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Rising management costs in the human resources services business

First written in FY2018-Q2. 7 of 20 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseWorsenedFY2021 – FY2023-Q1RestatedFY2023 – FY20242017: 12018: 220182019: 320192020: 320202021: 320212022: 220222023: 220232024: 220242025: 22025
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  1. FY2026-H1DroppedAnnual report

    「Operating profit in the human resources services business was ¥37 million, an increase of 330.7% year on year, due to higher revenue and other factors.」

    For the human resources services business, there is no specific mention of the previously noted increases in administrative costs, temporary staffing costs or recruitment costs, and the disclosure attributes the increase in operating profit to higher revenue.
  2. FY2025WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥18 million, down 35.6% year on year, due to higher temporary staffing costs at the Chubu and Kansai offices and other factors.」

    Although the human resources services business maintained revenue growth, higher temporary staffing costs at the Chubu and Kansai offices were cited as a factor behind the decline in operating profit.
  3. FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥8 million, down 45.1% year on year, due to higher recruitment costs and other factors.」

    The human resources services business specifically cites higher recruitment costs, in addition to the previously noted increases in administrative costs and temporary staffing costs, as a factor behind the decline in operating profit.
  4. FY2024DroppedAnnual report

    「Operating profit in the human resources services business was ¥29 million, an increase of 293.4% year on year, due to higher revenue and other factors.」

    For the full-year results of the human resources services business, there is no specific mention of higher temporary staffing costs or administrative costs, and the disclosure attributes the increase in operating profit to higher revenue.
  5. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥15 million, up 1,031.2% year on year, due in part to higher sales.」

    The human resources services business posted significant increases in revenue and profit, continuing to generate an operating profit despite the ongoing impact of temporary staffing personnel expenses and other costs.
  6. FY2023RestatedAnnual report

    「Despite the impact of higher temporary staffing personnel expenses and other factors, operating profit was ¥7 million, up 32.0% year on year.」

    Although the cost impact of higher temporary staffing personnel expenses remains, the human resources services business posted higher operating profit.
  7. FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥2 million, down 19.8% year on year, due in part to higher temporary staffing personnel expenses.」

    Although the human resources services business posted a significant increase in revenue, operating profit declined due to higher temporary staffing personnel expenses, and the impact of personnel costs continues.
  8. FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥1 million, down 83.6% year on year, due in part to higher temporary staffing personnel expenses at the Chubu and Kanto offices.」

    Although the human resources services business posted a significant increase in revenue, operating profit declined substantially due to higher temporary staffing personnel expenses at the Chubu and Kanto offices.
  9. FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was a loss of ¥0 million, compared with operating profit of ¥5 million in the same period of the previous year, due in part to higher temporary staffing personnel expenses at the Kansai office.」

    Although the human resources services business posted a significant increase in revenue, it changed from operating profit to an operating loss due to higher temporary staffing personnel expenses at the Kansai office.
  10. FY2021WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥14 million, down 34.7% year on year, due in part to higher personnel expenses associated with strengthening the sales structure.」

    Although revenue increased in the human resources services business, operating profit declined due in part to higher personnel expenses associated with strengthening the sales structure.
  11. FY2021-Q3The human resources services business continues to post an operating profit but has changed to lower profitAnnual report

    「Revenue in the human resources services business amounted to ¥419 million, up 2.1% year on year, due in part to a focus on proactive sales expansion and acquiring new customers, amid workforce adjustments at customer sites and hiring reviews resulting from the impact of COVID-19. Operating profit was ¥7 million, down 42.2% year on year.」

    The human resources services business continues to post an operating profit, but operating profit declined year on year, representing a change from the previous position of higher profit due to the effects of cost reductions.
  12. FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥5 million, up 73.8% year on year, due to improved performance.」

    The human resources services business posted higher operating profit due to improved performance, reducing the cost issue caused by higher labor costs and deterioration in the cost ratio identified in the previous quarter.
  13. FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥0 million, down 56.6% year on year, due to deterioration in the cost ratio resulting from higher labor costs and other factors.」

    The cost issue in the human resources services business, which had been mitigated by cost reductions in the previous period, has changed this quarter to deterioration in the cost ratio resulting from higher labor costs being reported as a factor behind lower profit.
  14. FY2020-Q3MitigatedAnnual report

    「Revenue in the human resources services business amounted to ¥410 million, down 3.7% year on year, amid intensifying competition to recruit personnel. Operating profit was ¥13 million, up 149.9% year on year, due in part to the effects of cost reductions.」

    Although the decline in revenue caused by intensifying competition to recruit personnel continues, operating profit rose to ¥13 million, up 149.9% year on year, due to the effects of cost reductions, indicating that the impact of costs has been reduced.
  15. FY2020-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「Revenue in the human resources services business amounted to ¥265 million, down 3.6% year on year, amid intensifying competition to recruit personnel. Operating profit was ¥3 million, up 78.8% year on year, due in part to the effects of cost reductions.」

    Revenue in the human resources services business declined due to intensifying competition to recruit personnel, but operating profit increased as a result of cost reductions, indicating that the cost issue is being addressed.
  16. FY2019RestatedAnnual report

    「Revenue in the human resources services business amounted to ¥559 million, up 4.2% year on year, due in part to a focus on proactive sales expansion and acquiring new customers. Operating profit was ¥7 million, compared with a loss of ¥0 million in the previous fiscal year, due in part to higher sales.」

    The human resources services business continues to maintain its shift from an operating loss to operating profit on a full-year basis.
  17. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Revenue in the human resources services business was ¥426 million, up 6.5% year on year, due in part to focusing on proactive sales expansion and acquiring new customers. Operating profit was ¥5 million, compared with a ¥0 million loss in the same period of the previous year, due in part to higher revenue.」

    The human resources services business continues to post an operating profit, maintaining the improvement from the previous position in which it was loss-making because it could not absorb administrative costs.
  18. FY2019-Q1MitigatedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was ¥1 million, compared with a loss of ¥0 million in the same period of the previous year, due in part to higher sales.」

    The human resources services business moved from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit. This indicates an improvement from the position through the previous quarter, when it had been loss-making because it could not absorb administrative cost increases.
  19. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was a loss of ¥0 million, compared with a loss of ¥7 million in the same period of the previous year, as the increase in administrative costs could not be absorbed.」

    The human resources services business continues to be unable to absorb the increase in administrative costs.
  20. FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report

    「Operating profit was a loss of ¥3 million, compared with a loss of ¥6 million in the same period of the previous year, as the increase in administrative costs could not be absorbed.」

    It is reported that the human resources services business posted an operating loss because it could not absorb the increase in administrative costs.
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