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513
¥ million (year-on-year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20279 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales6,434 Millions of yen+6.4%
Operating profit-177 Millions of yen
Ordinary income-201 Millions of yen
Net income-208 Millions of yen
Gross Profit Margin48.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses3,316 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
3,183 Millions of yen
Gross profit
1,484 Millions of yen
Gross Profit Margin
46.6 %
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
14,568 Millions of yen
Gross profit
7,300 Millions of yen
Operating profit
300 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
268 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
161 Millions of yen
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Net Sales44.2
Gross profit43
Operating profitDecliners
Ordinary incomeDecliners
Net income for the current fiscal yearDecliners
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progressing as plannedBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Increase in recruitment advertising expenses310 Millions of yen
- Higher promotional expenses81 Millions of yen
- Investment in Human Resources73 Millions of yen
- Increase in system usage fees38 Millions of yen
New initiatives
- Making HRアソシエ a subsidiary
- Comprehensive partnership agreement with Nippon Life Insurance Company
- Launch of しゅふJOB Agent, a job placement service
- Overhaul of the Shufu JOB system and enhancement of its direct-sourcing functionality and recommendation engine
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of dispatched workers1,968 thousand transactionsYear on year against the same period last year+6.6%
- Number of Neighbor Care client companies260 projectsYear on year against the same period last year+14.6%
- Transaction value per company (staffing and placement)734 Thousands of yenYear on year against the same period last year+19.6%
- Number of listed companies5,518 projectsYear on year against the same period last year-0.8%
- Transaction value per company (media)96 Thousands of yenYear on year against the same period last year+0.9%
- Number of job postings481 thousand transactionsYear on year against the same period last year+9.2%
- Applications190 thousand transactionsYear on year against the same period last year+11.5%
- Number of DX client companies55 companiesYear on year against the same period last year-12.7%
- Transaction value per company (DX)1,434 Thousands of yenYear on year against the same period last year+2.3%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
The disclosure includes the number of dispatched workers, number of client companies and transaction value per company; number of companies listed and transaction value per company; and number of DX client companies and transaction value per company.Segment results
Temporary staffing and placement services
Net Sales
3,535 Millions of yen+4.2%
Operating profit
49 Millions of yen
Media business
Net Sales
2,446 Millions of yen+11.9%
Operating profit
569 Millions of yen
DX business
Net Sales
452 Millions of yen-2.7%
Operating profit
-2 Millions of yen
Other Businesses
Net Sales
0 Millions of yen
Operating profit
4 Millions of yen
Medium-term management plan targets
Fiscal year ending March 2028
Net Sales20,000 Millions of yen
Operating profit800 Millions of yen
Unit_Operating profitMillions of yen
From the fiscal year ending March 2029 onward
Operating profit margin8〜10%
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2031
Financial targets
Equity ratio
FY2027 current plan36.9 %
ROE
FY2027 current plan13.3 %
Number of employees
Number of Employees421 people
NotesIncluding part-time employees, as of 1 April 2026
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | 6,434 Millions of yen (YoY +6.4%) |
| Operating profit | -177 Millions of yen |
| Ordinary income | -201 Millions of yen |
| Net income | -208 Millions of yen |
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.8 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,316 Millions of yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales 3,183 Millions of yen / Gross profit 1,484 Millions of yen / Gross Profit Margin 46.6 % |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 14,568 Millions of yen / Gross profit 7,300 Millions of yen / Operating profit 300 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 268 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 161 Millions of yen |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 44.2 / Gross profit 43 / Operating profit Decliners / Ordinary income Decliners / Net income for the current fiscal year Decliners |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progressing as planned |
| Segment results | Temporary staffing and placement services Net Sales 3,535 Millions of yen (YoY +4.2%) / Operating profit 49 Millions of yen / Media business Net Sales 2,446 Millions of yen (YoY +11.9%) / Operating profit 569 Millions of yen / DX business Net Sales 452 Millions of yen (YoY -2.7%) / Operating profit -2 Millions of yen / Other Businesses Net Sales 0 Millions of yen / Operating profit 4 Millions of yen |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Increase in recruitment advertising expenses / Amount 310 Millions of yen, Factors Higher promotional expenses / Amount 81 Millions of yen, Factors Investment in Human Resources / Amount 73 Millions of yen, Factors Increase in system usage fees / Amount 38 Millions of yen |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of dispatched workers / Value 1,968 thousand transactions / Year on year against the same period last year 6.6 thousand transactions, Indicator name Number of Neighbor Care client companies / Value 260 projects / Year on year against the same period last year 14.6 projects, Indicator name Transaction value per company (staffing and placement) / Value 734 Thousands of yen / Year on year against the same period last year 19.6 Thousands of yen, Indicator name Number of listed companies / Value 5,518 projects / Year on year against the same period last year -0.8 projects, Indicator name Transaction value per company (media) / Value 96 Thousands of yen / Year on year against the same period last year 0.9 Thousands of yen, Indicator name Number of job postings / Value 481 thousand transactions / Year on year against the same period last year 9.2 thousand transactions, Indicator name Applications / Value 190 thousand transactions / Year on year against the same period last year 11.5 thousand transactions, Indicator name Number of DX client companies / Value 55 companies / Year on year against the same period last year -12.7 companies, Indicator name Transaction value per company (DX) / Value 1,434 Thousands of yen / Year on year against the same period last year 2.3 Thousands of yen |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | The disclosure includes the number of dispatched workers, number of client companies and transaction value per company; number of companies listed and transaction value per company; and number of DX client companies and transaction value per company. |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 421 people / Notes Including part-time employees, as of 1 April 2026 |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Fiscal year ending March 2028 Net Sales 20,000 Millions of yen / Operating profit 800 Millions of yen / Unit_Operating profit Millions of yen / From the fiscal year ending March 2029 onward Operating profit margin 8〜10% / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2031 |
| Financial targets | Equity ratio FY2027 current plan 36.9 % / ROE FY2027 current plan 13.3 % |
| New initiatives | Making HRアソシエ a subsidiary, Comprehensive partnership agreement with Nippon Life Insurance Company, Launch of しゅふJOB Agent, a job placement service, Overhaul of the Shufu JOB system and enhancement of its direct-sourcing functionality and recommendation engine |
Items this document does not state (11)
Operating profit marginNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket 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.Revenue and gross profit increased on growth in the essential-care fields, including nursing and caregiving, in the staffing and placement business, as well as expansion of the media business. On the earnings side, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by ¥513 million due to upfront investments, including TV commercial advertising, aimed at expanding awareness. The main components were ¥310 million in recruitment advertising expenses, ¥81 million in sales promotion expenses, ¥73 million in investment in human resources and ¥38 million in system usage fees.
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