33rd term (FY9/2024)

1Q Financial Results
Supplemental Material
CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO., LTD. (2410)
February 1, 2024

1. 33rd term (FY9/2024) Overview of Financial Results for 1Q
33rd term 1Q Overview by Business2. 33rd term Forecasts

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33rd term 1Q Financial Results(Million yen)

Results in the previous
fiscal year

1Q Results

YoY

4,393

4,284

103%

Operating profit

419

476

88%

Ordinary profit

419

47089%

Profit

288

322

89%

Net sales2

33rd term 1Q Costs(Million yen)

Results in the previous
fiscal year1Q Results

YoY

3,892

3,731

104%

Personnelexpenses

1,251

1,158

108%

Advertisingexpenses

565503112%

Dispatchedworker salaries

1,484

1,488

100%

Other592

582

102%

Total expenses

333rd term 1Q Overview by Business (Media business/registrations)(Million yen)

Net sales(YoY)MediaBusiness

Ordinary profit(YoY)

1,466200(108%)(133%)

Ordinary profit
ratio

Overview

13.6%(1) Net sales increased due to the recruitment of female engineers and sales expansion for theKansai area.
(2) Profit margins improved significantly due to improvements in various costs and discount rates.
(3) The number of registered users and applications increased thanks to promotional activities
featuring the Japanese comedy duo Audrey as the faces of the company.

Results in theprevious fiscal year

1Q Results

YoY

Engineers

495

437

113%

Sales

8974120%

type total

692

594

116%

Onna no Tenshoku type

738

731

101%

Fair Total

4339110%4

33rd term 1Q Overview by Business (Media business/registrations)

New membershipregistrations

YoY change

102 %New membership registrations increased as a result of focusing onour own channels to attract registrants rather than externalchannels.

type
Number ofapplications

New membershipregistrations

YoY change

127 %YoY change

115 %The use of an email newsletter service and IT tools played a crucialrole in driving a significant year-on-year increase in the number ofapplications received, especially in December.

New membership registrations increased due to investments inadvertising expenses.

Onna no Tenshoku
type
Number ofapplications

YoY change

112 %Applications for engineering job offers increased significantly.

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33rd term 1Q Overview by Business (Media business/Direct type)
Direct type site registered users and site power enhancement
It has been steadily attracting registrants for IT engineer positions, and the number of successful placements with client companies is increasing.
We will continue to implement measures to attract more registered users, while aiming to expand as a service to support the recruitment of ITengineers.

Number of hires via Dtype (quarterly trends)

1Q

2Q

3Q

31st term

4Q

1Q

2Q

3Q

32nd term

4Q

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

33rd term

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33rd term 1Q Overview by Business (Media business/Kansai area)
Strengthening promotions to expand recognition in the Osaka area and develop new jobopenings
As part of our efforts to attract more registered users, we ran branding advertisements to raise awareness in the Kansai area.
Net sales grew steadily as we strengthened our sales structure and stepped up efforts to attract new clients, particularly in the women’s sectors.

Osaka Area sales trends

31st term
1Q
Digital signage and posters inside the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line Umeda Station building

2Q

3Q

4Q

32nd term
1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

33rd term
1Q733rd term 1Q Overview by Business (Personnel Placement Business)(Million yen)

Net sales(YoY)

GeneralField

Mid-Career
Field

PersonnelPlacement
Business

Ordinary
profit(YoY)

728

53(100%)(77%)

700(80%)

(1%)

798

53(98%)(49%)

Ordinary
profit ratio

7.3%

0.3%

Overview(1) Following a rapid increase in demand for hiring, the sales, retail, and service sectors
experienced a period of stabilization, resulting in a slight, temporary decline in the number ofsuccessful contracts. Profit decreased because the costs for hiring and other expenses werenot fully offset.
(2) The retention rate improved through the review of a range of systems by career advisers. Inaddition, an employee capability improvement system was introduced.
(3) The number of registered users increased due to the strengthening of customer attraction
through CDC's website, as well as friend referral initiatives.
(1) Despite a steady increase in the number of successful contracts, the delay in starting
employment led to lower sales and profits in the first quarter, as sales were not posted until thesecond quarter.
(2) Efforts were made to strengthen training programs and study groups with a view toward
improving employees' capabilities.
(3) The number of registered users increased steadily due to the strengthening of customer
attraction through CDC's website, as well as friend referral initiatives.

6.7%

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33rd term 1Q Overview by Business (New Graduate Business)(Million yen)

Net sales
(YoY)

New
Graduate
Recruitment
Fair

New
Graduate
Placement

New
Graduate
Business

Ordinary
profit(YoY)

248

112

(118%)(110%)

36-20(101%)

(‒)

284

91

(116%)(104%)

Ordinary
profit ratio

Overview

45.4%(1) Net sales increased thanks to our intensified efforts in project development for the IT industry
and prospective graduates in FY2025, as well as the successful expansion of our recruiting
information magazine, “type Shukatsu.”(2) The number of clients increased due to the holding of individual seminars tailored to the needsof individual companies.
(3) Events were held online multiple times. The events attracted students from around Japan andled to strong performance.

