Containing Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Through More Efficient Site Operations
First written in FY2016-Q3. 9 of 19 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
S-Pool moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「SG&A expenses increased by ¥485 million compared with the previous consolidated fiscal year, mainly due to aggressive hiring to support business expansion. The ¥375 million increase in employee benefit expenses alone accounted for approximately 77% of the total increase.」
The company is shifting from containing costs through efficient operations to a position in which hiring and higher employee benefit expenses to support business expansion are driving the increase in SG&A expenses. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit declined due to lower profit from the revenue decline and higher SG&A expenses resulting from increased staffing and other measures aimed at future business expansion.」
Higher SG&A expenses resulting from increased staffing and other investments for future growth are placing a burden on profit in the current quarter, in contrast to the previous focus on cost containment. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「In the human resources solutions business, we worked to reduce costs to address the decline in revenue, but the effects were below expectations, and the gross profit margin fell 1.1 percentage points from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
In the human resources solutions business, cost reductions in response to lower revenue had less effect than expected, and the gross profit margin fell 1.1 percentage points. - FY2022Delay in the realization of cost-reduction benefitsAnnual report
「Meanwhile, to address the decline in revenue, we worked to reduce SG&A expenses through branch consolidation and closure and a review of our staffing structure, but the full effects are expected from the next fiscal year onward and were limited in the current fiscal year.」
The company began consolidating and closing branches and reviewing its staffing structure as measures to address the decline in revenue, but the cost-reduction effects were limited in the current fiscal year, with the full effects expected from the next fiscal year onward. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, to address the decline in revenue, we worked to reduce SG&A expenses through branch consolidation and closure and a review of our staffing structure, but the effects are expected to emerge from the fourth quarter onward and were limited in the third quarter.」
To address the decline in revenue in the human resources solutions business, the company began reducing SG&A expenses through branch consolidation and closure and a review of its staffing structure. The effects are expected from the fourth quarter onward and were limited in the third quarter. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the cost of sales, including social insurance costs, increased as the retention rate of temporary staff improved. However, profit increased due to higher revenue and efforts to operate branches efficiently.」
The company continues to explain that it achieved higher profit through efficient branch operations despite rising costs associated with a higher retention rate. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to higher profit from increased revenue, we achieved higher profit by working to operate branches efficiently.」
The company continues its efforts to contain cost increases through efficient branch operations and thereby increase profit. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the cost of sales, including social insurance costs, increased as the retention rate of temporary staff improved. However, profit increased due to higher revenue and efforts to operate branches efficiently and contain recruitment expenses.」
Efficient branch operations and containing recruitment costs enabled the company to increase profit despite rising costs such as social insurance premiums. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to efficient branch operations, progress in reducing recruitment costs for temporary staff enabled us to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent.」
In addition to efficient branch operations, progress in reducing recruitment costs for temporary staff is containing the increase in SG&A expenses. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to higher profit from increased revenue, the progress made in efficient branch operations and in containing recruitment costs for temporary staff resulted in a substantial increase in profit.」
Progress in efficient branch operations and containing recruitment costs for temporary staff reduced SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue from 20.6% to 19.7%. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to higher profit from increased revenue, the ability to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent through efficient branch operations resulted in a substantial increase in profit.」
The company is reaffirming its initiative to contain the increase in SG&A expenses through efficient branch operations. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to higher profit from increased revenue, the ability to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent through efficient branch operations resulted in a substantial increase in profit.」
The company continues to contain the increase in SG&A expenses through efficient branch operations. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to higher profit from increased revenue, the ability to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent through efficient branch operations resulted in a substantial increase in profit.」
The company is reaffirming that the increase in SG&A expenses was contained through efficient branch operations. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「By working to operate branches efficiently and recruit staff, we were able to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent.」
The company is reaffirming, based on its full-year results, that efficient branch operations and staff recruitment contained the increase in SG&A expenses. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, we were able to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent by working to operate branches efficiently and recruit staff.」
The company is reaffirming its efforts to contain the increase in SG&A expenses through efficient branch operations and staff recruitment. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, we were able to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent by working to operate branches efficiently and recruit staff.」
The company is reaffirming its initiatives to contain the increase in SG&A expenses through efficient branch operations and staff recruitment. - FY2019-Q1Re-emerges as efficient branch operationsAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, we were able to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent by working to operate branches efficiently and recruit staff.」
The previously less prominent reference to containing SG&A expenses through more efficient operation of locations has reappeared as initiatives involving efficient branch operations and staff recruitment. - FY2017-Q2DroppedAnnual report
「Although SG&A expenses increased, mainly due to higher personnel costs, to strengthen the corporate division,」
The containment of SG&A growth through efficient operation of existing locations is not reiterated in this filing, which instead cites higher SG&A expenses associated with strengthening the corporate division. - FY2016-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「By operating our locations efficiently, we were able to contain the increase in SG&A expenses.」
It states that the increase in SG&A expenses was contained through more efficient operation of locations.