December 2016
Achieved record-highs for both sales and profit
Asagaku Navi (Asahi Gakujo Navi) Image character: Fuka Koshiba
TSE, 1st Section (Code: 2301)
40
Establishedyears ago
GAKUJO, Co., Ltd.
of Fiscal Year Ended October 2016 (39th Term)
Fourth Quarter
Highlights of performance
(achieved record-high performance)
Sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating income
Ordinary income
Net income this term
4,660
1,918
2,742
1,823
918
1,047
1,150
745
(Millions of yen)
Digest of income statement
100.0%
41.2%
58.8%
39.1%
19.7%
22.5%
24.7%
16.0%
Percentage
5,105
1,733
3,371
1,984
1,387
1,496
1,528
1,042
109.5%
90.4%
123.0%
108.8%
151.1%
142.9%
132.9%
139.9%
Year on year
100.0%
34.0%
66.0%
38.9%
27.2%
29.3%
29.9%
20.4%
Percentage
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
5,800
1,956
3,844
2,225
1,619
1,720
1,720
1,208
Fiscal Year 2017
(forecast)
100.0%
33.7%
66.3%
38.4%
27.9%
29.7%
29.7%
20.8%
Percentage
Sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating income
1,207
403
803
605
197
Fiscal Year 2015
Fourth quarter (August to October 2016)
100.0%
33.5%
66.5%
48.5%
18.1%
Percentage
1,171
356
815
549
265
Fiscal Year 2016
97.1%
88.3%
101.5%
90.6%
134.8%
Year on year
100.0%
34.0%
66.0%
38.9%
27.2%
Percentage
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
Net income this term
before income taxes
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
<Sales activities for Fiscal Year 2017>
TOPICS
Cumulative orders at
the end of October
are
120
%
year on year
(excluding public-sector field)
◎
Identifying the movements of major
companies at an earlier stage
Points in the performance
109
.5%
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Achieved record-highs for both sales and profit.
Sales of our own products were favorable, boosting profit by 40%.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
3
6
9
12
15
0
3
6
9
12
15
Sales
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
4.66
billion yen
5.1
billion yen
2.74
billion yen
3.37
billion yen
0.91
billion yen
1.38
billion yen
1.04
billion yen
1.49
billion yen
Gross profit
Operating income
Ordinary income
(Billion yen) (Billion yen)
(Billion yen) (Billion yen)
123
.0%
151
.1%
142
.9%
Ratio of sales of our own products to
all sales steadily increasing
Greatly enhanced profitability
Same trend will continue in future
Breakdown of sales
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
(Million yen)
Fiscal Year 2014
4,020
Public-sector field
Own products
Public-sector field
1,124
3,937
722
Own products
Public-sector field
4,723
382
Fiscal Year 2015
4,660
Fiscal Year 2016
5,105
Own products
119.9
% Public-sector field52.9
%Sales and gross profit by product
Intern Jobs
(Millions of yen)
Employment Expo
Media magazine
Asagaku Navi
Public-sector products
Re-Shukatsu
Other
Individual products
for new graduates
Recruitment and
Dispatch Business
(Millions of yen)
Fiscal Year 2015
5,105
3,371
