(Appendix)
Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2026
FY2025 (June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026)
Three months ended August 31, 2025
Pasona Group Inc.
Prime Market TSE (2168)
October 15, 2025
https://www.pasonagroup.co.jp/English
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※ Units in billions of yen have been rounded to the nearest first decimal place. Units in millions of yen have been rounded down.
Financial Summary 【Results for the First Quarter】 ➀ Consolidated net sales increased year-on-year, while consolidated operating profit decreased
Net sales increased due to business expansion in Expert Solutions, Life Solutions and Regional Revitalization and Tourism Solutions.
The impact of the decline in net sales due to the peak-out of large-scale contracted projects has narrowed than in the previous fiscal year.
② Loss attributable to owners of the parent company was ¥ 606 million, partly due to the impact of the special loss from the Expo. /Deficit was narrowed.Recognition of Expo exhibit related expenses, ¥ 520 million, as extraordinary losses.
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Reduction in the tax burden resulting from an improvement in Income taxes-deferred.
Consolidated financial results
Net sales increased due to business expansion in Expert Solutions, Life Solutions and
Regional Revitalization and Tourism Solutions.
Recognition of Expo exhibit related expenses, ¥ 520 million, as extraordinary losses.
Reduction in the tax burden resulting from an improvement in Income taxes-deferred.
Net Sales
Operating Profit
(Millions of yen)
FY24 3M
FY25 3M
Increase
/Decrease
(%)
(%)
Net sales
76,323
76,965
+641
100.0
100.0
+0.8%
Cost of sales
59,949
59,880
(69)
78.5
77.8
(0.1)%
Gross profit
16,374
17,085
+710
21.5
22.2
+4.3%
SG&A
16,810
17,653
+843
expenses
22.0
22.9
+5.0%
Operating profit
(436)
(568)
(132)
(0.6)
(0.7)
ー
Ordinary profit
(479)
(64)
+415
(0.6)
(0.1)
ー
Profit attributable to owners
(1194)
(606)
+587
of parent
(1.6)
(0.8)
ー
Gross profit ratio
21.5%
22.2%
+0.7pt
Operating profit ratio
(0.6)%
(0.7)%
(0.1)pt
76.3 77.0
(Billions of yen)
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FY24 3M
FY25 3M
FY24 3M
FY25 3M
(0.44)
(0.57)
Operating ProfitGross profit ratio of each segment improved (+0.7 pt).
Personnel expenses increased due to an increase in retirement benefit expenses, in addition to an increase in the number of employees and improved compensation.
Rise in IT-related expenses stemming from revisions to usage fees for the IT infrastructure.
Operating Profit
Gross profit [17.09]
+0.71
SG&A Expenses [17.65]
+0.84
(Billions of yen)
Increase in net sales
+0.14
Increase in gross profit ratio
+0.57
Personnel expenses
+0.40
IT related expenses
+0.27
Advertisement expenses (0.06)
Others
+0.23
(0.44)
(0.57)
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FY24 3M
FY25 3M
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
Gross Profit ratio
20.2%
21.5%
22.8%
23.6%
24.8%
24.5%
24.6%
23.8%
22.0%
SG&A ratio
18.6%
19.4%
20.0%
20.3%
18.8%
18.5%
20.7%
21.9%
22.4%
Operating Profit ratio
1.6%
2.1%
2.9%
3.3%
6.0%
6.0%
3.9%
1.9%
(0.4)%
3M FY24
3M FY25
21.5%
22.2%
22.0%
22.9%
(0.6)%
(0.7)%
Non-operating/Extraordinary profit (loss), OthersNon-operating income:¥ 225 million in sponsorship for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and
¥ 260 million in income from merchandise sales.
Non-operating expenses:¥ 127 million was recorded as Expo cost of product sales.
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Extraordinary loss:Recognition of Expo exhibit related expenses, ¥ 520 million, as extraordinary losses.
