Recovery in employee utilization to 90% and restraint in new graduate hiring
First written in FY2024-Q3. 4 of 12 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: 2026-10-09.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of DCs at the end of the consolidated fiscal year was 2,456, down 171 from the end of the previous fiscal year. Although headcount declined as the company shifted to a leaner organizational structure for growth and optimized its workforce composition by restraining graduate hiring, overall utilization was 83.1%, up 6.6 percentage points year on year, while utilization for DCs excluding first- and second-year graduates was 85.0%, down 0.4 percentage points year on year.」
While restraining headcount, the company improved overall utilization by 6.6 percentage points to 83.1%, and utilization for DCs excluding first- and second-year graduates was 85.0%. The company updated its performance against the 85% utilization target. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, the utilization rate for DCs excluding first- and second-year graduates has been improving steadily toward the 85% target, reaching 83.2%, up 0.4 percentage points year on year.」
Under its utilization-improvement policy, the utilization rate for DCs excluding first- and second-year graduates rose to 83.2%, approaching the 85% target. Overall utilization also improved by 8.8 percentage points year on year to 78.6%. - FY2025SoftenedAnnual report
「As a result, the company aims to raise the proportion of DX talent to 65% by the end of the fiscal year ending March 2026 and achieve an average utilization rate of at least 85% for DCs excluding first- and second-year graduates.」
The company changed the scope and target level from the previous 90% utilization target excluding first-year graduates to a target of at least 85% excluding first- and second-year graduates. The actual rate was 85.4%, an improvement of 3.3 percentage points from the previous quarter. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Utilization rate of digital creators excluding first- and second-year graduates 82.8% (down 2.6 percentage points year on year)」
The company changed the scope of utilization-rate management from “excluding first-year graduates” to “excluding first- and second-year graduates” and disclosed an actual rate of 82.8%, down 2.6 percentage points year on year. Eliminating unutilized talent and improving utilization remain the top priorities. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「By balancing hiring and utilization, the company aims to achieve an operating margin of 5% in the fiscal year ending March 2026 and 10% in the fiscal year ending March 2027.」
The company set a 90% employee utilization target and disclosed a cumulative consolidated utilization rate of 82.8% for the current fiscal year, excluding new graduates. It detailed a plan to achieve operating margins of 5% in the fiscal year ending March 2026 and 10% in the fiscal year ending March 2027 through restrained hiring and improved utilization. - FY2024-Q3First statedAnnual report
「As a specific initiative, the company will restrain hiring of new graduates until the utilization rate target of 90% for employees excluding first-year graduates and an operating margin of 10% are restored.」
The company set out new management targets and operating conditions under which graduate hiring will be restrained until a 90% utilization rate for employees excluding first-year graduates and a 10% operating margin are restored.