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Financial Results PresentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 202610 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales9,320 Millions of yen+103.0%
Ordinary income717 Millions of yen+112.0%
Net income489 Millions of yen+112.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses3,998 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
4,633 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
332 Millions of yen
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
20,000 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
1,900 Millions of yen
Net income for the current fiscal year
1,272 Millions of yen
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue has been slightly below plan, while profit has been above planAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Active job openings-to-applicants ratio
1.19 times
Hiring DemandExpected to remain solid, particularly in engineering
New initiatives
- Results briefings to be held four times a year starting with the second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026
- Publication of an integrated report
- Promote investment in existing and new businesses, human capital, and systems
- Strengthen IR activities, including disclosure in Japanese and English and expansion of the corporate website
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Active job openings-to-applicants ratio1.19 timesYear on year against the same period last yearLargely unchanged from September 2025
- Media orders2,160 Engagements
- type new member registrationsYear on year against the same period last year119.9%
- type applicationsYear on year against the same period last year122.5%
- 女の転職type new member registrationsYear on year against the same period last year114.9%
- 女の転職type applicationsYear on year against the same period last year104.5%
- General recruitment placement contracts476 Engagements
- Mid-career recruitment placement contracts49 Engagements
- Accepted offers for new-graduate placement45 people
- IT staffing (fixed-term) active staff1,684 people
- New IT staffing (fixed-term) active staff291 people
- IT staffing (indefinite-term) active staff116 people
- Mid-career hires for IT staffing (indefinite-term)25 people
Segment results
- MediaNet Sales2,959 Millions of yen (YoY +99.2%)Ordinary income421 Millions of yen (YoY +129.9%)
- General recruitment placementNet Sales1,187 Millions of yen (YoY +91.4%)Ordinary income56 Millions of yen (YoY +73.1%)
- Mid-career recruitment placementNet Sales226 Millions of yen (YoY +140.0%)Ordinary income43 Millions of yen
- New-graduate mediaNet Sales357 Millions of yen (YoY +89.4%)Ordinary income91 Millions of yen (YoY +75.6%)
- New-graduate recruitment placementNet Sales63 Millions of yen (YoY +57.0%)Ordinary income-52 Millions of yen
- IT staffing (fixed-term)Net Sales4,165 Millions of yen (YoY +105.7%)Ordinary income230 Millions of yen (YoY +120.2%)
- IT staffing (indefinite-term)Net Sales360 Millions of yen (YoY +234.1%)Ordinary income-73 Millions of yen
Financial targets
Cost of capital
12～14
ROE
20～25
PBR
2.0～2.5
Expected growth rate
0～2
Orders received and order backlog
Media ordersQuarterly trends are shown in the chart (¥1.44 billion in the current quarter)
New-graduate media ordersQuarterly trends are shown in the chart (¥159 million in the current quarter)
Number of employees
Number of Employees768 People
Record date30 September 2025
Annual Dividend
Year-end dividend
¥130 per share
Payout ratio
53.6 %
GuidelineAt least 50% based on ordinary dividends only
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 |
| Net Sales | 9,320 Millions of yen (YoY +103.0%) |
| Ordinary income | 717 Millions of yen (YoY +112.0%) |
| Net income | 489 Millions of yen (YoY +112.0%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,998 Millions of yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales 4,633 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 332 Millions of yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 20,000 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 1,900 Millions of yen / Net income for the current fiscal year 1,272 Millions of yen |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue has been slightly below plan, while profit has been above plan |
| Segment results | Segment Media / Net Sales 2,959 Millions of yen (YoY +99.2%) / Ordinary income 421 Millions of yen (YoY +129.9%), Segment General recruitment placement / Net Sales 1,187 Millions of yen (YoY +91.4%) / Ordinary income 56 Millions of yen (YoY +73.1%), Segment Mid-career recruitment placement / Net Sales 226 Millions of yen (YoY +140.0%) / Ordinary income 43 Millions of yen, Segment New-graduate media / Net Sales 357 Millions of yen (YoY +89.4%) / Ordinary income 91 Millions of yen (YoY +75.6%), Segment New-graduate recruitment placement / Net Sales 63 Millions of yen (YoY +57.0%) / Ordinary income -52 Millions of yen, Segment IT staffing (fixed-term) / Net Sales 4,165 Millions of yen (YoY +105.7%) / Ordinary income 230 Millions of yen (YoY +120.2%), Segment IT staffing (indefinite-term) / Net Sales 360 Millions of yen (YoY +234.1%) / Ordinary income -73 Millions of yen |
| Key KPIs | Indicator Active job openings-to-applicants ratio / Value 1.19 times / Year on year against the same period last year Largely unchanged from September 2025, Indicator Media orders / Value 2,160 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator type new member registrations / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 119.9%, Indicator type applications / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 122.5%, Indicator 女の転職type new member registrations / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 114.9%, Indicator 女の転職type applications / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 104.5%, Indicator General recruitment placement contracts / Value 476 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Mid-career recruitment placement contracts / Value 49 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Accepted offers for new-graduate placement / Value 45 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator IT staffing (fixed-term) active staff / Value 1,684 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator New IT staffing (fixed-term) active staff / Value 291 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator IT staffing (indefinite-term) active staff / Value 116 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Mid-career hires for IT staffing (indefinite-term) / Value 25 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 768 People / Record date 30 September 2025 |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Active job openings-to-applicants ratio 1.19 times / Hiring Demand Expected to remain solid, particularly in engineering |
| Financial targets | Cost of capital 12～14 / ROE 20～25 / PBR 2.0～2.5 / Expected growth rate 0～2 |
| Annual Dividend | Year-end dividend ¥130 per share / Interim Dividend Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 53.6 % |
| Orders received and order backlog | Media orders Quarterly trends are shown in the chart (¥1.44 billion in the current quarter) / New-graduate media orders Quarterly trends are shown in the chart (¥159 million in the current quarter) |
| New initiatives | Results briefings to be held four times a year starting with the second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026, Publication of an integrated report, Promote investment in existing and new businesses, human capital, and systems, Strengthen IR activities, including disclosure in Japanese and English and expansion of the corporate website |
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Operating profitGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresMarket 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.Revenue was below plan in some businesses because orders and contracts fell short of plan, while profit exceeded plan due to controls on costs such as advertising and personnel expenses, as well as productivity improvements. In light of profit exceeding plan in the first half, the company resolved to increase the dividend to enhance shareholder returns.
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