Worth reading
31Immaterial
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
3.5
¥100 million (year-on-year increase in SG&A expenses)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20275 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥3.5 100 million year-on-year increase
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progressing within the scope of the initial planKey points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Breakdown of the increase in SG&A expenses and future plans: Advertising and related expenses increased by approximately ¥260 million, while investment in human resources increased by ¥54 million. The company will continue making upfront investments in the second quarter and will make prudent investment decisions from the third quarter onward based on the results of those investments and other factors.
- Factors driving growth in essential businesses such as nursing and care: The launch of operations in the Kansai region, an increase in the number of active personnel in the Kanto region, and the transfer of contracts through M&A contributed to growth. A site is scheduled to open in the Tokai region in October 2026.
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Increase in advertising, recruitment advertising, and sales promotion expenses¥2.6 100 million
- Investment in human resources, primarily in essential businesses such as nursing and care¥0.54 100 million
New initiatives
- Opening a site in the Tokai region in October 2026
- M&A using a business transfer scheme in the nursing and care businesses
- Investment decisions from the third quarter onward based on the results of upfront investments through the second quarter
Number of stores and locations
A site is scheduled to open in the Tokai region in October 2026. Year-end site count and the number of openings and closures during the period: Not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥3.5 100 million (year-on-year increase) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progressing within the scope of the initial plan |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Increase in advertising, recruitment advertising, and sales promotion expenses ¥2.6 100 million, Investment in human resources, primarily in essential businesses such as nursing and care ¥0.54 100 million |
| Number of stores and locations | A site is scheduled to open in the Tokai region in October 2026. Year-end site count and the number of openings and closures during the period: Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Breakdown of the increase in SG&A expenses and future plans: Advertising and related expenses increased by approximately ¥260 million, while investment in human resources increased by ¥54 million. The company will continue making upfront investments in the second quarter and will make prudent investment decisions from the third quarter onward based on the results of those investments and other factors., Factors driving growth in essential businesses such as nursing and care: The launch of operations in the Kansai region, an increase in the number of active personnel in the Kanto region, and the transfer of contracts through M&A contributed to growth. A site is scheduled to open in the Tokai region in October 2026. |
| New initiatives | Opening a site in the Tokai region in October 2026, M&A using a business transfer scheme in the nursing and care businesses, Investment decisions from the third quarter onward based on the results of upfront investments through the second quarter |
Items this document does not state (23)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsKey KPIsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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.Advertising expenses, including TV commercials for the media business, recruitment advertising expenses, and sales promotion expenses associated with sales through agencies increased by approximately ¥260 million, while ¥54 million was invested in human resources. The company explained that the nursing and care businesses are expanding through the launch of operations in the Kansai region, an increase in the number of active personnel in the Kanto region, and M&A using a business transfer scheme.
How to read this page
This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.