Pasona Group Inc.TSE: 2168

Results for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2026 (October 15, 2025)

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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 Profit
  • Gross 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), Others
  • Non-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.

Job change and employment support fairs were held for a total of 20,000 Expo staff members to help them move on to their next career with peace of mind after Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

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Approximately 2,500 participants from 107 companies.

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