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Management planning9253Slogan Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Business Plan and Growth Potential

The company formulated a new management policy, “Circular Management of Intrinsic Motivation and Operating Profit,” and indicated a policy of narrowing its business portfolio to core and growth areas by discontinuing or partially suspending unprofitable services. For the fiscal year ending February 2027, it forecasts revenue of ¥1,620 million, operating profit of ¥302 million and an operating margin of 18.7%.

Worth reading
47Recurring
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
22
¥ million (compared with actual operating profit for the fiscal year ended February 2026)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Items stated in the management plan

Formulated
New management policy: “Circular Management of Intrinsic Motivation and Operating Profit”
Publication date 25 May 2026
Net Sales+2.0%
基準 1,589Target1,620Millions of yen
Operating profit+7.9%
基準 280Target302Millions of yen
Operating profit margin+1.1pt
基準 17.6Target18.7%

Each line is the climb from the baseline the document states to the target it sets. The slope is scaled against the largest climb in this document. For metrics expressed as percentages, differences are shown in percentage points (pt).The increase shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the amount of growth.

What happened to the previous planNet Sales 1,580 / Operating profit 251 / Operating profit margin 15.9% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 139 → Net Sales 1,589 / Operating profit 280 / Operating profit margin 17.6% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 189(Net Sales +0.6% / Operating profit +11.5% / Operating profit margin Not disclosed / Profit attributable to owners of the parent +36.3%)
Statements about the use of capital
Treasury share acquisition policyThe company repurchased ¥79 million of its own shares during the fiscal year ended February 2026. The purpose was to improve capital efficiency and return capital to shareholders.
Key initiatives
01Full-scale implementation of “circular management”
02Advancement of governance
03Implementation of financial discipline
04Exploration and deepening of high-value-added areas
05Faster decision-making
06Withdrawal from Unprofitable Businesses
07A leaner earnings structure
Plan assumptionsThe recruitment-related market in new-industry sectors for young people with a willingness to take on challenges and grow is ¥100 billion. The overall human-capital market for companies in new-industry sectors is ¥300 billion to ¥600 billion. These markets are expected to expand further as social structures change.
Size of the Target MarketRecruitment-related market in new-industry sectors for young people with a willingness to take on challenges and grow: ¥100 billion. Overall human-capital market for companies in new-industry sectors: ¥300 billion to ¥600 billion. Student-focused services account for approximately 1.2% of the ¥100 billion market, while the share based on total revenue is approximately 1.5%. Sources: internal estimates based on publicly available materials, including the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency’s 2023 Enterprise Statistics, the Cabinet Office’s Five-Year Startup Development Plan, MM Research Institute’s “Current Status and Outlook of the HR Tech Market (2023),” Recruit’s “Job Hunting White Paper 2023” and Speeda’s “Startup Investment 2024.”
Reason for revision or withdrawal

The company strictly evaluated the value provided and profitability and, in light of its financial discipline, discontinued services including メタノビ and Goodfind Career. It will concentrate its management resources on core and growth areas and optimize its portfolio.

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameNew management policy: “Circular Management of Intrinsic Motivation and Operating Profit”
Progress against the planFormulated
Sales Target1,589 Millions of yen → 1,620 Millions of yen(+2.0%)
Operating profit target280 Millions of yen → 302 Millions of yen(+7.9%)
Operating profit margin target17.6% → 18.7%(+6.3%)
Treasury share acquisition policyThe company repurchased ¥79 million of its own shares during the fiscal year ended February 2026. The purpose was to improve capital efficiency and return capital to shareholders.
Plan assumptionsThe recruitment-related market in new-industry sectors for young people with a willingness to take on challenges and grow is ¥100 billion. The overall human-capital market for companies in new-industry sectors is ¥300 billion to ¥600 billion. These markets are expected to expand further as social structures change.
Key initiativesFull-scale implementation of “circular management”, Advancement of governance, Implementation of financial discipline, Exploration and deepening of high-value-added areas, Faster decision-making, Withdrawal from Unprofitable Businesses, A leaner earnings structure
Results under the previous planNet Sales 1,580 / Operating profit 251 / Operating profit margin 15.9% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 139 → Net Sales 1,589 / Operating profit 280 / Operating profit margin 17.6% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 189(Net Sales +0.6% / Operating profit +11.5% / Operating profit margin Not disclosed / Profit attributable to owners of the parent +36.3%)
Reason for revision or withdrawalThe company strictly evaluated the value provided and profitability and, in light of its financial discipline, discontinued services including メタノビ and Goodfind Career. It will concentrate its management resources on core and growth areas and optimize its portfolio.
Size of the Target MarketRecruitment-related market in new-industry sectors for young people with a willingness to take on challenges and grow: ¥100 billion. Overall human-capital market for companies in new-industry sectors: ¥300 billion to ¥600 billion. Student-focused services account for approximately 1.2% of the ¥100 billion market, while the share based on total revenue is approximately 1.5%. Sources: internal estimates based on publicly available materials, including the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency’s 2023 Enterprise Statistics, the Cabinet Office’s Five-Year Startup Development Plan, MM Research Institute’s “Current Status and Outlook of the HR Tech Market (2023),” Recruit’s “Job Hunting White Paper 2023” and Speeda’s “Startup Investment 2024.”
Publication date25 May 2026
Items this document does not state (13)
Plan periodNet income targetROE targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceTotal investment planInvestment amount by sectorSegment targetNon-financial targetsRisks identifiedDate of board resolution

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The company formulated a new management policy and mission in response to rapid changes in society, including technological advances and shifts in values. It also reorganized unprofitable services and implemented thorough productivity improvements based on financial discipline that strictly evaluates the value provided and profitability.

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