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Presentation materials on financial results2410CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Briefing Materials on Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending September 2026

For the cumulative third quarter, revenue and ordinary income were below plan, while net income exceeded plan. Both revenue and profit reached record highs. The full-year forecast remains unchanged, while the year-end dividend forecast has been increased from ¥125 to ¥160 per share.

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Presentation materials on financial resultsQ3 FY202612 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥14,243 million+101.7%
Ordinary income¥1,336 million+109.1%
Net income¥915 million+109.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥5,929 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥4,922 million
Ordinary income
¥619 million
By segment
Media
Net Sales1,358
Ordinary income155
Recruitment (general segment)
Net Sales752
Ordinary income189
Recruitment (mid-career segment)
Net Sales148
Ordinary income59
New-graduate media
Net Sales226
Ordinary income102
New-graduate recruitment placement
Net Sales55
Ordinary income4
IT staffing (fixed-term employment)
Net Sales2,143
Ordinary income136
IT staffing (indefinite-term employment)
Net Sales236
Ordinary income-27
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥20,000 million
Ordinary income
¥1,900 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥1,272 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue is tracking slightly below plan. Profit is also tracking slightly below plan. However, net income is above plan.
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Uncertainty resulting from changes in the international situation and other factors, the timing of an economic recovery and a recovery in hiring appetite, and hiring demand centered on the engineering sector. Numerical assumptions: not disclosed.
New initiatives
  • End the new graduate recruitment business at the end of September 2026
  • Expand performance-based fee plans in the Media business
  • Strengthen direct sales and the sales process in the Media business
  • Improve matching accuracy and placement rates in the recruitment business
  • Strengthen project acquisition and increase the number of active workers in the IT staffing business
  • Announce a new medium-term management plan in November 2026
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Active job openings-to-applicants ratio1.17 times
    Year on year against the same period last yearSlightly lower than in September 2025
  • type new member registrations116.5% year on year
    Year on year against the same period last year+116.5%
  • type applications118.2% year on year
    Year on year against the same period last year+118.2%
  • 女の転職type new member registrations109.6% year on year
    Year on year against the same period last year+109.6%
  • 女の転職type applications100.4% year on year
    Year on year against the same period last year+100.4%
  • ROE20～25
  • PBR2.0～2.5
  • PERAround 10 times
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • Number of placements in the general recruitment business415 Engagements
  • Placements per employee in the general recruitment business5.3 Engagements
  • Number of placements in the mid-career recruitment business37 Engagements
  • Placements per employee in the mid-career recruitment business2.2 Engagements
Segment results
Media
Net Sales
¥4,318 million+97.3%
Ordinary income
¥576 million+116.4%
General recruitment placement
Net Sales
¥1,940 million+91.9%
Ordinary income
¥245 million+87.7%
Mid-career recruitment placement
Net Sales
¥375 million+134.5%
Ordinary income
¥102 million+350.6%
New-graduate media
Net Sales
¥584 million+89.2%
Ordinary income
¥193 million+82.4%
New-graduate recruitment placement
Net Sales
¥118 million+66.8%
Ordinary income
¥-48 million
IT staffing (fixed-term)
Net Sales
¥6,309 million+104.0%
Ordinary income
¥366 million+119.1%
IT staffing (indefinite-term)
Net Sales
¥596 million+215.8%
Ordinary income
¥-100 million
Medium-term management plan targets
A new medium-term management plan is scheduled to be announced in November 2026. Specific targets: not disclosed.
Financial targets
ROEMaintain approximately 20%–25% over the long term
Cost of shareholders’ equity12.6～14.6％
Orders received and order backlog
Order intake is presented in a graph showing quarterly trends for the Media business and other operations, while the order backlog is not disclosed.
Number of employees
Number of Employees768 People
Record date30 September 2025
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥160
Year-end dividend
Regular dividend¥140
Special dividend¥20
Total¥160
Payout ratio
Rate66 %
PolicyA payout ratio of at least 50% based solely on ordinary dividends
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typePresentation materials on financial results
Fiscal Period CoveredQ3 FY2026
Net Sales¥14,243 million (YoY +101.7%)
Ordinary income¥1,336 million (YoY +109.1%)
Net income¥915 million (YoY +109.0%)
