Creating a business of meaningful scale outside staffing services
First written in FY2016. 9 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Widening Loss in Other BusinessAnnual report
「In other services, the transfer of the ENPORT mobile mobile communications business for foreign residents in the previous consolidated fiscal year resulted in external revenue of ¥92 million, down 41.2% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥306 million, compared with a loss of ¥223 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Following the transfer of ENPORT mobile, external revenue from other businesses fell to ¥92 million, while the segment loss widened from ¥223 million to ¥306 million. - FY2026-H1Other businesses contracted and losses widenedAnnual report
「In other services, the transfer of the ENPORT mobile mobile communications business for foreign residents in the previous consolidated fiscal year resulted in external revenue of ¥44 million, down 50.9% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥154 million, compared with a loss of ¥137 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Following the transfer of ENPORT mobile, external revenue from other services fell to ¥44 million, while the segment loss widened from ¥137 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥154 million. - FY2025-H1Additional transfer and downsizing of foreign resident businessesAnnual report
「In other services, the Company’s transfer of “Visamane,” a foreign worker employment management system, in the previous consolidated fiscal year and “ENPORT mobile,” a mobile communications business for foreign residents, during the current interim consolidated period resulted in external revenue of ¥90 million, down 32.6% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥137 million, compared with a loss of ¥138 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Following the transfer of Visamane in the previous fiscal year, the Company also transferred ENPORT mobile during the current interim consolidated period. External revenue from other services fell to ¥90 million, while the segment loss continued at ¥137 million. - FY2024Losses continued after the sale and transfer of other businessesAnnual report
「In other services, revenue declined because the Company transferred the shares of ハイブリィド株式会社 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year and excluded the company from the scope of consolidation, while in March 2024 it transferred its foreign employment management support services business to another company through an absorption-type company split. As a result, other services generated external revenue of ¥266 million, down 88.2% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥225 million, compared with a loss of ¥296 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In addition to excluding ハイブリィド株式会社 from consolidation, the Company transferred its foreign employment management support services business to another company. External revenue from other services fell to ¥266 million, while the segment loss continued at ¥225 million. - FY2024-Q3Other businesses contracted and remained loss-makingAnnual report
「In other services, revenue declined because the Company transferred the shares of ハイブリィド株式会社 at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year and excluded the company from the scope of consolidation. In terms of profitability, selling, general and administrative expenses increased because the Company continued to invest in developing new platforms. As a result, other services generated external revenue of ¥203 million, down 88.1% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥192 million, compared with a loss of ¥212 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Following the exclusion of ハイブリィド株式会社 from consolidation, external revenue from other businesses fell 88.1% year on year to ¥203 million. While continuing to invest in developing new platforms, the Company reported a segment loss of ¥192 million. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, selling, general and administrative expenses increased because the Company continued to invest in developing new platforms.」
The Company explained that continued investment in developing new platforms related to its staffing services led to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, selling, general and administrative expenses increased because the Company continued to invest in developing new platforms.」
The Company continued to invest in developing new platforms related to its staffing services. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses declined because the Company partially downsized services for foreign workers, as the number of foreign workers entering Japan remained limited.」
The Company continued to partially downsize services for foreign workers because the number of foreign workers entering Japan remained limited. - FY2023-Q2Service downsizing continued despite signs of resumed entryAnnual report
「In other services, the Company continued to work to expand businesses other than labor-intensive operations and strengthen development of new platforms, including “ENPORT,” a life-support service for foreign workers. In terms of profitability, selling, general and administrative expenses declined because, while the Company continued to invest in developing new platforms, it partially downsized services for foreign workers despite signs that their entry into Japan was beginning to resume following the easing of entry restrictions.」
While continuing to invest in developing new platforms, the Company continued to partially downsize services for foreign workers even after signs emerged that entry into Japan would resume following the easing of entry restrictions. - FY2023-Q1Partial downsizing of services for foreign residentsAnnual report
「In other services, the Company continued to work to expand businesses other than labor-intensive operations and strengthen development of new platforms, including “ENPORT,” a life-support service for foreign workers. In terms of profitability, selling, general and administrative expenses declined because, while the Company continued to invest in developing new platforms, it partially downsized services for foreign workers until the full resumption of their entry into Japan, as entry restrictions remained in place.」
While continuing to develop new platforms, the Company partially downsized services for foreign workers because of entry restrictions. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In other services, the Company continued to work to expand businesses other than labor-intensive operations and strengthen development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers, and “ENPORT,” a life-support service for foreign workers.」
The Company continued to develop platforms for HRTech and support for foreign workers. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In other services, the Company worked to expand businesses other than labor-intensive operations and strengthen development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers, and “ENPORT,” a support service for foreign workers.」
