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Results of Operations for the First Half of
the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023 (FY3/23)
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Contents

P.3

1H FY3/23 Consolidated Financial Highlights

P.7

1H FY3/23 Consolidated Financial Results

P.17 FY3/23 Consolidated Earnings Forecast

P.26 Medium-term Management Plan
P.28 Supplementary Materials©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Consolidated
Financial Highlights©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Consolidated Financial Highlights 1

Both first-half sales and earnings
rose to new record highs!
Net sales

Operating profit

3,646

Up 37.3% YoY
million yen Up 17.0% vs.plan

14,799million yen

Ordinary profit

3,674

Up 36.8% YoY
million yen Up 17.4% vs.plan

Up 21.3% YoY
Up 8.2% vs.plan

Profit attributable toowners of parent

2,537

Up 34.3% YoY
million yen Up 17.3% vs.plan©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Consolidated Financial Highlights 2
POINT 1

Operating
Environment
POINT 2

Progress in the recovery of employment conditions contributed
to strong hiring demand.
(recoveries in the active job openings-to-applicants ratio andimprovements in the unemployment rate)
Corporate hiring needs grew in a broad range of business areas because
economic activities trended towards normalization and employment conditions
continued to recover, despite a sharp increase in the number of infections
during the seventh wave of COVID-19.

We provided a diverse array of services that matched
the human resources needs of companies.
◎ Improved personnel placement and temporary staffing in industries where the shortage ofhuman resources is strongly felt and which are facing difficulty in recruitment.
◎Increased productivity by rebuilding organizational systems.

Our
Activities◎ Strengthened coordination between the group companies.
◎ Strengthened recruitment of human resourcesand human resources development.
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1H FY3/23 Consolidated Financial Highlights by Segment
Both sales and profit significantly increased on a groupwide basis because themainstay Human Resources Service Business and the IT and Internet-Related
Business drove business performance improvements!
Human Resources Service
Business

Net sales

Recruiting Business

10,537

Operatingmillion yen
profit3,327million yen

Net sales

1,590

Operatingmillion yen
profit

284 million yen

Information Publishing
Business

Net sales

1,109

million yen

Operatingprofit40 million yen

IT and Internet-Related
Business

Net sales

972million yen

Operatingprofit

428 million yen

Overseas BusinessNet sales

589 million yen

Operatingprofit61 million yen©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Consolidated
Financial Results©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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Business Domains of the QUICK GroupQUICK Group

Contributing to society throughhuman resources and information businesses.
Comprehensive Human Resources Service
Comprehensive Human Resources Service

Information BusinessInformation Business

Personnel Placement

Temporary staffing,etc.

Information Publishing
Business

Recruiting Business

Overseas Business

IT and Internet-Related
Business©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Financial Results (YoY Change/Vs. Plan)YoY Change/Vs. Plan

(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease and rates of increase or decrease in comparison to plans)

1H FY3/23
Results

1H FY3/22 Results
Results(millions of yen)

1H FY3/23 PlanYoY Change[amount]

YoY Change
[%]

Plan

Vs. Plan[amount]

Vs. Plan[%]

Net sales

14,799 12,202

2,596

21.3%

13,674

1,125

8.2%

Gross profit

10,310

8,299

2,010

24.2%

9,264

1,045

11.3%

Selling, general andadministrative expenses

6,663

5,642

1,021

18.1%

6,147

516

8.4%

Operating profit

3,646

2,656

989

37.3%

3,116

529

17.0%

Ordinary profit

3,674

2,685

989

36.8%

3,130

544

17.4%

Profit attributable toowners of parent

2,537

1,889

647

34.3%

2,163

374

17.3%

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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (YoY Change/Vs. Plan)YoY Change/Vs. Plan

(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease and rates of increase or decrease in comparison to plans)

1H FY3/23
Results

1H FY3/22 Results
Results(millions of yen)

1H FY3/23 PlanYoY Change[amount]

YoY Change
[%]

Plan

Vs. Plan[amount]

Vs. Plan[%]

Net sales

Human Resources
Service Business

10,537

8,829

1,708

19.4%

9,853

683

6.9%

Recruiting Business

1,590

1,167

422

36.2%

1,441

148

10.3%

Information
Publishing Business
IT and Internet-Related
Business

1,109

1,028

80

7.8%

1,045

63

6.1%

972

742

229

30.9%

858

114

13.3%

589

434

155

35.7%

474

114

24.2%

14,79912,202

2,596

21.3%

13,674

1,125

8.2%

Human Resources
Service Business

3,327

2,631

695

26.4%

3,093

233

7.6%

Recruiting Business

284

88

196

221.9%

173

110

63.6%

Information
Publishing Business
IT and Internet-Related
Business

40

95

(54)

