Differentiation of Driving Schools Through a Diverse Range of Licenses and Services

「The number of new enrollees for training in standard vehicles, semi-medium vehicles, large and standard motorcycles, and other categories remained strong and exceeded the previous year’s results. The number of senior-driver courses conducted also exceeded the same period of the previous year and remained strong following efforts to strengthen acceptance capacity.」

「Although total enrolment across all vehicle types for the full fiscal year was below the previous year, operating revenue exceeded the previous year due to the effect of higher standard passenger-vehicle training fees, an increase in the amount of training completed after enrolment, and steady revenue from commissions for courses for older drivers and other programmes. Meanwhile, segment profit was below the previous year due to higher depreciation expenses resulting from the replacement of training vehicles and major renovation work at driving school facilities.」

「In the automotive driving school division, the number of new enrollees remained at the same level as the previous year, partly due to growing demand for heavy-, medium-sized and semi-medium vehicle licences. Training progress after enrolment, including for existing students who enrolled in the previous fiscal year, also remained steady, and the number of courses for older drivers commissioned exceeded the same period of the previous year as participation continued to trend upward.」

「In the automotive driving school division, enrolment in the core standard passenger-vehicle, heavy-vehicle and medium-sized vehicle programmes remained strong, exceeding the previous year's results in each case. The number of courses for older drivers conducted also remained firm, supported by the completion of training after enrolment and stronger acceptance capacity. As a result, total segment revenue was ¥304 million, up 4.6% year on year, and segment profit was ¥40 million, up 15.4%.」

「In the automotive driving school division, active sales activities lifted the number of new enrollees for standard passenger-vehicle and heavy-vehicle programmes, which form the core of revenue, above the previous year. The number of participants accepted for courses for older drivers, which we have been focusing on, also exceeded the previous year. As a result, total segment revenue was ¥130 million, up 5.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥5 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥0 million in the previous year.」

「In the automotive driving school division, new training for applicants seeking licences for vehicle types other than standard passenger vehicles and enrolment in courses for older drivers remained firm. However, although we conducted sales activities mainly targeting high school and university students approaching graduation season for our core standard passenger-vehicle licence programme, demand remained sluggish throughout the year and the number of new students acquired during the period was below the previous year.」

「In the automotive driving school division, new training for applicants seeking heavy- and medium-sized vehicle licences and enrolment in courses for older drivers remained firm. Meanwhile, although we conducted sales activities mainly targeting high school and university students approaching graduation season for our core standard passenger-vehicle licence programme, the number of new students acquired during the period was slightly below the previous year.」

「In the automotive driving school division, we continued to focus on training for the standard passenger-vehicle and heavy-vehicle licences, which are the main sources of revenue, while expanding capacity for courses for older drivers, including through facility expansion. Although demand for courses for older drivers has enabled us to secure a stable number of participants, standard passenger-vehicle training continues to experience a backlash across the prefecture following the increase in licence holders during the period of voluntary restrictions on movement caused by COVID-19 through the previous fiscal year.」

「In the automotive driving school division, we focused on training for the standard passenger-vehicle and heavy-vehicle licences, which are the main sources of revenue, while expanding our capacity to provide courses for older drivers, for which social demand is increasing, including through facility expansion. Courses for older drivers are progressing as planned, while the standard passenger-vehicle and heavy-vehicle programmes are experiencing the effects of a backlash following the increase in licence holders during the period when COVID-19 was spreading.」

「We will continue to expand training content to meet diverse customer needs and respond promptly to future legal amendments relating to driving-licence acquisition. In addition, recognising that the convenience of shuttle buses is an important factor when students choose a driving school, we will continue to review our shuttle-route network as needed and implement operating measures to improve student convenience.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, demand for standard passenger-vehicle licences declined due to the declining birth rate, while demand for heavy vehicles and motorcycles increased substantially, resulting in higher operating revenue.」

「We offer programmes meeting customer needs, including courses for older drivers, heavy vehicles, semi-medium vehicles and towing vehicles, and will respond promptly to future legal amendments relating to driving-licence acquisition. In addition, recognising that the convenience of shuttle buses at driving schools is an important factor when customers choose a school, we will continue to review shuttle routes as needed and implement operating measures to improve student convenience.」

「We have expanded our training content to meet customer needs, offering a diverse range of programmes including the standard passenger-vehicle licence, heavy vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, semi-medium vehicles, towing vehicles, heavy special vehicles, heavy motorcycles and courses for older drivers. Going forward, we will respond promptly to legal amendments relating to driving-licence acquisition and meet the needs of those seeking licences. In addition, recognising that the convenience of shuttle buses is an important factor when students choose a driving school, we will continue to review our shuttle-route network as needed and implement operating measures to improve student convenience.」

「Although demand for driving licences among high school students approaching graduation season had eased, demand for licences other than the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including heavy-vehicle and special-vehicle licences, increased, and operating performance remained firm. As a result, total segment revenue was ¥102 million, up 20.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥33 million, up 15.7%.」

「Going forward, we will further raise our recognition in the local community as a driving school offering a broad range of licences in addition to the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including heavy vehicles, heavy motorcycles, heavy special vehicles, towing vehicles and courses for older drivers. While working to attract a broad range of students, we will also seek to optimise the deployment of instructors and develop more finely tailored shuttle bus routes to create an environment in which students can easily travel to the driving school.」

