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LIKE,Inc.
ライク株式会社
Services
LIKE, Inc. provides human resource services in Japan. It operates through Comprehensive Human Resources Service, Child-Rearing Support Service, and Nursing Care-Related Service segments. The company offers human resource services comprising temporary staffing, outsourcing, recruitment, placement, and hiring and education support services. It also operates on-site childcare facilities, licensed nurseries, after-school clubs, and other public childcare facilities that offer outsourced and public childcare services. In addition, the company operates nursing homes that offer nursing and elderly care services. LIKE, Inc. was formerly known as J-COM Holdings Co., Ltd. and changed its name to LIKE, Inc. in December 2016. LIKE, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Osaka, Japan.
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Filings & Signals
Ownership
Financials
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Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
Ratios & Per Share
Metric
FY 2025
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Net Sales
¥62.3B
¥60.5B
¥60.0B
¥57.6B
¥54.3B
Cost of Sales
¥53.5B
¥51.2B
¥50.4B
¥47.5B
¥44.5B
Gross Profit
¥8.8B
¥9.2B
¥9.7B
¥10.1B
¥9.8B
SG&A
¥5.9B
¥5.9B
¥6.1B
¥5.9B
¥6.2B
Operating Income
¥3.0B
¥3.3B
¥3.6B
¥4.2B
¥3.6B
Non-Operating Income
¥695M
¥744M
¥775M
¥1.1B
¥1.9B
Dividend Income
¥16M
¥15M
¥15M
¥15M
¥17M
Interest Income
¥11M
¥6M
¥6M
¥6M
¥7M
Non-Operating Expenses
¥148M
¥124M
¥100M
¥100M
¥121M
Interest Expense
¥125M
¥103M
¥77M
¥71M
¥71M
Ordinary Income
¥3.5B
¥4.0B
¥4.3B
¥5.2B
¥5.3B
Pre-tax Income
¥3.4B
¥3.8B
¥4.2B
¥5.2B
¥5.4B
Income Taxes
¥1.3B
¥1.4B
¥1.7B
¥2.0B
¥1.9B
Current Tax
¥1.4B
¥1.4B
¥1.7B
¥1.9B
¥2.0B
Deferred Tax
¥-34M
¥-29M
¥-22M
¥99M
¥-150M
Net Income (owners)
¥2.1B
¥2.4B
¥2.6B
¥3.3B
¥3.3B
Minority Interest
—
—
—
—
¥227M
Comprehensive Income
¥2.1B
¥2.5B
¥2.5B
¥3.2B
¥3.6B
EBITDA
¥4.5B
¥4.8B
¥5.4B
¥6.0B
¥5.3B
Goodwill Amort. (J-GAAP)
¥10M
¥74M
¥443M
¥444M
¥444M
EPS
¥109.29
¥127.55
¥133.87
¥170.87
¥171.10
Shares Outstanding
19.2M
19.2M
19.2M
19.2M
19.1M
Shares Issued (total)
20.5M
20.5M
20.5M
20.5M
20.4M
Treasury Shares
1.3M
1.3M
1.3M
1.3M
1.3M
Metric
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Total Assets
¥40.4B
¥38.5B
¥39.5B
¥39.4B
¥37.7B
Current Assets
¥17.2B
¥16.6B
¥17.8B
¥17.7B
¥16.1B
Cash & Deposits
¥8.8B
¥9.4B
¥10.7B
¥10.6B
¥9.5B
Trade Receivables
¥7.1B
¥6.1B
¥5.8B
¥5.4B
—
Inventories
—
—
¥4M
¥10M
¥8M
Non-Current Assets
¥23.2B
¥21.9B
¥21.7B
¥21.6B
¥21.6B
PP&E
¥17.8B
¥16.5B
¥16.3B
¥15.7B
¥15.1B
Goodwill
¥58M
—
¥74M
¥517M
¥961M
Intangible Assets
¥268M
¥191M
¥205M
¥681M
¥1.1B
Investment Securities
¥441M
¥460M
¥429M
¥553M
¥688M
Deferred Tax Assets
¥837M
¥815M
¥787M
¥769M
¥871M
Total Liabilities
¥22.6B
¥21.7B
¥24.0B
¥25.4B
¥25.8B
Current Liabilities
¥12.2B
¥11.0B
¥15.2B
¥11.6B
¥11.2B
Accounts Payable
¥215M
¥190M
¥181M
¥105M
¥108M
ST Debt
¥4.1B
¥4.2B
¥7.8B
¥4.7B
¥4.3B
Taxes Payable
¥753M
¥483M
¥711M
¥722M
¥1.2B
Non-Current Liabilities
¥10.4B
¥10.7B
¥8.8B
¥13.7B
¥14.6B
Total LT Borrowings
¥5.0B
¥5.5B
¥3.9B
¥9.2B
¥10.3B
Pension Obligations
¥504M
¥463M
¥451M
¥359M
¥337M
Deferred Tax Liab.