2,452
33
617
446
382
794
171
207
Fiscal Year 2016
109.5%
123.0%
119.7%
114.8%
148.9%
112.0%
52.9%
108.6%
168.7%
97.0%
Year on year
1,023
20
291
413
335
404
31
156
2,673
Fiscal Year
2013
1,402
24
317
405
1,124
524
37
183
4,020
Fiscal Year
2014
2,048
28
415
398
722
731
101
214
4,660
Fiscal Year
2015
2,452
33
617
446
382
794
171
207
5,105
2,600
800
30
100
450
260
1,050
300
210
5,800
Fiscal Year
2016
Fiscal Year
2017
(forecast)
Sales by product for the full year
Points in the performance
(Millions of yen)
(Millions of yen)
<State of operating income>
<Change in profit rate>
+445
+184
+160
1,387
918
Sales
Cost of sales
SG&A
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2015
Operating income
27.2
%
Operating income
19.7
%
Year
on y
ear
151
.1%
Own products
+785
Public-sector field
-340
Cost of own products
+100
Cost of public-sector field
-285
Actual result was
100.2% of plan,
so almost in line with plan
Cost rate
Improved to 34.0% from 41.2%
Fiscal Year 2012
Sales
Gross profit
Gross profit ratio
Operating income
Operating ratio
Ordinary income
Ordinary income ratio
2,255
1,065
47.2%
87
3.9%
201
8.9%
Fiscal Year 2013
2,673
1,209
45.2%
235
8.8%
371
13.9%
Fiscal Year 2014
4,020
2,049
51.0%
885
22.0%
1,007
25.1%
Fiscal Year 2015
4,660
2,742
58.8%
918
19.7%
1,047
22.5%
Fiscal Year 2016
5,105
3,371
66.0%
1,387
27.2%
1,496
29.3%
Fiscal Year 2017
(forecast)
5,800
3,844
66.3%
1,619
27.9%
1,720
29.7%
Operating ratio
Points in the performance
(Millions of yen) (Millions of yen)
<Financial situation>
<Cash flow>
<Capital efficiency data>
ROE climbs to 11% again
<Changes in ROE>
Year on year
Total assets
Fiscal Year 2015
Operating cash flow
Investment cash flow
Financial cash flow
Free cash flow
907
-1,828
1,527
-921
1,189
-1,264
-619
-75
Fiscal Year 2016
Total assets
10,331
104.3
%
Liabilities
102.9
%
Net assets
104.5
%
Liabilities
1,033
Net assets
9,298
Net assets per share (yen)
Net profit per share (yen)
Capital adequacy ratio (%)
ROE (Return on Equity) (%)
ROA (Return on Assets) (%)
PER (Price-Earnings Ratio) (times)
581.01
50.93
89.7
9.6
11.9
21.0
493.73
51.63
85.5
11.2
15.1
20.2
Fiscal Year 2014
Fiscal Year 2015
614.52
68.56
89.8
11.5
14.8
16.6
Fiscal Year 2016
(Ref.) Share price at end of term: Oct. 31, 2014 = 1,045 yen; Oct. 31, 2015 = 1,072 yen; Oct. 31, 2016 = 1,139 yen
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Fiscal Year 2012
Fiscal Year 2013
Fiscal Year 2014
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016 1.9
4.7
11.2
9.6
Concept of returning profits to shareholders
<Changes in payout ratio and dividends>
D
ivi
d
e
n
d
(p
e
r
sh
a
re
)
Pa
yo
u
t
ra
ti
o
Net profit per share (yen)
Dividend per share (yen)
Payout ratio (%)
50.93
24
47.1
51.63
16
31.0
Fiscal Year 2014
Fiscal Year 2015
68.56
28
40.8
Fiscal Year 2016
(planned)79.99
32
40.0
Fiscal Year 2017
(planned)With a stable return of profits to shareholders as the basis, maintain payout ratio at 40 to 50%.
