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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Supplementary materials to the earnings reportSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20267 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,965 million-33.0%
Operating profit¥-171 million
Ordinary income¥-168 million
Net income¥-178 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥983 million-27.6%
Adjusted EBITDA
¥-118 million
Operating profit
¥-119 million
Ordinary income
¥-119 million
Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter
¥-125 million
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。not disclosed (revenue achievement rate against the first-half earnings forecast: 85.4%)
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Profitability improvement is progressing below planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Year-on-year change in adjusted EBITDA
- Revenue decline in the part-time work and real estate segments¥-395 million
- Decrease in cost of sales and advertising expenses¥301 million
- Revenue increase or decrease in the career segment¥21 million
- Changes in other expenses¥64 million
Adjusted EBITDA vs. Previous Quarter
- Revenue increase or decrease in the part-time work and real estate segments¥-49 million
- Changes in cost of sales and advertising expenses¥39 million
- Revenue increase or decrease in the career segment¥-49 million
- Changes in other expenses¥-21 million
New initiatives
- Withdrawal of Medium-Term Management Plan 2025–2027 and shift to structural reforms aimed at achieving profitability
- Concentration of resources in revenue-generating divisions and reassignment of approximately 20% of total employees
- Establishment of a new dedicated sales division
- Company-wide transition to AI-native operations and restructuring of business processes using AI
- Establishment of a subsidiary specializing in technical public-relations support
- Development of new AI-native services at batonn
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Job Change Draft search impressions by employers121 Index 1Q25=100
- Job Change Draft registered members127 Index 1Q25=100
- Job Change Draft active users146 Index 1Q25=100
- Reviews on Job Change Conference550 more than ten thousand items
Segment results
- Part-time work segmentNet Sales¥895 million
- Career segmentNet Sales¥927 million
- Real EstateNet Sales¥141 million
Medium-term management plan targets
- Target fiscal yearFY2027TargetAchieve monthly profitability
- Target fiscal yearFY2028TargetAchieve full-year profitability
- Previous Medium-Term Management PlanMedium-Term Management Plan 2025–2027 withdrawn
Number of employees
Consolidated number of employees289 people
Change during the periodDown 18 from 307 people in 2Q25
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,965 million (YoY -33.0%) |
| Operating profit | ¥-171 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥-168 million |
| Net income | ¥-178 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥983 million (YoY -27.6%) / Adjusted EBITDA ¥-118 million / Operating profit ¥-119 million / Ordinary income ¥-119 million / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter ¥-125 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | not disclosed (revenue achievement rate against the first-half earnings forecast: 85.4%) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Profitability improvement is progressing below plan |
| Segment results | Segment Part-time work segment / Net Sales ¥895 million / yoy_pct -49.8 / Profit Not disclosed, Segment Career segment / Net Sales ¥927 million / yoy_pct 12.1 / Profit Not disclosed, Segment Real Estate / Net Sales ¥141 million / yoy_pct -56.1 / Profit Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Year-on-year change in adjusted EBITDA Factors Revenue decline in the part-time work and real estate segments / Amount ¥-395 million, Factors Decrease in cost of sales and advertising expenses / Amount ¥301 million, Factors Revenue increase or decrease in the career segment / Amount ¥21 million, Factors Changes in other expenses / Amount ¥64 million / Adjusted EBITDA vs. Previous Quarter Factors Revenue increase or decrease in the part-time work and real estate segments / Amount ¥-49 million, Factors Changes in cost of sales and advertising expenses / Amount ¥39 million, Factors Revenue increase or decrease in the career segment / Amount ¥-49 million, Factors Changes in other expenses / Amount ¥-21 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Job Change Draft search impressions by employers / Value 121 Index (1Q25=100) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Job Change Draft registered members / Value 127 Index (1Q25=100) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Job Change Draft active users / Value 146 Index (1Q25=100) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Reviews on Job Change Conference / Value 550 more than ten thousand items / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Consolidated number of employees 289 people / Change during the period Down 18 from 307 people in 2Q25 |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year FY2027 / Target Achieve monthly profitability, Target fiscal year FY2028 / Target Achieve full-year profitability, Previous Medium-Term Management Plan Medium-Term Management Plan 2025–2027 withdrawn |
| New initiatives | Withdrawal of Medium-Term Management Plan 2025–2027 and shift to structural reforms aimed at achieving profitability, Concentration of resources in revenue-generating divisions and reassignment of approximately 20% of total employees, Establishment of a new dedicated sales division, Company-wide transition to AI-native operations and restructuring of business processes using AI, Establishment of a subsidiary specializing in technical public-relations support, Development of new AI-native services at batonn |
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Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesFull-year earnings forecastUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to changing the terms of and scaling back transactions for low-margin projects in the part-time work segment, applications declined more than expected as users who had applied for suspended projects dropped out, while customers also reduced their transaction budgets.
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