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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company cites increases of ¥83 million in personnel expenses for consultants and resident engineers, ¥96 million in recruitment and training expenses, ¥2 million in outsourced services expenses, ¥38 million in advertising expenses and ¥67 million in other expenses as factors behind the decline in operating profit. It plans to continue investing in productivity improvements, hiring resident engineers, advertising and AI-related initiatives in the second half.