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

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

In the third quarter, revenue decreased 2.4% year on year to ¥2,073 million, and the operating loss was ¥230 million. Due to the delayed recovery in revenue and the impact of valuation losses in the investment business and the off-season, the Company revised its full-year forecast downward and announced a review of its staffing structure, including an offer of voluntary retirement.

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Financial results presentationThird 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¥2,073 million-2.4%
Operating profit¥-230 million
Ordinary income¥-249 million
Net income¥-245 million
Gross Profit Margin60.1
Operating profit margin-11.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,511 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥659 million
Gross profit
¥396 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses
¥514 million
Operating profit
¥-118 million
Ordinary income
¥-125 million
Net income
¥-128 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥2,826 million
Operating profit
¥-293 million
Ordinary income
¥-318 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥-338 million
Earnings per share
¥-121.26
HR business net sales
¥1,637 million
HR business operating profit
¥-184 million
Investment business net sales
¥1,189 million
Investment business operating profit
¥-109 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 revenue73.4
HR business net sales71.2
Investment business net sales76.4
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
The earnings forecast was revised downward due to slower-than-planned progress against the full-year forecast.
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Gross profitYear-on-Year Decline
  • Personnel expensesDecreased
  • Advertising expensesIncreased
  • Other SG&A expensesDecreased
  • Year-on-year improvement in operating income¥55 million
New initiatives
  • Offer of voluntary retirement to approximately 20 employees
  • Fundamental review of the staffing structure and reform of the cost structure
  • Planned consolidation of neton’s recruitment web marketing service, 採用係長, around December 2026
  • Expansion of recurring revenue through M&A in the HR and DX sectors
  • Establishment of an internal Culture comprising 5 behavioral guidelines
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of placements217 people
    Year on year against the same period last year+13.6%
  • Average placement fee¥973 thousand
    Year on year against the same period last year-1.2%
  • Paying job-posting companies346 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year+4.5%
  • Average successful-match fee for job advertising¥178 thousand
    Year on year against the same period last year+0.2%
  • Number of customer companies666 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year+7.6%
  • Average successful-match fee for scouting¥120 thousand
    Year on year against the same period last year-7.7%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Recruitment placement: 217 placements, with an average placement fee of ¥973,000. Job advertising: 346 companies with paid listings, with an average contract value of ¥178,000. Scouting: 666 customer companies, with an average contract value of ¥120,000.
Segment results
  • HR Business
    Net Sales1,165
    Operating profit-162
    Profit unit¥ million
  • Investment Business
    Net Sales908
    Operating profit-68
    Profit unit¥ million
Market Size / Share
A projected labor shortage of approximately 4 million people in the services industry in 2030; an effective job-openings-to-applicants ratio of 2.31 for food preparation and 2.21 for customer service and serving, versus 1.06 overall
Number of employees
Number of Employees162 people
Change during the periodDown 7 from 169 at the end of the same period of the previous year
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredThird quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2026
Net Sales¥2,073 million (YoY -2.4%)
Operating profit¥-230 million
Ordinary income¥-249 million
Net income¥-245 million
Gross Profit Margin60.1
Operating profit margin-11.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,511 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥659 million / Gross profit ¥396 million / Selling, general and administrative expenses ¥514 million / Operating profit ¥-118 million / Ordinary income ¥-125 million / Net income ¥-128 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥2,826 million / Operating profit ¥-293 million / Ordinary income ¥-318 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥-338 million / Earnings per share ¥-121.26 / HR business net sales ¥1,637 million / HR business operating profit ¥-184 million / Investment business net sales ¥1,189 million / Investment business operating profit ¥-109 million
Progress against full-year forecastConsolidated revenue 73.4 / HR business net sales 71.2 / Investment business net sales 76.4
Self-assessment against the planThe earnings forecast was revised downward due to slower-than-planned progress against the full-year forecast.
Segment resultsSegment HR Business / Net Sales ¥1,165 million / yoy_pct ¥-9.7 million / Operating profit ¥-162 million / Profit unit ¥ million, Segment Investment Business / Net Sales ¥908 million / yoy_pct ¥8.8 million / Operating profit ¥-68 million / Profit unit ¥ million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Gross profit / Amount Year-on-Year Decline, Factors Personnel expenses / Amount Decreased, Factors Advertising expenses / Amount Increased, Factors Other SG&A expenses / Amount Decreased, Factors Year-on-year improvement in operating income / Amount ¥55 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of placements / Value 217 people / Year on year against the same period last year 13.6 people, Indicator name Average placement fee / Value ¥973 thousand / Year on year against the same period last year ¥-1.2 thousand, Indicator name Paying job-posting companies / Value 346 companies / Year on year against the same period last year 4.5 companies, Indicator name Average successful-match fee for job advertising / Value ¥178 thousand / Year on year against the same period last year ¥0.2 thousand, Indicator name Number of customer companies / Value 666 companies / Year on year against the same period last year 7.6 companies, Indicator name Average successful-match fee for scouting / Value ¥120 thousand / Year on year against the same period last year ¥-7.7 thousand
Unit price and quantity metricsRecruitment placement: 217 placements, with an average placement fee of ¥973,000. Job advertising: 346 companies with paid listings, with an average contract value of ¥178,000. Scouting: 666 customer companies, with an average contract value of ¥120,000.
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 162 people / Change during the period Down 7 from 169 at the end of the same period of the previous year
Market Size / ShareA projected labor shortage of approximately 4 million people in the services industry in 2030; an effective job-openings-to-applicants ratio of 2.31 for food preparation and 2.21 for customer service and serving, versus 1.06 overall
New initiativesOffer of voluntary retirement to approximately 20 employees, Fundamental review of the staffing structure and reform of the cost structure, Planned consolidation of neton’s recruitment web marketing service, 採用係長, around December 2026, Expansion of recurring revenue through M&A in the HR and DX sectors, Establishment of an internal Culture comprising 5 behavioral guidelines
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.

In the HR business, the delayed recovery in revenue persisted. In the investment business, recognition of a valuation loss on きゅういち and lower selling prices, as well as the off-season at マルヒロ and higher selling, general and administrative expenses associated with its newly consolidated status, worsened earnings.

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