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64In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
9092
¥ millionWording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20277 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥9,092 million+38.0%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Revenue
¥9,092 million+38.0%
EBITDA
¥1,572 million+50.0%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Overall, the company gave a positive assessment. The energy segment is making steady progress in line with the plan toward building a medium- to long-term earnings base.Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Assessment of first-quarter performance: Revenue was ¥9,092 million and EBITDA was ¥1,572 million, resulting in substantial increases in revenue and profit, which the company assessed positively
- Slower growth in the energy segment: The company prioritized building recurring and future profits and shifted acquisition resources toward recurring revenue. The company explained that progress was in line with the plan
- Growth drivers for recruitment services: An increase in placement-support personnel, the expansion of regional offices, organic growth, and the contribution from the consolidation of HRteam
- New businesses: Recurring profits expanded as user acquisition for Lake increased. Recurring profit from new businesses was ¥131 million in the first quarter, up 70% year on year
New initiatives
Increasing placement-support personnel, expanding regional offices, and shifting acquisition resources toward recurring revenue in the energy segmentKey KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Placement-support personnel143 % year on year
- Number of recruitment placementsIncreased
- Recurring profit from new businesses¥131 million+70.0%
Segment results
Energy
Revenue
Year on year against the same period last year+1.0%
Business profit
Year on year against the same period last year-20.0%
Business profit including future profits
Year on year against the same period last year+30.0%
Human Resources Segment
Revenue
Year on year against the same period last year+83.0%
Business profit
Year on year against the same period last year+40.0%
Recruitment
Growth rate_yoy_pct149
New Business Areas
Stock profit
¥131 million+70.0%
Medium-term management plan targets
The company mentioned its policy for achieving the medium-term management plan, but the target value and target year were not disclosedNumber of stores and locations
The company mentioned the expansion of regional offices, but the period-end number and the number of openings and closures were not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥9,092 million (YoY +38.0%) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue ¥9,092 million (YoY +38.0%) / EBITDA ¥1,572 million (YoY +50.0%) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Overall, the company gave a positive assessment. The energy segment is making steady progress in line with the plan toward building a medium- to long-term earnings base. |
| Segment results | Energy Revenue yoy_pct 1 / Business profit yoy_pct -20 / Business profit including future profits yoy_pct 30 / Human Resources Segment Revenue yoy_pct 83 / Business profit yoy_pct 40 / Recruitment Growth rate_yoy_pct 149 / New Business Areas Stock profit ¥131 million (YoY +70.0%) |
| Key KPIs | Placement-support personnel 143 % year on year, Number of recruitment placements Increased, Recurring profit from new businesses ¥131 million (YoY +70.0%) |
| Number of stores and locations | The company mentioned the expansion of regional offices, but the period-end number and the number of openings and closures were not disclosed |
| Medium-term management plan targets | The company mentioned its policy for achieving the medium-term management plan, but the target value and target year were not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Assessment of first-quarter performance: Revenue was ¥9,092 million and EBITDA was ¥1,572 million, resulting in substantial increases in revenue and profit, which the company assessed positively, Slower growth in the energy segment: The company prioritized building recurring and future profits and shifted acquisition resources toward recurring revenue. The company explained that progress was in line with the plan, Growth drivers for recruitment services: An increase in placement-support personnel, the expansion of regional offices, organic growth, and the contribution from the consolidation of HRteam, New businesses: Recurring profits expanded as user acquisition for Lake increased. Recurring profit from new businesses was ¥131 million in the first quarter, up 70% year on year |
| New initiatives | Increasing placement-support personnel, expanding regional offices, and shifting acquisition resources toward recurring revenue in the energy segment |
Items this document does not state (20)
Operating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial 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.Growth in recurring profits in the energy segment, the grid-scale battery storage business, new businesses, and recruitment services drove performance. In recruitment services, growth was supported by an increase in personnel assisting with placements, the expansion of regional offices, organic growth, and the contribution from the consolidation of HRteam. In the energy segment, the company prioritized acquiring users expected to continue using its services and building future profits, shifting acquisition resources toward recurring revenue.
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