Planned annual dividend for Fiscal Year 2017 is 32 yen, up 4 yen.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Fiscal Year 2013
End of term Interim
Fiscal Year 2014
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
(planned)
Fiscal Year 2017
(planned)
5 5
12 14
16
5
11
12
14
16
53.3
31.0
47.1
40.8
40.0
30
40
50
60
20
0
10
Balance sheet and income statement
ASSETS
Current assets
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets
Investment Total assets LIABILITIES Current liabilities Fixed liabilities Total liabilities NET ASSETS Capital Capital surplus Retained earnings Treasury stock
Total shareholders' equity
Valuation and translation adjustments
Stock acquisition rights
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets
Sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Operating income Non-operating income Non-operating expenses Ordinary income Extraordinary income Extraordinary loss
Quarterly income before income taxes
Total income taxes
Quarterly net income
Amount Percentage (%) Amount Percentage (%)
6,226,960
4,105,012
877,402
207,943
3,019,660
10,331,972
772,530
260,688
1,033,218
1,500,000
3,333,001
4,774,297
-366,989
9,240,310
39,765
18,678
9,298,753
10,331,972
4,660,208
1,918,330
2,742,228
1,823,746
918,481
139,083
10,285
1,047,279
102,798
—
1,150,078
405,027
745,051
100.0
41.2
58.8
39.1
19.7
3.0
0.2
22.5
2.2
—
24.7
8.7
16.0
5,105,362
1,733,383
3,371,978
1,984,050
1,387,927
119,170
10,600
1,496,497
31,964
—
1,528,461
486,119
1,042,342
100.0
34.0
66.0
38.9
27.2
2.3
0.2
29.3
0.6
—
29.9
9.5
20.4
109.5
90.4
123.0
108.8
151.1
85.7
103.1
142.9
31.1
—
132.9
120.0
139.9
Item
Item
By term
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
Year on
year
(%)
Fiscal Year 2016
6,218,513
3,686,481
898,734
189,260
2,598,486
9,904,995
705,874
297,994
1,003,869
1,500,000
3,333,001
4,128,441
-144,719
8,816,723
65,725
18,678
8,901,126
9,904,995
Fiscal Year 2015
(Thousands of yen) (Thousands of yen)
Topics by product
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
(Millions of yen)
(Millions of yen)
Employment Expo
32
times (30 times in previous year)
90
times
Fiscal Year 2015111
times
Fiscal Year 2016118
times
Fiscal Year 2017 (plan)●
Also quickly responding to greater internship needs from an early stage
4
times
Number of times of holding
event in the second half of
Fiscal Year 2015
Prospective event for next fiscal year
7
times
in the second half of
Fiscal Year 2016
2,048
2,452
3Q 575
4Q 588
1Q 296
2Q 588
3Q 772
4Q 551
2Q 794
1Q 333
119
.7%
Fiscal Year 2015
2,452
111
6,989
Fiscal Year 2016
119.7%
123.3%
121.8%
Year on year
Sales (million yen)
Number of times of holding event
Number of booths
2,048
90
5,738
Fiscal Year 2015 4Q
(Aug. to Oct.)
551
26
1,678
Fiscal Year 2016 4Q
(Aug. to Oct.)
93.8%
144.4%
100.0%
Year on year
Fiscal Year 2016 4Q accounting period
(Aug. to Oct.)
Sales (million yen)
Number of times of holding event
Number of booths
588
18
1,678
*Newly held in Yokohama and Hiroshima
Sales decreased slightly in 4Q due to a change in the job searching schedule,
but in total were up about 20%.
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
617
148
.9%
(Millions of yen)
(Millions of yen)
414
→(See p. 14 for details)
Implement new measures
one after another next term!
朝
日
学 情 ナ ビ
®
2 0 1 7
®
Employment info website shown in the Asahi Shimbun
Asagaku
Navi
Asa
hi
Gakujo Navi 2017
Both sales and profit significantly increased. Also aiming for a further increase
in the next term with new measures.
◎
Third year of partnership,
currently improving
performance.
◎
Differentiating ourselves by
elimination bulk entry of players
and sticking to individual
matching.
◎
Selected Fuka Koshiba as
the new image character
◎
Precise matching with
Shukatsu Robo
◎
Shukatsu Robo
LINE@ Chat Support
Service
Topics by product
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
794
(Millions of yen)
(Millions of yen)
731
108
.7%
28 years old 5.0% 29 years old 3.7%
Aged 30 or over 6.1%
21 years old 4.4% 20 years old 3.1% Aged 19 or younger 1.5%
22 years old 9.3%
23 years old 21.3%
24 years old 16.7% 25 years old
13.2% 26 years old
8.8%
27 years old 7.4%
92.4%
of registered
members are in
their
20s!
Age composition
POINT
[Overview of fieldwork] ● Investigation agency and name
Rakuten Research, Inc. "Survey on domestic recruitment media (by age composition)" ● Survey targets
Major job change information sites including Re-Shukatsu 17 sites
● Survey time July 2016 ● Survey method
Visit each webpage, have telephone interviews, look at business materials, use quotations from recruitment agency’s website
● Contents of survey
The age compositions of each site’s registrants were classified as "19 years old or younger," "24 years old or under," "25 to 29 years old," "30 to 34 years old," "35 to 39 years old," "40 to 44 years old," and "45 years old or older"
With 700,000 members, Japan’s only
site specialized for those in their 20s
Fieldwork outsourced to: Rakuten
Research, Inc. (July 2016)
Acquired
No. 1
spot for
“Job change information site’s
membership ratio of those in
their 20s”
Fieldwork outsourced to: Rakuten Research, Inc.
