Worth reading
68In focus
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Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
35.5
Year-on-year change in operating revenue (%)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationThird quarter of the fiscal year ending December 202611 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales4,674 million yen+35.5%
Operating profit1,408 million yen+18.3%
Ordinary income1,427 million yen+19.7%
Net income935 million yen+14.5%
Operating profit margin30.1 %
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Operating revenue
1,674 million yen
OpenWork Recruiting
1,238 million yen+48.4%
OpenWork
286 million yen-11.2%
Advertising expenses
325 million yen+105.1%
Full-year earnings forecast
Operating revenue
6,200 million yen
Operating profit
1,450 million yen
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Operating revenue75.4
Operating profit97.2
Ordinary income98.5
Net income96.9
OpenWork75.7
OpenWork Recruiting80.3
Alternative data service58.8
Recruitment and other services40.6
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
For the full year, operating revenue and each profit measure are expected to come in as planned.Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- The risk and impact of information leakage in the event of a cyberattack
- Security measures including vulnerability countermeasures, backups and AI-based detection
- The reasons for carrying out advertising investment in the second half and the planned approximately ¥360 million in advertising investment in the fourth quarter
- Competitive advantages after the widespread adoption of generative AI and the AI job search released in June 2026
- Use of AI in internal operations and development
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Operating Expenses
Personnel Expenses
Year on year against the same period last year+26.9%
Advertising expenses
Year on year against the same period last year+105.1%
OtherIncludes ¥14 million in amortization of goodwill, as well as outsourcing expenses, rent and other costs.
New initiatives
- Entry into the recruitment services business through the acquisition of BNGパートナーズ from April 2026
- Broadcast of a new TV commercial series from 20 August 2026
- Investment in AI, including AI job search, recommendation optimization and support for creating scouting messages
- Growth investment through M&A and alliances
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of users837 10,000 people+10.4%
- Number of reviews2,240 ten thousand items+11.2%
- Registered web résumé users192 10,000 people+21.7%
- Cumulative customer deployments6,610 companies+7.5%
- Number of job openings15.4 ten thousand items+43.5%
Segment results
OpenWork
Operating revenue
939 million yen
Year on year against the same period last year-1.1%
OpenWork Recruiting
Operating revenue
3,403 million yen
Year on year against the same period last year+42.5%
Alternative data service
Operating revenue
129 million yen
Year on year against the same period last year+14.5%
Recruitment and other services
Operating revenue
202 million yen
Year on year against the same period last yearnot_comparable
Medium-term management plan targets
Target fiscal year2,030
Operating revenue
¥15,000 million or more
Operating profit after goodwill amortization
¥3,000 million or more
Market Size / Share
Direct Recruiting Market
¥1,500 hundred million
Recruitment Placement Market
¥6,000 hundred million
Number of employees
Consolidated204 people
Non-consolidated175 people
Reference dateEnd of September 2026
Annual Dividend
9 yen per share
Interim4.5
End of period4.5
Acquisition of treasury shares
To be determined as appropriate, but will be considered carefully from the perspective of the tradable share ratio.| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | 4,674 million yen (YoY +35.5%) |
| Operating profit | 1,408 million yen (YoY +18.3%) |
| Ordinary income | 1,427 million yen (YoY +19.7%) |
| Net income | 935 million yen (YoY +14.5%) |
| Operating profit margin | 30.1 % |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Operating revenue 1,674 million yen / OpenWork Recruiting 1,238 million yen (YoY +48.4%) / OpenWork 286 million yen (YoY -11.2%) / Advertising expenses 325 million yen (YoY +105.1%) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Operating revenue 6,200 million yen / Operating profit 1,450 million yen / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income Not disclosed |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Operating revenue 75.4 / Operating profit 97.2 / Ordinary income 98.5 / Net income 96.9 / OpenWork 75.7 / OpenWork Recruiting 80.3 / Alternative data service 58.8 / Recruitment and other services 40.6 |
| Self-assessment against the plan | For the full year, operating revenue and each profit measure are expected to come in as planned. |
| Segment results | OpenWork Operating revenue 939 million yen / yoy_pct -1.1 / OpenWork Recruiting Operating revenue 3,403 million yen / yoy_pct 42.5 / Alternative data service Operating revenue 129 million yen / yoy_pct 14.5 / Recruitment and other services Operating revenue 202 million yen / yoy_pct not_comparable |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Operating Expenses Personnel Expenses yoy_pct 26.9 / Advertising expenses yoy_pct 105.1 / Other Includes ¥14 million in amortization of goodwill, as well as outsourcing expenses, rent and other costs. |
| Key KPIs | Number of users 837 10,000 people (YoY +10.4%), Number of reviews 2,240 ten thousand items (YoY +11.2%), Registered web résumé users 192 10,000 people (YoY +21.7%), Cumulative customer deployments 6,610 companies (YoY +7.5%), Number of job openings 15.4 ten thousand items (YoY +43.5%) |
| Number of employees | Consolidated 204 people / Non-consolidated 175 people / Reference date End of September 2026 |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year 2,030 / Operating revenue ¥15,000 million or more / Operating profit after goodwill amortization ¥3,000 million or more |
| Annual Dividend | 9 yen per share |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | To be determined as appropriate, but will be considered carefully from the perspective of the tradable share ratio. |
| Market Size / Share | Direct Recruiting Market ¥1,500 hundred million / Recruitment Placement Market ¥6,000 hundred million |
| Key points of the Q&A | The risk and impact of information leakage in the event of a cyberattack, Security measures including vulnerability countermeasures, backups and AI-based detection, The reasons for carrying out advertising investment in the second half and the planned approximately ¥360 million in advertising investment in the fourth quarter, Competitive advantages after the widespread adoption of generative AI and the AI job search released in June 2026, Use of AI in internal operations and development |
| New initiatives | Entry into the recruitment services business through the acquisition of BNGパートナーズ from April 2026, Broadcast of a new TV commercial series from 20 August 2026, Investment in AI, including AI job search, recommendation optimization and support for creating scouting messages, Growth investment through M&A and alliances |
Items this document does not state (10)
Gross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlog
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.In addition to accelerating growth in OpenWork Recruiting, advertising investment deferred from the first half was carried out in the third quarter. The recruitment services business also grew from the second quarter.
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