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- Revision to full-year revenue forecast-1,350 million yen
- Revision to revenue forecast for the Professional Talent Business-1,370 million yen
- Revision to revenue forecast for the Regional Revitalization Business20 million yen
- Revision to full-year operating profit forecast-230 million yen
- Goodwill impairment loss-113 million yen
- Selling, general and administrative expenses¥123 million, increase year on year
- Personnel expenses¥244 million, increase year on year
- Other SG&A expenses¥-121 million, decrease year on year
- Optimize recruitment channels for the sales division, improve screening accuracy, and strengthen onboarding
- Standardize the sales process and provide AI-assisted training and leadership training
- Systematically develop target accounts among large enterprises and implement team-based sales
- Focus resources selectively, including scaling back or withdrawing from certain services in the Regional Revitalization Business and Solutions Business
- Average monthly number of contracts826 EngagementsYear on year against the same period last yearOn an upward trend
- Average monthly number of direct sales personnel62.9 peopleYear on year against the same period last yearOn an upward trend
- Number of major corporate clients77 companiesYear on year against the same period last yearOn an upward trend
- Monthly contracts per salesperson13.1 Engagements
- Monthly contracts per major corporate client6.9 EngagementsYear on year against the same period last yearIncreased
- Number of contracts826 monthly average contracts
- Gross profit per contract (total)245 thousand yen
- Gross profit per contract (major corporations)248 thousand yen
- Number of direct sales personnel62.9 monthly average people
- Contracts per salesperson13.1 contracts/month
- Professional Talent BusinessNet Sales2,652 million yen (YoY +4.8%)Operating profit after allocation of common expenses117 million yen (YoY +57.3%)
- Regional RevitalizationNet Sales104 million yen (YoY +41.0%)Operating profit after allocation of common expenses-51 million yen
- Solutions BusinessNet Sales47 million yen (YoY +2.8%)Operating profit after allocation of common expenses-69 million yen
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Q3 FY2026 |
| Net Sales | 8,649 million yen (YoY +3.3%) |
| Operating profit | 241 million yen (YoY +5.8%) |
| Ordinary income | 246 million yen (YoY +5.5%) |
| Net income | 48 million yen (YoY +21.1%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 26.0% / Year-on-year change (points) +0.8 percentage points |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 2.8% / Year-on-year change (points) +0.1 percentage points year on year |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,003 million yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales 2,803 million yen / Gross profit 700 million yen / Operating profit -11 million yen / Ordinary income -10 million yen / Net income -127 million yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 11,650 million yen / Gross profit 3,040 million yen / Operating profit 370 million yen / Ordinary income 370 million yen / Net income 144 million yen |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 66.5% / Gross profit 66.4% / Operating profit 40.3% / Net income 13.4% / EBITDA Not disclosed |
| Self-assessment against the plan | The core Professional Talent Business is significantly below the earnings forecast. The Solutions Business is also below plan on an operating profit basis. |
| Segment results | Segment Professional Talent Business / Net Sales 2,652 million yen (YoY +4.8%) / Operating profit after allocation of common expenses 117 million yen (YoY +57.3%), Segment Regional Revitalization / Net Sales 104 million yen (YoY +41.0%) / Operating profit after allocation of common expenses -51 million yen, Segment Solutions Business / Net Sales 47 million yen (YoY +2.8%) / Operating profit after allocation of common expenses -69 million yen |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Revision to full-year revenue forecast / Amount -1,350 million yen, Factors Revision to revenue forecast for the Professional Talent Business / Amount -1,370 million yen, Factors Revision to revenue forecast for the Regional Revitalization Business / Amount 20 million yen, Factors Revision to full-year operating profit forecast / Amount -230 million yen, Factors Goodwill impairment loss / Amount -113 million yen, Factors Selling, general and administrative expenses / Amount ¥123 million, increase year on year, Factors Personnel expenses / Amount ¥244 million, increase year on year, Factors Other SG&A expenses / Amount ¥-121 million, decrease year on year |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Average monthly number of contracts / Value 826 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year On an upward trend, Indicator name Average monthly number of direct sales personnel / Value 62.9 people / Year on year against the same period last year On an upward trend, Indicator name Number of major corporate clients / Value 77 companies / Year on year against the same period last year On an upward trend, Indicator name Monthly contracts per salesperson / Value 13.1 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Monthly contracts per major corporate client / Value 6.9 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Increased |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name Number of contracts / Value 826 monthly average contracts, Indicator name Gross profit per contract (total) / Value 245 thousand yen, Indicator name Gross profit per contract (major corporations) / Value 248 thousand yen, Indicator name Number of direct sales personnel / Value 62.9 monthly average people, Indicator name Contracts per salesperson / Value 13.1 contracts/month |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 242 people / Changes during the period and hiring plan Mid-career hires are up more than 200% year on year. The company is pursuing hiring and retention initiatives to achieve a net increase in its sales organization. |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Number of contracts Plan 11,400 cumulative annual contracts / Forecast 10,000 cumulative annual contracts / Number of direct sales personnel Plan 65 monthly average people / Forecast 61.5 monthly average people |
| Risk amount incorporated into the outlook | Amount 113 million yen / Details Impairment loss on goodwill related to Greenroom Co., Ltd. |
| New initiatives | Optimize recruitment channels for the sales division, improve screening accuracy, and strengthen onboarding, Standardize the sales process and provide AI-assisted training and leadership training, Systematically develop target accounts among large enterprises and implement team-based sales, Focus resources selectively, including scaling back or withdrawing from certain services in the Regional Revitalization Business and Solutions Business |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The number of contracts in the Professional Talent Business is expected to fall short of plan due to a shortage of sales personnel and lower productivity, profitability in the Solutions Business has declined, and the company recorded a ¥113 million impairment loss on goodwill related to Greenroom Co., Ltd.