b-style holdings, Inc.
302A・Growth Market・Services
b-style holdings, Inc.
302A・Growth Market・Services
Staffing & Placement Business
The Group's largest segment, offering staffing and placement services targeting housewives (shufu) and highly skilled personnel
| Period | Current | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (full year FY2025, ended March 2025) | ¥6,989 million | ¥7,276 million (prior period external customer portion) | ↓ |
| Segment profit (full year FY2025, ended March 2025) | ¥366 million | ¥519 million | ↓ |
| Number of staffing workers (period-end) | 2,440 persons | 2,621 persons | ↓ |
| Number of client companies (period-end) | 977 companies | 1,074 companies | ↓ |
| Transaction value per company (monthly average) | ¥573,414 | ¥567,942 | ↑ |
Business Details
Operated by BeStyle Smart Career Co., Ltd. The segment operates two brands: "Smart Career," a shortened-hours staffing and placement service for highly skilled personnel, and "Shufu JOB Staffing," a part-time-oriented staffing service for women, mainly targeting housewives. Recruitment support for office work occupations is provided primarily in the Tokyo metropolitan area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama). The proportion of part-time job postings remains high at approximately 82% (FY2025, ending March 2025), maintaining a competitive advantage in the flexible worker domain. This segment accounted for 61.9% of consolidated net sales in FY2025 (ending March 2025).
Recent Overview
In the cumulative nine months of Q3, net sales decreased 5.4% year on year due to a decline in the number of working staff, while profit decreased 32.3%
During the cumulative nine months of the third quarter of FY2026 (ending March 2026) (April to December 2025), staffing revenue declined due to a decrease in the number of working staff in the staffing business. Meanwhile, in the placement business, placement revenue increased due to an increase in the number of hires resulting from temp-to-permanent placements. In addition, the newly launched Medical Field Business progressed smoothly with its launch, securing solid orders. Cumulative Q3 net sales were ¥5,071 million (down 5.4% year on year), and segment profit was ¥217 million (down 32.3% year on year). Additionally, consolidated subsidiary BeStyle Smart Career acquired the worker dispatching business from Kikari Co., Ltd., resulting in newly recognized goodwill of ¥7,705 thousand.
Key Products
Growth Drivers
- Expanding staffing customer acquisition through strengthened coordination with the Shufu JOB media platform (promoting cross-selling)
- Recovery of placement revenue driven by an increase in the number of hires from temp-to-permanent placements
- Diversification of revenue through the launch of the new Medical Field Business
- New lead acquisition initiatives leveraging owned media, SEO, and content marketing
- Improved labor participation rate among those in their 30s and 40s through the rebranding of Smart Career
Risks
- Continued decline in the number of working staff in the staffing business (2,440 persons at end of FY2025 (ended March 2025), down 181 persons year on year)
- Shrinking customer base due to a decline in the number of client companies (977 companies, down 97 companies year on year)
- Risk that the number of placements and unit price of placements in the placement business fail to meet expectations
- Rising costs to secure staffing personnel due to the declining birthrate, an aging population, and wage-increase competition
- Impact on business operations from amendments to laws and regulations related to the Worker Dispatching Act and related legislation
Last updated: June 22, 2026