(57.3%)

75(34)(46.0%)

428

234

193

82.6%

279

148

53.2%

61

10

51

487.7%

(8)

70

－

(496)

(404)

(92)

－

(498)

1

－

3,646

2,656

989

37.3%

3,116

529

17.0%

Overseas Business
Total

Operating profit

Overseas Business
Adjustment
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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (Human Resources Service Business)
Operating Environment

Results

Corporate hiring needs remained strong in key areas such as construction, electronics/machinery, automobiles andpharmaceuticals. Needs for hiring nurses remained at high levels at medical institutions and nursing care facilities.

Net sales
Progress in the services of the Human Resources Service Business(millions of yen)

Personnel Placement Increased by 1,586 million yen YoY+19.4%

10,5378,829

1H FY3/22

1H FY3/23

Operating profit ● Operating(millions of yen)

Personnel Placement services for key areas (construction, machinery, engineers, nurses, etc.)
grew sharply!

marginThe Sekokan Plus Website

The Kango-roo! Website(The Sekokan Plus Website is career informationsite for construction management engineer)(The Kango roo! website lists job opportunities
for nurses looking for different job)

Temporary staffing

Increased by 189 million yen YoY

29.8%

1H FY3/22

Nursery school operations
Decreased by 41 million yen YoY+26.4%

2,631

Kango-roo! Community(A community website for nurses)

3,327

Temporary staffing of nurses increased steadily!

Sales decreased due to the impact of thetemporary closing of nursery schools.

31.6%

1H FY3/23
The Medicare Career website

The Hoitomo website(The Medicare Career website has
information about health care jobs
in the Hokuriku and Shinetsu)(The Hoitomo website accepts registrations from people
who want temporary child in the Kansai and Tokai)

Koguma-no-Mori Daycare Center in Kitanoda©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (Recruiting Business)
Operating Environment

Results

Due to the absence of COVID-19-linked controls such as movement restrictions, the restaurant, sales and service industries
sought to revitalize recruiting activities with an eye to the busy summer season and a rise in demand for inbound tourism.

Net sales
Progress in the services of the Recruiting Business(millions of yen)

Recruiting advertising / Event Increased by 128 million yen YoY+36.2%

1,590
1,167

The transaction volume of job advertisements for part-time workers grew significantly!
The transaction volume of job advertisements for full-time employees and temporary
staff members remained steady!

Indeed Increased by 173 million yen YoY
1H FY3/22

1H FY3/23

Operating profit ● Operating
margin(millions of yen)284

1H FY3/22

Recruiting consultation-related Increased by 33 million yen YoY
The transaction volume of productions increased with respect to the development of internshipprograms for new graduates, training of recruiting staff and the creation of recruiting websites!

+221.9%88 7.6%

Sales of this priority product continued to expand significantly as a result of sales systemreinforcement!

17.9%

1H FY3/23
The Saiyo Salon

STRUCT ACADEMYSTRUCT FINDER(Information of services for recruiting consultation)(Workshop for learning about the framework ofrecruiting strategies)(An analytical tool that clarifies the unique valueof a company)©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (Information Publishing Business)
Operating Environment

Results

Due to the absence of controls such as movement restrictions, COVID-19 had a limited impact on the transaction
volume of advertisements on restaurants, events, etc.

Net sales
Progress in the services of the Information Publishing Business(millions of yen)Lifestyle information magazines Increased by 13 million yen YoY

+7.8%

1,028

1H FY3/22

1,109

1H FY3/23

Operating profit ● Operating(millions of yen)

The business performance of lifestyle information magazines was recovering overall, reflecting an
increase in the transaction volume of job advertisements in all business areas.

marginKanazawa Joho

Toyama Joho

Cococolor Increased by 31 million yen YoY
Job change-related services continued to
expand steadily!

95
9.3%

Niigata Joho

Iezukuri Navi

Posting Increased by 14 million yen YoY
The transaction volume of housing-related
flyers increased.

40
3.7%

1H FY3/22

1H FY3/23
Cococolor(Concierge service)(Face-to-face personnel placement service specialized injob change, marriage, building a house, etc.)

