Securing and Developing Key Personnel
First written in FY2016. 6 of 15 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2026.
BUSINESS BRAIN SHOWA・OTA INC. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2017, 9 years before the typical company in this theme (2026).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 9 of 30 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「It is becoming increasingly difficult to secure the personnel required,」
The company indicates that, in addition to the existing personnel shortages and rising recruitment costs, securing the personnel required itself has become difficult. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「However, shortages of consultants and IT personnel were severe, and the company continued to be unable to fully capitalize on these order opportunities.」
Personnel shortages have become severe, and the impact of the company’s continued inability to fully capitalize on order opportunities despite favorable order conditions remains evident. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The growth and development of the Group depend on its people, and the Group recognizes that its employees are its greatest management resource.」
The company continues to disclose its recognition that people are its greatest management resource and the risk arising if it is unable to adequately secure and develop key personnel. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses exceeded the same quarter of the previous year due to higher personnel expenses and other factors resulting from the increase in headcount.」
Higher personnel expenses associated with the increase in headcount are driving the increase in SG&A expenses, and the cost burden associated with securing personnel continues to be disclosed. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from the same period of the previous consolidated fiscal year, due to higher costs to secure talent in connection with expanded production as revenue increased.」
Higher personnel-securing costs associated with production expansion are reflected in the results, and the cost burden related to securing personnel continues to be disclosed. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「The labor market for consultants and systems engineers is also tight, and the negative effects are becoming more pronounced, including higher costs due to rising recruitment and outsourcing expenses and lost order opportunities resulting from personnel shortages.」
The tight labor market is creating increasingly specific constraints on business performance through higher recruitment and outsourcing costs and lost order opportunities caused by personnel shortages. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased year on year due to higher costs to secure personnel for production expansion accompanying the increase in revenue.」
Higher personnel-securing costs associated with production expansion are driving the increase in SG&A expenses, and the burden related to securing personnel continues to be disclosed. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although labor shortages have become pronounced, wage growth remains sluggish and has not yet supported personal consumption, limiting its impact on economic expansion.」
Labor shortages are described as “pronounced,” making the external constraints surrounding staffing increasingly clear. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Labor shortages are becoming a bottleneck to growth,」
The company recognizes that labor shortages are becoming a constraint on growth, indicating that the external constraints surrounding the staffing risk are expanding. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In staffing and administrative outsourcing for medical institutions and other customers, orders exceeded the same quarter of the previous year, but revenue fell slightly below that quarter partly because the company was unable to secure sufficient temporary staff.」
The company was unable to secure sufficient temporary staff, resulting in medical-related staffing revenue falling below the previous year’s corresponding period. The actual impact of the staffing risk continues. - FY2017MaterialisedAnnual report
「In staffing, although the company has received many inquiries regarding orders and revenue, it has been unable to secure temporary staff as planned, preventing contracts from being concluded and resulting in performance slightly below the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Although demand for staffing exists, the company has been unable to secure staff, resulting in contracts, orders and revenue falling below the previous fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In staffing, although the company has received many inquiries regarding orders and revenue, it has struggled to secure temporary staff, resulting in performance slightly below the same quarter of the previous year.」
Although demand for staffing exists, the company has struggled to secure temporary staff, with the resulting impact on orders and revenue falling below the previous year’s corresponding period now evident. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The growth and development of the Group depend on its people, and the Group recognizes that its employees are its greatest management resource.」
The impact on business performance if the Group is unable to adequately secure and develop key personnel is identified as a risk.