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Summary of Q&AFiscal year ended February 20266 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Full-year earnings forecastThe fiscal year ending February 2027 is expected to deliver higher revenue and higher profit. Forecast figures by line item: Not disclosed
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Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
Factors behind the decline in profit in the language-related business, operating-efficiency improvements in the childcare and nursing-care businesses, the basis for higher revenue and higher profit in the fiscal year ending February 2027, growth potential and improved profitability in the learning-center business, M&A policy and the business portfolio, overseas expansion of the language-related business, and plans for new businessesBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Tighter restrictions on the entry of international students imposed by the Australian government, an increase in international students at domestic Japanese-language schools, improved employee compensation and efforts to create a more employee-friendly work environment, and the consolidation of learning centers to create larger locations and reduce fixed costs
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The learning-center business is expected to remain solid, while the childcare and nursing-care businesses and Japanese-language schools are expected to grow modestly. Numerical assumptions: Not disclosedNew initiatives
Expanding the business through the acquisition of nursing-care facilities operated by 株式会社リンクハート, opening new nursing-care facilities, consolidating multiple learning centers into larger locations and operating school buses, establishing Japanese-language schools in Nepal and other countries, providing recruitment and employment support at Japanese companies following Japanese-language education, and expanding services for older peopleKey KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
Childcare and nursing-care businesses: approximately 45% of company-wide revenueSegment results
Language-related business: Revenue increased, but segment profit declined. Childcare and nursing-care businesses: Staff turnover among childcare workers fell significantly as operating efficiency improved. Other segment figures: Not disclosed| Item | Details |
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| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ended February 2026 |
| Full-year earnings forecast | The fiscal year ending February 2027 is expected to deliver higher revenue and higher profit. Forecast figures by line item: Not disclosed |
| Segment results | Language-related business: Revenue increased, but segment profit declined. Childcare and nursing-care businesses: Staff turnover among childcare workers fell significantly as operating efficiency improved. Other segment figures: Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Tighter restrictions on the entry of international students imposed by the Australian government, an increase in international students at domestic Japanese-language schools, improved employee compensation and efforts to create a more employee-friendly work environment, and the consolidation of learning centers to create larger locations and reduce fixed costs |
| Key KPIs | Childcare and nursing-care businesses: approximately 45% of company-wide revenue |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The learning-center business is expected to remain solid, while the childcare and nursing-care businesses and Japanese-language schools are expected to grow modestly. Numerical assumptions: Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Factors behind the decline in profit in the language-related business, operating-efficiency improvements in the childcare and nursing-care businesses, the basis for higher revenue and higher profit in the fiscal year ending February 2027, growth potential and improved profitability in the learning-center business, M&A policy and the business portfolio, overseas expansion of the language-related business, and plans for new businesses |
| New initiatives | Expanding the business through the acquisition of nursing-care facilities operated by 株式会社リンクハート, opening new nursing-care facilities, consolidating multiple learning centers into larger locations and operating school buses, establishing Japanese-language schools in Nepal and other countries, providing recruitment and employment support at Japanese companies following Japanese-language education, and expanding services for older people |
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Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In the language-related business, segment profit declined despite higher revenue because tighter restrictions on the entry of international students imposed by the Australian government prevented the local language schools from fully accepting new students. For the next fiscal year, the company expects a full-year contribution from nursing-care facilities operated by 株式会社リンクハート, continued solid performance in the learning-center business, and modest growth in the childcare and nursing-care businesses and Japanese-language schools.
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