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World Holdings Co., Ltd.

2429.T

JPXIndustrialsStaffing & Employment Services

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¥2,865

−¥1.00 · -0.03%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

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Company profile

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World Holdings Co., Ltd., founded in 1993 in Fukuoka City, Japan, and known as World Intec Co., Ltd. until its rebranding in July 2014, is a multifaceted corporation with core operations spanning human resources and education, information technology and telecommunications, and real estate. The company's extensive human resources division offers a variety of services including temporary staffing, specialized consulting for tourism and material industries, business process outsourcing, and direct recruitment. It also provides skilled personnel for manufacturing, office support, construction engineering, and sales positions. Additional offerings in this sector include professional training programs, administrative outsourcing solutions, and clinical trial consignment services. In its information technology and telecommunications segment, World Holdings specializes in developing geographic information systems, undertaking software outsourcing and custom development, and offering telemarketing and corporate solutions. This division also provides web design and creative services, alongside repair expertise for cameras, digital equipment, and precision instruments. Furthermore, the company manages personal computer training schools and operates mobile phone retail stores. The real estate arm of World Holdings is comprehensive, covering condominium sales and management, residential land sales, and general building management. It delivers expert real estate consulting and brokerage, initiates new property developments, handles renovation projects, and oversees leasing operations. This segment also includes the construction and sale of single-family homes, as well as the design, production, sale, and rental of prefabricated houses. Beyond these primary business lines, World Holdings Co., Ltd. also diversifies its ventures by managing agricultural parks.

Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Eikichi Iida
Listed since
Dec 28, 2007
Employees
60,880

Market position

Day range

Current ¥2,865

52-week range

Current ¥2,865

Open
¥2,888
Previous close
¥2,866
Volume
44K
0.74× average
Average volume
59.7K
Average daily volume
Market cap
51.28B JPY
Beta
0.55
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥2,591.12
+10.57% above average
200-day average
¥2,599.89
+10.20% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
94.88B JPY
P/E (TTM)
8.72×
P/B (TTM)
1.04×
P/S (TTM)
0.18×
EV / EBITDA
7.24×
Earnings yield
14.26%
Free cash flow yield
7.32%
Dividend yield
4.52%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
15.21%
Operating margin
3.47%
Net margin
2.02%
Return on equity
13.30%
Return on assets
3.57%
Return on invested capital
4.71%

Financial health

Debt / equity
2.1×
Current ratio
1.74×
Altman Z-score
2.49
Piotroski F-score
3 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends18%13%7%1%Gross margin, FY2021: 16.89%Gross margin, FY2022: 16.74%Gross margin, FY2023: 16.99%Gross margin, FY2024: 15.32%Gross margin, FY2025: 15.31%Operating margin, FY2021: 4.85%Operating margin, FY2022: 4.86%Operating margin, FY2023: 4.85%Operating margin, FY2024: 3.55%Operating margin, FY2025: 3.81%Net margin, FY2021: 2.99%Net margin, FY2022: 2.91%Net margin, FY2023: 2.90%Net margin, FY2024: 2.06%Net margin, FY2025: 2.33%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 16.89%. Gross margin FY2022 16.74%. Gross margin FY2023 16.99%. Gross margin FY2024 15.32%. Gross margin FY2025 15.31%. Operating margin FY2021 4.85%. Operating margin FY2022 4.86%. Operating margin FY2023 4.85%. Operating margin FY2024 3.55%. Operating margin FY2025 3.81%. Net margin FY2021 2.99%. Net margin FY2022 2.91%. Net margin FY2023 2.90%. Net margin FY2024 2.06%. Net margin FY2025 2.33%.

Income trends

Revenue

284.35B JPY+17.39%

Operating income

10.82B JPY+25.91%

Net income

6.62B JPY+32.88%
Income trends across reported periods312.32B JPY200.43B JPY88.54B JPY−23.35B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 154.7B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 183.64B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 213.74B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 242.23B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 284.35B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 7.5B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 8.93B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 10.37B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 8.59B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 10.82B JPYNet income, FY2021: 4.63B JPYNet income, FY2022: 5.34B JPYNet income, FY2023: 6.21B JPYNet income, FY2024: 4.98B JPYNet income, FY2025: 6.62B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 154.7B JPY. Revenue FY2022 183.64B JPY. Revenue FY2023 213.74B JPY. Revenue FY2024 242.23B JPY. Revenue FY2025 284.35B JPY. Operating income FY2021 7.5B JPY. Operating income FY2022 8.93B JPY. Operating income FY2023 10.37B JPY. Operating income FY2024 8.59B JPY. Operating income FY2025 10.82B JPY. Net income FY2021 4.63B JPY. Net income FY2022 5.34B JPY. Net income FY2023 6.21B JPY. Net income FY2024 4.98B JPY. Net income FY2025 6.62B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue284.35B JPY242.23B JPY213.74B JPY183.64B JPY154.7B JPY
Cost of goods sold240.81B JPY205.11B JPY177.42B JPY152.91B JPY128.58B JPY
Gross profit43.54B JPY37.12B JPY36.32B JPY30.73B JPY26.13B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative32.72B JPY28.53B JPY25.95B JPY21.81B JPY18.63B JPY
Operating expenses32.72B JPY28.53B JPY25.95B JPY21.81B JPY18.63B JPY
Interest income188M JPY21M JPY56M JPY15M JPY14M JPY
Interest expense775M JPY486M JPY307M JPY225M JPY177M JPY
Depreciation and amortization2.28B JPY2.11B JPY1.78B JPY1.4B JPY921M JPY
Operating income10.82B JPY8.59B JPY10.37B JPY8.93B JPY7.5B JPY
Net income6.62B JPY4.98B JPY6.21B JPY5.34B JPY4.63B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
68.23

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates179.39130.4681.5432.61Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual 68.23, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 168.94, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 67.46, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 80.48, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 7, 2025: actual 98.82, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 122.82, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 38.37, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 68.23, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates87.1B78.11B69.13B60.14BQ1 '25MissQ2 '25No estimateQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26No estimateQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 70.69B JPY, estimate 78.47B JPY, surprise -9.91%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 63.49B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 68.29B JPY, estimate 63.72B JPY, surprise +7.18%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 7, 2025: actual 68.82B JPY, estimate 63.72B JPY, surprise +8.00%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 83.75B JPY, estimate 82.4B JPY, surprise +1.64%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 66.42B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 71.95B JPY, estimate 72.58B JPY, surprise -0.87%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 5, 2026: actual —, estimate 75.53B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥129.5

2025 complete year+62.9% since 2021

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2026

¥136.3

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2026 · Payment Dec 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2025

¥129.5

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2025 · Payment Mar 23, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 27, 2024

¥84.20

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2024 · Payment Mar 31, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 28, 2023

¥106

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2023 · Payment Mar 25, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2022

¥91.50

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2022 · Payment Mar 27, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2021

¥79.50

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2021 · Payment Mar 22, 2022

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