‒(1) Sales rose due to the strengthened efforts to hire new employees and tap into job openings.
(2) Job seeking activities of students expecting to graduate in FY2025 have kicked off early,resulting in strong results in attracting customers

32.3%

933rd 1Q term Overview by Business (IT Worker Dispatch Business)(Million yen)

Net sales(YoY)

Fixed-term
Employment

Indefiniteterm
Employment

IT WorkerDispatchBusiness

Ordinary
profit
(YoY)

1,841

103(99%)

(84%)

2-29

(‒)

(‒)

1,843

74(99%)(60%)

Ordinary
profit ratio

Overview

5.6%(1) The decrease in the number of active workers towards the end of the previous fiscal year
resulted in reduced sales and profits in the first quarter. We have seen a positive trend in thenumber of active workers, which can be attributed to our work in revitalizing the sales structureand developing our job listings.
(2) In advertising, we revised the efficiency of external channels for attracting customers, andstrengthened channels for acquiring customers directly through CDC.

‒(1) (New graduate recruitment) A sufficient number of new graduates who are expected tograduate in FY2024 have been hired according to the plan.
(Mid-career recruitment) Progress in hiring has been made according to the plan through theuse of in-house media and external recruitment media.
(2) Engineers hired at the end of the previous fiscal year began their assignments.

4.0%

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33rd term 1Q Overview by Business(IT Worker Dispatch Business and Indefinite-Term Employment)
Aiming to expand our market share, we have entered the indefinite-term employment sector.
Unlike the conventional fixed-term employment business, the indefinite-term employment field involves a permanent employment contract
between the company and a dispatched staff.
In response to the rising number of indefinite-term dispatch workers in the IT engineering field every year, we have entered this sector with thegoal of achieving future revenue growth.

● 33rd term Measures
Although we anticipate operating at a loss for the first five years after
starting the business, our goal is to rapidly establish a sturdy
foundation by stabilizing hiring for both new graduates and midcareer workers. In addition, we aim to improve the job listings forindefinite-term dispatch staff.

Future business plan (Number of hires and net sales)
25160
14020120100

15801060● 33rd term Recruitment Plan40
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New graduate recruitment: 10Mid-career recruitment: 152000
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33th term

33th term
Net sales

36th term

37th term

Hires

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1. 33rd term (FY9/2024) Overview of Financial Results for 1Q
33rd term 1Q Overview by Business2. 33rd term Forecasts

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33rd term Full-year Forecast and 1Q Rate of Progress(Million yen)2024/9Results ForecastYoY

1Q Rate of progress

Net sales

18,370106%24%

Operatingprofit

1,764

111%

24%

Ordinary
profit

1,750

111%

24%

Profit

1,203

103%

24%
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References

14Corporate Profile

Company name

CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO., LTD.

Establishment

July 8, 1993

Representative

Hiromi Tada, Chairman and CEO

Address

Akasaka Long Beach Building, 3-21-20, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Capital558,660,000

Listing

Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (stock code: 2410)
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Sustainability Management Pursued by CDC
We will provide working people with necessary assistance including career selection assistance to ensure that they lead prosperous lives, and,
under proper corporate governance, we, as a company trusted by society, will create both social value and economic value through businesses,
thereby seeking to contribute to a sustainable society and improve corporate value.

Corporate Philosophy

VisionCreation of a "society in which working people have good jobs and lead good lives"

Material issues
4

1

Respecting diversity and creating an environment that values engagement

2

Energizing companies and facilitating economic growth3

Realizing diverse workstyles that match the sense of value and workstyle requests of each individual

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Strengthening corporate governance

Providing job seekers with opportunities for career development
while also working to improve their standard of living

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Sustainability Initiatives● Respecting diversity

Number of employees

Ratio of female tomale employees

Average age

MaleFemale

Percentage ofmanagement positions
Male

Return rate of employees
from Chilecare leave

FemalePercentage of
new employees
New Graduate Mid-career● Environmental management
We believe that dialog with stakeholders, including shareholders and investors, is important for the Earthand the sustainable growth of companies. Therefore, we expressed our support for the Task Force on
Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in October 2023 while joining the TCFD Consortium at thesame time.
Item

Greenhouse gas emissions(Unit: t-CO2)

Amount of paper actually consumed(Index with the amount used in thefiscal year ended September 30,
2020 set as 100)

Separate item
Scope１(Utility gas consumption)
Scope２(Power consumption)

2021.92022.92023.9

―――

326.6

334.9

290.7

45.1

40.5

34.8
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Governance initiatives
Working appropriately and cooperatively with stakeholders is essential for achieving sustainable corporate growth and creating corporate value on
a medium- to long-term basis. With this in mind, our basic policy on corporate governance is to respect each person's position, increase
management transparency, expedite decision-making processes and strengthen supervisory functions while also maximizing corporate value withproper corporate governance.
Composition of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors comprises 9 members, specifically, four Internal Directors and five Outside Directors.
Outside5(56%)

Directors
Total: 9InternalInternal4(44%)

In addition, to increase management transparency and further expedite a decision-making process, wetransitioned to being a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee according to a resolution passed atthe Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on December 27, 2021.
The Audit and Supervisory Committee consists of three Directors (one full-time Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member and two Outside Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members).

OutsideComposition of the Nomination andCompensation Committee

Outside2(67%)

Nomination andCompensation
Committee

Total: 3

Internal

OutsideInternal
1(33%)

The Company has a Nomination and Compensation Committee, which is a non-statutory advisory committee
chaired by an independent Outside Director and composed of one Internal Director (Chairman and Presidentand Representative Director) and two Outside Directors.
Two committee meetings were held in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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Disclaimer
The industry trends, analyses, future outlook, strategies and other information presented today are determinations made byCompany management based on currently available information, but various factors may cause significant changes to theenvironment surrounding business in the future. Therefore, please note that future strategies and business performance
may vary significantly from the information presented today.