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0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
1217
¥ million (consolidated operating income)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Supplementary materials to the earnings reportFiscal year ending January 2027, second quarter (interim period)7 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥7,075 million
Operating profit¥1,217 million
Ordinary income¥1,222 million
Net income¥815 million
Gross Profit Margin39.8 %
Operating profit margin17.2 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,596 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥3,241 million
Operating profit
¥600 million
Ordinary income
¥594 million
Net income
¥412 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥14,021 million
Operating profit
¥2,017 million
Ordinary income
¥2,001 million
Net income
¥1,248 million
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。
Net Sales50.5%
Operating profit60.3%
Ordinary income61.1%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent65.3%
What the company explained in this material
New initiatives
- 2-for-1 stock split effective 1 August 2026
- Strategic assignment of engineers to growth and high-value-added fields
- Recruitment-related investments, IT/DX investments and training facility investments
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Engineers at period-end1,431 people
- Average number of engineers in the second quarter1,392 people+6.1%
- Utilization rate97.6 %
- Engineer billing rate¥4,852 /hour+3.8%
- Labor hours168 Hours/month+0.7%
- Attrition rate (overall)5.7 %
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Engineer billing rate
¥4,852 /hour+3.8%
Average number of engineers in the second quarter
1,392 people+6.1%
Labor hours
168 Hours/month+0.7%
Segment results
Engineer Staffing
Net Sales¥5,592 million
Year on year against the same period last year+9.2%
Contracting and Outsourcing
Net Sales¥782 million
Year on year against the same period last year+8.5%
Other
Net Sales¥28 million
Year on year against the same period last year-13.9%
Number of employees
Changes and hires during the period
New graduate engineers149 people
Mid-career engineers38 people
Annual Dividend
Interim¥43 per share
End of period¥21.5 per share
Period-end, on a pre-stock-split basis¥43 per share
Payout ratio
73.1 %
PolicyBased on a 50% payout ratio
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending January 2027, second quarter (interim period) |
| Net Sales | ¥7,075 million |
| Operating profit | ¥1,217 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥1,222 million |
| Net income | ¥815 million |
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.8 % |
| Operating profit margin | 17.2 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥1,596 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥3,241 million / Operating profit ¥600 million / Ordinary income ¥594 million / Net income ¥412 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥14,021 million / Operating profit ¥2,017 million / Ordinary income ¥2,001 million / Net income ¥1,248 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 50.5% / Operating profit 60.3% / Ordinary income 61.1% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 65.3% |
| Segment results | Engineer Staffing Net Sales ¥5,592 million / yoy_pct ¥9.2 million / Contracting and Outsourcing Net Sales ¥782 million / yoy_pct ¥8.5 million / Other Net Sales ¥28 million / yoy_pct ¥-13.9 million |
| Key KPIs | Engineers at period-end 1,431 people, Average number of engineers in the second quarter 1,392 people (YoY +6.1%), Utilization rate 97.6 %, Engineer billing rate ¥4,852 /hour (YoY +3.8%), Labor hours 168 Hours/month (YoY +0.7%), Attrition rate (overall) 5.7 % |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Engineer billing rate ¥4,852 /hour (YoY +3.8%) / Average number of engineers in the second quarter 1,392 people (YoY +6.1%) / Labor hours 168 Hours/month (YoY +0.7%) |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees Not disclosed / Changes and hires during the period New graduate engineers 149 people / Mid-career engineers 38 people |
| Annual Dividend | Interim ¥43 per share / End of period ¥21.5 per share / Period-end, on a pre-stock-split basis ¥43 per share |
| Payout ratio | 73.1 % |
| New initiatives | 2-for-1 stock split effective 1 August 2026, Strategic assignment of engineers to growth and high-value-added fields, Recruitment-related investments, IT/DX investments and training facility investments |
Items this document does not state (12)
Self-assessment against the planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital 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.In the engineer staffing business, billable headcount increased, utilization remained high and billing rates rose. In the contract and outsourcing business, the number of personnel assigned to projects won increased, and growth in revenue absorbed expenses including recruitment-related investments, IT/DX investments and training facility investments.
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