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Financial results presentation6558Cookbiz Co.,Ltd.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Financial Results Presentation for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending November 2026

Revenue declined in Q1 FY2026, but structural reforms and cost reductions narrowed the operating loss from ¥84 million in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year to ¥34 million. The investment business became profitable, and きゅういち posted a standalone profit for the first time in six quarters.

Worth reading
70In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
50
¥ million (year-on-year improvement in operating income)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending November 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥694 million-10.1%
Operating profit¥-34 million
Ordinary income¥-38 million
Net income¥-24 million
Operating profit margin-4.9 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥481 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥694 million
Operating profit
¥-34 million
Ordinary income
¥-38 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥-24 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥3,240 million
Operating profit
¥80 million
Ordinary income
¥60 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥80 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。
Consolidated revenue21.4
HR business net sales20.2
Investment business net sales23.2
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue progress was broadly in line with expectations; the investment business was on plan, and its performance was within expectations relative to the full-year plan.
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Gross profit
  • Personnel expenses
  • Advertising expenses
  • Other SG&A expenses
New initiatives
  • Rebuilding the HR business sales process
  • Updating the CAST app
  • Developing new businesses that create synergies with CAST
  • Creation of synergies between きゅういち and マルヒロ
  • Exploring a partnership and comprehensive collaboration with the OIC Group
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of placements154 people-33.6%
  • Average placement fee¥1,004 thousand-0.1%
  • Paying job-posting companies379 companies+16.3%
  • Average placement fee (job advertising)¥177 thousand-14.8%
  • Number of client companies using scouting695 companies+37.4%
  • Average placement fee (scouting)¥122 thousand-24.6%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • 154 referrals; average referral fee of ¥1,004 thousand
  • 379 paying advertiser companies; average placement fee of ¥177 thousand
  • 695 client companies using scouting; average placement fee of ¥122 thousand
Segment results
  • HR Business
    Net Sales384
    Operating profit-40
    Profit unit¥ million
  • Investment Business
    Net Sales310
    Operating profit6
    Profit unit¥ million
Number of employees
169 people
Change during the period169 at FY25 year-end; 167 in FY25 Q1
Gross profit
64.3 %
Year-on-year change (points)8.4
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2026
Net Sales¥694 million (YoY -10.1%)
Operating profit¥-34 million
Ordinary income¥-38 million
Net income¥-24 million
Gross profit64.3 %
Operating profit margin-4.9 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥481 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥694 million / Operating profit ¥-34 million / Ordinary income ¥-38 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥-24 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥3,240 million / Operating profit ¥80 million / Ordinary income ¥60 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥80 million
Progress against full-year forecastConsolidated revenue 21.4 / HR business net sales 20.2 / Investment business net sales 23.2
Self-assessment against the planRevenue progress was broadly in line with expectations; the investment business was on plan, and its performance was within expectations relative to the full-year plan.
Segment resultsSegment HR Business / Net Sales ¥384 million / yoy_pct ¥-7.4 million / Operating profit ¥-40 million / Profit unit ¥ million, Segment Investment Business / Net Sales ¥310 million / yoy_pct ¥-13.3 million / Operating profit ¥6 million / Profit unit ¥ million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeGross profit, Personnel expenses, Advertising expenses, Other SG&A expenses
Key KPIs154 people (YoY -33.6%), ¥1,004 thousand (YoY -0.1%), 379 companies (YoY +16.3%), ¥177 thousand (YoY -14.8%), 695 companies (YoY +37.4%), ¥122 thousand (YoY -24.6%)
Unit price and quantity metrics154 referrals; average referral fee of ¥1,004 thousand, 379 paying advertiser companies; average placement fee of ¥177 thousand, 695 client companies using scouting; average placement fee of ¥122 thousand
Number of employees169 people
New initiativesRebuilding the HR business sales process, Updating the CAST app, Developing new businesses that create synergies with CAST, Creation of synergies between きゅういち and マルヒロ, Exploring a partnership and comprehensive collaboration with the OIC Group
Items this document does not state (12)
Number of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A

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 business, structural reforms to the cost base lowered the break-even point. In the investment business, the company reviewed unprofitable transactions and strengthened gross profit management by transaction. It also controlled personnel expenses, advertising expenses and other SG&A expenses.

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