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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (IT and Internet-Related Business)
Operating Environment

Results

Demand remained strong for services that contribute to improving efficiency/facilitating labor-saving/introductionof IT in operations or increasing employee motivation and retention by providing solutions to HR-related issues.

Net sales
Progress in the services of the IT and Internet-Related Business(millions of yen)

Nihon no Jinjibu Increased by 222 million yen YoY+30.9%

972
742

1H FY3/22

1H FY3/23

Operating profit ● Operating(millions of yen)margin+82.6%

31.6%

1H FY3/22

Nihon no Jinjibu(A community knowledge website with various types of
information on HR issues)

LEADERS(Information magazine featuring
interviews with a focus on HR issues)

Nihon no Jinjibu HR Conference
Sales from time slots allocated for lectures
expanded steadily!

428
234

Revenue from advertising on web portals increased sharply and drove business performance
improvements!

44.0%

Nihon no Jinjibu White Paper(Report of a fact-finding survey on HR
issues nationwide)

System Development Business,Learning Business
Increased by 6 million yen YoY
・Sales of the development business remained
almost flat due to the difficulty of securing
development engineers, despite an increase in thenumber of system development projects.
・In the learning business, spring group training
programs for newcomers remained firm.

1H FY3/23
Nihon no Jinjibu HR Conference 2022-Spring(One of Japan's largest HR events in which key persons in charge of
personnel matters at a variety of companies and organizations get
together and discuss HR-related issues)* The development business and learning business were operated by
Kronos Co., LTD. shares of which were transferred to anothercompany (share transfer execution date: October 3, 2022). The resultsof these businesses for the first six months of the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2023 are subject to consolidation.

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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (Overseas Business 1)
Operating Environment

Results

Corporate recruiting activities slowed in Shanghai due to the implementation of the lockdown under the zero
COVID policy.Corporate hiring needs grew in the U.S. and the U.K. due to the normalization of economic activities.

Net sales
Progress in the services of the Overseas Business(millions of yen)USA

+35.7%

589
434

1H FY3/22

margin(millions of yen)+487.7%

Increased by 1 million yen YoY

Personnel placement and temporary staffing remained strong in North and Central America andthe U.K.!

Websites to provide support in jobchanges and job hunting in the U.S.

HR departments in the
United States(Online newsletters containing
information related to HR issues
in the U.S.)

International career change support

Websites to provide support in jobchanges and job hunting in the U.K.

HR departments in the
United Kingdom(Online newsletters containing
information related to HR issues in
the U.K.)

Increased by 10 million yen YoY®

Steady growth was recorded in the service of supporting international career changes for
employment at European companies instead of U.K. companies!

61
10.5%
2.4%

1H FY3/22

Increased by 77 million yen YoY ／MEXICO

1H FY3/23

Operating profit ● Operating

10

Increased by 81 million yen YoY ／UK

1H FY3/23

SHANGHAI Decreased by 7 million yen YoY ／VIETNAM Decreased by 0 million yen YoY ／THAILAND Increased by 2 million yen YoY

・In Shanghai, revenues from the personnel placement and personnel and labor consulting
services decreased due to the impact of the lockdowns.
・In Vietnam, growth in the personnel placement service remained flat despite the progress in the
country's economic recovery.
・In Thailand, growth in the personnel placement business was achieved, reflecting an increase incorporate hiring needs due to the relaxation of restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1H FY3/23 Segment Results (Overseas Business 2)
Breakdown of sales on a by-country
basis in the overseas business(Total sales: 589 million yen)・Recruiting of people for registration for
temporary staffing assignments andpermanent placements
・Personnel and labor consulting

・Support for all QUICK Group overseas
subsidiaries and global employee
relocation assistance services

・Recruiting of people for registration for
temporary staffing assignments andpermanent placements

London・Personnel placement

USA

44％

UK

40％

New York
Tokyo
Bangkok

Shanghai

Los Angeles
Aguascalientes

SHANGHAI5％

MEXICO

5％

VIETNAM

3％

THAILAND

3％・Personnel placement, personnel and labor consulting

Ho Chi Minh・Support and management consulting
for operating companies in Thailand

・Personnel placement,
personnel and labor consulting
・Personnel placement,
personnel management consulting

Create a market for
Cross Border Recruitment®services.

