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Scored from 4 of 5 sectionsDirection
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
332
¥ million (year-on-year change in revenue; operating profit: ▲¥27 million)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Items stated in the management plan
Annual updateNet Sales+15.5%
基準 2,137Target2,469million
Operating profit-7.5%
基準 358Target331million
Operating profit margin-3.3pt
基準 16.7Target13.4％
Net income for the current fiscal year+64.3%
基準 129Target212million
Each line is the climb from the baseline the document states to the target it sets. The slope is scaled against the largest climb in this document. For metrics expressed as percentages, differences are shown in percentage points (pt).The increase shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the amount of growth.
What happened to the previous plan17,372 ID → 16,566 ID-4.6%Calculated from the two disclosed figures
Investment amount by sectorField Development investment in the PORTERS series / Amount Not disclosed, Field Investment in human resources / Amount Not disclosed, Field Overseas Investment / Amount Not disclosed, Field Upfront investment in new businesses such as KIKAN flex and Bangladesh / Amount Not disclosed
Key initiatives
01Increase development speed and reduce development costs through the use of AI
02Further expand the development workforce at the Vietnamese subsidiary
03Revise pricing in conjunction with major functional updates
04Increase the number of IDs among new customers through organizational changes and workforce expansion
05Increase delivery speed and option revenue through organizational changes and workforce expansion
06Expand services and business areas through new functions in the PORTERS series
07Develop new products in the worker dispatch sector
08Acquire and expand customers through AI services
09Strengthen the development and sales structure for the Bangladesh job media business
10Update existing services
11Strengthen the sales structure for large corporations
12Investment in human resources
13KIKAN flex
14PORTERS-Assist
15atB job media platform (atB Jobs)
16atB offshore development
17TalentEx
Plan assumptionsAssumptions Number of people engaged in employment placement and worker dispatch businesses in Japan / Figures 450,000, Assumptions PORTERS ARPU estimate / Figures ¥10,000, Assumptions BPO market size / Figures ¥5.0 trillion, Assumptions IT budget ratio in the BPO market / Figures 1.0％, Assumptions Number of people engaged in employment placement and worker dispatch businesses in Asia / Figures 2.6 million
Non-financial targetsIndicator name Number of IDs for PORTERS STAFFING and PORTERS AGENT / Target value 18,866ID / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name ARPU for PORTERS STAFFING and PORTERS AGENT / Target value ¥10,500 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Number of hires for engineering, product planning and related positions / Target value Approximately 40 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Number of Sales and CS hires / Target value Approximately 20 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Total number of hires, including the Vietnamese subsidiary / Target value Approximately 60 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Number of paid job postings on atB Jobs / Target value More than 300 per month / Timing During 2026, Indicator name Number of valid applications on atB Jobs / Target value More than 3,000 per month / Timing During 2026
Size of the Target MarketMarket Current target market (business management SaaS for the HR industry) / Scale Approximately ¥54.0 billion / Source Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “Current Survey of Service Industries”, Market Medium- to long-term target market / Scale Approximately ¥180.0 billion / Source Materials related to the BPO market cited in charts and footnotes, Market Medium- to long-term target market, including expansion into Southeast Asia / Scale Approximately ¥362.0 billion / Source World Employment Confederation, “WEC ECONOMIC REPORT 2025,” and other sources
Risks identified by the company
Trends in the human resources services industry
Expansion of overseas operations
Protection of personal information
System-related risks
Dependence on specific services
Recruitment and Development of Human Resources
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Business Plan and Growth Potential |
| Plan period | Fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Progress against the plan | Annual update |
| Sales Target | ¥2,137 million → ¥2,469 million（+15.5％） |
| Operating profit target | ¥358 million → ¥331 million（▲7.5％） |
| Operating profit margin target | 16.7 ％ → 13.4 ％ |
| Net income target | ¥129 million → ¥212 million（+64.2％） |
| Investment amount by sector | Field Development investment in the PORTERS series / Amount Not disclosed, Field Investment in human resources / Amount Not disclosed, Field Overseas Investment / Amount Not disclosed, Field Upfront investment in new businesses such as KIKAN flex and Bangladesh / Amount Not disclosed |
| Non-financial targets | Indicator name Number of IDs for PORTERS STAFFING and PORTERS AGENT / Target value 18,866ID / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name ARPU for PORTERS STAFFING and PORTERS AGENT / Target value ¥10,500 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Number of hires for engineering, product planning and related positions / Target value Approximately 40 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Number of Sales and CS hires / Target value Approximately 20 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Total number of hires, including the Vietnamese subsidiary / Target value Approximately 60 / Timing Fiscal year ending December 2026, Indicator name Number of paid job postings on atB Jobs / Target value More than 300 per month / Timing During 2026, Indicator name Number of valid applications on atB Jobs / Target value More than 3,000 per month / Timing During 2026 |
| Plan assumptions | Assumptions Number of people engaged in employment placement and worker dispatch businesses in Japan / Figures 450,000, Assumptions PORTERS ARPU estimate / Figures ¥10,000, Assumptions BPO market size / Figures ¥5.0 trillion, Assumptions IT budget ratio in the BPO market / Figures 1.0％, Assumptions Number of people engaged in employment placement and worker dispatch businesses in Asia / Figures 2.6 million |
| Key initiatives | Increase development speed and reduce development costs through the use of AI, Further expand the development workforce at the Vietnamese subsidiary, Revise pricing in conjunction with major functional updates, Increase the number of IDs among new customers through organizational changes and workforce expansion, Increase delivery speed and option revenue through organizational changes and workforce expansion, Expand services and business areas through new functions in the PORTERS series, Develop new products in the worker dispatch sector, Acquire and expand customers through AI services, Strengthen the development and sales structure for the Bangladesh job media business, Update existing services, Strengthen the sales structure for large corporations, Investment in human resources, KIKAN flex, PORTERS-Assist, atB job media platform (atB Jobs), atB offshore development, TalentEx |
| Results under the previous plan | 17,372 ID → 16,566 ID |
| Size of the Target Market | Market Current target market (business management SaaS for the HR industry) / Scale Approximately ¥54.0 billion / Source Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “Current Survey of Service Industries”, Market Medium- to long-term target market / Scale Approximately ¥180.0 billion / Source Materials related to the BPO market cited in charts and footnotes, Market Medium- to long-term target market, including expansion into Southeast Asia / Scale Approximately ¥362.0 billion / Source World Employment Confederation, “WEC ECONOMIC REPORT 2025,” and other sources |
| Risks identified | Trends in the human resources services industry, Expansion of overseas operations, Protection of personal information, System-related risks, Dependence on specific services, Recruitment and Development of Human Resources |
| Publication date | 2026.03 |
Items this document does not state (10)
ROE targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceTotal investment planSegment targetReason for revision or withdrawalDate of board resolution
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 is projected to increase mainly due to growth in the number of IDs for PORTERS STAFFING and PORTERS AGENT. Operating profit is expected to decline due to a significant increase in personnel accompanying the strengthening of development for the HR-Tech business in Japan, as well as upfront investments in new businesses such as KIKAN flex and Bangladesh.
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