Summary of financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 | Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. (6098) timely disclosure

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75Important

Scored from 4 of 6 sections

Direction

Improvement

Direction inferred from the company’s description.

Scale

200

¥100 million (increase from the figure disclosed on 15 May for the full-year revenue forecast)

Wording

Conditional

How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20276 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%

Net income¥202.6 billion+67.5%

Results for the three months of the current quarter

Revenue

¥1,045.3 billion+18.9%

EBITDA+S

¥292.8 billion+56.5%

EBITDA+S margin

28 %

EBITDA

¥272.3 billion+66.6%

EBITDA margin

26.1 %

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

¥202.6 billion+67.5%

Basic EPS

¥145.48+73.2%

Full-year earnings forecast

Revenue

¥4,230 billion+14.4%

EBITDA+S

¥1,105 billion+39.1%

EBITDA+S margin

26.1 %

EBITDA

¥1,025 billion+40.3%

EBITDA margin

24.2 %

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

¥755 billion+51.9%

Basic EPS

¥543+55.2%

What the company explained in this material

Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.

Ahead of the assumptions at the beginning of the fiscal year

Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.

U.S. dollar exchange rate¥159

Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.

US Average Revenue per Job (US ARPJ) growth rate35 %
Year on year against the same period last yearGrowth rate

Segment results

HR Technology

Revenue

¥455.4 billion+33.2%

Revenue (US dollars)

2,858 USD million+20.9%

EBITDA+S

¥215.7 billion+80.6%

EBITDA+S margin

47.4 %

Staffing Services

Revenue

¥455.2 billion+11.5%

EBITDA+S

¥28.2 billion+5.2%

EBITDA+S margin

6.2 %

Marketing, Matching and Technology

Revenue

¥141.8 billion+3.7%

EBITDA+S

¥51.1 billion+18.3%

EBITDA+S margin

36 %

Medium-term management plan targets

TargetMMT business EBITDA+S margin of approximately 35%

Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2029

Acquisition of treasury shares

Buyback limit

¥3,500 100 million

Actual purchases

¥1,200 100 million

Number of shares acquired

1,251 10,000 shares

Acquisition dateAs of the end of July 2026

Contents of this document
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%)
Net income	¥202.6 billion (YoY +67.5%)
Results for the three months of the current quarter	Revenue ¥1,045.3 billion (YoY +18.9%) / EBITDA+S ¥292.8 billion (YoY +56.5%) / EBITDA+S margin 28 % / EBITDA ¥272.3 billion (YoY +66.6%) / EBITDA margin 26.1 % / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥202.6 billion (YoY +67.5%) / Basic EPS ¥145.48 (YoY +73.2%)
Full-year earnings forecast	Revenue ¥4,230 billion (YoY +14.4%) / EBITDA+S ¥1,105 billion (YoY +39.1%) / EBITDA+S margin 26.1 % / EBITDA ¥1,025 billion (YoY +40.3%) / EBITDA margin 24.2 % / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥755 billion (YoY +51.9%) / Basic EPS ¥543 (YoY +55.2%)
Self-assessment against the plan	Ahead of the assumptions at the beginning of the fiscal year
Segment results	HR Technology Revenue ¥455.4 billion (YoY +33.2%) / Revenue (US dollars) 2,858 USD million (YoY +20.9%) / EBITDA+S ¥215.7 billion (YoY +80.6%) / EBITDA+S margin 47.4 % / Staffing Services Revenue ¥455.2 billion (YoY +11.5%) / EBITDA+S ¥28.2 billion (YoY +5.2%) / EBITDA+S margin 6.2 % / Marketing, Matching and Technology Revenue ¥141.8 billion (YoY +3.7%) / EBITDA+S ¥51.1 billion (YoY +18.3%) / EBITDA+S margin 36 %
Key KPIs	Indicator name US Average Revenue per Job (US ARPJ) growth rate / Value 35 % / Year on year against the same period last year Growth rate
Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook	Item U.S. dollar exchange rate / Value ¥159
Medium-term management plan targets	Target MMT business EBITDA+S margin of approximately 35% / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2029
Acquisition of treasury shares	Buyback limit ¥3,500 100 million / Actual purchases ¥1,200 100 million / Number of shares acquired 1,251 10,000 shares / Acquisition date As of the end of July 2026 / Period Not disclosed

Items this document does not state (19)

Operating profitOrdinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&ANew initiatives

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 the HR Technology business, monetization improvements and efficiency gains progressed beyond the assumptions at the beginning of the fiscal year.

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