Preparing for an economic recovery by converting costs to variable costs and maintaining employment
First written in FY2020. 9 of 18 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
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- 2026-08-06AdvancedFinancial Results Presentation
「 人件費（販管費）の最適化 前年第１四半期比で、18.5％の削減 （-8.7億円）」
人件費の最適化が前年同期比18.5％の削減として具体化している。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company operates its businesses with three top-priority strategies: reviewing its business portfolio, reducing costs, and making growth investments.」
The company moved from an operating model centered on growth investment to a more specific approach combining cost reductions and growth investment during the period of structural reform. - 2026-05-14AdvancedFinancial Results Presentation
「構造改革期におけるコスト削減を着実に実行」
広告宣伝費と人件費について、2025年3月期実績から2026年3月期実績、2027年3月期計画までの削減推移を示し、構造改革の進捗を具体化している。 - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the Company reduced costs, mainly advertising and promotional expenses, operating income was ¥2,367 million, down 0.5% year on year, as a result of lower revenue.」
The company implemented cost reductions centered on advertising and promotional expenses, moving away from expense management focused primarily on growth investment. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of greater efficiency in the investment businesses and job sites, including lower advertising and promotional expenses, operating profit increased 120.1% year on year to ¥2,380 million, while ordinary profit increased 59.2% to ¥2,139 million.」
The company improved the efficiency of advertising and promotional expenses, which had been focused primarily on growth investment, leading to an improvement in operating profit. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, as a result of greater efficiency in the investment businesses and job sites, including lower advertising and promotional expenses, operating profit increased 120.1% year on year to ¥2,380 million, while ordinary profit increased 59.2% to ¥2,139 million.」
Efficiency initiatives in the investment businesses and job sites, including reduced advertising and promotional expenses, led to an improvement in operating profit. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 15.0% year on year to ¥25,049 million, due to higher advertising and promotional spending to support the growth of the investment businesses HR-Tech engage and the talent platform, as well as higher personnel expenses resulting from increased staffing and base-pay increases aimed at achieving the medium-term plan.」
The company continued its policy of shifting its focus from cost reduction to growth investment and is carrying out advertising and promotion for HR-Tech engage and the human resources platform, hiring additional staff to achieve its plans, and raising base salaries. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 19.3% year on year to ¥12,183 million, due to higher advertising and promotional spending to support the growth of the investment businesses HR-Tech engage and the talent platform, as well as higher personnel expenses resulting from increased staffing and base-pay increases aimed at achieving the medium-term plan.」
The company continued its policy of shifting its focus from cost reduction to growth investment and increased advertising and promotion for HR-Tech engage and the human resources platform, expanded its workforce to achieve its plans, and raised base salaries, resulting in higher selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 41.8% year on year to ¥33,492 million, due to higher advertising and promotional spending to support further growth of the investment businesses HR-Tech engage and the talent platform, increased staffing, and higher personnel expenses, including those resulting from the introduction of stock options.」
The company shifted its focus from cost reduction to growth investment and continues to invest in advertising and promotion and personnel for growth of the HR-Tech engage and human resources platform businesses. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 43.1% year on year to ¥21,790 million, mainly due to higher advertising and promotional spending to support the medium- to long-term growth of the investment businesses HR-Tech engage and the talent platform.」
The company continued its policy of shifting its focus from cost reduction to growth investment and increased advertising and promotional expenses aimed at growing the HR-Tech engage and human resources platform businesses. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 38.5% year on year to ¥10,209 million, due to higher advertising and promotional spending to support the growth of the investment businesses HR-Tech engage and the talent platform.」
The company shifted its focus from cost reduction to growth investment and continues to make substantial advertising and promotional investments aimed at growing the HR-Tech engage and human resources platform businesses. - FY2022-Q3Aggressive investment in advertising and promotional expenses for business growthAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 20.1% year on year to ¥23,618 million, mainly because the Company proactively increased advertising and promotional spending on its domestic recruitment websites to support future business growth.」
The company shifted from the cost-reduction phase of the previous fiscal year to actively investing in advertising and promotional expenses for domestic job sites to support future business growth. - FY2022-Q2Increase in advertising and promotional expenses in anticipation of a recovery in recruitment demandAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 14.1% year on year to ¥15,228 million, mainly because advertising and promotion expenses were increased at the domestic job site in anticipation of a future recovery in hiring demand.」
Amid the cost-reduction measures pursued since the previous fiscal year, the company increased advertising and promotional expenses for domestic job sites in anticipation of a recovery in recruitment demand. - FY2022-Q1Cited as achievedAnnual report
「In addition to the recovery in revenue, the effect of cost reductions implemented since the previous fiscal year resulted in operating profit increasing 85.1% year on year to ¥2,310 million.」
The effect of cost reductions implemented since the previous fiscal year was cited as having contributed to higher operating profit alongside the recovery in revenue. Meanwhile, advertising and promotional expenses increased in anticipation of a recovery in recruitment demand. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 24.1% year on year to ¥19,669 million, owing to reductions in advertising and promotion expenses and outsourcing costs, mainly commissioned services, as well as lower travel, transportation and meeting expenses associated with the transition to telework.」
In line with its policy of making costs variable and reviewing expenses, the company reduced advertising and promotional expenses, outsourcing costs, travel and transportation expenses, meeting expenses and other costs, lowering selling, general and administrative expenses by 24.1% year on year. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 20.7% year on year to ¥13,347 million, owing to reductions in variable advertising and promotion expenses and, from the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, full-scale reductions in outsourcing costs, mainly commissioned services.」
In line with its policy of making costs variable and reviewing expenses, the company began substantially reducing outsourcing costs, primarily for contracted services, from the second quarter in addition to cutting advertising and promotional expenses, reducing selling, general and administrative expenses by 20.7% year on year. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 17.7% year on year to ¥6,846 million, as the company reduced costs, mainly variable advertising and promotion expenses, and brought forward a comprehensive review of expenses.」
The company implemented the previously announced measures to make costs variable and review expenses in preparation for an economic recovery, reducing selling, general and administrative expenses by 17.7% year on year. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Compared with the past, we have implemented measures such as making costs variable. We believe it is important to secure as much profit as possible while establishing a structure that, by maintaining employee employment, will enable us not to fall behind market growth when the economy recovers.」
As a response to the economic downturn, the company began making costs variable and, for the first time, explicitly stated a policy of preparing for an economic recovery by securing profits and maintaining employee employment.