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RECRUIT Consolidated Operating Results Recruit Holdings Co. , Ltd. ( TSE 6098 ) Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30 , 2021 ( IFRS , Unaudited ) Tokyo , November 15 , 2021 - Recruit Holdings Co. , Ltd. announced today its consolidated financial results for the six months ended September 30 , 2021 ( April 1 , 2021 to September 30 , 2021 ) ( In millions of yen , unless otherwise stated ) Revenue Adjusted EBITDA Operating income Profit before tax Profit for the period Profit attributable to owners of the parent Total comprehensive income Basic EPS ( yen ) Diluted EPS ( yen ) Adjusted EPS ( yen ) Consolidated Financial Position ( In millions of yen , unless otherwise stated ) Total assets Total equity Equity attributable to owners of the parent Ratio of equity attributable to owners of the parent ( % ) Dividends ( In yen , unless otherwise stated ) At the end of Q1 At the end of Q2 At the end of Q3 At the end of Q4 Total Consolidated Financial Guidance for FY2021 1 Six Months Ended September 30 , 2020 2021 1,044,621 123,422 74,729 78,490 63,121 62,533 84,263 37.92 37.87 41.83 ( Amounts are rounded down to the nearest million yen ) As of March 31 , 2021 FY2020 9.50 Recruit Holdings Co. , Ltd. ( TSE 6098 ) Consolidated Financial Results for Q2 FY2021 10.50 20.00 2,196,613 1,101,289 1,091,571 49.7 % FY2021 The Company has revised the guidance of key financial metrics for FY2021 as below : ( In millions of yen , unless otherwise stated ) FY2021 ( Forecast ) Revenue Adjusted EBITDA 2,700,000 2,800,000 440,000 - 470,000 350,000 - 380,000 350,000 - 380,000 Operating income Profit before tax Profit for the period 259,000 - 279,000 Profit attributable to owners of the parent 258,500 - 278,500 Adjusted EPS ( yen ) 172.00 184.00 Please refer to page 10 , Qualitative information on Consolidated Financial Guidance for more details . November 15 , 2021 1,365,907 266,359 222,928 223,843 165,485 165,169 173,503 101.06 100.65 108.19 10.50 % change 30.8 % 115.8 % 198.3 % 185.2 % 162.2 % 164.1 % 105.9 % 158.6 % As of September 30 , 2021 2,258,373 1,269,650 1,258,138 55.7 % FY2021 ( Forecast ) 10.50 21.00 Year over year % change 19.0 % - 23.4 % 82.1 % -94.5 % 115.0 % 133.4 % 107.7 % -125.5 % 96.7 % 111.9 % 96.7 % - 112.0 % 108.3 % -122.9 %