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FY3/23 Consolidated
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FY3/23 Consolidated Earnings Forecast
Revisions have been made to the full-year results and dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2023 because the mainstay Human Resources Service Business, the Recruiting Businessand the IT and Internet-Related Business grew more steadily than initially expected.
FY3/23 Revised results and dividend forecasts(YoY Change)(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (Millions of yen)

FY3/23

FY3/23
1H results

2H revised plan

Full year revised plan

(Note) Initial projections[amount][YoY Change][amount][YoY Change]

9.8%

27,30015.7%

25,600

8.5%

7,719

13.9%

18,03019.6%

16,300

8.1%

6,663

6,966

14.5%

13,63016.2%

12,621

7.6%

Operating profit

3,646

753

9.3%

4,400

31.5%

3,679

10.0%

Ordinary profit

3,674

775

5.0%

4,450

30.0%

3,700

8.1%

Profit attributable toowners of parent

2,537

453

26.5%

2,991

33.0%

2,465

9.6%

Dividend pershare (yen)

26

38

+10

64

+16

53

+5

[amount][amount][YoY Change]

Net sales

14,79912,500Gross profit

10,310

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FY3/23 Forecast by Segment
FY3/23 Revised results forecast by segment(YoY Change)(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease)

FY3/23
1H results

2H revised plan

(Millions of yen)

FY3/23Full year revised plan

(Note) Initial projections

Net sales[amount][amount][YoY Change][amount][YoY Change][amount][YoY Change]

Human Resources
Service Business

10,537

8,284

12.8%

18,822

16.4%

17,562

8.6%

Recruiting Business

1,590

1,812

11.8%

3,402

22.0%

3,223

15.6%

Information
Publishing Business

1,109

1,171

5.5%

2,280

6.6%

2,188

2.3%

IT and Internet-Related
Business972

610(24.3%)

1,582

2.2%

1,611

4.1%

Overseas Business

589

621

23.1%

1,211

28.9%

1,014

8.0%

14,79912,5009.8%

27,30015.7%

25,6008.5%

Human Resources
Service Business

3,327

554

42.7%

3,882

28.5%

3,345

10.8%

Recruiting Business

284

389

(16.9%)

674

20.9%

619

11.0%

Information
Publishing Business

40

154

68.5%

195

4.4%

215

15.0%

428

264

4.2%

692

41.8%

431

(11.6%)

61

1

－

63

－

11

ー

(496)

(612)

－

(1,108)

－

(945)

ー

3,646

753

9.3 %

4,400

31.5%

3,679

10.0%

Total

Operating profit

IT and Internet-Related
Business
Overseas Business
Adjustment
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FY3/23 Business Segment Forecasts (Human Resources Service Business)

Human Resources Service BusinessNet sales

18,822

million yen

Operatingprofit3,882

million yen

Enhancement of the functions of websites operated by the Company to expand theexisting service domains and implementation of online seminars.
Recruitment and training of consultants. Entry into new markets.
(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (millions of yen)

1H results

2H forecast

YoY change

Full year forecast

YoY change

Net sales

10,537

8,284

12.8%

18,822

16.4%

Operating profit

3,327

554

42.7%

3,882

28.5%

Second half
outlookYoY Change (millions of yen)
□Personnel Placement□Temporary staffing

1,025
144

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FY3/23 Business Segment Forecasts (Recruiting Business)

Recruiting Business

3,402

Net sales

million yen

Operatingprofit674

million yen

Further expansion of sales from Indeed through sales system reinforcement.
Strengthen consulting to improve the hiring capabilities of large and midsize companies.
(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (millions of yen)

Net sales
Operating profit

Second half
outlook

1H results

2H forecast

YoY change

Full year forecast

YoY change

1,590

1,812

11.8%

3,402

22.0%

284

389

(16.9%)

674

20.9%

241
28

□Recruiting consultation-related

YoY Change (millions of yen)□Indeed□Recruiting advertising / Event

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FY3/23 Business Segment Forecasts (Information Publishing Business)

Information Publishing Business

2,280

Net sales

Operatingprofitmillion yen

195

million yen

Reinforce the career change and housing domains of concierge services*.
(* Face-to-face personnel placement service specialized in life events (job change, marriage, building a house, etc.)