Millions of yen) | FY24 3M | FY25 3M | Increase/ Decrease | YoY |
Operating profit | (436) | (568) | (132) ー | |
Non-operating income | 121 | 757 | +636 | +525.5% |
Interest income | 15 | 105 | +90 | +565.6% |
Share of profit of entities accounted for using equity method | 12 | ー | (12) ー | |
Sponsorship money income | ー | 225 | +225 | ー |
Subsidy income | 9 | 11 | +2 | +29.4% |
Expo product sales income | ー | 260 | +260 | ー |
Other | 83 | 154 | +71 | +86.2% |
Non-operating expenses | 164 | 253 | +88 | +53.9% |
Interest expenses | 86 | 78 | (8) | (10.0)% |
Share of loss of entities accounted for using equity method | ー | 13 | +13 | ー |
Commitment fees | 7 | 7 | +0 | +0.9% |
Expo cost of product sales | ー | 127 | +127 | ー |
Other | 70 | 27 | (43) | (61.4)% |
Ordinary profit | (479) | (64) | +415 | ー | |
Extraordinary profit | 58 | 8 | (49) | (85.2)% | |
Gain on change in equity | 2 | 2 | +0 | +14.2% | |
Gain on sale of non-current assets | 56 | 0 | (55) | (98.2)% | |
Gain on sale of investment securities | ー | 4 | +4 | ー | |
Extraordinary loss | 26 | 532 | +505 | +1,901.7% | |
Loss on sale and retirement of non-current assets | 26 | 12 | (14) | (54.6)% | |
Expo exhibit related expenses | ー | 520 | +520 | ー | |
Profit before income taxes | (447) | (588) | (140) ー | ||
Income taxes-current | 238 | 224 | (14) | (6.0)% | |
Income taxes-deferred | 363 | (248) | (612) | ー | |
Income taxes | 601 | (24) | (626) | ー | |
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests | 144 | 43 | (100) | (69.7)% | |
Profit attributable to owners of parent | (1,194) | (606) | +587 | ー | |
Consolidated Results by Segment
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(Millions of yen)
Net sales | ||||||
Segment | FY24 3M | FY25 3M | Increase/ Decrease | YoY | ||
① | BPO Solutions (Contracting, Outsourcing) | 33,698 | 33,071 | (627) | (1.9)% | |
② | Expert Solutions (Temporary Staffing) | 33,773 | 34,680 | +906 | +2.7% | |
③ | Career Solutions (Placement/ Recruiting, Outplacement) | 3,297 | 3,345 | +47 | +1.4% | |
HR Solutions | 70,769 | 71,096 | +326 | +0.5% | ||
➃ | Global Solutions (Overseas Human Resource Services) | 2,787 | 2,777 | (10) | (0.4)% | |
⑤ | Life Solutions (Childcare support, Nursing care, etc.) | 2,052 | 2,229 | +176 | +8.6% | |
⑥ | Regional Revitalization and Tourism Solutions | 1,716 | 2,085 | +369 | +21.5% | |
⑦ | Eliminations and Corporate | (1,003) | (1,223) | (220) | ー | |
Total | 76,323 | 76,965 | +641 | +0.8% | ||
Operating profit (loss) | |||
FY24 | FY25 | Increase/ | YoY |
3M | 3M | Decrease | |
2,478 | 2,567 | +89 | +3.6% |
975 | 864 | (110) | (11.3)% |
3,453 | 3,432 | (20) | (0.6)% |
73 | 26 | (47) | (64.1)% |
(9) | 18 | +27 | ー |
(408) | (336) | +71 | ー |
(3,545) | (3,709) | (163) | ー |
(436) | (568) | (132) | ー |
Operating profit ratio | ||
FY24 | FY25 | Increase/ |
3M | 3M | Decrease |
3.7% | 3.8% | +0.1pt |
29.6% | 25.9% | (3.7)pt |
4.9% | 4.8% | (0.1)pt |
2.6% | 1.0% | (1.6)pt |
(0.5)% | 0.8% | +1.3pt |
(23.8)% | (16.2)% | +7.6pt |
ー | ー | ー |
(0.6)% | (0.7)% | (0.1)pt |
Balance Sheets
Major Item of Increase/Decrease
(Billions of yen)
【Retained earnings】
・Net loss attributable to owners of the parent
・Dividends paid
¥ (0.6) billion
¥ (3.0) billion
【Cash and deposits】
・Decrease due to acquisition of non-current assets, dividends paid, payment of corporate taxes
・Decreased in temporary deposits related to outsourcing projects.
