Shortage of Hairdressers and Risk of Departures by Highly Skilled Technicians
First written in FY2016. 16 of 28 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-17.
M・H・GROUP LTD. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2016, 4 years before the typical company in this theme (2020).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although existing-store performance remained solid, revenue and profit declined because of lower revenue from closed stores and the impact of a decrease in the number of working stylists due to maternity leave, employee departures and other factors.」
The decrease in the number of working stylists due to maternity leave, employee departures and other factors was reflected in full-year results as lower revenue and profit in the company-operated salon business. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although existing-store performance remained solid, revenue declined slightly because of lower revenue from closed stores and the impact of a decrease in the number of working stylists due to maternity leave, employee departures and other factors.」
The decrease in the number of working stylists due to maternity leave, employee departures and other factors was reflected in the actual results as a slight decline in revenue at company-operated salons. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, mobility among personnel, including hairstylists, has been increasing across the industry, making the securing of outstanding talent an increasingly important issue.」
The company continues to discuss the rising mobility of personnel, including hairstylists, and the importance of securing outstanding talent. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although the mobility of hairstylist personnel has been increasing year by year and costs associated with efforts to secure outstanding staff have been incurred ahead of the resulting benefits in order to enhance competitiveness in the post-COVID era, segment profit increased, partly because of the benefits of consolidating stores closed at the end of the previous fiscal year.」
As mobility among hairstylist personnel increased, costs to secure outstanding staff were incurred ahead of the resulting benefits. However, the company-operated salon business posted higher profit, partly because of the benefits of consolidating stores. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In addition, although the mobility of hairstylist personnel has been increasing year by year and costs associated with efforts to secure outstanding staff have been incurred ahead of the resulting benefits in order to enhance competitiveness in the post-COVID era, segment profit increased, partly because of the benefits of consolidating stores closed at the end of the previous fiscal year.」
Although increased mobility among hairstylist personnel and the front-loading of costs to secure outstanding staff continued, the company-operated salon business posted higher profit because of the benefits of consolidating stores. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「In addition, the mobility of hairstylist personnel has been increasing year by year, and costs associated with efforts to secure outstanding staff have been incurred ahead of the resulting benefits in order to enhance competitiveness in the post-COVID era. As a result, segment profit declined.」
As mobility among hairstylist personnel increased, costs to secure outstanding staff were incurred ahead of the resulting benefits and became a factor behind lower profit in the company-operated salon business. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff are also essential to enhancing competitiveness in the coming with-COVID and post-COVID eras, and the company continues to address employee concerns while focusing on employee development.」
The Group regards securing outstanding staff as essential to competitiveness and continues to focus on easing employee concerns and developing human resources. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff remain indispensable to enhancing competitiveness in the coming with-COVID and post-COVID era. Accordingly, we continue to focus on alleviating employee concerns and developing human resources.」
The company continues to recognize that outstanding staff are essential to competitiveness and to focus on addressing employee concerns and developing human resources. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff remain indispensable to enhancing competitiveness in the coming with-COVID and post-COVID era. Accordingly, we are focusing on alleviating employee concerns and developing human resources.」
The company continues to recognize that outstanding staff are essential to competitiveness and to focus on addressing employee concerns and developing human resources. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, outstanding staff are also essential to enhancing competitiveness in the post-COVID era, and the company is addressing employee concerns while focusing on employee development.」
The company continues to secure outstanding staff and focus on addressing employee concerns and developing human resources. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff remain indispensable to enhancing competitiveness in the post-COVID era. Accordingly, we continue to focus on alleviating employee concerns and developing human resources.」
The company continues to recognize that outstanding staff are essential to competitiveness and to focus on employee development. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff remain indispensable to enhancing competitiveness in the coming with-COVID and post-COVID era. Accordingly, we are focusing on alleviating employee concerns and developing human resources.」
The company has reaffirmed that outstanding staff are essential to competitiveness and that it will focus on employee development. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff are also essential to enhancing competitiveness in the post-COVID era, and the company is addressing employee concerns while focusing on employee development.」