(July 2016)
2 0 1 6
®
Re-
Shukatsu
Site to support those
in their 20s
who are trying
to find employment or change their career
Steady performance with robust needs.
Topics by product
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
102
49
117
201
Semi-recent college
graduates and previously
graduated persons
New graduates
New graduates
Semi-recent college
graduates and
previously graduated
persons
151
318
Recruitment Business
(People)
(People)
210
.6%
POINT
Number of
recruited persons
The introduction of new graduates has more than doubled, pace is up.
Needs will increase further due to difficulty in recruiting new graduates.
Fully utilizing a function in “Asagaku
Navi” that lets people register their desire
to be recruited.
Continuing to increase pace at which new
graduates are hired.
● The gross margin improved steadily
with the focus on recruitment projects.
● Counseling space in the Tokyo area is
Fiscal Year 2016 Summary
Increased profitability by improving the ratio of
own products and controlling SG&A expenses.
[Achievements and Issues]
Asagaku Navi and Employment Expo are performing steadily.
Especially Asagaku Navi is up
148.9
%
.
Sales of public-sector products are lower than scheduled, but
this is made up for by our own products.
Kept SG&A expenses in line with the schedule (budget-actual
ratio is 100.2%),
greatly improving the profit ratio
.
Increase pace at which sales employees are recruited.
Looking ahead to Fiscal Year 2017
Work to post record-highs for both sales and profit
Sales
5.8 billion yen (113.6% year on year)
Operating income
1.61 billion yen (116.6% year on year)
Ordinary income
1.72 billion yen (114.9% year on year)
Current profit
1.2 billion yen (116.1% year on year)
[Key points]
Expand operations in metropolitan area using effect of moving
Tokyo Headquarters (1.5 times the floor space).
Increase the number of members of Re-Shukatsu and personnel
introduction business. Increase pace of recruitment.
Increase sales at Asagaku Navi with Shukatsu Robo and Line@ service.
(Millions of yen)Sales
Gross profit
Gross profit ratio
Operating income
Operating ratio
Ordinary income
Ordinary income ratio
Fiscal Year 2016
5,105
3,371
66.0%
1,387
27.2%
1,496
29.3%
Fiscal Year 2017
(plan)5,800
3,844
66.3%
1,619
27.9%
1,720
Strategy for this term and beyond
Work to further enhance recognition
and matching function.
By selecting
Fuka Koshiba
as the image
character, start to greatly develop PR efforts.
Changing the future of job searching with
Shukatsu Robo
TM** Application number: 2016-076524
To support those graduating and looking for work in 2018, we will launch
Shukatsu Support Robot, fitted with AI
.
Starts in March 2017.
“Shukatsu Robo
and Line@
chat support service”
Aiming to differentiate ourselves
from others and improve convenience.
POINT
Providing “perfect” and “reliable”
service to companies and students
AI recommendation system
Shukatsu Robo will recommend companies to individual students based on each of their behavior histories. Applying AI to browsing behavior and click history, Shukatsu Robo will suggest optimal companies and thus help students to discover organizations and lead to highly-precise matching services for entries (population).
Popularity ranking by university
Shukatsu Robo will grasp students’ entry behavior and browsing history by university and display a popularity ranking for the corresponding university. By clarifying a company ranking that is perceived as being familiar and is not affected by level of recognition and scale, Shukatsu Robo will help students in their life-long job searching activities.
