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Impact of the Spread of COVID-19 on Business Activities

First written in FY2020. 11 of 13 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2025.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseMaterialisedFY2020 – FY2021-Q3MaterialisedFY2022-Q1 – FY20232020: 320202021: 420212022: 320222023: 220232024: 020242025: 12025
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Risk of COVID-19 impacts on business activities, supply chains, demand and financial performanceA theme 1257 companies write about · 1269 as a headwind · 6 as a tailwind

Sms moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, the same year as the typical company in this theme.

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  1. FY2025DroppedAnnual report
    The impact of the spread of COVID-19 on business activities is not listed as a separate item among the major risks for the current fiscal year.
  2. FY2023MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the increase in COVID-19 cases from January to March and July to September 2022 and from November 2022 to January 2023 had a temporary negative impact on revenue, but the segment continued to grow steadily.」

    The increase in COVID-19 cases had a temporary negative impact on revenue in the Career segment over multiple periods.
  3. FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the increase in COVID-19 cases from January to March, July to September and November 2022 onward had a temporary negative impact on revenue, but the segment continued to grow steadily.」

    The increase in COVID-19 cases had a temporary negative impact on revenue in the Career segment from January to March, July to September and November 2022 onward.
  4. FY2023-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the increase in COVID-19 cases from January to March and July to September 2022 had a temporary negative impact on revenue, but the segment continued to grow steadily.」

    It states that the increase in COVID-19 cases had a temporary negative impact on revenue in the Career segment.
  5. FY2023-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the increase in COVID-19 cases from January to March 2022 had a temporary negative impact that depressed revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year under review, but the segment as a whole continued to grow steadily.」

    It states that the increase in COVID-19 cases had a temporary negative impact on first-quarter revenue in the Career segment.
  6. FY2022-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the spread of COVID-19 has had a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services.」

    COVID-19 had a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services in the third quarter under review as well.
  7. FY2022-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the spread of COVID-19 has had a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services.」

    COVID-19 had a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services in the second quarter under review as well.
  8. FY2022-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the spread of COVID-19 has had a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services.」

    COVID-19 had a negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services in the first quarter under review as well.
  9. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「Since the spread of COVID-19 began in January 2020, the Group has experienced (a) the suspension of interviews at some offices in its recruitment business and the cancellation of employment events in the Career segment, and (b) the suspension of travel by healthcare professionals scheduled to be placed across borders in the Global Career business within the Overseas segment.」

    It reconfirms that the temporary impact of COVID-19 on the Career segment and Global Career business has continued.
  10. FY2021-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Overseas segment, the spread of the novel coronavirus has had temporary negative effects, including the cancellation or postponement of pharmaceutical company events and the postponement of travel by healthcare professionals in the Global Career business. Meanwhile, the shift to digital operations is progressing amid the impact of COVID-19, and online events and digital products have performed well.」

    The spread of the novel coronavirus has continued to have a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services in the Career segment, pharmaceutical company events in the Overseas segment and travel by healthcare professionals. It states that online events and digital products have performed well.
  11. FY2021-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Overseas segment, the spread of the novel coronavirus has had temporary negative effects, including the cancellation or postponement of pharmaceutical company events and the postponement of travel by healthcare professionals in the Global Career business.」

    The spread of the novel coronavirus has continued to result in the cancellation or postponement of pharmaceutical company events and the postponement of travel by healthcare professionals in the Overseas segment. The company also reports a temporary negative impact on order-taking activities for recruitment services in the Career segment.
  12. FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report

    「In the Career segment, the spread of the novel coronavirus has temporarily affected operations, including the suspension of interviews by some businesses in the recruitment business.」

    The spread of the novel coronavirus has continued to result in the suspension of interviews by some businesses in the Career segment. In the Overseas segment, pharmaceutical company events have been cancelled or postponed, and travel by healthcare professionals has been postponed.
  13. FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report

    「Since the spread of the novel coronavirus began in January 2020, the Group has experienced (a) the suspension of interviews at some offices in its recruitment business and the cancellation of employment events in the Career segment, (b) delays in business progress resulting from the postponement or cancellation of pharmaceutical company events and lockdowns in countries where it operates in the Marketing Support business and other businesses in the Overseas segment, (c) the suspension of travel by healthcare professionals scheduled to be placed across borders in the Global Career business within the Overseas segment, and (d) temporary difficulties for employees across the Group in commuting to work.」

    It states that the spread of the novel coronavirus had specific impacts on the domestic Career business, overseas marketing support, the Global Career business and the Group's overall working arrangements.
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