The company continues to explain that securing outstanding staff is a prerequisite for competitiveness, while addressing employee concerns and focusing on employee development. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff are indispensable to enhancing competitiveness in the coming with-COVID and post-COVID era. Accordingly, we are focusing on alleviating employee concerns and developing human resources.」
The company continues to recognize that outstanding staff are essential to competitiveness and to focus on employee development. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Outstanding staff are indispensable to enhancing competitiveness in the coming with-COVID and post-COVID era. Accordingly, we are focusing on alleviating employee concerns and developing human resources.」
The report continues to recognize that securing highly skilled staff is essential to maintaining competitiveness and reconfirms the importance of securing and developing personnel. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, securing human resources remains an important and ongoing industry-wide challenge. From the third quarter of the current fiscal year, we have increased our focus on this area, conducting company-wide recruitment activities while strengthening recruiting efforts and accelerating stylists' debut.」
The report continues to recognize that securing hairstylists and stylists is a persistent challenge. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「For the three-month period ended 30 June, performance declined year on year in both revenue and profit, primarily due to the decrease in the number of stylists.」
The decrease in the number of stylists was reflected in actual performance as lower revenue and profit in the directly operated salon business. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The operation of beauty salons by our Group requires the recruitment of nationally licensed hairstylists. The performance of this business also tends to depend on the sales generated by hairstylists who enjoy strong customer support. Accordingly, if a large number of highly skilled technicians were to leave, this could affect our Group’s operating performance.」
The report continues to identify the need to recruit hairstylists and the impact of highly skilled technicians leaving as risks to performance. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month period ended [the current second quarter], there were no newly arising business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the Annual Securities Report for the prior fiscal year.」
The report states that there have been no material changes concerning the risks of a shortage of hairstylists and the departure of highly skilled technicians. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended [the current first quarter], there were no newly arising business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the Annual Securities Report for the prior fiscal year.」
The report states that there have been no material changes concerning the risks of a shortage of hairstylists and the departure of highly skilled technicians. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The operation of beauty salons by our Group requires the recruitment of nationally licensed hairstylists. The performance of this business also tends to depend on the sales generated by hairstylists who enjoy strong customer support. Accordingly, if a large number of highly skilled technicians were to leave, this could affect our Group’s operating performance.」
The report continues to identify the need to recruit hairstylists and the impact of highly skilled technicians leaving as risks to performance. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「At existing salons, profitability temporarily declined due to the departure of stylists and other factors, with the impact particularly pronounced at large salons. In addition, costs related to the reopening following renovation of the mod’s hair Shinjuku South salon and the relocation and reopening following renovation of the mod’s hair Kamiooka salon were incurred ahead of schedule. As a result, the segment recorded an operating loss.」
The decline in profitability resulting from stylists’ departures was particularly pronounced at large salons, and the directly operated salon business recorded a segment loss of ¥48.114 million. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「At existing salons, profitability temporarily declined due to the departure of stylists and other factors, with the impact particularly pronounced at large salons. As a result, the segment recorded an operating loss because this was insufficient to offset those operating losses.」
The decline in profitability resulting from stylists’ departures was particularly pronounced at large salons, and the cumulative segment loss in the directly operated salon business was ¥46.433 million. - FY2017-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the profitability of these 4 salons improved from the previous fiscal year, all recorded operating losses. In addition, profitability at existing salons temporarily declined due to the departure of stylists and other factors, with the impact particularly pronounced at large salons. As a result, the segment recorded an operating loss because this was insufficient to offset those operating losses.」
The decline in profitability resulting from stylists’ departures was particularly pronounced at large salons, and the operating losses at the 4 salons could not be offset, resulting in a segment loss in the directly operated salon business. - FY2017-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「At existing salons, profitability temporarily declined due to the departure of stylists and other factors. As a result, the segment recorded an operating loss because this was insufficient to offset the operating losses at the 4 aforementioned salons.」
The departure of stylists actually occurred at existing salons and was reflected in performance as a decline in profitability. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The performance of this business tends to depend on the sales generated by hairstylists who enjoy strong customer support. Accordingly, if a large number of highly skilled technicians were to leave, this could affect our Group’s operating performance.」
The report describes the need to recruit hairstylists, the dependence on sales generated by highly popular hairstylists and the impact of a large number of departures.