朝
日
学情ナビ
®
2018
®
Reliable job searching site that is “perfect” for everyone
Asagaku Navi
Asa
hi
Gakujo Navi 2018
[Profile]
Belongs to Oscar Promotion agency Hometown: Osaka Prefecture Date of birth: April 16, 1997 “Girls Audition 2011” Grand Prix Major casting work:
● Film "Kiki's Delivery Service" (starring role), "Library with an angel" (starring role);
scheduled to be released in spring 2017
● TV drama "GTO" (Fuji TV), "Second Love" (TV Asahi), "Heat" (Fuji TV), "Asa ga Kita" (NHK),
"Is it true that teacher Hayako will get married?" (Fuji TV)
Medium-term management plan
<Medium-term management plan>
<Change in number of employees>
0 1,000 million 2,000 million 3,000 million 4,000 million 5,000 million 0 1,500 million 7,000 million 8,000 million 6,000 million 500 million 1,000 million 2,000 million 2,500 million
4,660
million
1,047
million
Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2016
5,105
million
1,496
million
5,800
million
1,720
million
Fiscal Year 2017
7,000
million
2,100
million
Fiscal Year 2018
2,500
million
8,000
million
Fiscal Year 2019
[Structure for generating sales of 8 billion yen (conceptual image)]
Employment Expo
3.0 billion yen
Asagaku Navi
1.5 billion yen
Re-Shukatsu
2.0 billion yen
Intern Jobs
0.5 billion yen
Introduction business
1.0 billion yen
Public-sector field
0.5 billion yen
Individual products for new graduates, other
0.5 billion yen
Strengthening operations in the metropolitan region: relocation to Ginza
Floor space increased by 1.5 times. Doubled the recruitment space and further developed operations
in the metropolitan area.
0 50 100 150 200 250 160 Fiscal Year 2012 189 Fiscal Year 2013 194 Fiscal Year 2014 215 Fiscal Year 2015 229 58 71
88 104 112
Fiscal Year 2016
(People)
Aiming for a structure with
350
peopleafter 3 years
Of which, no. of employees in Tokyo area
POINT
Sa
le
s
(ye
n
)
O
rd
in
a
ry
in
co
me
(ye
n
)
◎
Expand our market share in the Tokyo metropolitan area: Relocated to Ginza in
November 2016 and increased floor space
◎
Further develop new services
(1) Personnel introduction business (2) Intern Jobs
◎
Increase the number of employees: to 350 people after 3 years
◎
Expand new bases and strengthen global services
Environment surrounding the Company
Reduction in labor force
Rise in effective job offer ratio and job offer ratio for university graduates
◎
Propose new solutions
◎
Achieve highly precise matching
Employment (labor force) is
seeing a decreasing trend
Hiring demand continues to increase
Aiming for long-term sales increase due to
shortage of young talented people
In addition
Scale factor of 1 or more ⇒ State of labor shortage
Risen for 5 consecutive years
Reached the high level seen before the 2008 financial crisis
<Effective job offer ratio> 2006 to 2015
<Change in employment by age> 15 to 64 years old
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Source: Recruit Works Institute
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
(Times)
(10,000 people)
<Effective job offer ratio> 2016, monthly
1.2
1.5
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1.06 1.04
0.86
0.47 0.52
0.65 0.8
0.93
1.09 1.2
1.28 1.28 1.3
1.34
1.36 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.38
(Times)
<Scale factor of job offers for university graduates>
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1.6
1.89
2.14 2.14
1.62 1.28 1.23
1.27 1.28
1.73 1.74 1.61
(%)
5,000
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
5,889
5,856
5,750
5,728
5,718
5,675
5,676
5,670
5,646
6,000
5,800
5,600
5,400
The Company’s business model
Participation fee from companies carrying out recruitment activities is the main source of revenue
* It is not a model in which students and job seekers bear the expenses.
