WORLD HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
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Business
World Holdings Co., Ltd. is a pure holding company established in 1993 in Kitakyushu City, originating from manufacturing business process outsourcing operations. The company currently operates five segments: Products HR Business (staffing services in the manufacturing sector), Service HR Business (logistics, tourism, and customer service/sales fields), Real Estate Business (condominium development, renovation, rental management, etc.), Information & Communication Business (mobile phone shop operations and corporate solutions based in northern Kyushu), and Agricultural Park Business (park facility operations through direct management and designated management systems). Its major customers span a wide range of industries, including major global manufacturers, major e-commerce operators (Amazon Japan G.K. accounts for 12.0% of net sales), department stores, mass retailers, and hotels. Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Business Model
Net sales of ¥284,350 million are approximately 75% attributable to the Human Resources Education business (Products HR business ¥121,232 million + Service HR business ¥90,552 million), generating stable flow income from staffing supply to the manufacturing, logistics, and service sectors. The Real Estate business (¥57,128 million) generates flow income from condominium development and sales, while also building up stock income through strategic continued leasing and lease management of developed properties. The Information & Communications and Agricultural Park businesses, though small in scale, function as stable, community-based income sources.
Company Strengths
Covers multiple fields including semiconductors, electrical/electronics, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, providing integrated upstream-to-downstream support from research and development to manufacturing and repair. In April 2025, the company opened the "Kumamoto Technical Center," its 11th training facility nationwide, to accelerate the development of semiconductor talent for AI and data center applications. The Products HR business achieved net sales of ¥121,232 million and segment profit of ¥4,414 million, up 33.4% year on year.
Net sales to Amazon Japan G.K. reached ¥34,063 million (12.0% of total sales), reflecting a strong market share in comprehensive logistics warehouse outsourcing for major e-commerce operators. Through a strategic business alliance with Yamato Holdings (July 2023), the company brought Yamato Staff Supply Co., Ltd. into the group. In September 2025, the company newly opened a self-operated warehouse in Kuyama Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, accelerating the horizontal expansion of comprehensive logistics warehouse outsourcing.
Operates in four business areas—human resources education, real estate, information and telecommunications, and agricultural parks—avoiding dependence on any single segment. In FY2025 (ending December 2025), all five segments achieved revenue growth, with consolidated net sales of ¥284,350 million (up 17.4% year on year), operating profit of ¥10,820 million (up 25.9% year on year), and net income of ¥6,620 million (up 32.9% year on year), exceeding plan across all profit indicators.
ENVALITH's Perspective
Performance Trend
Revenue over the past five fiscal periods has maintained a consistent uptrend, rising from ¥154,704 million (FY2021) to ¥284,350 million (FY2025). In the first quarter of FY2026 (ending December 2026), revenue continued to grow, reaching ¥66,420 million (up 4.6% year on year), but operating profit declined sharply to ¥1,884 million (down 24.6% year on year), and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent fell to ¥686 million (down 43.1% year on year). The main cause was the concentration of real estate business deliveries in the second half of the fiscal year (segment revenue down 38.7% year on year). External factors—persistently elevated real estate prices driven by rising land prices and construction costs, along with higher interest expenses (up ¥92 million year on year) due to rising interest rates—also weighed on earnings. For the full year, the company maintains its plan for both revenue and profit growth, projecting revenue of ¥300,326 million (up 5.6% year on year) and operating profit of ¥12,500 million (up 15.5% year on year).
Growth Strategy
Through deepening co-sourcing, expanding stock revenue in real estate, and M&A, the Company aims for net sales of ¥300,326 million and operating profit of ¥12,500 million in fiscal year 2026.
The Company is deepening its "co-sourcing" approach, which involves engaging more deeply in client operations, and in January 2026 acquired the business of new product development and testing support outsourcing from Bridgestone Plant Engineering Co., Ltd. Through deepening collaboration with major manufacturing companies, the Company is accelerating the shift from simple staffing dispatch to high-value-added outsourced contracts, aiming to improve profit margins.
In February 2026, the Company concluded an industry-academia collaboration agreement with Sasebo Jitsugyo High School to support the development of semiconductor talent in the Kyushu region. By building its own talent supply infrastructure to capture the robust demand for personnel in the semiconductor field for AI and data centers, the Company aims to strengthen the human resource foundation supporting business growth from the second half of the year onward.
Major condominium properties such as "Residential Koenji," "Residential Shinagawa Ebaramachi," and "Residential Nakano Saginomiya" continue to see steady contract signings. Profit margins in the developer-related and renovation-related businesses have improved through pricing based on meticulous market research, and the Company aims to achieve its full-year plan through a concentration of property handovers in the second half.
The Company was newly selected as the designated manager for Ashigaike Agricultural Park (Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture), Tokuyama Zoo (Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture), and Hiokayama Park (Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture), and was also awarded the contract for the general information and entrance gate reception services at Chiba City Zoological Park. Against the backdrop of accelerating privatization of park facilities managed by local governments, the Company is promoting diversification of its revenue base by accumulating designated management contracts.
Last updated: July 17, 2026