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Summary of Q&AFiscal year ended December 2025, full year8 items taken from the company’s own explanation
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Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Issues Feasibility of achieving 20,000 cumulative corporate clients in FY30 / Summary of response The company acquired 1,996 new corporate clients in the fiscal year ended December 2025, bringing the cumulative total to 6,290. It expects 20,000 clients to be readily achievable. The company will establish a team dedicated to new business development and accelerate the pace of acquisition.
- Issues Business model for the mid-career recruitment business / Summary of response The company offers three services: job postings, scouting, and recruitment placement. It is pursuing efficient operations by leveraging its existing customer and user base.
- Issues Platform advantages in the AI era / Summary of response The company provides highly accurate matching by leveraging reliable primary data and the support base it has built among students.
- Issues Impact of AI-driven changes in the recruitment market on results / Summary of response The negative impact is expected to be limited, while labor shortages and changing talent requirements are viewed as growth opportunities.
- Issues Synergies with キッズ・コーポレーション社 / Summary of response The company aims to expand its membership through キッズ・コーポレーション社's network of 1,500 schools, increase the number of customers and customer spend per client, and expand services through software development.
- Issues Acquisition price and valuation of キッズ社 / Summary of response The company acquired キッズ社 at an EV/adjusted EBITDA multiple of 5x, based on an independent third-party valuation, and explained that the transaction was within its financial discipline for acquisitions.
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
- Labor shortage toward 20401,100 10,000 people
- Annual number of new employees and total addressable market (TAM)50 10,000 people
- Total number of companies in the overall market3.8 10,000 companies
New initiatives
- Formation of a team dedicated to new business development in July 2025
- キッズ・コーポレーション社 joining the group
- Expansion of the membership base by leveraging キッズ社's network of 1,500 schools
- Strengthening sales efforts in the nursing care and welfare, logistics, retail, and food service sectors
- Expansion of キッズ社's services through software development by ワンキャリア
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of newly acquired corporate clients1,996 companies
- Cumulative number of corporate customers6,290 companiesYear on year against the same period last year+46.5%
- Student share62.2 %
- Corporate client acquisition rate relative to the total number of companies16.4 %
- Cumulative number of members2,326 thousand customers
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Although the company states that it aims to increase customer spend per client, actual metrics breaking this down into price and volume are not disclosedMedium-term management plan targets
Cumulative number of corporate customers
Target value20,000 companies
Target fiscal yearFY30
Financial targets
EV/EBITDAGuideline of 5x or lower
Goodwill/net assetsBelow 50%
Acquisition price per transactionWithin 15% of the company's market capitalization
Market Size / Share
- Student share62.2 %
- Number of people placed in employment52.2 10,000 people
- Number of students acquired by the company32.5 10,000 people
- Total number of companies in the overall market3.8 10,000 companies
- Acquisition rate for the company's cumulative corporate clients16.4 %
- Annual number of new employees and total addressable market (TAM)50 10,000 people
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ended December 2025, full year |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of newly acquired corporate clients / Value 1,996 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative number of corporate customers / Value 6,290 companies / Year on year against the same period last year +46.5%, Indicator name Student share / Value 62.2 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Corporate client acquisition rate relative to the total number of companies / Value 16.4 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative number of members / Value 2,326 thousand customers / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Although the company states that it aims to increase customer spend per client, actual metrics breaking this down into price and volume are not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Item Labor shortage toward 2040 / Value 1,100 10,000 people, Item Annual number of new employees and total addressable market (TAM) / Value 50 10,000 people, Item Total number of companies in the overall market / Value 3.8 10,000 companies |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Cumulative number of corporate customers Target value 20,000 companies / Target fiscal year FY30 |
| Financial targets | EV/EBITDA Guideline of 5x or lower / Goodwill/net assets Below 50% / Acquisition price per transaction Within 15% of the company's market capitalization |
| Market Size / Share | Indicator Student share / Value 62.2 %, Indicator Number of people placed in employment / Value 52.2 10,000 people, Indicator Number of students acquired by the company / Value 32.5 10,000 people, Indicator Total number of companies in the overall market / Value 3.8 10,000 companies, Indicator Acquisition rate for the company's cumulative corporate clients / Value 16.4 %, Indicator Annual number of new employees and total addressable market (TAM) / Value 50 10,000 people |
| Key points of the Q&A | Issues Feasibility of achieving 20,000 cumulative corporate clients in FY30 / Summary of response The company acquired 1,996 new corporate clients in the fiscal year ended December 2025, bringing the cumulative total to 6,290. It expects 20,000 clients to be readily achievable. The company will establish a team dedicated to new business development and accelerate the pace of acquisition., Issues Business model for the mid-career recruitment business / Summary of response The company offers three services: job postings, scouting, and recruitment placement. It is pursuing efficient operations by leveraging its existing customer and user base., Issues Platform advantages in the AI era / Summary of response The company provides highly accurate matching by leveraging reliable primary data and the support base it has built among students., Issues Impact of AI-driven changes in the recruitment market on results / Summary of response The negative impact is expected to be limited, while labor shortages and changing talent requirements are viewed as growth opportunities., Issues Synergies with キッズ・コーポレーション社 / Summary of response The company aims to expand its membership through キッズ・コーポレーション社's network of 1,500 schools, increase the number of customers and customer spend per client, and expand services through software development., Issues Acquisition price and valuation of キッズ社 / Summary of response The company acquired キッズ社 at an EV/adjusted EBITDA multiple of 5x, based on an independent third-party valuation, and explained that the transaction was within its financial discipline for acquisitions. |
| New initiatives | Formation of a team dedicated to new business development in July 2025, キッズ・コーポレーション社 joining the group, Expansion of the membership base by leveraging キッズ社's network of 1,500 schools, Strengthening sales efforts in the nursing care and welfare, logistics, retail, and food service sectors, Expansion of キッズ社's services through software development by ワンキャリア |
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