<Asagaku Navi/Re-Shukatsu/Employment Expo/Intern Jobs>
Companies
Posting/participating
in planning
Register/use
Provide
information
Proposal/
consulting
Fee
Gakujo
Asagaku Navi
Re-Shukatsu
Employment Expo
Intern Jobs
Job seekers
University
students
<Recruitment>
Companies
Introduction and
registration
Counseling,
introduction of job offer
Gakujo
Recruitment
Job seekers
University
students
Job offer
Introduction of
job seeker
Via Asagaku Navi and Re-Shukatsu
Contingency fee when joining a company
Fee
Using registered members of our site
Cost of acquiring registered members is
zero
Speedily introducing companies
<Public-sector products>
Government
agencies and
local
governments
Gakujo
Companies
Support for hiring and settling in
Employment support
Job seekers
University
students
Outsourcing
employment
solution business
Proposal/bid
Send invoice
for business costs (i.e., sales)
Carry out
business free
Corporate outline and history
Business domains
pOsaka Headquarters (Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka)
pTokyo Head Office (Ginza, Chuo-ku)
pKyoto Branch Office (Shimogyou-ku, Kyoto)
pFukuoka Sales Office (Hakata-ku, Fukuoka)
pNagoya Branch Office (Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya)
Relocated in Sep. 2016
Relocated in Nov. 2016
Recruitment specializing in new graduates and young adults Recruitment
of workers
Employment Information Business
Career change information site
For people in their 20s
Graduate employment services Mid-career recruitment services Open services for graduate employment Individual services of graduate employment
Joint enterprise seminar
General recruitment outsourcing Timely targeted employment information Employment information site (PC/smartphone)
(Employment Expo)
(Asagaku Navi) (Asagaku Navi Inter Jobs)
(Re-Shukatsu)
Employment information magazines
Recruitment business contracts, data management,
pamphlets, direct marketing, and others
Gakujo’s Strong Points
Priv acy,First Priority
Renewed 9 times most in the industry
Entered into a capital and business tie-up agreement with the Asahi Shimbun and Asahi
Gakusei Shinbunsha
No.1 specialist in employment information for new graduates
No.1 Internet information service for those in their 20s who are trying to find employment or
change their career
Possession of data on more than 400,000 new graduates on a yearly basis
Wide range of corporate customers numbering approximately 3,000
Good reliability due to acquisition of Privacy Mark ahead of
competitors in same industry
Unique ability to develop products such as
(Asagaku Navi), (Re-Shukatsu), (Employment Expo), (excellence) and (Intern Jobs)
Steady management attaching importance to cash flow
Wide-ranging results in the fields of development of public human resources and employment support
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Ministry of Education; Cabinet Office; Small and Medium Enterprise Agency; Tokyo’s three bar associations; Tokyo City; Osaka City …And othersCreditworthiness ensured with support from Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Sky-A
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Corporate Outline
History
Name of corporation: GAKUJO Co., Ltd. Established: November 1977 CEO: Kiyokazu Nakai Capital: 1,500,000,000 yen
Number of employees: 229 *Including 220 regular employees (as of October 31, 2016) Offices: Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Fukuoka
November 1977 Established “Mitaka Kikaku (predecessor of GAKUJO)” in Kita-ku, Osaka.
March 1983 Support was obtained from Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in the Employment Information Division. August 1989 The Tokyo Branch was established in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
October 1990 The Nagoya Branch was established in Naka-ku, Nagoya.
November 1998 Authorized by the Japan Information Processing Development Center under the control of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) to use the “Privacy Mark.”
July 1999 Authorized as a private employment agency by the Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).
April 2000 Trade name was changed to “GAKUJO, Co., Ltd.” May 2002 GAKUJO was listed on JASDAQ Market.
August 2002 Authorized as a temporary-employment agency by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Head office building was constructed at Umeda 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka.
November 2003 The Tokyo Headquarters moved to Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. July 2004 The Kyoto Branch was established in Shimogyou-ku, Kyoto. February 2005 Moved the Nagoya Branch Office to Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya. September 2005 Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. October 2006 Listed on the First Section of the
Tokyo Stock Exchange. April 2010 Moved the Tokyo Headquarters to
Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo. July 2011 Joined the Japan Business
Federation.
March 2012 Moved the Nagoya Branch Office to Shinsakae-machi, Naka-ku, Nagoya. January 2013 Entered into a capital and business
tie-up agreement with the Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Gakusei Shinbunsha.
November 2013 Opened the Fukuoka Sales Office in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.
March 2014 Moved the Tokyo Headquarters to Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo. May 2015 Hands-on internship matching
service
Start of distributing “Asagaku Navi Intern Jobs”
March 2016 Start of distributing English version of “Asagaku Navi Intern Jobs September 2016 Relocated Nagoya Branch Office to