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥5,929 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥4,922 million / Ordinary income ¥619 million / By segment Media Net Sales 1,358 / Ordinary income 155 / Recruitment (general segment) Net Sales 752 / Ordinary income 189 / Recruitment (mid-career segment) Net Sales 148 / Ordinary income 59 / New-graduate media Net Sales 226 / Ordinary income 102 / New-graduate recruitment placement Net Sales 55 / Ordinary income 4 / IT staffing (fixed-term employment) Net Sales 2,143 / Ordinary income 136 / IT staffing (indefinite-term employment) Net Sales 236 / Ordinary income -27
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥20,000 million / Ordinary income ¥1,900 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥1,272 million
Self-assessment against the planRevenue is tracking slightly below plan. Profit is also tracking slightly below plan. However, net income is above plan.
Segment resultsMedia Net Sales ¥4,318 million (YoY +97.3%) / Ordinary income ¥576 million (YoY +116.4%) / General recruitment placement Net Sales ¥1,940 million (YoY +91.9%) / Ordinary income ¥245 million (YoY +87.7%) / Mid-career recruitment placement Net Sales ¥375 million (YoY +134.5%) / Ordinary income ¥102 million (YoY +350.6%) / New-graduate media Net Sales ¥584 million (YoY +89.2%) / Ordinary income ¥193 million (YoY +82.4%) / New-graduate recruitment placement Net Sales ¥118 million (YoY +66.8%) / Ordinary income ¥-48 million / IT staffing (fixed-term) Net Sales ¥6,309 million (YoY +104.0%) / Ordinary income ¥366 million (YoY +119.1%) / IT staffing (indefinite-term) Net Sales ¥596 million (YoY +215.8%) / Ordinary income ¥-100 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Active job openings-to-applicants ratio / Value 1.17 times / Year on year against the same period last year Slightly lower than in September 2025, Indicator name type new member registrations / Value 116.5% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 116.5 %, Indicator name type applications / Value 118.2% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 118.2 %, Indicator name 女の転職type new member registrations / Value 109.6% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 109.6 %, Indicator name 女の転職type applications / Value 100.4% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 100.4 %, Indicator name ROE / Value 20～25 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name PBR / Value 2.0～2.5 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name PER / Value Around 10 times / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name Number of placements in the general recruitment business / Value 415 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Placements per employee in the general recruitment business / Value 5.3 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of placements in the mid-career recruitment business / Value 37 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Placements per employee in the mid-career recruitment business / Value 2.2 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 768 People / Record date 30 September 2025 / Changes during the period and hiring plan Not disclosed
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookUncertainty resulting from changes in the international situation and other factors, the timing of an economic recovery and a recovery in hiring appetite, and hiring demand centered on the engineering sector. Numerical assumptions: not disclosed.
Medium-term management plan targetsA new medium-term management plan is scheduled to be announced in November 2026. Specific targets: not disclosed.
Financial targetsROE Maintain approximately 20%–25% over the long term / Cost of shareholders’ equity 12.6～14.6％ / Equity ratio Not disclosed
Annual DividendAnnual dividend per share ¥160 / Interim Dividend Not disclosed / Year-end dividend Regular dividend ¥140 / Special dividend ¥20 / Total ¥160
Payout ratioRate 66 % / Policy A payout ratio of at least 50% based solely on ordinary dividends
Orders received and order backlogOrder intake is presented in a graph showing quarterly trends for the Media business and other operations, while the order backlog is not disclosed.
New initiativesEnd the new graduate recruitment business at the end of September 2026, Expand performance-based fee plans in the Media business, Strengthen direct sales and the sales process in the Media business, Improve matching accuracy and placement rates in the recruitment business, Strengthen project acquisition and increase the number of active workers in the IT staffing business, Announce a new medium-term management plan in November 2026
Items this document does not state (11)
Operating profitGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAcquisition 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.

The company expects both revenue and profit to reach record highs based on third-quarter results, and has increased shareholder returns accordingly. Although there are downside risks to the full-year forecast in light of order progress and market conditions, results are expected to come in within a range that does not require a revision to the forecast.

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