Improvement in Consolidated EBITDA per Employee

「The effects of investment made since last year are gradually emerging from the first quarter, and productivity is expected to improve toward the end of the fiscal year.」

「While EBITDA per employee was ¥6.8 million in the current consolidated fiscal year, the company plans to intentionally hold the metric at ¥5.8–6.2 million in the fiscal year ending March 2027 as it makes fundamental investments in its business platform. Over the medium to long term, it will use the effects of these fundamental investments to raise EBITDA per employee again and link this to achieving operating profit of ¥2 billion and ROE of at least 30% in the fiscal year ending March 2029.」

「Actual: ¥6.8 million. As competition for mid-career hires intensifies, we are strengthening productivity improvement measures, including forming teams of outsourced employees and investing in systems and related areas.」

「The company has begun improving its profit-generating capacity per consolidated employee, or EBITDA per employee. EBITDA per employee in the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥7.0 million, up from ¥6.6 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, improving productivity. This improvement resulted from initiatives adopted as important management priorities, including raising the average unit price per customer across the Celm Group, restructuring the business portfolio, including the withdrawal from the English-language education business for young children at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, a fundamental review of business operations centred on the corporate functions, accelerating initiatives to improve returns on growth investments funded through selling, general and administrative expenses, and executing the Celm Group’s first M&A transaction.」