Worth reading
72In focus
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
5459
¥ millionWording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationThird quarter of the fiscal year ending June 202614 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥5,459 million
Operating profit¥138 million
Ordinary income¥146 million
Net income¥84 million
Gross Profit Margin54.7%; year-on-year change not disclosed
Operating profit margin2.5%; year-on-year change not disclosed
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A-to-sales ratio39.7% (standalone, third quarter)
Results for the three months of the current quarterConsolidated revenue was ¥2,305 million and operating profit was ¥130 million. Standalone revenue was ¥2,174 million and operating profit was ¥365 million. Revenue from recruitment services was ¥1,175 million, revenue from skill sharing was ¥999 million, and SSP revenue was ¥130 million.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥8,000 million
Operating profit¥460 million
Ordinary income¥460 million
Net income for the current fiscal year¥240 million
Operating profit margin5.8%
EPS¥48.19
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 Sales68.2%
Operating profit30.2%
Ordinary income31.8%
Net income for the current fiscal year35.0%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress is on track, with results exceeding the initial planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
The effects of investments in human capital and advertising, hiring immediately deployable talent, winning large-scale projects, a recovery in demand, DX demand, and the development of new clients
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Demand related to DX at operating companies and the number of recruitment placements finalized are expected to remain firmNew initiatives
Making サン・システムプランニング a subsidiary, transitioning to consolidated accounting, investing in DX and IT, strategic investment in hiring and advertising, a planned change in the service name to “AXIS Advisors,” and the introduction of a shareholder benefits programKey KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Recruitment services revenue mix54.1 %
- Skill-sharing revenue mix45.9 %
- Number of recruitment placements finalized189 people
- Number of people active in skill sharing681 people
- Skill-sharing utilization rate
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Recruitment services: average revenue per placement of ¥6.22 million and 189 placements finalized. Skill sharing: average order value of ¥1.47 million and 681 active people. By client type, the average value per placement was ¥6.3 million with 139 placements for consulting firms, and ¥5.4 million with 50 placements for operating companies.Segment results
RecruitmentRevenue of ¥2,720 million (standalone, up 35.9% year on year)
Skills sharingRevenue of ¥2,608 million (standalone, up 46.5% year on year)
SSP (subsidiary)Revenue of ¥130 million (consolidated)
Medium-term management plan targets
For the fiscal year ending June 2031: revenue of ¥20 billion, operating profit of ¥3.7 billion, net income of ¥2.4 billion, and ROE of 28.7%. Cumulative investment of ¥3 billion from the fiscal year ending June 2026 through the fiscal year ending June 2028.Financial targets
ROE of 28.7% (target for the fiscal year ending June 2031)Market Size / Share
30% of employees at Big Four consulting firms are registered, and skills data for approximately 100,000 people has been accumulated in the databaseNumber of employees
187 people (124 in the front-office division and 63 in other divisions). Total headcount increased by 17 from the fiscal year-end March 2025 level.Capital expenditures
Approximately ¥500 million in DX and IT investment (breakdown of investment during the medium-term management plan period)Annual Dividend
¥35 (interim ¥0, year-end ¥35)Payout ratio
not disclosed. A dividend policy setting DOE of 5% as the lower limit was disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥5,459 million |
| Operating profit | ¥138 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥146 million |
| Net income | ¥84 million |
| Gross Profit Margin | 54.7%; year-on-year change not disclosed |
| Operating profit margin | 2.5%; year-on-year change not disclosed |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | value Not disclosed / SG&A-to-sales ratio 39.7% (standalone, third quarter) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Consolidated revenue was ¥2,305 million and operating profit was ¥130 million. Standalone revenue was ¥2,174 million and operating profit was ¥365 million. Revenue from recruitment services was ¥1,175 million, revenue from skill sharing was ¥999 million, and SSP revenue was ¥130 million. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥8,000 million / Operating profit ¥460 million / Ordinary income ¥460 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥240 million / Operating profit margin 5.8% / EPS ¥48.19 |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 68.2% / Operating profit 30.2% / Ordinary income 31.8% / Net income for the current fiscal year 35.0% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progress is on track, with results exceeding the initial plan |
| Segment results | Recruitment Revenue of ¥2,720 million (standalone, up 35.9% year on year) / Skills sharing Revenue of ¥2,608 million (standalone, up 46.5% year on year) / SSP (subsidiary) Revenue of ¥130 million (consolidated) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | The effects of investments in human capital and advertising, hiring immediately deployable talent, winning large-scale projects, a recovery in demand, DX demand, and the development of new clients |
| Key KPIs | Indicator Recruitment services revenue mix / Value 54.1 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Skill-sharing revenue mix / Value 45.9 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Number of recruitment placements finalized / Value 189 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Number of people active in skill sharing / Value 681 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator Skill-sharing utilization rate / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Recruitment services: average revenue per placement of ¥6.22 million and 189 placements finalized. Skill sharing: average order value of ¥1.47 million and 681 active people. By client type, the average value per placement was ¥6.3 million with 139 placements for consulting firms, and ¥5.4 million with 50 placements for operating companies. |
| Number of employees | 187 people (124 in the front-office division and 63 in other divisions). Total headcount increased by 17 from the fiscal year-end March 2025 level. |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Demand related to DX at operating companies and the number of recruitment placements finalized are expected to remain firm |
| Medium-term management plan targets | For the fiscal year ending June 2031: revenue of ¥20 billion, operating profit of ¥3.7 billion, net income of ¥2.4 billion, and ROE of 28.7%. Cumulative investment of ¥3 billion from the fiscal year ending June 2026 through the fiscal year ending June 2028. |
| Financial targets | ROE of 28.7% (target for the fiscal year ending June 2031) |
| Annual Dividend | ¥35 (interim ¥0, year-end ¥35) |
| Payout ratio | not disclosed. A dividend policy setting DOE of 5% as the lower limit was disclosed |
| Capital expenditures | Approximately ¥500 million in DX and IT investment (breakdown of investment during the medium-term management plan period) |
| Market Size / Share | 30% of employees at Big Four consulting firms are registered, and skills data for approximately 100,000 people has been accumulated in the database |
| New initiatives | Making サン・システムプランニング a subsidiary, transitioning to consolidated accounting, investing in DX and IT, strategic investment in hiring and advertising, a planned change in the service name to “AXIS Advisors,” and the introduction of a shareholder benefits program |
Items this document does not state (5)
Number of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAcquisition of treasury sharesOrders 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 cited the initial contribution of investments in human capital and advertising to revenue growth, strengthening of the front-office division through the hiring of immediately deployable talent, the winning of large-scale projects, growing DX demand, and the development of new clients.
How to read this page
This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.