¥52M
¥66M
¥39M
¥95M
¥123M
Total Equity
¥17.8B
¥16.8B
¥15.5B
¥14.0B
¥11.9B
Capital Stock
¥1.5B
¥1.5B
¥1.5B
¥1.5B
¥1.5B
Capital Surplus
¥166M
¥166M
¥166M
¥166M
¥149M
Retained Earnings
¥16.6B
¥15.6B
¥14.4B
¥12.8B
¥10.7B
Treasury Stock
¥-741M
¥-741M
¥-741M
¥-741M
¥-741M
AOCI
¥200M
¥202M
¥138M
¥256M
¥311M
Equity (owners)
¥17.6B
¥16.6B
¥15.3B
¥13.8B
¥11.6B
Total Interest-Bearing Debt ⓘ
¥9.1B
¥9.7B
¥11.8B
¥13.9B
¥14.5B
Net Cash ⓘ
¥-309M
¥-294M
¥-1.1B
¥-3.3B
¥-5.0B
NCAV ⓘ
¥-5.4B
¥-5.1B
¥-6.2B
¥-7.6B
¥-9.6B
NCAV/Share
¥-282
¥-265
¥-323
¥-397
¥-505
BV/Share
¥917
¥866
¥799
¥717
¥608
Metric
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Operating CF
¥3.8B
¥3.6B
¥4.8B
¥4.7B
¥5.7B
Taxes Paid
¥-1.1B
¥-1.6B
¥-1.3B
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Interest Paid
¥-127M
¥-104M
¥-77M
¥-69M
¥-71M
Interest Received
¥26M
¥21M
¥21M
¥21M
¥24M
D&A
¥1.5B
¥1.4B
¥1.4B
¥1.3B
¥1.2B
Goodwill Amort.
¥10M
¥74M
¥443M
¥444M
¥444M
Investing CF
¥-2.2B
¥-1.4B
¥-1.5B
¥-1.7B
¥-1.8B
CapEx
¥1.9B
¥1.4B
¥1.5B
¥1.6B
¥1.9B
Financing CF
¥-2.3B
¥-3.4B
¥-3.3B
¥-2.0B
¥-7.4B
Dividends Paid
¥-1.1B
¥-1.2B
¥-997M
¥-1.2B
¥-552M
LT Debt Repaid
¥-2.9B
¥-3.1B
¥-3.3B
¥-3.0B
¥-2.3B
Free Cash Flow
¥1.9B
¥2.3B
¥3.3B
¥3.1B
¥3.8B
Net Change in Cash
¥-663M
¥-1.2B
¥46M
¥1.1B
¥-3.6B
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ROE
12.1%
15.2%
17.4%
25.2%
29.6%
ROA
5.3%
6.3%
6.5%
8.5%
8.7%
EPS
¥109.29
¥127.55
¥133.87
¥170.87
¥171.10
DPS
¥60.00
¥58.00
¥58.00
¥52.00
¥50.00
BPS
¥927.46
¥876.27
¥806.38
¥730.69
¥624.73
FCF/Share
¥101
¥118
¥174
¥163
¥197
NCAV/Share
¥-282
¥-265
¥-323
¥-397
¥-505
Payout Ratio
54.9%
45.5%
43.3%
30.4%
29.2%
Event Timeline
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Large Shareholder Reports 11
Date Activist Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2024-11-22
RHEOS CAPITAL WORKS Inc.
