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World Co. Lifts Nine-Month Profits, Affirms Aggressive Growth and Payout Plans

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  • World Co. delivered sharp nine-month revenue and profit growth, improving overall profitability.
  • The company reaffirmed robust full-year forecasts, raised dividends, and planned a share split.
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World Co. Lifts Nine-Month Profits, Affirms Aggressive Growth and Payout Plans

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The latest update is out from WORLD CO ( (JP:3612) ).

World Co. reported strong top-line growth for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending February 28, 2026, with revenue rising 24.5% year on year to ¥207.9 billion and profit attributable to owners of the parent up 16.3% to ¥9.7 billion, helped by higher core operating profit and improved profitability despite a prior-year distortion from a shortened fiscal period. The company’s financial position also strengthened, with equity attributable to owners of the parent increasing and the equity ratio improving to 33.8%, while management maintained its full-year forecast calling for a 32.9% revenue increase to ¥300 billion and an 8.6% rise in profit attributable to owners, alongside plans for a higher annual dividend and a 2-for-1 share split, signaling confidence in continued earnings growth and shareholder returns.

More about WORLD CO

World Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo Stock Exchange–listed Japanese company in the apparel and fashion-related retail sector, operating multiple brands and formats. The group focuses on clothing and lifestyle products and has been restructuring and expanding its portfolio, including through business combinations, to strengthen profitability and equity while targeting growth in its domestic market and beyond.

Average Trading Volume: 118,218

Current Market Cap: Yen110.4B

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