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66In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
403
Year-on-year decrease in operating profit (¥ million)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending February 20279 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥6,992 million+4.4%
Operating profit¥-346 million
Ordinary income¥-363 million
Net income¥-179 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥6,992 million
Operating profit
¥-346 million
Ordinary income
¥-363 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥-179 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥28,505 million
Operating profit
¥785 million
Ordinary income
¥558 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥200 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Generally within the range assumed in the initial planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Increase in one-time payments to improve treatment for childcare workers3.1 Hundreds of millions of yen
- Human Capital Investment
- Restructuring Costs
- Seasonal fluctuations in the tutoring school business
- Initial investment associated with opening new locations
New initiatives
- Closure of 16 unprofitable schools and opening of 2 new schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area
- Integration of 4 affiliated companies in the Japanese-language education business
- Opening of 京進's after-school club, HOPPA Nagaokakyo School
- Opening of the rehabilitation fitness facility Pitalab Otsu Ojiyama
- Use of generative AI and DX through collaboration with LangGenius
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- New enrollments for the new academic year in group instruction104 Year-on-year change %Year on year against the same period last year104.0％
- New enrollments for the new academic year in one-on-one instruction (company-operated)103.1 Year-on-year change %Year on year against the same period last year103.1％
- Instructors from the company's schools as a percentage of new graduate hires30 Over %
Segment results
Cram-school business
Net Sales
¥2,032 million
Year-on-Year Change in Revenue (%)-0.6
Segment profit
¥-106 million
Language-related business
Net Sales
¥1,126 million
Year-on-Year Change in Revenue (%)3.2
Segment profit
¥-61 million
Childcare and nursing-care business
Net Sales
¥3,844 million
Year-on-Year Change in Revenue (%)7.6
Segment profit
¥151 million
Year-on-year change in segment profit (%)-73.9
Number of stores and locations
Closures16
Newly established2
Cumulative new openings since 20254
Number of employees
RecruitmentMore than 30% of new graduate hires are graduates of the company's instructor program
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥7.81
End of period¥7.81
Payout ratio
30 ％
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥6,992 million (YoY +4.4%) |
| Operating profit | ¥-346 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥-363 million |
| Net income | ¥-179 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥6,992 million / Operating profit ¥-346 million / Ordinary income ¥-363 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥-179 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥28,505 million / Operating profit ¥785 million / Ordinary income ¥558 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥200 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Generally within the range assumed in the initial plan |
| Segment results | Cram-school business Net Sales ¥2,032 million / Year-on-Year Change in Revenue (%) -0.6 / Segment profit ¥-106 million / Language-related business Net Sales ¥1,126 million / Year-on-Year Change in Revenue (%) 3.2 / Segment profit ¥-61 million / Childcare and nursing-care business Net Sales ¥3,844 million / Year-on-Year Change in Revenue (%) 7.6 / Segment profit ¥151 million / Year-on-year change in segment profit (%) -73.9 |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Increase in one-time payments to improve treatment for childcare workers / Amount 3.1 Hundreds of millions of yen, Factors Human Capital Investment / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Restructuring Costs / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Seasonal fluctuations in the tutoring school business / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Initial investment associated with opening new locations / Amount Not disclosed |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name New enrollments for the new academic year in group instruction / Value 104 Year-on-year change (%) / Year on year against the same period last year 104.0％, Indicator name New enrollments for the new academic year in one-on-one instruction (company-operated) / Value 103.1 Year-on-year change (%) / Year on year against the same period last year 103.1％, Indicator name Instructors from the company's schools as a percentage of new graduate hires / Value 30 Over (%) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of stores and locations | Closures 16 / Newly established 2 / Cumulative new openings since 2025 4 / Period-end total Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees Not disclosed / Recruitment More than 30% of new graduate hires are graduates of the company's instructor program |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥7.81 / Interim Not disclosed / End of period ¥7.81 |
| Payout ratio | Value 30 ％ / Total payout ratio Not disclosed / DOE Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Closure of 16 unprofitable schools and opening of 2 new schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Integration of 4 affiliated companies in the Japanese-language education business, Opening of 京進's after-school club, HOPPA Nagaokakyo School, Opening of the rehabilitation fitness facility Pitalab Otsu Ojiyama, Use of generative AI and DX through collaboration with LangGenius |
Items this document does not state (14)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastUnit price and quantity metricsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket 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 benefited from higher sales in the childcare and nursing care businesses and solid enrollment in the new academic year at the tutoring schools. On the earnings front, investments in human capital for future growth, structural reform costs, seasonal fluctuations in the tutoring school business, and costs associated with opening new locations were factors.
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