Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
First written in FY2020. 4 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 113 of 177 companies on the "Worse" side.
56 other companies' latest entry also says "Dropped".
- FY2025DroppedAnnual reportThe impact of the spread of COVID-19 on the business is not listed as a major risk in this Annual Securities Report.
- FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company will continue to monitor the future situation concerning the impact of the spread of COVID-19 on its business.」
The company states that it will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on its business. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company will continue to monitor the future situation concerning the impact of the spread of COVID-19 on its business.」
The company states that there have been no material changes in the impact of COVID-19, while continuing to monitor the situation. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company will continue to monitor the future situation concerning the impact of the spread of COVID-19 on its business.」
The company states that there have been no material changes in the impact of COVID-19 on its business, while continuing to monitor the situation. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「The impact of COVID-19 on the Group's business activities is limited.」
The company describes the impact of COVID-19 on business activities as limited, indicating less concern about its impact than in the previous fiscal year, when job vacancies declined and hiring plans were reviewed. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the first half of the previous fiscal year, many of the startup companies that are our clients reviewed their hiring plans because of COVID-19, causing the number of job vacancies to decline compared with before the pandemic. The number gradually recovered in the second half, returned to pre-pandemic levels as of March 2021, and has continued to grow at a relatively stable pace since the first quarter.」
The company reconfirms its explanation that, following a decline in job vacancies caused by COVID-19, the number had returned to pre-pandemic levels as of March 2021 and continued to grow at a relatively stable pace thereafter. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「The company's core Talent Agency business was affected by a decline in the number of job openings at client companies because of the uncertain outlook, but the number has now returned to pre-pandemic levels. In addition, the company has established a framework that enables it to continue operating flexibly through staggered working hours, working from home, and other measures even if an epidemic spreads.」
Although COVID-19 caused a decline in job openings, they had returned to pre-pandemic levels as of the filing date, and a business continuity framework using staggered working hours and working from home had also been established. - FY2021-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「As many of the startup companies that are our clients reviewed their hiring plans because of COVID-19, the number of job vacancies declined compared with before the pandemic.」
Reviews of hiring plans and declines in the number of job vacancies associated with COVID-19 continued to be observed during the cumulative third-quarter period. - FY2021-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「As many of the startup companies that are our clients reviewed their hiring plans because of COVID-19, the number of job openings declined compared with before the pandemic.」
Reviews of hiring plans and declines in the number of job openings associated with COVID-19 continued to be observed during the cumulative second-quarter period. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although the company was affected during the first quarter by a decline in orders for recruitment services and lower revenue from recruitment support services, it focused on leading startups with strong hiring needs, strengthened support for positions with strong hiring needs, such as executive and engineering roles, and worked to strengthen its organizational capabilities.」
The decline in orders for recruitment services and lower revenue from recruitment support services associated with COVID-19 became evident in the business results for the quarter. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Hiring needs among clients have declined because of the uncertain outlook, resulting in a temporary decline in orders received. As of the filing date, signs of a recovery in hiring needs have emerged, but if the situation becomes more serious or prolonged, it could affect the operating results of the Talent Agency Service.」
The company states that declining hiring needs and a temporary decline in orders received have already occurred, and identifies a worsening or prolongation of the situation as a future risk.