Propose collaboration between paper media and web-related services. Boost sales of Indeed.
(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (millions of yen)

Net sales
Operating profit

Second half
outlook

1H results

2H forecast

YoY change

Full year forecast

YoY change

1,109

1,171

5.5%

2,280

6.6%

40

154

68.5%

195

4.4%

YoY Change (millions of yen)□Lifestyle information magazines□Indeed1
12□cococolor□posting

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FY3/23 Business Segment Forecasts (IT and Internet-Related Business)

IT and Internet-Related BusinessNet sales

1,582

million yen

Operatingprofit692

million yen

Facilitation of user participation and improvement of use value by strengthening Nihon no Jinjibu content.
Minor impact of a decrease in sales due to the transfer of the shares of Kronos Co., LTD. on earnings.
(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (millions of yen)

1H results

2H forecast

YoY change

Full year forecast

YoY change

Net sales

972

610

(24.3%)

1,582

2.2%

Operating profit

428

264

4.2%

692

41.8%

Impact of the transfer of the shares of Kronos Co., LTD. (share transfer execution date: October 3, 2022) on financial results□The impact on net sales (to be excluded from consolidation in the second half and thereafter) is expected to be a decrease of
180 million yen and that on operating profit will be negligible.
□With the results of Nihon-no-Jinjibu, the mainstay service of the IT and Internet-Related Business, expected to significantly surpass
the initial projection, the IT and Internet-Related Business will achieve an increase in sales and profit, although Kronos Co., LTD.
will be excluded from consolidation in the second half and beyond.
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FY3/23 Business Segment Forecasts (Overseas Business)

Overseas Business

1,211

Net sales

Operatingprofitmillion yen

63

million yen

Develop new markets by increasing the number of operation bases.
Strengthen recruitment and human resources development.
Reinforce international career change support (Cross Border Recruitment®)(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (millions of yen)

1H results

2H forecast

YoY change

Full year forecast

YoY change

Net sales

589

621

23.1%

1,211

28.9%

Operating profit

61

1

－

63

ー

Factors for
Secondhalf
increase/decrease
outlookin full-year
forecast

YoY Change (millions of yen)
□USA
□UK
□MEXICO73
19
19□SHANGHAI□VIETNAM

00□THAILAND□JAPAN

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FY3/23 Dividends Forecast
FY3/23
Dividends Forecast[

Annualdividend] 64.0 yen [Payoutratio[end of the first half] 26 yen [fiscal year-end] 38 yen◎Trend in Dividend per Share(yen)] 40.4 ％

56.6

80
70
60

36.7

39.9

40.1

40.5

40.4

50

42

40
30
20

40.2

21

25

13

10
FY3/1430.0

FY3/1530

FY3/17

40.2

45

44

40.4 40

48
30

35
20

42.0

35.0
FY3/16

40.9

50

64

10

45.0

0
FY3/18

FY3/19FY3/20 32. FY3/21

0

FY3/22

FY3/23(forecast)

Note 1:Dividend per share for FY3/14 includes commemorative dividend of ¥2 for listing on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Note 2:Dividend per share for FY3/15 includes commemorative dividend of ¥5 for listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Note 3:Dividend per share for FY3/21 includes commemorative dividend of ¥12 for 40th anniversary from the founding.

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Medium-termManagement Plan©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

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Medium-term Management Plan
Based on the revised forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 announced on October 31, 2022, operating
profit, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of parent are expected to exceed those in the MediumTerm Management Plan (a three-year plan) formulated at the current fiscal year one year ahead of schedule.
Medium-term Management Plan (a three-year plan)
formulated at the current fiscal year
FY3/23(Percentages are rates of year-on-year increase or decrease) (millions of yen)

FY3/24

FY3/23

FY3/25Plan

YoY Change

Plan

YoY Change

Plan

YoY Change

RevisedPlan

YoY Change

Net sales

25,6008.5%

29,00013.3%

32,00010.3%

27,30015.7%

Gross profit

16,3008.1%

18,70014.7%

20,90011.8%

18,030

19.6%

Selling, general andadministrative expenses

12,621

7.6%

14,422

14.3%

16,12011.8%

13,63016.2%

Operating profit

3,679

10.0%

4,278

16.3%

4,780

11.7%

4,400

31.5%

Ordinary profit

3,700

8.1%

4,300

16.2%

4,800

11.6%

4,450

30.0%

Profit attributable toowners of parent

2,465

9.6%

2,863

16.2%

3,196

11.6%

2,991

33.0%

Note 1: We use the rolling method to revise our (three-year) Medium-term Plan in each fiscal year.

