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Q&A from the Career SBU business briefing for analysts

At the Career SBU briefing for analysts, the company outlined a strategy centered on executive recruitment and HiPro as its growth drivers, alongside the use of AI, development of a data platform, and workforce expansion. It also explained near-term risks, including a decline in job openings and user attrition following the integration of user IDs.

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Summary of Q&A5 items taken from the company’s own explanation
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
  1. In the executive segment, recruitment will be the top priority, followed by a focus on HiPro.
  2. The user IDs for doda and doda X have been integrated, but revenue is expected to remain affected from FY2025 Q4 through FY2026 Q1 due to attrition among some users.
  3. The company will shift from a human-driven to an AI-driven model, with registrations and placement rate as its key performance indicators.
  4. Although the number of effective job openings for permanent employees is trending down, demand is expected to recover gradually due to the medium- to long-term labor shortage.
  5. All planned AI investments will be implemented, while the company will strengthen staffing in the executive segment and expand its sales workforce for HiPro.
  6. A company-wide data platform will be introduced from the next fiscal year to convert proprietary data into structured, usable knowledge.
  7. HiPro is expected to become profitable from the next fiscal year, with a policy of approximately doubling revenue from its current level by 2030.
New initiatives
  • Expansion of AI support available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  • Full implementation of AI investments
  • Optimization of marketing costs through the integration of the doda and doda X user IDs and data platforms
  • Introduction of a company-wide data platform from the next fiscal year
  • Development of an LLM-based matching model
  • Expansion of the dual-sided consultant workforce serving the ¥8 million–¥12 million annual income segment
  • Consideration of new businesses in the essential worker segment
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Registrations
  • Placement rate
Medium-term management plan targets
  • TargetContinue achieving at least double-digit growth in the executive segment for annual incomes of ¥6 million or more and in HiPro
    Target fiscal yearThe next 3 years
  • TargetMaintain and improve margins
    Target fiscal yearThe next 3 years
  • TargetApproximately double HiPro revenue from its current level
    Target fiscal year2030
Market Size / Share
The majority of the recruitment market is held by the three major companies, including the company
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeSummary of Q&A
Key KPIsIndicator name Registrations / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Placement rate / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Medium-term management plan targetsTarget Continue achieving at least double-digit growth in the executive segment for annual incomes of ¥6 million or more and in HiPro / Target fiscal year The next 3 years, Target Maintain and improve margins / Target fiscal year The next 3 years, Target Approximately double HiPro revenue from its current level / Target fiscal year 2030
Market Size / ShareThe majority of the recruitment market is held by the three major companies, including the company
Key points of the Q&AIn the executive segment, recruitment will be the top priority, followed by a focus on HiPro., The user IDs for doda and doda X have been integrated, but revenue is expected to remain affected from FY2025 Q4 through FY2026 Q1 due to attrition among some users., The company will shift from a human-driven to an AI-driven model, with registrations and placement rate as its key performance indicators., Although the number of effective job openings for permanent employees is trending down, demand is expected to recover gradually due to the medium- to long-term labor shortage., All planned AI investments will be implemented, while the company will strengthen staffing in the executive segment and expand its sales workforce for HiPro., A company-wide data platform will be introduced from the next fiscal year to convert proprietary data into structured, usable knowledge., HiPro is expected to become profitable from the next fiscal year, with a policy of approximately doubling revenue from its current level by 2030.
New initiativesExpansion of AI support available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Full implementation of AI investments, Optimization of marketing costs through the integration of the doda and doda X user IDs and data platforms, Introduction of a company-wide data platform from the next fiscal year, Development of an LLM-based matching model, Expansion of the dual-sided consultant workforce serving the ¥8 million–¥12 million annual income segment, Consideration of new businesses in the essential worker segment
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Fiscal Period CoveredNet SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlog

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