Expanding sales of Smart Boarding and increasing the number of adopting companies

「In the training business within the Education and Training Business segment, sales of the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” (an integrated human resources development platform) contributed to higher revenue. Against a backdrop of the growing adoption of human capital management and the expansion of strategic initiatives for talent development, direct-sales promotion, expanded content and higher value added increased the average customer spend. Smart Boarding has also begun providing AI learning content in addition to its existing content, in response to corporate demand for the use of generative AI.」

「The “AI role-play function” now under development is designed precisely to solve these real-world challenges at the workplace. Users can practice practical responses with AI anytime and anywhere and receive accurate feedback immediately.」

「In the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” (an integrated human resources development platform service) through direct sales increased steadily against a backdrop of the growing adoption of human capital management and the expansion of strategic initiatives for talent development, reaching 807 as of the end of September 2025, compared with 688 as of the end of September 2024, an increase of 17.3% year on year. In May 2025, Smart Boarding changed its sales strategy toward one centered on direct sales from the perspective of pricing and profitability.」

「In the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” (an integrated human resources development platform service) through direct sales increased steadily against a backdrop of growing corporate willingness to invest in employee education and talent development, reaching 716 as of the end of March 2025, compared with 555 as of the end of March 2024, an increase of 29.0% year on year. Meanwhile, the total number of adopting companies temporarily declined from the end of December 2024 due to the termination of the businesses of 2 OEM partners. In response, the Company is reviewing its OEM-centered approach from the perspective of pricing and profitability and shifting its strategy toward direct sales.」

「In the Education Business, the acquisition of all shares of 株式会社日本コスモトピア in January 2024, which made it a consolidated subsidiary, was a major factor. In the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” increased against a backdrop of growing market demand for e-learning, reaching 744 as of the end of March 2024, compared with 523 as of the end of March 2023, an increase of 42.2% year on year. As the medium-term management target for the end of the fiscal year ending September 2024 is at least 670 companies, progress against the target was 111.0%. This contributed to higher revenue year on year.」

「In the Education Business, primarily in the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” increased to 664 as of the end of December 2023 against a backdrop of growing market demand for e-learning, compared with 492 as of the end of December 2022, representing 99.1% progress against the medium-term management target for the end of the fiscal year ending September 2024. This contributed to higher revenue year on year.」

「In the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” (a cloud-based onboarding support service) continued to increase against a backdrop of growing market demand for e-learning, reaching 551 as of the end of June 2023.」

「In the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” (a cloud-based onboarding support service) continued to increase against a backdrop of growing market demand for e-learning, reaching 523 as of the end of March 2023.」

「In the training business, the number of companies adopting the Group’s product “Smart Boarding” (a cloud-based onboarding support service) increased against a backdrop of growing market demand for e-learning.」