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Characteristics of Quick’s Personnel Placement BusinessSelection and concentration

Gain market share in specific domains
and horizontally develop it
Examples: Nurses, construction management engineers,
medical representatives (drug sales), mechanical design
technicians,automobile industry, cosmetics industry
and others

Activities to register job
applicantsAcquire people seeking careerchange through an organic pathfrom Quick’s website and its
tools

Integrated system
Consultant is responsible for both companies
and people seeking job change andachieve highly accurate matchingpeople seeking
job change

proposal

The Kango-roo! community website for nurses

The Kango-roo! website

Quick’s
consultant

The MR Biz website

The Construction and Equipment Job Database website

consultation

The Nurse Calendar app for managing the schedules ofnursesKango-roo! Kokushi

proposalconsultationCompanies that consider
mid-career recruitment(app compiling national nursing certification examinations in the past)

The E&M JOBS website

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Targeted Direction of Personnel Placement Business
Development of new domains in the Personnel Placement business.

“Selection and concentration” “Horizontal Development”
The targeted direction iscomprehensive Personnel Placement

Gain a share of the newmarket through “Selection
and concentration”

Develop business in the newmarket using know-how
and capital

Establish comprehensive
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Priority Business Domains of the QUICK Group
Deepening and expansion of specific domains in the Personnel Placement business.
Develop the personnel placement business in specific domains,
and aim to capture the top market share in each domain
Pharmaceutical
Nurses拡大
Expansionindustry

Construction
The Kango-roo! website

The MR BiZ website

Manufacturing

Cosmetics industry

Deepening

The E&M JOBS website

The Saishoku website

Expansion of serviced areas

Increase in job types covered

The Sekokan Plus website

The Construction and Equipment Job Database website

Automobile
industry

Increase inindustries tosupply humanresources

The Automotive Jobs website

Expansion and subdivision of domains<Examples>
NursesPharmaceutical industry
Cosmetics industry

Expansion of serviced areas from the three metropolitan areas to all of Japan
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Personnel Placement Market Outlook
The Personnel Placement market in the domains the Group focuses on
is expected to further expand.
Shortage of nurses
The shortage of nurses in Japan is expected to bein the range of 60,000 and 270,000 in 2025*1.
(for registered nurses, nursing assistants andall other categories of nursing care professionals)

Shortage of IT human resources

The shortage of IT human resources in Japan is
expected to be in the range of 160,000 and 790,000
in 2030*2.

Shortage of human resources
for construction industry

Ratio of job openings to applicants in construction,
civil engineering, and survey is 5.61 times *3.
(as of Aug. 2022)… etc.

More growth of the personnel placement market
The market for the placement of various types of personnel including nurses and DX-related engineers
is expected to grow further.
*1 Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Intermediate Report of Subcommittee for Nurse Supply and Demand concerning Supply and Demand for Healthcare Professionals*2 Source: Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.Report on survey of IT human resources*3 Source: Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare Employment Referrals for General Workers,Active Job Opening-to-Applicants Ratios for Job Categories(including part-time)©QUICK CO.,LTD All Rights Reserved.

33Market Conditions (1) Unemployment Rate
Unemployment rate peaked in October 2020 and is now improving.

Unemployment rate

（％）

3.1 %
（Oct.2020)

Declaration of
the first stateof emergency,
Apr. 7 to May
25, 2020

3.2

Declaration of Declaration of Declaration of
the second state the third state the fourth stateof emergency, of emergency, of emergency,
Jan. 8 to Mar. Apr. 25 to Jun. Jul. 12 to Sep.
30, 2021
20, 2021
21, 2021

The quasiemergency stateJan.21 toMar.21,2022

2.5 %（Aug.2022）

3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
Jan. Mar. May
2019

Jul.

Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May
2020

Jul.

Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May
2021

Jul.

Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May

Jul.

