Consultant shortages, departures and weak recruitment
First written in FY2016. 7 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 109 companies on the "Worse" side.
102 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2025, the business group consisted of 6 officers of the Company, including 2 independent outside directors, 9 officers of subsidiaries, excluding officers and employees concurrently serving in the Company, and 693 employees. Of these, a total of 610 were consultants engaged in the consulting business.」
The scale of 610 consultants and 693 employees was presented, and the recognition of the risk that securing, developing and retaining personnel and improving the retention rate are essential for business expansion continues. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2024, the business group consisted of 6 officers of the Company, including 2 independent outside directors, 9 officers of subsidiaries, excluding officers and employees concurrently serving in the Company, and 597 employees. Of these, a total of 529 were consultants engaged in the consulting business.」
The scale of 529 consultants was presented, and the recognition that securing, developing and retaining personnel and improving the retention rate are essential for business expansion, together with the relevant measures, was reconfirmed. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「There were a total of 421 consultants, including personnel seconded to our Group and excluding personnel seconded outside our Group. The number of consultants in our Group is considered to be one of the major factors determining our Group's sales.」
The total of 421 consultants was presented, and the recognition that securing, developing and retaining personnel and improving the retention rate are essential for business expansion was reconfirmed. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The number of consultants in our Group is considered to be one of the major factors determining our Group's sales. Accordingly, to expand our Group's business going forward, securing personnel with the ability to perform work in our Group's consulting business, in addition to existing consultants, will be a key issue. At the same time, developing personnel and improving the retention rate are essential.」
The recognition that the number of consultants affects sales and that securing, developing and retaining personnel and improving the retention rate are key issues was reconfirmed. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The number of consultants in our Group is considered to be one of the major factors determining our Group's sales. Accordingly, to expand our Group's business going forward, securing personnel with the ability to perform work in our Group's consulting business, in addition to existing consultants, will be a key issue.」
The number of consultants affects sales, and securing, developing and retaining personnel is a key issue for business expansion; this recognition was reiterated. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2018, our Group consisted of 7 officers of the Company, including part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Members, 4 officers of subsidiaries, excluding officers concurrently serving as officers of the Company, and 301 employees. Of these, a total of 271 were consultants engaged in the consulting business, including personnel seconded to our Group and excluding personnel seconded outside our Group.」
The scale of 301 employees and 271 consultants was presented, and the recognition that securing, developing and retaining personnel is important for business expansion was reiterated. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「As of 31 March 2017, the business group consisted of 7 officers of the Company, including part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Members, 4 officers of subsidiaries, excluding officers concurrently serving as officers of the Company, and 275 employees. Of these, a total of 244 were consultants engaged in the consulting business.」
The scale of 275 employees and 244 consultants was presented, and the need to secure, develop and retain personnel to expand the business was reiterated. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To expand our Group's business going forward, securing personnel with the ability to perform work in our Group's consulting business, in addition to existing consultants, will be a key issue.」
Based on 264 employees and 236 consultants, the possibility that recruitment, development and retention may constrain business expansion was disclosed.