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Financial Results Presentation for the Second Quarter (Interim Period) of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

For the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, revenue increased 12.8% year on year, while the operating loss widened due to higher HR-related and promotional expenses. Both revenue and operating profit fell short of the second-quarter plan, but the full-year earnings forecast remains unchanged.

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Earnings presentation materialsSecond quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 20277 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥2,698 million+12.8%
Operating profit¥-112 million
Ordinary income¥-109 million
Net income¥-81 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥6,910 million
Operating profit
¥840 million
Ordinary income
¥830 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥550 million
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 Sales39.0%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Below plan (revenue and operating profit)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Revenue, HR-related expenses, promotion-related expenses, other expenses
New initiatives
  • Making 株式会社Renew a wholly owned subsidiary through the acquisition of all its shares
  • Provision of the OfferBox mirai career support service for first- and second-year university students
  • Establishment of the i-plug Early Career Research Institute
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Registered companies (cumulative)23,341 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year+8.8%
  • Students graduating in 2027 registered (cumulative)264,779 people
    Year on year against the same period last year+13.0%
  • Students graduating in 2028 registered (cumulative)159,133 people
    Year on year against the same period last year+17.0%
  • Number of OfferBox placements7,924 people
    Year on year against the same period last year+9.9%
  • Orders received¥4,341 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+1.1%
  • Orders under the early flat-fee model (including EX Option)¥3,550 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+0.3% (or +15.4% based on the footnote)
Orders received and order backlog
Orders received
¥4,341 million
Number of employees
Number of Employees385 people
Change during the period+28 people year on year, +28 people from the end of the previous fiscal year
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share54 yen
Interim0 yen
End of period54 yen
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ItemDetails
Document typeEarnings presentation materials
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales¥2,698 million (YoY +12.8%)
Operating profit¥-112 million
Ordinary income¥-109 million
Net income¥-81 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥6,910 million / Operating profit ¥840 million / Ordinary income ¥830 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥550 million
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 39.0%
Self-assessment against the planBelow plan (revenue and operating profit)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeRevenue, HR-related expenses, promotion-related expenses, other expenses
Key KPIsIndicator name Registered companies (cumulative) / Value 23,341 companies / Year on year against the same period last year +8.8%, Indicator name Students graduating in 2027 registered (cumulative) / Value 264,779 people / Year on year against the same period last year +13.0%, Indicator name Students graduating in 2028 registered (cumulative) / Value 159,133 people / Year on year against the same period last year +17.0%, Indicator name Number of OfferBox placements / Value 7,924 people / Year on year against the same period last year +9.9%, Indicator name Orders received / Value ¥4,341 million / Year on year against the same period last year +1.1%, Indicator name Orders under the early flat-fee model (including EX Option) / Value ¥3,550 million / Year on year against the same period last year +0.3% (or +15.4% based on the footnote)
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 385 people / Change during the period +28 people year on year, +28 people from the end of the previous fiscal year
Annual DividendAnnual dividend per share 54 yen / Interim 0 yen / End of period 54 yen
Orders received and order backlogOrders received ¥4,341 million / Order backlog Not disclosed
New initiativesMaking 株式会社Renew a wholly owned subsidiary through the acquisition of all its shares, Provision of the OfferBox mirai career support service for first- and second-year university students, Establishment of the i-plug Early Career Research Institute
Items this document does not state (16)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresMarket 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 increased mainly because orders for EX Option were strong. The wider loss was attributable to higher HR-related expenses associated with business expansion, investment in promotional costs, and increases in other expenses, including software development costs. The shortfall against the revenue and operating profit plans was due to factors including success-fee-based revenue falling below plan and intensified competition affecting new orders and upselling under the early flat-fee model.

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