2022

Source: Prepared by QUICK based on Labor Force Survey (unemployment rate: seasonally adjusted) of the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

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34Market Conditions (2) The Job Opening-to-Applicants Ratio
The new job openings-to-applicants ratio, active job openings-to-applicants ratio andactive job openings-to-applicants for full-time employment ratio have recovered topre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
New job openings-to-applicants ratio

Active job openings-to-applicants ratio

Active job openings-to-applicants ratio(regular staff)

2.32（Aug.2022）（Times）
Declaration of
the first stateof emergency,
Apr. 7 to May
25, 2020

2.50

Declaration of Declaration of Declaration of
the second state the third state the fourth stateof emergency, of emergency, of emergency,
Jan. 8 to Mar. Apr. 25 to Jun. Jul. 12 to Sep.
21, 2021
20, 2021
30, 2021

The quasiemergency stateJan.21 toMar.21,2022

2.00

1.32
（Aug.2022）

1.50

1.00

1.02
（Aug.2022）

0.50

0.00
Jan. Mar. May
2019

Jul. Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May
2020

Jul. Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May
2021

Jul. Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May

Jul.

2022

Source: Prepared by QUICK based on general job placement data (seasonally adjusted) of the Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare Employment Security Bureau.

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35Market Conditions (3) The Job Opening-to-Applicants Ratio for Professionals
Active job openings-to-applicants ratio for the Group's priority job categories remains
high even in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nurse and Other

Building civil engineer

Information processing, communication enginner

Total occupation(Times）
Declaration of
the first stateof emergency,
Apr. 7 to May
25, 2020

7.0

Declaration of Declaration of Declaration of
the second state the third state the fourth stateof emergency, of emergency, of emergency,
Jan. 8 to Mar. Apr. 25 to Jun. Jul. 12 to Sep.
21, 2021
20, 2021
30, 2021

The quasiemergency stateJan.21 toMar.21,2022

5.61（Aug.2022）

6.0
5.0
4.0
2.05
（Aug.2022）

3.0

1.50
（Aug.2022）

2.0
1.0
1.18
（Aug.2022）

0.0
Jan. Mar. May
2019

Jul.

Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May
2020

Jul.

Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May
2021

Jul.

Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar. May

Jul.

2022

Source: Prepared by QUICK based on Active Job Opening-to-Applicants Ratios for Job Categories (including part-time) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

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36Market Conditions (4) Japan’s Labor Shortage (Diffusion Index)
The shortage of full-time employees continues to surpass that of part-time staff.

Regular staff,etc.

［point］

Part-time workers
Declaration of Declaration of Declaration of
the second state the third state the fourth stateof emergency, of emergency, of emergency,
Jan. 8 to Mar. Apr. 25 to Jun. Jul. 12 to Sep.
20, 2021
21, 2021
30, 2021

Declaration of
the first stateof emergency,
Apr. 7 to May
25, 2020

50
40

The quasiemergency stateJan.21 toMar.21,2022

41
28

30
20
↑
shortage

100excess
↓

-10
-20
Feb.

May

Aug.
2019

Nov.

Feb.

May

Aug.
2020

Nov.

Feb.

May

Aug.
2021

Nov.

Feb.

May

Aug.

2022

Source: Prepared by QUICK based Survey on Labour Economy Trend of the on Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Note 1:The ministry performs a labor shortage survey using questionnaires every three months that covers about 5,800 business sites in all areas of Japan.
Note 2:The D.I. for the excess/shortage of workers (an index of excess/shortage in terms of number of workers) is the value o f business establishments thatanswered "insufficient" minus the ratio of business establishments that answered "excessive"; a higher value indica tes a greater sense of human resources shortage.

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Number of Employees at Fiscal Year‐End

Number of employees up by

125 from the end of March 2022.
Number of employees(All group companies)

650

741

852

End ofMar.2015

End ofMar.2016

End ofMar.2017

978

End ofMar.2018

1,137

1,327

1,380

1,436

End ofMar.2019

End ofMar.2020

End ofMar.2021

End ofMar.2022

1,561

End ofSep.2022

Note 1: The number of employees is the “number of full-time employees + number of temporary employees (with social insurance)” at the end of each period.

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Media

Personnel Placement Services 1/2
Category

The Kango roo! website

Recruiting site for nursing
care professionals

Services⃝ The largest volume of job listings for nurses,

public health nurses and midwives.
⃝ Assistance for changing to a job with better

compensation.

Recruiting site for construction,
facilities management andindustrial plant professionals

Easy to locate jobs that match
professional qualifications, experience,desired locations and other parameters.

The Sekokan Plus website

Career information website
specialized in construction
management

Provides various types of content such as employee
treatment diagnosis and recruiting information in addition
to actual personnel information such as annual income,overtime work, and holidays of construction management
engineers.

The MR BiZ website

Site for viewing andcomparing information
required by MRs

Support for medical representatives (drugsalespeople) seeking a different job to sell apromising new drug or better compensation andother working conditions.

