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Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20275 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,045.3 billion+18.9%
Operating profit¥255.4 billion+66.1%
Net income¥202.6 billion+67.5%
Operating profit margin26.1 % EBITDA margin
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue of ¥1,045.3 billion, operating income of ¥255.4 billion, profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥202.6 billion, and EBITDA+S of ¥292.8 billion. All figures are stated as the three-month results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥4,230 billion
EBITDA+S
¥1,105 billion
EBITDA
¥1,025 billion
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥755 billion
Basic earnings per share
¥543
What the company explained in this material
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
USD/JPY
159 JPY/USD
EUR/JPY
184 JPY/EUR
Australian dollar-yen
¥112 /Australian dollar
New initiatives
The materials list features including AI Candidate Highlights, Interview on Demand, and AI-Generated Messages as Indeed job advertising and recruitment support functions. However, it is not specified whether all of these initiatives were newly launched during the quarter.Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- RECRUIT ID count9,900 10,000 people
- Number of MMT businesses980,000 Operator
- US Indeed job postings index (IHL US NSA JPI)
- US average job posting price (US ARPJ)
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
US ARPJ is described as an indicator calculated by dividing US revenue by the number of US job postings on Indeed. The actual figure is Not disclosed.Market Size / Share
Global HR matching market size
302 US$ billion 2025
Breakdown
Staffing Services
105 US$ billion
Job advertising and recruitment tools
34 US$ billion
Recruitment
71 US$ billion
Executive search
24 US$ billion
Recruitment automation
68 US$ billion
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,045.3 billion (YoY +18.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥255.4 billion (YoY +66.1%) |
| Net income | ¥202.6 billion (YoY +67.5%) |
| Operating profit margin | 26.1 % (EBITDA margin) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue of ¥1,045.3 billion, operating income of ¥255.4 billion, profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥202.6 billion, and EBITDA+S of ¥292.8 billion. All figures are stated as the three-month results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥4,230 billion / EBITDA+S ¥1,105 billion / EBITDA ¥1,025 billion / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥755 billion / Basic earnings per share ¥543 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name RECRUIT ID count / Value 9,900 10,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of MMT businesses / Value 980,000 Operator / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name US Indeed job postings index (IHL US NSA JPI) / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name US average job posting price (US ARPJ) / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | US ARPJ is described as an indicator calculated by dividing US revenue by the number of US job postings on Indeed. The actual figure is Not disclosed. |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | USD/JPY 159 JPY/USD / EUR/JPY 184 JPY/EUR / Australian dollar-yen ¥112 /Australian dollar |
| Market Size / Share | Global HR matching market size 302 US$ billion (2025) / Breakdown Staffing Services 105 US$ billion / Job advertising and recruitment tools 34 US$ billion / Recruitment 71 US$ billion / Executive search 24 US$ billion / Recruitment automation 68 US$ billion |
| New initiatives | The materials list features including AI Candidate Highlights, Interview on Demand, and AI-Generated Messages as Indeed job advertising and recruitment support functions. However, it is not specified whether all of these initiatives were newly launched during the quarter. |
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Ordinary incomeGross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey points of the Q&A
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