Risk of Delayed Response to Rapid Business Expansion in a Small Organization
First written in FY2019. 4 of 7 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.
ZIGExN moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2025).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 14 of 109 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2026, the group had 1,350 employees, including regular employees and 315 dispatched employees in the staffing business. It plans to expand the organisation through M&A and new recruitment and is strengthening its management structure, group governance and employee development accordingly. However, if these measures do not progress in a timely and appropriate manner, the group’s business and financial results may be affected.」
The number of employees increased from 964 in the previous fiscal year to 1,350, heightening the need to strengthen the management structure in connection with M&A and new recruitment, as well as the risk if such measures are delayed. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2025, the group had 964 employees, including regular employees and 66 dispatched employees in the staffing business. It plans to expand the organisation through M&A and new recruitment and is strengthening its management structure, group governance and employee development accordingly. However, if these measures do not progress in a timely and appropriate manner, the group’s business and financial results may be affected.」
The number of employees increased from 927 in the previous fiscal year to 964, highlighting the need to strengthen the management structure in connection with further M&A and recruitment. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2024, the group had 927 employees, including regular employees and 90 dispatched employees in the staffing business. It plans to expand the organisation through M&A and new recruitment and is strengthening its management structure, group governance and employee development accordingly. However, if these measures do not progress in a timely and appropriate manner, the group’s business and financial results may be affected.」
The number of employees increased from 857 to 927, highlighting the need for further organisational expansion through M&A and recruitment and for corresponding improvements to the management structure. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2023, the group had 857 employees, including regular employees and 109 dispatched employees in the staffing business. It plans to expand the organisation through M&A and new recruitment and is strengthening its management structure, group governance and employee development accordingly. However, if these measures do not progress in a timely and appropriate manner, the group’s business and financial results may be affected.」
The number of employees increased to 857, highlighting the need for further organisational expansion through M&A and new recruitment and for corresponding improvements to the management structure. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2022, the group had 704 employees, including regular employees, contract employees and 128 dispatched employees in the staffing business. It plans to expand the organisation through M&A and new recruitment and is strengthening its management structure, group governance and employee development accordingly.」
Given an organisation of 704 employees, delays in responding to M&A and new recruitment through management, group governance and employee development continue to be identified as risks. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The group is currently a small organisation with 465 employees (as of 31 March 2020, excluding non-regular employees other than contract employees), and its business execution structure is aligned with this scale.」
The organisation’s scale of 465 employees and the risk of delays in strengthening its structure to support rapid business expansion continue. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「The group is currently a small organisation with 398 employees (as of 31 March 2019, excluding non-regular employees other than contract employees), and its business execution structure is aligned with this scale. The group plans to train employees, recruit personnel and strengthen its business execution structure in line with rapid business expansion, but if these measures do not progress in a timely and appropriate manner, its business and financial results may be affected.」
The organisation’s scale of 398 consolidated employees was disclosed, together with the new risk that employee training, recruitment and development of the business execution structure may lag behind rapid business expansion.