Disruptors H1 revenue rises 25.5%, profits up
Disruptors H1 revenue rises 25.5%, profits up
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Disruptors, previously known as CareerIndex, a Japan-based company which operates a number of recruitment sites, reported revenue on 13 November 2024 of JPY 2.10 billion (USD 13.6 million) for the six months ended 30 September 2024, up 25.5% when compared to the prior year.
(JPY millions) | H1 2024 | H1 2023 | Change | H1 2024 |
Revenue | 2,104 | 1,677 | 25.5% | 13.6 |
Gross profit | 1,422 | 1,385 | 2.7% | 9.1 |
Gross margin | 67.5% | 82.5% | - | - |
Operating profit | 151 | 127 | 19.3% | 0.9 |
Net profit | 65 | 38 | 71.3% | 0.4 |
The company operates through two business segments including the marketing business and digital transformation. The marketing business segment operates a marketing business by transferring information of users (users of the company’s services) to partner companies (sales destinations), and provides Career Index, a job information site, Lacotto, a part-time/temporary staffing information site, Adopt Admin, a performance-based recruitment support service, and Fashion HR, a job information site for the fashion and apparel industry.
The digital transformation (DX) business segment operates DX business in the areas of sales support, online interview tools, and contract process management. It provides Leadle, a software as a service (SaaS) sales support cloud service, BioGraph, an online interview tool, ContractS CLM, a contract process management system, and Sales X, a DX consulting service.
The marketing business was up 6.0% year-on-year. The digital transformation business recorded a revenue increase of 127.5% over the prior year.
Looking ahead the company forecasted revenue of JPY 4.57 billion (USD 29.5 million) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Disruptors shares closed at JPY 174.00 (USD 1.12), up 1.16% on the day and 22.54% above the 52-week low of JPY 142.00 (USD 0.92) set on 5 August 2024. The company has a market cap of JPY 3.61 billion (USD 23.3 million).