Visional
Basic Information
- Stock Code
- 4194
- Industry
- Information and Communications Industry
- Category Detail
- Internet Site Operations
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Establishment Year
- February 2020
- Listing Year
- April 2021
- Official Website
- https://visional.inc/
- TSE Information
- TSE Information
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Overview
Visional is a Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed holding company established in 2020, developing internet businesses centered on human resources-related services and leading the market in professional talent recruitment support.
Current Situation
Visional achieved consolidated net sales of 66.1 billion yen and operating profit of 17.8 billion yen in the fiscal year ending July 2024, continuing stable growth. Its subsidiary BizReach leads the industry as Japan's first job seeker-paid job change site and holds strong competitiveness in the job change and recruitment sectors. It is advancing business diversification through new businesses and M&A support services while improving service quality via IT utilization. As symbolized by its market category change to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in 2023, it is focusing on strengthening governance and enhancing corporate value. For sustainable growth, it is promoting the introduction of DX and AI technologies as well as strengthening collaboration with regional financial institutions. It has formulated a medium- to long-term strategy to expand its customer base while responding to changes in the labor market.
Trivia
Interesting Facts
- Launched Japan's first job seeker-paid job change site in 2009
- High brand recognition as a leading IT talent service company
- Visional transitioned to holding company structure in 2019
- Enhanced reliability through TSE Prime market reclassification
- Unique business model for M&A support in collaboration with regional banks
- Strengthened corporate brand by featuring famous actors in commercials
- Operates career support platform for university students
- Consolidated employee count exceeds 1,800, with rapid scale growth
- High service usability through active IT adoption
- Founder known as an innovator in the talent industry
- Parent company Visional maintains high equity ratio
- Secures growth capital through multiple annual fundraisings
- Expands HR systems for companies beyond job information
- Achieves risk diversification through business model diversification
- Established first-mover advantage in the industry
Hidden Connections
- Deep collaboration with regional banks contributing to regional economic revitalization through M&A support
- Practices young talent career support through alumni networks with universities
- Advances technology and service collaborations with multiple major IT ventures
- Actively deploys corporate promotions in partnership with major domestic media
- Representative Director Soichiro Minami is a prominent entrepreneur and executive in the industry
- Strategic relationships with multiple venture capitals including JAFCO
- Pioneering presence in Japan's job change market billing model
- Group financial management centralized under holding company Visional for efficient operations
Future Outlook
Growth Drivers
- Increasing job change demand from labor market fluidization
- Utilization of AI and data analysis for talent matching
- Expansion of M&A market through regional bank partnerships
- Growing demand for HR tech solutions
- Expansion in career education and talent development fields
- Promotion of IT utilization from diversified work styles post-COVID
- Potential for new market development through overseas expansion
- Expansion of services for SMEs
- Revenue diversification through new business creation
- Advancement of talent market reforms by government policies
- Business efficiency via DX promotion
- Enhanced creativity through employee diversity promotion
Strategic Goals
- Achieve annual net sales exceeding 150 billion yen
- Maintain position as leading company in domestic talent services market
- Establish top position in M&A platform industry
- Improve recruitment matching accuracy by 80% through AI utilization
- Realize diversity and inclusion inside and outside the company
- Launch full-scale overseas market expansion
- Establish sustainability management
- Expand digital talent development programs
- Maximize corporate value through governance strengthening
- Improve employee satisfaction and reduce turnover rate
Business Segments
Talent Recruitment Support Services
- Overview
- Provides a range of services to strongly support corporate professional talent recruitment.
- Competitiveness
- High-precision scouting and premium talent network
- Customers
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- Large Corporations
- SMEs
- Talent Agencies
- Recruitment Agencies
- Educational Institutions
- Financial Institutions
- IT Companies
- Manufacturing Companies
- Consulting Firms
- Venture Companies
- Products
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- BizReach Scout Service
- Recruitment Management System (HRMOS Recruitment)
- Job Ad Placement
- Talent Marketing Support
- Direct Recruiting
M&A Matching Services
- Overview
- Supports regional banks and companies' M&A operations with IT platforms.
