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Earnings presentation6098Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Second-Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

In the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, consolidated revenue, EBITDA+S and profit attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the year-earlier period. The consolidated full-year earnings forecast was unchanged, and during the first half the company acquired approximately 16.35 million treasury shares worth approximately ¥177.6 billion.

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85Important
Scored from 4 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
19.7
% (year-on-year change in consolidated revenue)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Earnings presentationSecond 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¥1,094.6 billion+19.7%
Net income¥209 billion+64.0%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Revenue
¥1,094.6 billion+19.7%
EBITDA+S
¥297.9 billion+43.6%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥209 billion+64.0%
Basic EPS
¥150.54+68.8%
Full-year earnings forecast
HR Technology Business Revenue
11.9 US$ billion
HR Technology Business EBITDA+S Margin
46.5 %
What the company explained in this material
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
  • ¥159 /US$
    AssumptionU.S. dollar exchange rate
  • 184 JPY/EUR
    AssumptionEuro exchange rate
  • ¥112 /AUD
    AssumptionAustralian dollar exchange rate
  • ¥156 /US$
    AssumptionUS dollar exchange rate for the second half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 in the HR Technology business
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Growth rate of the US Indeed average revenue per job posting (US ARPJ)-3%、0%、-7%、-1%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • US Indeed average revenue per job posting (US ARPJ)
  • Indeed job postings index (JPI)
Market Size / Share
2025 global HR matching market302 US$ billion
Acquisition of treasury shares
Acquisition cost177.6
Amount unit¥ billion
Number of shares to be acquired16.35
Share unitmillion shares
Period1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeEarnings presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales¥1,094.6 billion (YoY +19.7%)
Net income¥209 billion (YoY +64.0%)
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue ¥1,094.6 billion (YoY +19.7%) / EBITDA+S ¥297.9 billion (YoY +43.6%) / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥209 billion (YoY +64.0%) / Basic EPS ¥150.54 (YoY +68.8%)
Full-year earnings forecastHR Technology Business Revenue 11.9 US$ billion / HR Technology Business EBITDA+S Margin 46.5 % / Consolidated Earnings Forecast Not disclosed
Key KPIsIndicator name Growth rate of the US Indeed average revenue per job posting (US ARPJ) / Value -3%、0%、-7%、-1% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name US Indeed average revenue per job posting (US ARPJ) / Value Not disclosed, Indicator name Indeed job postings index (JPI) / Value Not disclosed
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookAssumption U.S. dollar exchange rate / Value ¥159 /US$, Assumption Euro exchange rate / Value 184 JPY/EUR, Assumption Australian dollar exchange rate / Value ¥112 /AUD, Assumption US dollar exchange rate for the second half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 in the HR Technology business / Value ¥156 /US$
Acquisition of treasury sharesAcquisition cost 177.6 / Amount unit ¥ billion / Number of shares to be acquired 16.35 / Share unit million shares / Period 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026
Market Size / ShareMarket Size 302 US$ billion / Subject 2025 global HR matching market
Items this document does not state (20)
Operating profitOrdinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating 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 ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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.

The materials state that second-quarter revenue in the HR Technology business increased 27.5% year on year in US dollar terms, while first-half revenue increased 24.2%. No factor-by-factor explanation is provided for the increase or decrease in consolidated results.

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