Worth reading
25Immaterial
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
10
percentage points in operating marginWording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.Items stated in the management plan
FormulatedNet SalesNot disclosed → ¥10 billion (fiscal year ending May 2031, previously announced medium-term vision)
Operating profitNot disclosed → ¥3 billion (fiscal year ending May 2031, previously announced medium-term vision)
Operating profit marginNot disclosed → 30% (fiscal year ending May 2031, previously announced medium-term vision), plus 10 percentage points versus plans that do not use AI in each business
Only the target level is shown because the current level for comparison was not provided.Key initiatives
01Digitisation of reservation administration using AI
02Improving the efficiency of reception and quotation operations through "Bus Ride"
03Verifying the effects and rolling them out within and outside the group
04Use in M&A
Plan assumptionsTo compare performance with the operating margin under the plan for the same business on the assumption that AI is not used, To deduct AI-related costs, including development, usage, maintenance and migration costs, The effects will exclude the monetary conversion of time saved, apparent reductions resulting from transfers between departments or the reallocation of costs, and reductions in headcount due to retirements or transfers unrelated to AI, The effects will include reductions in personnel costs, outsourcing costs, contracted service fees and system usage fees confirmed to result from AI, as well as increases in gross profit resulting from higher orders
Segment targetSegment Each business / Indicator Operating margin / Target Plus 10 percentage points versus plans that do not use AI / Timing Specific target figures and deadlines to be set in the future, Segment Tourism business (including En Journey and 株式会社ホタルス) / Indicator Operating margin / Target Plus 10 percentage points versus plans that do not use AI / Timing The first fiscal year subject to evaluation will be announced together with the target figures
Size of the Target MarketScale 3,556 chartered bus operators nationwide, approximately 60% of which own 10 or fewer vehicles / As of End of March 2023 / Source The "Background to the Launch" section of a release published on PR TIMES dated 5 November 2026. Published as based on research by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Risks identified by the company
Business Environment
Advances in AI technology
Cost fluctuations
Factors unrelated to AI, such as the number of days buses operate, fuel costs and crew personnel costs
Achievement cannot be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | AI +10% Project |
| Plan period | The period from the announcement date through 1 December 2026 will be the preparation period. The first fiscal year subject to evaluation is scheduled to be announced together with the target figures; the final fiscal year has not been determined. |
| Progress against the plan | Formulated |
| Sales Target | Not disclosed → ¥10 billion (fiscal year ending May 2031, previously announced medium-term vision) |
| Operating profit target | Not disclosed → ¥3 billion (fiscal year ending May 2031, previously announced medium-term vision) |
| Operating profit margin target | Not disclosed → 30% (fiscal year ending May 2031, previously announced medium-term vision), plus 10 percentage points versus plans that do not use AI in each business |
| Segment target | Segment Each business / Indicator Operating margin / Target Plus 10 percentage points versus plans that do not use AI / Timing Specific target figures and deadlines to be set in the future, Segment Tourism business (including En Journey and 株式会社ホタルス) / Indicator Operating margin / Target Plus 10 percentage points versus plans that do not use AI / Timing The first fiscal year subject to evaluation will be announced together with the target figures |
| Plan assumptions | To compare performance with the operating margin under the plan for the same business on the assumption that AI is not used, To deduct AI-related costs, including development, usage, maintenance and migration costs, The effects will exclude the monetary conversion of time saved, apparent reductions resulting from transfers between departments or the reallocation of costs, and reductions in headcount due to retirements or transfers unrelated to AI, The effects will include reductions in personnel costs, outsourcing costs, contracted service fees and system usage fees confirmed to result from AI, as well as increases in gross profit resulting from higher orders |
| Key initiatives | Digitisation of reservation administration using AI, Improving the efficiency of reception and quotation operations through "Bus Ride", Verifying the effects and rolling them out within and outside the group, Use in M&A |
| Size of the Target Market | Scale 3,556 chartered bus operators nationwide, approximately 60% of which own 10 or fewer vehicles / As of End of March 2023 / Source The "Background to the Launch" section of a release published on PR TIMES dated 5 November 2026. Published as based on research by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. |
| Risks identified | Business Environment, Advances in AI technology, Cost fluctuations, Factors unrelated to AI, such as the number of days buses operate, fuel costs and crew personnel costs, Achievement cannot be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially |
| Publication date | 13 November 2026 |
Items this document does not state (13)
Net income targetROE targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceTotal investment planInvestment amount by sectorNon-financial targetsResults under the previous planReason for revision or withdrawalDate of board resolution
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.To use AI for repetitive tasks such as handling inquiries, preparing quotations, and entering and reconciling documents, and to direct the time created toward sales and proposals to customers, thereby expanding orders and reducing costs.
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