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

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

Consolidated net sales decreased 3.9% year on year to ¥1,414 million, while the operating loss narrowed from ¥189 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥87 million, owing to cost structure reforms and reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses. The HR business continued to post lower revenue and a loss, but the investment business remained profitable, and the full acquisition of TECH CREW Co., Ltd. expanded the service offering from recruitment through labor management.

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Financial results presentationSecond 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¥1,414 million-3.9%
Operating profit¥-87 million
Ordinary income¥-99 million
Net income¥-95 million
Gross Profit Margin64.2%
Operating profit margin-6.2%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥997 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥719 million
Cost of sales
¥257 million
Gross profit
¥462 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses
¥516 million
Operating profit
¥-53 million
Operating profit margin
-7.5%
Ordinary income
¥-61 million
Quarterly net income
¥-71 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
HR business net sales
¥1,900 million
Investment business net sales
¥1,340 million
HR business operating profit
¥30 million
Investment business operating profit
¥50 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 revenue43.7%
HR business net sales40.5%
Investment business net sales48.1%
Investment business operating profit19.3%
Consolidated operating profit- not disclosed
HR business operating profit- not disclosed
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress was slightly behind plan, with progress against the full-year forecast at 43.7%.
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Year-on-year improvement in consolidated operating profit¥101 million
Gross profitImproved as unprofitable transactions were brought into line. An inventory valuation loss was recorded.
Personnel ExpensesDown ¥17 million year on year. There was a反動 from the reversal of one-off expenses.
Advertising expensesDown ¥27 million year on year
Other SG&A expensesCosts were reviewed. M&A-related expenses were one-off costs.
New initiatives
  • TECH CREW Co., Ltd. was made a wholly owned subsidiary, and services were launched covering recruitment through labor management.
  • The product development and engineering functions of the 人事CREW HR product were brought into the group.
  • Updates to the CAST app and development of new businesses related to HR
  • Creation of synergies between きゅういち and マルヒロ
  • Reducing capital and capital reserves and eliminating the deficit through appropriation of surplus
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of placements212 people
    Year on year against the same period last year-22.3%
  • Average placement fee¥996 thousand
    Year on year against the same period last year+5.1%
  • Paying job-posting companies322 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year-12.3%
  • Average successful-match fee for job advertising¥175 thousand
    Year on year against the same period last year-1.4%
  • Companies using scouting services623 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year-6.9%
  • Average successful-match fee for scouting¥122 thousand
    Year on year against the same period last year-7.7%
  • Consolidated number of employees165 People
    Year on year against the same period last yearSame as FY25 2Q
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • ServiceRecruitment
    Volume indicator212 referrals, down 22.3% year on year
    Price indicator¥996 thousand per referral, up 5.1% year on year
  • ServiceJob advertising
    Volume indicator322 paying listed companies, down 12.3% year on year
    Price indicator¥175 thousand contract value, down 1.4% year on year
  • ServiceScouting
    Volume indicator623 companies using the service, down 6.9% year on year
    Price indicator¥122 thousand contract value, down 7.7% year on year
Segment results
HR Business
Net Sales
¥769 million-13.5%
Operating profit
¥-97 million
Investment Business
Net Sales
¥644 million+10.7%
Operating profit
¥9 million
Market Size / Share
Labor shortage in the service industryApproximately 4 million people in 2030
Effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio in the food service industryMore than 2.0x
Potential customer base450,000 companies
Number of business partnersApproximately 11,500 companies
Registered members300,000 registered members
Number of employees
Consolidated165 People
Change during the periodDown 4 people from 169 at the end of FY25
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2026
Net Sales¥1,414 million (YoY -3.9%)
Operating profit¥-87 million
Ordinary income¥-99 million
Net income¥-95 million
Gross Profit Margin64.2%
Operating profit margin-6.2%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥997 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥719 million / Cost of sales ¥257 million / Gross profit ¥462 million / Selling, general and administrative expenses ¥516 million / Operating profit ¥-53 million / Operating profit margin -7.5% / Ordinary income ¥-61 million / Quarterly net income ¥-71 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 / HR business net sales ¥1,900 million / Investment business net sales ¥1,340 million / HR business operating profit ¥30 million / Investment business operating profit ¥50 million
Progress against full-year forecastConsolidated revenue 43.7% / HR business net sales 40.5% / Investment business net sales 48.1% / Investment business operating profit 19.3% / Consolidated operating profit - not disclosed / HR business operating profit - not disclosed
Self-assessment against the planProgress was slightly behind plan, with progress against the full-year forecast at 43.7%.
Segment resultsHR Business Net Sales ¥769 million (YoY -13.5%) / Operating profit ¥-97 million / Investment Business Net Sales ¥644 million (YoY +10.7%) / Operating profit ¥9 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeYear-on-year improvement in consolidated operating profit ¥101 million / Gross profit Improved as unprofitable transactions were brought into line. An inventory valuation loss was recorded. / Personnel Expenses Down ¥17 million year on year. There was a反動 from the reversal of one-off expenses. / Advertising expenses Down ¥27 million year on year / Other SG&A expenses Costs were reviewed. M&A-related expenses were one-off costs.
Key KPIsNumber of placements 212 people, Average placement fee ¥996 thousand, Paying job-posting companies 322 companies, Average successful-match fee for job advertising ¥175 thousand, Companies using scouting services 623 companies, Average successful-match fee for scouting ¥122 thousand, Consolidated number of employees 165 People
Unit price and quantity metricsService Recruitment / Volume indicator 212 referrals, down 22.3% year on year / Price indicator ¥996 thousand per referral, up 5.1% year on year, Service Job advertising / Volume indicator 322 paying listed companies, down 12.3% year on year / Price indicator ¥175 thousand contract value, down 1.4% year on year, Service Scouting / Volume indicator 623 companies using the service, down 6.9% year on year / Price indicator ¥122 thousand contract value, down 7.7% year on year
Number of employeesConsolidated 165 People / Change during the period Down 4 people from 169 at the end of FY25 / Hiring plan Not disclosed
Market Size / ShareLabor shortage in the service industry Approximately 4 million people in 2030 / Effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio in the food service industry More than 2.0x / Potential customer base 450,000 companies / Number of business partners Approximately 11,500 companies / Registered members 300,000 registered members
New initiativesTECH CREW Co., Ltd. was made a wholly owned subsidiary, and services were launched covering recruitment through labor management., The product development and engineering functions of the 人事CREW HR product were brought into the group., Updates to the CAST app and development of new businesses related to HR, Creation of synergies between きゅういち and マルヒロ, Reducing capital and capital reserves and eliminating the deficit through appropriation of surplus
Items this document does not state (11)
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 backlogKey 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.

The HR business reported lower revenue due to the impact of strategic issues carried over from the previous fiscal year, but cost structure reforms lowered the break-even point. Optimization of advertising expenses and a review of other selling, general and administrative expenses also contributed to the reduction in the operating loss. In the investment business, efforts progressed to review unprofitable transactions by きゅういち and actively open stores at events held by マルヒロ.

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