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Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
83
% (year-on-year change in revenue in the human resources area)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20276 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue in the human resources area increased 83% year on year. The consolidated three-month amounts for revenue and profit were Not disclosed.
What the company explained in this material
Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Impact of declining balancing capacity prices on the grid-scale battery storage business
- Shift in the energy business from a one-off revenue model to a recurring revenue model
- Development policy for the battery storage project pipeline
- Impact of generative AI on the recruitment market
- Factors behind the decline in the human resources area's profit margin
- Earnings stabilization in the human resources area
- Growth drivers for the new business area
- Timing of returns on investment in corporate AI
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
- Assumes balancing capacity prices that are more conservative than current levels and incorporate downside risk
- Annual battery storage facility development pace of approximately 10 sites
New initiatives
- Promote the transition to a recurring revenue model in the energy business
- Transition to an operating structure focused on productivity
- Bring forward the development of high-quality battery storage projects
- Invest in the launch and expansion of new businesses
- Build and develop corporate AI
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Operating battery storage facilities3 Locations
- Battery storage facilities contributing to revenue in the first quarter2 Locations
- Battery storage facility projects awaiting a response39 Locations
- Indicative annual battery storage facility development pace10 Sites/year
- Revenue in the human resources area83 Year-on-year, %Year on year against the same period last yearup 83% year on year
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- Completed EngagementsOrganic growth accompanying the increase in headcountYear on year against the same period last yearIncreased
- Placement feeTrending higherYear on year against the same period last yearHigher
- Revenue per employee supporting placementsSlightly higher in the first quarter
Segment results
- Human Resources SegmentYear-on-year revenue comparisonup 83% year on year
- New Business AreasRemarksGrowth was driven by the card loan business and recurring profits
- EnergyRemarksHigh profit efficiency in business support services lifted the operating profit margin
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue in the human resources area increased 83% year on year. The consolidated three-month amounts for revenue and profit were Not disclosed. |
| Segment results | Segment Human Resources Segment / Sales Not disclosed / Year-on-year revenue comparison up 83% year on year / Profit Not disclosed, Segment New Business Areas / Sales Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed / Remarks Growth was driven by the card loan business and recurring profits, Segment Energy / Sales Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed / Remarks High profit efficiency in business support services lifted the operating profit margin |
| Key KPIs | Indicator Operating battery storage facilities / Value 3 Locations / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Battery storage facilities contributing to revenue in the first quarter / Value 2 Locations / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Battery storage facility projects awaiting a response / Value 39 Locations / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Indicative annual battery storage facility development pace / Value 10 Sites/year / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Revenue in the human resources area / Value 83 Year-on-year, % / Year on year against the same period last year up 83% year on year |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator Completed Engagements / Value Organic growth accompanying the increase in headcount / Year on year against the same period last year Increased, Indicator Placement fee / Value Trending higher / Year on year against the same period last year Higher, Indicator Revenue per employee supporting placements / Value Slightly higher in the first quarter / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Assumes balancing capacity prices that are more conservative than current levels and incorporate downside risk, Annual battery storage facility development pace of approximately 10 sites |
| Key points of the Q&A | Impact of declining balancing capacity prices on the grid-scale battery storage business, Shift in the energy business from a one-off revenue model to a recurring revenue model, Development policy for the battery storage project pipeline, Impact of generative AI on the recruitment market, Factors behind the decline in the human resources area's profit margin, Earnings stabilization in the human resources area, Growth drivers for the new business area, Timing of returns on investment in corporate AI |
| New initiatives | Promote the transition to a recurring revenue model in the energy business, Transition to an operating structure focused on productivity, Bring forward the development of high-quality battery storage projects, Invest in the launch and expansion of new businesses, Build and develop corporate AI |
Items this document does not state (22)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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 energy business, the reasons cited were maximizing future profits and improving the quality of the revenue structure. In the human resources area, the increase in placements due to headcount growth and higher placement fees were cited, while growth in the card loan business and recurring profits was cited for the new business area. The decline in the human resources area's profit margin was mainly attributed to higher personnel and other costs associated with the expansion of recruitment services.
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