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2471.T Tokyo Stock Exchange Employment Services

2471.T

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P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
4,18 %
Op margin
9,3 %
ROE
14,1 %
Net margin
5,6 %
Debt / equity
2,40
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About

The company operates in the Employment Services industry, providing staffing and recruitment services to clients across various sectors.

Business. The company operates in the Employment Services industry, providing staffing and recruitment services to clients across various sectors.

Classification92 %
SectorIndustrials
Business sectorIndustrial & Commercial Services
IndustryEmployment Services
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
HOLD2 analysts
0 buy2 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target270,00

Analyst recommendations

2 analysts · consensus Hold
Buy0
Hold2
Sell0
12-month price target
270,00
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Hold
2 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
14,1 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
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    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials · THIS SECTOR−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    The company operates in the Employment Services industry, providing staffing and recruitment services to clients across various sectors.

    Classification92 %
    SectorIndustrials
    Business sectorIndustrial & Commercial Services
    IndustryEmployment Services
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    The company maintains a capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.4, indicating a relatively high reliance on debt financing. Its liquidity position is characterized by a current ratio of 0.67, suggesting potential short-term liquidity constraints. The company's cash and equivalents amount to 3.58 billion JPY, but this is significantly lower than its long-term debt of 24.47 billion JPY, resulting in a negative net cash position.

    Profitability metrics show a return on equity of 14.15% and a return on assets of 3.47%, which are to be compared against industry benchmarks. The company's operating income of 2.42 billion JPY and net income of 1.45 billion JPY reflect its ability to generate earnings, but the gross profit margin of 37.4% suggests room for improvement in cost management.

    The company's revenue is not segmented by geographic region or business line in the provided data, making it difficult to assess geographic or segment concentration. However, the lack of disclosed segments implies a potentially diversified or single-source revenue model.

    The company's growth trajectory is not explicitly outlined in the provided data, but its operating cash flow of 5.62 billion JPY and free cash flow of 2.50 billion JPY indicate a capacity to fund operations and reinvestment. Analysts have provided a mean price target of 270.00 JPY, with a consensus recommendation of "Hold".

    The company's risk profile includes a medium liquidity risk and a low dilution risk. The negative net cash position is a key flag, indicating potential challenges in meeting short-term obligations without additional financing. No dilution sources are explicitly identified in the provided data, and the dilution risk is assessed as low.

    Recent events and filings are not detailed in the provided data, but the company's financial performance and analyst recommendations suggest a stable but not particularly dynamic market position. The lack of strong buy or buy recommendations from analysts indicates a cautious outlook.

    Key takeaways
    • The company has a high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.4, indicating a significant reliance on debt financing.
    • The company's return on equity of 14.15% is strong, but its return on assets of 3.47% is relatively low.
    • The company's liquidity position is constrained, with a current ratio of 0.67 and a negative net cash position.
    • Analysts have provided a mean price target of 270.00 JPY, with a consensus recommendation of "Hold".
    • The company's risk profile includes a medium liquidity risk and a low dilution risk.
    • The company's growth trajectory is not explicitly outlined, but its operating and free cash flows suggest a capacity to fund operations and reinvestment.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    ¥248,00
    Market cap
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    ¥10.21B
    Net cash
    -¥20.88B
    Current ratio
    0.7
    Debt / equity
    2.4
    ROA
    3.5%
    ROE
    14.1%
    Cash conversion
    389.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -7.4%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Business relationships

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    22,10
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    2
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-10 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate22,10
    Revenueno estimateno estimate26,9B JPY
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimateno estimate
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in JPY. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution2 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy0
    Hold2
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target¥270,00 · Median ¥270,00
    Low ¥270,00High ¥270,00
    EPS surprise
    −16,6 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −3,2 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low¥270,00
    Mean¥270,00
    Median¥270,00
    High¥270,00
    Spot¥248,00
    +8.9 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin9,3 %Above median
    Net Margin5,5 %Above median
    ROE14,1 %Above median
    Capex / Rev-7,4 %Bottom quartile
    D/E2,40Bottom quartile
    Cash Conv3,89Best in class

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Capex To Revenue
      capital_expenditure / revenue
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Debt To Equity
      (short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    Source documents
    • 2471.T Market data — financials · 2026-05-26
    • S-Pool Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-26

    Ownership & reference

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    2471.TCanonical
    Tokyo Stock Exchange · JPY

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
    peak dispatch · —
    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
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    Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data Premium coverage