- Competitiveness
- Strong ties with regional financial institutions
- Customers
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- Regional Financial Institutions
- Mid-sized SMEs
- M&A Brokers
- Investment Funds
- Legal and Accounting Firms
- Products
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- M&A Succeed
- Due Diligence Support
- Information Sharing Platform
HR Tech Solutions
- Overview
- Provides talent management and development platforms leveraging the latest IT technologies.
- Competitiveness
- Integrated HR data linkage and ease of use
- Customers
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- Talent Dispatch Companies
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Venture Companies
- Products
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- HRMOS Talent Utilization Platform
- Talent Development System
- Labor Management System
Career Education Platform
- Overview
- Educational network service supporting students' career development.
- Competitiveness
- Collaborations with universities and extensive alumni base
- Customers
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- Universities and Vocational Schools
- Students
- Corporations
- Alumni Networks
- Products
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- BizReach Campus
- Career Matching Service
Competitive Advantage
Strengths
- Unique scout-type job change platform
- Group synergies from holding company structure
- M&A support through regional financial institution partnerships
- Utilization of advanced IT and HR tech
- Rich customer database and network
- Ample capital and stable financial base
- Strengthened governance as a listed company
- High brand recognition
- Business diversification across multiple fields
- High customer satisfaction
- Rapid market response capabilities
- Strong leadership from management team
- Robust talent development system
- Enhanced organizational strength through employee growth
- Market leader position
Competitive Advantages
- Market superiority secured by professional talent billing model
- Reliability from Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime listing
- Leveraging strong network with regional financial institutions
- Provision of high-function talent recruitment and management systems
- Risk diversification through diverse business portfolio
- Service quality improvement via active IT adoption
- Customer attraction power from brand strength and recognition
- Growth investments backed by strong capital
- Expansion of strategic M&A support business
- Long-term talent development through university and education partnerships
- Improved talent matching accuracy via advanced scout functions
- Development of specialized HR tech solutions
- Flexible business strategy and customer response capabilities
- Multi-channel funding structure
- Acquisition and retention of broad customer base
Threats
- Expansion of similar services by competitors
- Impact of regulatory changes on business environment
- Rapid changes and uncertainty in labor market
- IT security and personal data protection risks
- Decline in job demand due to economic fluctuations
- Obsolescence risk from emerging technologies
- Impact from rising talent turnover rates
- Changes in financial environment like regional bank reorganizations
- Cost increases from exchange fluctuations and macroeconomic impacts
- Constraints on recruitment activities due to social conditions
- Rising marketing costs amid intensifying competition
- Rise of low-cost overseas alternative services
Innovations
2021: HRMOS Talent Management Platform Enhancement
- Overview
- Integrated talent development and recruitment management with AI analysis introduction.
- Impact
- 20% improvement in recruitment efficiency and higher talent retention
2022: M&A Succeed Service Expansion
- Overview
- Strengthened M&A matching IT infrastructure for regional financial institutions.
- Impact
- Increased transaction volume and improved customer satisfaction
2023: Advanced AI Scout Functions
- Overview
- Introduced aptitude analysis for job seekers to boost matching accuracy.
- Impact
- 25% increase in scout response rate
2024: Online Career Education Platform Development
- Overview
- New student service in collaboration with educational institutions.
- Impact
- Significant increase in student users
2020: Direct Recruiting Technology Introduction
- Overview
- Deployed direct scout system for recruiting companies.
- Impact
- Achieved reduction in talent recruitment costs
Sustainability
- Promotion of diversity and inclusion
- Support for employee work-style reforms
- Strengthened information security
- Promotion of community collaborations
- IT utilization for reducing environmental impact
- Advancement of sustainable talent development
- Remote work infrastructure development
- Building transparent governance
- Increasing female manager ratio
- Expansion of regional community support activities
- Ensuring employee health and safety
- Strengthened harassment prevention measures