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Summary of Q&AFiscal year ending April 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Full-year earnings forecastMentions the full-year earnings forecast range for the fiscal year ending April 2026; itemized forecast figures are Not disclosed
What the company explained in this material
Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Background to the upward revision of the full-year earnings forecast: strong conditions in the logistics and retail industries, demand capture, and deeper customer engagement
- Scenarios for the revised range: the midpoint is the base case, the upper end assumes the capture of seasonal demand, and the lower end assumes limited effects from investment in nursing care and welfare
- Areas of additional investment: projects to reduce onboarding workloads in logistics and worker marketing in the nursing care and welfare industry
- Reasons for prioritizing worker marketing: maintaining and increasing the utilization rate and acquiring qualified workers
- Background to the share buyback: pursuing capital efficiency, higher EPS and shareholder returns while prioritizing growth investment
- Impact of developments in the Middle East: although the outlook is uncertain, the company explained that appropriate use of spot work can optimize costs
- Risk of substitution by AI: the company believes substitution would be difficult because of its proprietary data, matching expertise and BPR expertise
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Capturing demand in logistics, deploying field managers, the recovery of major retail groups, deeper customer engagement through BPR, and expansion into sub-industries
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The midpoint of the range is used as the base-case scenario. The upper end assumes the capture of strong sales and moving demand in March and April, while the lower end is a conservative scenario in which the effects of strategic investment in the nursing care and welfare industry are limitedNew initiatives
- Project to reduce onboarding workloads in the logistics industry
- Deployment of field managers and stepped-up hiring
- Additional investment in the logistics and nursing care and welfare industries
- Retargeting to activate registered workers
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Company-wide utilization rate84.9 %
Segment results
Provides a qualitative explanation of strong performance in the logistics and retail industries. Figures are Not disclosedNumber of employees
Nearly 800 sales employees, including customer success staff. The company is working to hire field managers, but their number and change in headcount are Not disclosedAcquisition of treasury shares
Mentions the share buyback disclosed on 25 March 2026. The amount, number of shares and period of the buyback are Not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending April 2026 |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Mentions the full-year earnings forecast range for the fiscal year ending April 2026; itemized forecast figures are Not disclosed |
| Segment results | Provides a qualitative explanation of strong performance in the logistics and retail industries. Figures are Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Capturing demand in logistics, deploying field managers, the recovery of major retail groups, deeper customer engagement through BPR, and expansion into sub-industries |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Company-wide utilization rate / Value 84.9 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Nearly 800 sales employees, including customer success staff. The company is working to hire field managers, but their number and change in headcount are Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The midpoint of the range is used as the base-case scenario. The upper end assumes the capture of strong sales and moving demand in March and April, while the lower end is a conservative scenario in which the effects of strategic investment in the nursing care and welfare industry are limited |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Mentions the share buyback disclosed on 25 March 2026. The amount, number of shares and period of the buyback are Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Background to the upward revision of the full-year earnings forecast: strong conditions in the logistics and retail industries, demand capture, and deeper customer engagement, Scenarios for the revised range: the midpoint is the base case, the upper end assumes the capture of seasonal demand, and the lower end assumes limited effects from investment in nursing care and welfare, Areas of additional investment: projects to reduce onboarding workloads in logistics and worker marketing in the nursing care and welfare industry, Reasons for prioritizing worker marketing: maintaining and increasing the utilization rate and acquiring qualified workers, Background to the share buyback: pursuing capital efficiency, higher EPS and shareholder returns while prioritizing growth investment, Impact of developments in the Middle East: although the outlook is uncertain, the company explained that appropriate use of spot work can optimize costs, Risk of substitution by AI: the company believes substitution would be difficult because of its proprietary data, matching expertise and BPR expertise |
| New initiatives | Project to reduce onboarding workloads in the logistics industry, Deployment of field managers and stepped-up hiring, Additional investment in the logistics and nursing care and welfare industries, Retargeting to activate registered workers |
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Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The upward revision reflects strong conditions in the logistics and retail industries, the capture of demand in logistics, reduced onboarding workloads through the deployment of field managers, the recovery of major retail groups, deeper customer engagement through BPR, and expansion into areas including drugstores. Additional investments are focused mainly on worker marketing in the logistics and nursing care and welfare industries.
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