Annual report

Period2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31
Filed2024-06-27
StandardJapan GAAP
ConsolidatedYes
Data checks24 of 24 passed
Key figures · 148
MetricValuePeriodScopeSource row
Revenue¥19.0bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥19.7bn2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥20.5bn2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥19.7bn2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥20.3bn2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Operating income−¥307m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Operating income
Operating income¥319m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Operating income
Ordinary income−¥330m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥325m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥442m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥646m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥261m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax−¥337m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Income before income taxes
Profit before tax¥300m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Income before income taxes
Net income (owners)−¥220m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥215m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥445m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥406m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥103m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income−¥218m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Profit loss
Net income¥216m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Profit loss
Total assets¥20.8bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Assets
Total assets¥20.8bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Assets
Total assets¥21.4bnat 2022-03-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥20.4bnat 2021-03-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥20.3bnat 2020-03-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥14.9bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Liabilities
Total liabilities¥14.6bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Liabilities
Net assets / equity¥5.9bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥6.2bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥6.2bnat 2022-03-31dCons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥5.8bnat 2021-03-31dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥5.5bnat 2020-03-31dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥5.7bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥6.1bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash & equivalents¥5.7bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥6.1bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥5.7bnat 2022-03-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥5.1bnat 2021-03-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥4.3bnat 2020-03-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow−¥524m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow−¥29m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥485m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥1.4bn2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥587m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥44m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow¥436m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥414m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow¥271m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥153m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow¥207m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow−¥21m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow¥509m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥865m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥1.3bn2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-12.122023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥11.692022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥24.052021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥21.922020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥5.582019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥323.28at 2024-03-31Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥341.58at 2023-03-31Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥333.22at 2022-03-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥313.88at 2021-03-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥295.67at 2020-03-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio28.2%at 2024-03-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio29.8%at 2023-03-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio28.8%at 2022-03-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio28.4%at 2021-03-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio27.0%at 2020-03-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE-3.6%2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE3.5%2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE7.4%2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE7.2%2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE1.9%2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Employees550at 2024-03-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees568at 2023-03-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees582at 2022-03-31dCons.Number of employees
Employees576at 2021-03-31dCons.Number of employees
Employees583at 2020-03-31dCons.Number of employees
Revenue¥18.2bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥19.0bn2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥19.7bn2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥19.1bn2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥19.6bn2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Operating income−¥446m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneOperating income
Operating income¥178m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneOperating income
Ordinary income−¥407m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥235m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥299m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥484m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥298m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax−¥408m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Profit before tax¥211m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Net income−¥248m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥169m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥349m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥302m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥179m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Total assets¥18.9bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥19.0bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥19.6bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥18.8bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥18.8bnat 2020-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥14.7bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneLiabilities
Total liabilities¥14.4bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneLiabilities
Net assets / equity¥4.3bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥4.6bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥4.7bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥4.4bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥4.2bnat 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥4.1bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥4.5bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneCash and deposits
EPS (basic)¥-13.672023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥9.22022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥18.872021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥16.32020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥9.72019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥62023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥62022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥62021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥52020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥52019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥235.37at 2024-03-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥255.92at 2023-03-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥251.83at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥238.76at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥226.86at 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio22.5%at 2024-03-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio24.4%at 2023-03-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio23.7%at 2022-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio23.5%at 2021-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio22.4%at 2020-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE-5.6%2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE3.6%2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE7.7%2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE7.0%2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE4.3%2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Shares issued18,504,000at 2024-03-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued18,504,000at 2023-03-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued18,504,000at 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued18,504,000at 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued18,504,000at 2020-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Employees503at 2024-03-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees527at 2023-03-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees534at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees533at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees538at 2020-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees

Periods use the dates stated in the filing. d = earlier-year period dated by calendar; v = that date confirmed by the company's own earlier filing.

Segments · 55
SegmentItemPeriodValue
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥49m
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-31128 pure
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4.4bn
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4.4bn
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1.0bn
Human Resourcereportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4m
Human Resourcereportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-3131 pure
Human Resourcereportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥510m
Human Resourcereportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥476m
Human Resourcereportable segmentrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥34m
Human Resourcereportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥63m
Individual Educationreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥280m
Individual Educationreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-31286 pure
Individual Educationreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥9.8bn
Individual Educationreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥9.8bn
Individual Educationreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥2m
Individual Educationreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥1.0bn
Publishingreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥16m
Publishingreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-3152 pure
Publishingreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4.2bn
Publishingreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4.2bn
Publishingreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥128,000
Publishingreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥848m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totaldepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥349m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥19.0bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥18.9bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥36m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥894m
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentdepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥55m
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4.4bn
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4.4bn
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥966m
Human Resourcereportable segmentdepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥9m
Human Resourcereportable segmentrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥518m
Human Resourcereportable segmentrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥474m
Human Resourcereportable segmentrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥44m
Human Resourcereportable segmentsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥70m
Individual Educationreportable segmentdepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥282m
Individual Educationreportable segmentrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥10.0bn
Individual Educationreportable segmentrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥10.0bn
Individual Educationreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥2m
Individual Educationreportable segmentsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31−¥1.1bn
Publishingreportable segmentdepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥15m
Publishingreportable segmentrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4.4bn
Publishingreportable segmentrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4.4bn
Publishingreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥46,000
Publishingreportable segmentsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥1.2bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totaldepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥361m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥19.3bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥19.3bn
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥47m
Total Of Reportable Segments And Otherssegment totalsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥1.2bn
Corporate Trainingreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-31128 pure
Individual Educationreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-31270 pure
Publishingreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-3152 pure

Segment names come from EDINET member IDs; not yet mapped to a common taxonomy.

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Every row of the EDINET CSV. Item names are the XBRL element names; filed text is kept in its original Japanese. Filed text is available on Plus and Pro.

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