Visional <4194> announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending July 2025 (August-October 2024) on the 12th. Revenue reached 18.697 billion yen, an increase of 16.4% compared to the same period last year, operating profit increased by 10.1% to 5.453 billion yen, recurring profit rose by 8.2% to 5.613 billion yen, and the net profit attributable to parent company shareholders increased by 16.1% to 4.049 billion yen.

In the HR Tech segment, revenue increased by 18.0% year-on-year to 18.1 billion yen, and segment profit rose by 15.2% to 6.196 billion yen. In the BizReach business, driven by continuing strong demand for professional talent and proactive Publicity activities, the cumulative number of implementing companies at the end of the first quarter was over 33,200 (up from over 31,700 at the end of the previous year), with the number of active headhunters exceeding 8,000 (up from over 7,800), and the number of scoutable memberships reaching over 2.7 million (up from over 2.58 million). All Indicators showed growth compared to the end of the previous year, with the revenue of the BizReach business increasing by 16.0% to 16.351 billion yen and operating profit before allocation of administrative department expenses rising by 12.7% to 6.941 billion yen. In the HRMOS business, product investment continues while sales activities are conducted to expand the customer base. HRMOS business revenue increased by 38.9% to 1.155 billion yen, and the operating loss before allocation of administrative department expenses was 0.073 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.277 billion yen in the same period last year).

The revenue of the Incubation segment decreased by 18.1% to 0.564 billion yen, with a segment loss of 0.355 billion yen (up from a loss of 0.184 billion yen). This segment consists of "TraBox", "M&A Succeed", "yamory", "Assured", etc., but due to the transfer of all shares of Bizhint Co., Ltd., which was a consolidated subsidiary, on December 1, 2023, the impact of excluding the "BizHint" business from the scope of consolidation has led to a decrease in revenue year-on-year. Each business is carrying out human resources investments, new product development, and Publicity activities within the profit generated from the HR Tech segment, and is growing steadily.

Regarding the consolidated performance forecast for the fiscal year ending July 2025, the initial plan remains unchanged with revenue expected to be 76.4 billion yen, a 15.5% increase from the previous fiscal year, operating profit forecasted to be 19.15 billion yen, a 7.4% increase, recurring profit expected to be 19.6 billion yen, a 6.1% increase, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders projected to increase by 3.7% to 13.47 billion yen.