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Earnings2410CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Financial Results for the Second Quarter (Interim Period) of the Fiscal Year Ending September 2026 [Japanese GAAP] (Non-consolidated)

For the interim period of the fiscal year ending September 2026, revenue increased 3.0% year on year and operating profit increased 12.3%, resulting in higher revenue and profit. While the full-year earnings forecasts were left unchanged, the full-year dividend forecast was raised from ¥100, the actual dividend for the previous fiscal year, to ¥130.

Worth reading
49Recurring
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
30
Yen (full-year dividend forecast)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

Interim period (second quarter)1 October 2025–31 March 2026Non-consolidated (standalone)Japanese GAAP
Net Sales9,320¥ millionYear on year +3.0%Progress 46.6%
Operating profit708¥ millionYear on year +12.3%Progress 37.5%
Ordinary income717¥ millionYear on year +12.0%Progress 37.7%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent489¥ millionYear on year +12.0%Progress 38.4%

The width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.

Net income per share¥92.95
Financial position at period-end
Total assets7,468¥ million
of which net assets 4,654 ¥ millionEquity ratio 62.3%vs. prior year-end +2.5pt

塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Cash inflows and outflows
Operating+382,227
Investment-164,084
Financials-524,989
Net change-306,846

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ thousand).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥3,528,277 thousand
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥20,000 million (YoY +7.3%)
Operating profit¥1,890 million (YoY +19.4%)
Ordinary income¥1,900 million (YoY +18.4%)
Net income¥1,272 million (YoY +15.6%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥100 → ¥130(+30.0%)
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

The media information business, the general market segment of the recruitment business, and the graduate recruitment business were tracking below the earnings forecasts, while the graduate media business and the mid-career segment of the recruitment business were tracking above them. On the profit side, company-wide cost controls through efficient and effective advertising and promotion contributed to results.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Noそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 No
Material subsequent eventsNo applicable matters.
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥1,258 thousand
Depreciation and amortization¥240,492 thousand
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (audience: Not disclosed)
Issued Shares at Period-End5,497,921 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End211,294 shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationInterim period (second quarter)
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedNon-consolidated (standalone)
Period Covered1 October 2025–31 March 2026
Net Sales¥9,320 million (YoY +3.0%)
Operating profit¥708 million (YoY +12.3%)
Ordinary income¥717 million (YoY +12.0%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥489 million (YoY +12.0%)
Net income per share¥92.95
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 62.3% / End of previous period 59.8%
Total assets¥7,468 million
Net assets¥4,654 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥382,227 thousand
Cash flows from investing activities¥-164,084 thousand
Cash flows from financing activities¥-524,989 thousand
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥3,528,277 thousand
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥20,000 million (YoY +7.3%) / Operating profit ¥1,890 million (YoY +19.4%) / Ordinary income ¥1,900 million (YoY +18.4%) / Net income ¥1,272 million (YoY +15.6%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥100 → ¥130(+30.0%)
Depreciation and amortization¥240,492 thousand
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥1,258 thousand
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Material subsequent eventsNo applicable matters.
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (audience: Not disclosed)
Issued Shares at Period-End5,497,921 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End211,294 shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceThe media information business, the general market segment of the recruitment business, and the graduate recruitment business were tracking below the earnings forecasts, while the graduate media business and the mid-career segment of the recruitment business were tracking above them. On the profit side, company-wide cost controls through efficient and effective advertising and promotion contributed to results.
Items this document does not state (10)
Operating MarginRevision to Earnings ForecastPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicySegment revenueSegment profitRegional salesOrders received and order backlogImpairment lossChanges in the scope of consolidation

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.

The company explained that profit exceeded the earnings forecasts because it was able to continue company-wide cost controls through efficient and effective advertising and promotion. The increase in the dividend forecast reflects the fact that profit at each level has been tracking above the earnings forecasts.

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