Recruiting site for all types ofpharmaceutical industry jobs

Pharmaceutical company and CRO job listings as well
as extensive pharmaceutical industry information
about assignments, the composition of businessdivisions, corporate cultures and other subjects.

News about thepharmaceutical industry

A broad range of news about the pharmaceuticalindustry presented in a format that makes topics,
issues and other information easy to understand.

The Construction and Equipment Job Database website

The Answers website

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Media

Personnel Placement Services 2/2

The Iryo Kiki Tenshoku BiZ website

The E&M JOBS website

The Automotive Jobs website

The Saishoku website

Category

Services

A job changing site
specializing in the medical
equipment industry

With the largest number of job listings in this industry,
the site allows finding jobs that match skills, desired
locations and other characteristics of applicants.

A site for engineers
looking for a different job

Job openings for electrical, mechanical, software andother engineers along with outlooks for many
companies, advice about job changes specifically forengineers and other information.

Recruiting and jobchanging site for people in
the automobile industry

Ranks among the leaders in the number of job
listings and matching accuracy; also has a large
volume of information about companies.

Recruiting and jobchanging site for people inthe cosmetics industry⃝ Japan’s leading recruiting site in this industry,

covering planning, marketing, manufacturing, sales
and all other job categories.
⃝ Supplies detailed information about workplaceatmospheres, corporate cultures, compensation andother subjects involving specific jobs.

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Media

Information Publishing Business
TitlesDescription

Life-style magazines

These magazines contain lifestyle information that enables
readers to enjoy living in their communities even more.
Magazines, which are delivered to homes at no cost, arepublished primarily for the cities of Kanazawa, Toyama, Niigata
and Takaoka.

Kanazawa Joho, Toyama Joho,
Niigata Joho, Takaoka Joho

Periodicals

Iezukuri Navi

Mook (magazine + book) publications
Bakeries in Kanazawa,
Kanazawa Ramen Guide 2020,
Delicious Meat in Toyama,
Hot Spring Day Trips in Ishikawa,and others

Now in its 27nd year, “Iezukuri Navi” contains local housing
information mainly about Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama
prefectures that is useful for people who are building a house.
These magazines provide guidelines for creating homes that will
match the values of the families who will live there. Subjects
cover financing, the homebuilding process, general contractor
selection, choosing home fixtures and other aspects of building ahouse in the Hokuriku area.

“Bakeries in Kanazawa” is a gourmet guide with information
about 72 bakeries in the city and nearby areas.
“Kanazawa Ramen Guide 2020” has information about 87 ramen
restaurants in Kanazawa and all 148 types of ramen they serve.

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Media

Internet-Related Business
Description

Nihon no Jinjibu(Japan’s Human Resources Department)

Jinzai Bank Net

Nihon no Jinjibu HR technology

Japan’s largest human resources network, this website provides
quality information and functions as a link between management
and other businesspeople in all areas of Japan and companies thatprovide human resource services and solutions.

“Jinzai Bank Net” website is a platform for 433 prominent job
placement companies located in all areas of Japan. A search function
allows users to input job categories, placement services and otherparameters in order to select human resources companies that are
best suited for finding a new job.

Operated by “Nihon no Jinjibu”, Japan’s largest human resources
network, this website is a source of a diverse array of information abouthuman resources technology.

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42Group network
Personnel placement services
Recruiting business
Overseas business

Personnel placement,
temporary staffing

Operation of the “Nihon no
Jinjibu” website
Planning and operation of
associated events

Personnel placement,
temporary staffing

Publishing regional
information magazines,
posting and concierge
services

Personnel and labor consulting

Personnel placement
Temporary staffing,personnel placement,
nursery school operations
and support

Consulting using “STRUCT,”a hiring strategy framework

Personnel placement andpersonnel and labor consulting
Personnel placement andPersonnel management
consulting

Temporary staffing,personnel placement,
temporary-to-permanent staffing,business contracting

Personnel placement, personnel
and labor consulting in Thailand

Temporary staffing,personnel placement,
temporary-to-permanent staffing,business contracting

Support and management
consulting for operatingcompanies in Thailand

Note 1:Group company list is as of November 8, 2022.
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Corporate Strategy Div.

Mail keisen-ir@919.jp

URL https://919.jp/

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differ significantly from the forecasts in this presentation.

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