「In this business environment, in addition to our core standard passenger-vehicle licence, we will focus on expanding a broad range of training programmes, including semi-medium vehicles, heavy vehicles, heavy special vehicles, heavy motorcycles and courses for older drivers. We will also secure finely tailored shuttle routes to make the driving school easier to access and work to maintain earnings.」

「In this business environment, in addition to our core standard passenger-vehicle licence, we will focus on promoting a broad range of training programmes, including semi-medium vehicles, heavy vehicles, heavy special vehicles, heavy motorcycles and courses for older drivers. We will secure finely tailored shuttle routes that reflect students' needs and implement thorough measures to prevent COVID-19, while valuing our ties with the local community and working to become a safe and secure driving school.」

「In this business environment, we will expand the content of our training programmes, including semi-medium vehicles, heavy vehicles, heavy special vehicles, heavy motorcycles and courses for older drivers, in addition to the standard passenger-vehicle licence. We will aim to become an easily accessible driving school through finely tailored shuttle routes, and, while paying attention to measures to prevent COVID-19, as in the film business, we will value our ties with the local community and work to secure earnings.」

「Going forward, we will further raise our recognition in the local community as a driving school offering a broad range of licences in addition to the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including heavy vehicles, heavy motorcycles, heavy special vehicles, towing vehicles and courses for older drivers. While working to attract a broad range of students, we will also seek to optimise the deployment of instructors and develop more finely tailored shuttle bus routes to create an environment in which students can easily travel to the driving school. We analyse these efforts as contributing to greater stability in performance.」

「In this business environment, we will promote the breadth of our training programmes for licences other than the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including motorcycle, heavy-vehicle and special-vehicle licences. In addition, by becoming an easily accessible driving school through the development of shuttle bus routes, we will work to maintain earnings by attracting support from a broad range of groups rather than students alone.」

「In this business environment, we will expand and promote training programmes for licences other than the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including motorcycle, heavy-vehicle and special-vehicle licences. In addition, by developing shuttle bus routes to become an easily accessible driving school, we aim to attract support from a broad range of groups rather than students alone and maintain earnings.」

「In this business environment, we will expand training programmes for licences other than the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including motorcycle, heavy-vehicle and special-vehicle licences, and aim to become an easily accessible driving school by developing shuttle bus routes. In this way, we will recruit students from a broad range of groups rather than students alone and work to maintain earnings.」

「We recognise and analyse the difficult business environment in the automotive driving school business, including the declining birth rate, the declining interest in driving licences among younger people and competition from nearby driving schools, as having affected our ability to secure students. In this environment, in addition to the standard passenger-vehicle licence, we will further promote the breadth of our training programmes for a variety of vehicle types, including semi-medium vehicles, heavy vehicles, heavy special vehicles and heavy motorcycles, and will maintain earnings by offering a wide range of training plans.」

「In this business environment, in addition to the standard passenger-vehicle licence, we will further promote the breadth of our training programmes for a variety of vehicle types, including heavy vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, heavy motorcycles, standard motorcycles and heavy special vehicles, and will maintain earnings by offering a wide range of training plans.」

「In light of this business environment, we will expand training programmes for licences other than the standard passenger-vehicle licence, including motorcycle, heavy-vehicle and special-vehicle licences, recruit students from a broader range of groups rather than students alone, and work to maintain earnings.」

「To address the declining birth rate and the declining interest in driving licences among younger people, the automotive driving school division has stepped up promotional activities highlighting the driving school's strengths, including its spacious course and broad range of available licence training. We will strengthen ties with the local community, continue improving the training environment, including by expanding shuttle routes and training instructors, and differentiate ourselves from competing driving schools as we work to become a more trusted and preferred driving school.」

「We promoted various discount campaigns and other initiatives to encourage driving-licence acquisition, primarily among high school and university students approaching graduation season, but the initial response has remained sluggish and the campaigns have yet to produce results.」

「Demand for driving licences, primarily among students, has also eased, making this a difficult period in which to attract new students. Nevertheless, we worked to maintain operating performance by replacing training vehicles and implementing various discount campaigns.」

「The driving school business will further raise awareness of itself as a driving school where customers can obtain a wide variety of motor-vehicle driving licences.」

「The company worked to differentiate itself from nearby driving schools as a driving school offering a wide range of licences, from standard passenger-vehicle licences to large-vehicle, special-vehicle and motorcycle licences. It also focused on attracting customers through active sales activities, including various training-fee discount campaigns and door-to-door visits, timed to meet demand for driving licences during the graduation season for high school and university students.」

「The company actively conducted various training-fee discount campaigns in preparation for the graduation season for high school and university students and strengthened PR activities to attract new trainees. However, enrollment was delayed, resulting in segment revenue of ¥241 million, down 8.1% year on year, and segment profit of ¥23 million, down 41.7% year on year.」

「Although demand for driving licences, particularly among students, has eased and it is a difficult period for attracting new trainees, the company conducted locally focused sales activities, including various discount campaigns and detailed shuttle services, and worked to maintain its sales performance.」

「In the real estate business, the Company focused primarily on real estate leasing, while in the driving school business it concentrated on improving services, including expanding shuttle routes, in an effort to stabilize operations.」

「The driving school business is working to raise awareness of itself as a driving school offering training for a wide range of driving licences, not only standard passenger-vehicle licences, thereby differentiating itself from competing driving schools. At the same time, it is enhancing shuttle routes, training driving instructors and improving services, with the aim of further increasing its value as a trusted comprehensive driving school in the local community.」