services and consulting areas has contributed to higher revenue per placement.
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