CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD.
2410・Prime Market・Services
Human resources services business (single segment)
A human resources services specialist operating mid-career, new graduate, and IT staffing services under the type brand
| Period | Current | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (H1 FY2026, ending March 2026) | ¥9,320 million | ¥9,052 million (H1 FY2025, ending March 2025) | ↑ |
| Operating profit (H1 FY2026) | ¥708 million | ¥630 million (H1 FY2025) | ↑ |
| Ordinary profit (H1 FY2026) | ¥717 million | ¥640 million (H1 FY2025) | ↑ |
| Interim net profit (H1 FY2026) | ¥489 million | ¥437 million (H1 FY2025) | ↑ |
| Equity ratio | 62.3% (end of H1 FY2026) | 59.8% (end of FY2025, ended September 2025) | ↑ |
| IT staffing business revenue (H1 FY2026) | ¥4,526 million | Up 10.5% year on year | ↑ |
| Revenue (full-year forecast, FY2026 (ending September 2026)) | ¥20,000 million | ¥18,646 million (full-year actual, FY2025 (ended September 2025)) | ↑ |
| Operating profit (full-year forecast, FY2026 (ending September 2026)) | ¥1,890 million | ¥1,583 million (full-year actual, FY2025 (ended September 2025)) | ↑ |
| Interim net profit per share | ¥92.95 | ¥83.45 (H1 FY2025) | ↑ |
| Annual dividend forecast (FY2026, ending September 2026) | ¥130 | ¥100 (FY2025 actual, ended September 2025) | ↑ |
Business Details
Under the corporate philosophy of "Good work. Good life." (Ii shigoto. Ii jinsei.), the company provides human resources services targeting engineers, sales professionals, and women. It operates five businesses—the media information business (Web job advertising and career fairs), the recruitment placement business (type Tenshoku Agent), the new graduate media business, the new graduate placement business (type Shukatsu Agent), and the IT staffing business (type IT Haken)—as a media mix under the "type brand," addressing hiring challenges for both job seekers and recruiting companies. In H1 FY2026 (ending September 2026), revenue and profit at every stage increased year on year.
Recent Overview
Revenue and profit rose in H1, with profit exceeding forecasts prompting an upward dividend revision
In H1 FY2026 (ending September 2026) (October 2025 to March 2026), the company achieved revenue of ¥9,320 million (up 3.0% year on year), operating profit of ¥708 million (up 12.3% year on year), and interim net profit of ¥489 million (up 12.0% year on year). While the media information business, the general segment of the recruitment placement business, and the new graduate placement business fell short of forecasts, the IT staffing business, the new graduate media business, and the mid-career segment of the recruitment placement business drove performance. On the profit side, results exceeded forecasts due to cost controls including more efficient advertising spending, leading the company to revise its full-year dividend forecast upward from ¥100 to ¥130. The full-year earnings forecast remains unchanged (revenue of ¥20,000 million, operating profit of ¥1,890 million).
Key Products
Growth Drivers
- Steady increase in the number of staff on assignment in both fixed-term and indefinite-term IT staffing (H1 revenue up 10.5% year on year)
- Solid placement numbers in the recruitment placement business's mid-career segment through new client development and acquisition of highly skilled registrants
- Higher selling prices, increased engagement of female engineers, and expanded sales in the Kansai region within the media information business
- Improved profit margin through company-wide cost controls, including more efficient advertising spending (H1 operating margin of 7.6%)
- Strengthening of sales processes across businesses toward the medium-term management plan target of ¥20.0 billion in revenue for FY2026 (ending September 2026)
Risks
- Slowing demand for job postings due to stricter hiring criteria and longer hiring processes in the engineer segment (H1 revenue in the "engineer" segment down 9.1% year on year)
- Limited room for improvement in the hiring environment given the flat active job openings-to-applicants ratio (1.19 in February 2026)
- Companies becoming more cautious about hiring due to rising crude oil prices, U.S. tariff impacts, and rapid yen depreciation
- Slowing placement growth and widening losses in the new graduate placement business due to students delaying acceptance of job offers (H1 segment ordinary loss of ¥52 million)
- Rising upfront investment costs in the indefinite-term IT staffing segment and uncertainty over the timing of profitability
- Risk of declining media information business revenue due to slowing transaction growth at some sales agencies
Last updated: December 18, 2025