On the 9th, School Intelligence <2301> announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending October 2024. Revenue increased by 22.2% compared to the previous period, reaching 10.73 billion yen, operating profit increased by 15.0% to 2.656 billion yen, ordinary profit rose by 19.1% to 3.053 billion yen, and net income grew by 27.2% to 2.229 billion yen.

In the current fiscal year, the total revenue from the employment information business increased by 22.6% compared to the previous period, reaching 10.454 billion yen. The core Web Broadcasting "Re-Shukatsu" is improving "ease of receiving information" and "usability" by launching videos that convey the real atmosphere and voice of employees, as well as the "Smart PR Assistant" feature that supports creating self-promotion using ChatGPT. Additionally, in July, a new TV commercial was aired, delivering the message that "both those who change jobs and those who do not are moving forward." The message that respects and supports individual values and approaches to work has been well received by people in their 20s. As a result, the revenue from "Re-Shukatsu" increased by 34.1% to 2.526 billion yen. Furthermore, the increase in the number of subscribers and applicants for the core Web Broadcasting "Re-Shukatsu" has influenced the increase in users of the joint corporate seminar "Job Change Expo," the agent service "Re-Shukatsu Agent," and the job change service for IT engineer experienced individuals "Re-Shukatsu Tech." Regarding "Re-Shukatsu Agent," although there have been some situations where job seekers took more time to decide on accepting job offers due to the rising wages, revenue grew by 21.2% to 0.775 billion yen. In the new graduate recruitment market, trends are leaning towards earlier hiring, and companies are focusing on internship and open company promotional activities. Amid this situation, the revenue from "Asagaku Navi 2026 Internship & Career," which supports companies in promoting internships, has increased. As a result, the revenue from "Asagaku Navi" rose by 18.6% to 2.072 billion yen. The demand for real-life events where candidates want to meet directly continues to grow regarding events (such as Job Change Expos and Employment Expos). By promptly holding the internship promotion event "Career Design Forum" for the new academic year, the company's presence in the new graduate recruitment market has been further enhanced. Due to the steady increase in the number of sales booths for internship-targeted and job change-targeted events, the revenue from events grew by 21.8% to 3.179 billion yen.

For the full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending October 2025, revenue is expected to increase by 14.6% compared to the previous period to 12.3 billion yen, operating profit is anticipated to rise by 12.9% to 3 billion yen, ordinary profit is projected to increase by 4.8% to 3.2 billion yen, and net income is estimated to grow by 3.1% to 2.3 billion yen.

Additionally, due to the strong performance in the fiscal year ending October 2024, it was announced that the year-end dividend based on the record date of October 31, 2024, would be increased by 13.00 yen from the recent forecast of 26.00 yen per share to 39.00 yen (resulting in an annual dividend of 65.00 yen and a payout ratio of 40.4%).