LIKE,Inc.

Business Details

Operated by consolidated subsidiary Like Staffing Co., Ltd. The business targets the mobile, logistics/manufacturing, and childcare/nursing care industries as key areas, providing Staffing Services (general worker dispatch), Outsourcing Services (comprehensive business outsourcing), Recruitment Placement Services (paid job placement and temp-to-permanent placement), and Recruitment & Training Support Services to client companies. Against the backdrop of a declining working-age population due to the falling birthrate and aging population, the business plays a role as social infrastructure, and Foreign Worker Employment Support Services are also being promoted as the next growth pillar.

Recent Overview

Achieved double-digit growth in both revenue and profit through focus on mobile outsourcing contracts and high-value logistics assignments

In the Comprehensive Human Resources Services Business for FY2026 (ending May 2026), revenue reached ¥21,983 million (up 6.5% year on year) and segment profit reached ¥1,676 million (up 11.7% year on year). In the mobile division, the focus on high-demand business outsourcing contracts proved effective, while in the logistics/manufacturing division, continued efforts to secure high-value assignments during sales periods also contributed. For the childcare/nursing care industries, recruitment capabilities were strengthened by reorganizing the internal sales structure and leveraging group synergies. Foreign Worker Employment Support Services continued to be actively expanded toward the nursing care industry.

Key Products

Growth Drivers

• Focus on high-demand business outsourcing contracts in the mobile industry and steady demand for personnel from consumer electronics retailers
• Continued efforts on high-value assignments during major e-commerce operators' sales periods and launch of new contracts in the logistics/manufacturing division
• Strengthened recruitment capabilities through reorganization of the sales structure for staffing/placement services targeting the childcare/nursing care industries and utilization of synergies with group companies (Like Kids, Like Care)
• Expansion of Foreign Worker Employment Support Services (introduction, life support, and certified care worker examination support for Specified Skilled Worker Type 1 foreign nationals in the nursing care industry)
• Enhanced recruitment through AI and DX utilization, reorganization of the training environment for inexperienced workers and reskilling, and cultivation of advanced talent through enhanced recruitment of expert positions
• Promotion of expansion into new areas (fields requiring 'connections between people')

Risks

• Continued difficult recruitment environment in the mobile industry, making it difficult to secure the number of active staff
• Recruitment difficulties due to intensifying competition for talent with other industries in the mobile and logistics industries
• Impact on business operations from amendments to the Worker Dispatching Act, Employment Security Act, and other related laws
• Risk of fluctuation in new staffing service demand accompanying progress in operational efficiency improvements by major companies in the logistics industry
• Information security incidents (system failure response costs incurred in the past; ¥7,536 thousand recorded in FY2026 (ending May 2026) as well)
• Prolonged constraints on labor supply due to the worsening decline in the working population from the falling birthrate and aging population