The Company continued to develop platforms for HRTech and support for foreign workers. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In other services, the Company worked to expand businesses other than labor-intensive operations and strengthen development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers, and “ENPORT,” a support service for foreign workers.」
The Company continued to develop new platforms in HRTech, support for foreign workers and other areas. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company worked to strengthen development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers, and “ENPORT,” a support service for foreign workers. In the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, the Company sold 1 TECH RESIDENCE property, rental housing for IT engineers and creators.」
The Company continued its HRTech, foreign resident support and TECH RESIDENCE businesses related to its staffing services, and sold 1 TECH RESIDENCE property. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In other services, the Company worked to expand its HRTech business and strengthen the development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers; “Daywork,” a part-time job app for spare time; and “ENPORT,” a support service for foreign workers, with the aim of expanding businesses other than labor-intensive operations. As a result, other services generated external revenue of ¥1,789 million, up 66.0% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥35 million, compared with a loss of ¥300 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Company continued to develop its HRTech platform. External revenue from other businesses increased 66.0% year on year, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥300 million to ¥35 million. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In other services, the Company worked to expand its HRTech business and strengthen the development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers; “Daywork,” a part-time job app for spare time; and “ENPORT,” a support service for foreign workers, with the aim of expanding businesses other than labor-intensive operations.」
The Company continued to strengthen development of its HRTech platform. Other businesses generated revenue of ¥1,496 million, up 128.7% year on year, and segment profit of ¥54 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥219 million in the same period of the previous year, resulting in higher revenue and a return to profitability. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In other services, the Company worked to expand its HRTech business and strengthen the development of new platforms, including “Awamane,” a working-hours management system for foreign workers; “Daywork,” a part-time job app for spare time; and “ENPORT,” a support service for foreign workers, with the aim of moving away from labor-intensive recurring-revenue businesses.」
New businesses related to the staffing services included Awamane, Daywork and ENPORT, alongside efforts to move away from labor-intensive recurring-revenue businesses and develop an HRTech platform. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group worked to launch housing and other lifestyle support services for foreign workers in preparation for a further increase in the number of foreign workers.」
For new businesses related to human resources services, the Group newly began preparing to launch housing and other lifestyle support services for foreign workers. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group made upfront investments in HRTech to develop new business fields.」
The Group continues to make upfront investments in HRTech to create new businesses related to human resources services. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group also actively invested in developing new businesses, including a media platform for introducing foreign nationals to part-time jobs (Joboty) and a residence card management system (ビザマネ). In addition, during the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, it sold 1 property in TECH RESIDENCE, rental housing for IT engineers and creators.」
For new businesses related to human resources services, the Group advanced development investment in Joboty, ビザマネ and other offerings, and sold 1 TECH RESIDENCE property. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Existing businesses, including ALT (assistant language teacher) staffing and childcare worker staffing and recruitment services, expanded steadily, while the Group made upfront investments in new businesses such as a media platform for introducing foreign nationals to part-time jobs and recruitment outsourcing. In addition, during the first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, it sold 1 property in TECH RESIDENCE, rental housing for IT engineers and creators.」
The Group continues to invest in and develop new businesses, including a media platform for introducing foreign nationals to part-time jobs, recruitment outsourcing and TECH RESIDENCE. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Existing businesses, including ALT (assistant language teacher) staffing and childcare worker staffing and recruitment services, expanded steadily, while the Group made upfront investments in new businesses such as a media platform for introducing foreign nationals to part-time jobs and recruitment outsourcing for companies. It also sold 1 property in TECH RESIDENCE, rental housing for IT engineers and creators.」
For new businesses, including those outside human resources services, the Group made upfront investments in a media platform for introducing foreign nationals to part-time jobs and recruitment outsourcing, and sold 1 TECH RESIDENCE property. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group will create a business of a certain scale in new business fields other than those described above.」
The Group continues to pursue the goal of creating a business of a certain scale outside human resources services and the policy of investing, forming alliances and pursuing M&A through its CVC. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Through the newly established “ウィルグループHRTech投資事業有限責任組合,” founded in May 2017 and specializing in the human resources business, the Group is actively working to establish and create new earnings platforms through investment in and support for promising venture companies.」
In addition to creating businesses outside human resources services, the Group established an HRTech investment limited partnership specializing in the human resources business. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made 株式会社サムシングファン, which operates a video production business aimed at growth in the video market, a consolidated subsidiary in December 2016.」
As part of its efforts to create and expand businesses outside human resources services, the Group acquired a video production business in the video market and made it a consolidated subsidiary. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Even after the end of this medium-term management plan, the Group will invest in promising venture companies and pursue alliances and M&A through its corporate venture capital vehicle, “ウィルグループファンド投資事業有限責任組合,” to lay the foundation for a virtuous-cycle model of business creation and expansion and strengthen businesses outside “Working.”」
The Group plans to create businesses outside human resources services through CVC investments, alliances and M&A.