¥ (8.6) billion YoY As of Aug 31, 2025(FY25) ¥ 26.7 billion
As of May 31, 2025(FY24) ¥ 35.3 billion
Major Item of Increase/Decrease
Decrease
May 31,2025 Aug 31,2025 Increase/
Assets 265.0 246.8 (18.3)
Current assets 188.9 162.7 (26.3)
Cash and deposits 124.8 93.3 (31.4) Notes and accounts receivable-trade, and contract assets 41.3 42.0 +0.8 Securities 14.5 17.5 +3.0
Non-current assets 76.0 84.0 +8.0
Property, plant and equipment 47.1 53.9 +6.8
Intangible assets 7.6 8.3 +0.7
Investments and other assets 21.2 21.8 +0.6
【Securities】
Liabilities
123.9 110.8 (13.1)
short-term fund management
【Property, plant and equipment】
Acquisition of assets related to Regional Revitalization projects.
Current liabilities 87.7 76.0 (11.8)
Accounts payable-trade 2.8 1.2 (1.6)
Short-term borrowings 6.0 6.0 (0.1)
【Deposits received】
Decreased in temporary deposits related to outsourcing projects.
¥ (8.6) billion YoY
Accrued expenses 18.6 18.7 +0.1
Deposits received 38.7 30.6 (8.2)
Non-current liabilities 36.2 34.8 (1.4)
Long-term borrowings 23.7 22.9 (0.7)
Net assets
141.1 136.0 (5.1)
Shareholders' equity 134.2 129.6 (4.6)
【Treasury shares】
Treasury stock increased due to share buybacks implemented since
January 2025.
Capital surplus 16.0 15.9 (0.0)
Retained earnings
115.8 112.2 (3.6)
Treasury shares (2.6) (3.6) (1.0)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income
0.8 0.7 (0.1)
【Equity ratio】
59.2% (+0.5pt) after deducting "deposits received" related to contracted
projects.
Share acquisition rights 0.0 0.0 ±0.0
Non-controlling interests | 6.2 | 5.7 | (0.5) |
Equity ratio | 50.9% | 52.8% | +1.9pt |
Equity ratio (Excluding deposits received for contracted projects) | 58.7% | 59.2% | +0.5pt |
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Segment information
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※ Units in billions of yen have been rounded to the nearest first decimal place. Units in millions of yen have been rounded down.
①BPO Solutions (Contracting, Outsourcing)
The impact of the decline in net sales due to the peak-out of large-scale contracted projects has narrowed than in the previous fiscal year.
Gross profit ratio was 21.0% (+0.7% compared to the same period of the previous year).
(Billions of yen)
YoY
(6.1)%
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Acquisition of projects such as corporate DX support and system development expanded. Advisory consulting business also remained steady.
(Topics)
Trends in the Group's BPO and outsourcing service area sales
Total
Q4 (Term) |
Q3 (Term) |
Q2 (Term) |
Q1 (Term) |
Q1
20.3%
Net Sale , Gross profit ratio
Gross Profit Ratio
137.2
35.7 |
33.8 |
34.0 |
33.7 |
33.1
(1.9)%
QoQ
FY24 3M
21.0%
FY25 3M
(Billions of yen)
②Expert Solutions (Temporary staffing)
The number of active temporary workers exceeding the same period last year.
Improving convenience for new registrants during sign-up and revising the process leading to job placement enable us to secure placements earlier.
Topics
Total
Q4 (Term) |
Q3 (Term) |
Q2 (Term) |
Q1 (Term) |
134.8
34.4 |
32.2 |
34.4 |
33.8 |
34.7
+2.7%
FY24 3M
FY25 3M
Net Sales
(Billions of yen)
Pasona staff worked not only at the Pasona Group Pavilion "PASONA NATUREVERSE" at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, but also at each of the pavilions.
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Approximately 2,500 participants from 107 companies.
