Termination of the new-graduate recruitment agency business
CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD. (the filing company)
New-graduate recruitment agency business (type Shukatsu Agent)
Changes in the market, with students’ job searches shifting from job information websites toward new-graduate recruitment agency services; a business structure in which sales were concentrated around the time students accepted job offers, making it difficult to generate stable revenue throughout the year; failure to achieve the initially anticipated level of results; and the determination that achieving stable profitability would remain difficult
Fiscal year ending September 2026: No impact. Fiscal year ending September 2027: A decrease in other selling, general and administrative expenses and other costs is expected, but the amount of the decrease is not disclosed
Fiscal year ending September 2027 (a decrease in other selling, general and administrative expenses and other costs, as well as an improvement in overall profitability, is expected)
The termination will have no impact on results for the fiscal year ending September 2026. Overall profitability is expected to improve in the fiscal year ending September 2027. No revision to the earnings forecast is disclosed
Company response
The new-graduate recruitment agency business (type Shukatsu Agent) is scheduled to terminate at the end of September 2026
The Company will proceed smoothly toward terminating the business at the end of September 2026 and will respond in good faith after termination to minimize the impact on students and recruiting companies. Support for new-graduate recruitment and students’ career development will continue through the new-graduate media business.
The Company will promptly disclose any matters that arise requiring public disclosure
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | Termination of the new-graduate recruitment agency business |
| Date of occurrence | 19 May 2026 (the date on which termination was decided) |
| Subject Entity | CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD. (the filing company) |
| Target Locations / Products | New-graduate recruitment agency business (type Shukatsu Agent) |
| Cause | Changes in the market, with students’ job searches shifting from job information websites toward new-graduate recruitment agency services; a business structure in which sales were concentrated around the time students accepted job offers, making it difficult to generate stable revenue throughout the year; failure to achieve the initially anticipated level of results; and the determination that achieving stable profitability would remain difficult |
| Amount of Impact on Business Performance | Fiscal year ending September 2026: No impact. Fiscal year ending September 2027: A decrease in other selling, general and administrative expenses and other costs is expected, but the amount of the decrease is not disclosed |
| Accounting period in which recognized | Fiscal year ending September 2027 (a decrease in other selling, general and administrative expenses and other costs, as well as an improvement in overall profitability, is expected) |
| Impact on Earnings Forecast | The termination will have no impact on results for the fiscal year ending September 2026. Overall profitability is expected to improve in the fiscal year ending September 2027. No revision to the earnings forecast is disclosed |
| Suspended operations | The new-graduate recruitment agency business (type Shukatsu Agent) is scheduled to terminate at the end of September 2026 |
| Outlook | The Company will proceed smoothly toward terminating the business at the end of September 2026 and will respond in good faith after termination to minimize the impact on students and recruiting companies. Support for new-graduate recruitment and students’ career development will continue through the new-graduate media business. |
| Planned follow-up disclosure | The Company will promptly disclose any matters that arise requiring public disclosure |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The business had a structure in which sales were concentrated around the time students accepted job offers, making it difficult to generate stable revenue throughout the year. The Company also determined that, even after implementing various measures, results had not reached the initially anticipated level and that achieving stable profitability would remain difficult. The optimal allocation of management resources and a review of the business portfolio were also cited as reasons.