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Presentation materials for financial resultsFiscal year ending February 2027, second quarter8 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥988 million+1.4%
Operating profit¥342 million+3.6%
Operating profit margin34.7 %
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
Down 2.5% year on year-2.5%
Operating profit
¥33 million+35.6%
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥1,620 million
Operating profit
¥302 million
Operating profit margin
18.7 %
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Net Sales
61 %
Student-focused services revenue
62.1 %
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progressing smoothly against the full-year planAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The seasonality of new-graduate recruitment placement fees, which are concentrated in April when new hires join companies, and uncertainty regarding orders in the second half and trends in services for the class of 2029New initiatives
- Disclosure of operating profit per employee and operating profit margin on an LTM basis
- Termination of Goodfind Career
- Termination of the メタノビ service
- Suspension of some consulting services provided through TeamUp
- Visualization of the value creation process and profit through the design and operation of management accounting
- Consideration of empirical research with external researchers on the correlation between intrinsic motivation and operating profit
- Promotion of individual meetings with institutional investors and analysts
- Expansion of opportunities for dialogue with individual investors in collaboration with an IR support firm
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Operating profit per employee (LTM)¥291 10,000Year on year against the same period last yearApproximately 2.4 times the ¥1.23 million in the full fiscal year ended February 2025
- Operating profit margin (LTM)18.2 %
- Equity ratio69.5 %
- Customer Advances¥553 millionYear on year against the same period last yearUp ¥59 million from the end of the previous fiscal year
Segment results
- Services for studentsNet Sales¥836 million
- Services for working professionalsNet Sales¥65 million
- Media and SaaSNet Sales¥86 million
Financial targets
Specific numerical targets are scheduled to be disclosed after approval by the Board of Directors. The company is discussing metrics including improving ROE, improving its PER, and operating profit per employeeMarket Size / Share
Market share is used as an internal metric, but specific figures are not disclosedAcquisition of treasury shares
The company is considering capital policies including the possibility of repurchasing treasury shares and the use or cancellation of treasury shares held| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending February 2027, second quarter |
| Net Sales | ¥988 million (YoY +1.4%) |
| Operating profit | ¥342 million (YoY +3.6%) |
| Operating profit margin | 34.7 % |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales Down 2.5% year on year (YoY -2.5%) / Operating profit ¥33 million (YoY +35.6%) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥1,620 million / Operating profit ¥302 million / Operating profit margin 18.7 % |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 61 % / Student-focused services revenue 62.1 % / Operating profit Not disclosed |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progressing smoothly against the full-year plan |
| Segment results | Segment Services for students / Net Sales ¥836 million / yoy_pct 3.1, Segment Services for working professionals / Net Sales ¥65 million / yoy_pct -8.2, Segment Media and SaaS / Net Sales ¥86 million / yoy_pct -5.8 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Operating profit per employee (LTM) / Value ¥291 10,000 / Year on year against the same period last year Approximately 2.4 times the ¥1.23 million in the full fiscal year ended February 2025, Indicator name Operating profit margin (LTM) / Value 18.2 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Equity ratio / Value 69.5 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Customer Advances / Value ¥553 million / Year on year against the same period last year Up ¥59 million from the end of the previous fiscal year |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The seasonality of new-graduate recruitment placement fees, which are concentrated in April when new hires join companies, and uncertainty regarding orders in the second half and trends in services for the class of 2029 |
| Financial targets | Specific numerical targets are scheduled to be disclosed after approval by the Board of Directors. The company is discussing metrics including improving ROE, improving its PER, and operating profit per employee |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | The company is considering capital policies including the possibility of repurchasing treasury shares and the use or cancellation of treasury shares held |
| Market Size / Share | Market share is used as an internal metric, but specific figures are not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Disclosure of operating profit per employee and operating profit margin on an LTM basis, Termination of Goodfind Career, Termination of the メタノビ service, Suspension of some consulting services provided through TeamUp, Visualization of the value creation process and profit through the design and operation of management accounting, Consideration of empirical research with external researchers on the correlation between intrinsic motivation and operating profit, Promotion of individual meetings with institutional investors and analysts, Expansion of opportunities for dialogue with individual investors in collaboration with an IR support firm |
Items this document does not state (15)
Ordinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey points of the Q&A
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.The company explained that the increase in revenue and profit was attributable to the steady performance of its core Goodfind service, improved productivity under the current structure, and improved profitability through the streamlining and suspension of unprofitable services. Meanwhile, revenue declined in the services for working professionals and the media and SaaS businesses due to the termination of Goodfind Career and the suspension of some consulting services provided through TeamUp, respectively.
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