1.59%
-3.46%
change
Passive
—
2024-08-22
RHEOS CAPITAL WORKS Inc.
5.05%
-1.14%
change
Passive
—
2024-03-22
RHEOS CAPITAL WORKS Inc.
6.19%
-1.03%
change
Passive
—
2024-02-02
Yasuhiko Okamoto
46.43%
change
Passive
—
2023-11-22
RHEOS CAPITAL WORKS Inc.
7.22%
-1.02%
change
Passive
—
2023-10-17
Yasuhiko Okamoto
46.43%
change
Passive
—
2023-09-25
RHEOS CAPITAL WORKS Inc.
8.24%
-1.04%
change
Passive
—
2023-09-07
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
3.62%
change
Passive
—
2023-09-04
SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd.
3.05%
change
Passive
—
2023-06-22
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
5.04%
change
Passive
—
2023-05-26
RHEOS CAPITAL WORKS Inc.
9.28%
change
Passive
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Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Cross-Holdings Tracker 3
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
有限会社マナックス
8,329,800
43.40%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(信託口)
918,800
4.78%
3
日本生命保険相互会社 (常任代理人 日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社)
644,000
3.35%
4
岡本 泰彦
560,000
2.91%
5
岡本 久美子
560,000
2.91%
6
株式会社テー・オー・ダブリュー
560,000
2.91%
7
三品 芳機
279,000
1.45%
8
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
株式会社日本カストディ銀行(信託口)
155,800
0.81%
9
谷間 高
84,000
0.43%
10
ライク従業員持株会
81,179
0.42%
Domestic Nominees
5.6%
-6.1% vs 2024
Trust bank custodians — GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2024
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
57.8%
+3.8% vs 2024
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2023
2024
2025
限会社マナックス
40.28%
43.40%
43.40%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行
4.94%
4.26%
4.78%
+0.52%
日本生命保険
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
3.35%
NEW
式会社テー・オー・ダブリュー
2.91%
2.91%
2.91%
岡本 久美子
2.91%
2.91%
2.91%
岡本 泰彦
3.18%
2.14%
2.91%
+0.77%
三品 芳機
1.45%
1.45%
1.45%
日本カストディ銀行
14.94%
7.39%
0.81%
-6.58%
谷間 高
—
0.43%
0.43%
ライク従業員持株会
—
0.40%
0.42%
+0.02%
BNP PARIBAS NEW YORK BRANCH - PRIME BROKERAGE CLEARANCE ACCOUNT
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
—
0.32%
—
岡本 真奈
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
3.12%
—
—
GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
1.78%
—
—
CACEIS BANK, LUXEMBOURG BRANCH / UCITS CLIENTS ASSETS
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
1.26%
—
—
Concentration (HHI)
ⓘ
1914
1980
1946
3 fiscal years · top-10 holders per year · >2,500 HHI = high concentration · entity-resolved
Portfolio Book Value
¥407M
+7% since 2023
Holdings
3
+1 new
1 exited
Trend
Stable
vs 2023
Held Company
FY2025
¥407M total
FY2023
¥381M total
Book Val ¥M
Shares
Book Val ¥M
Shares
TOW CO.,LTD.
株式会社テー・オー・ダブリュー
332
1,040,000
337
1,040,000
M
Paycloud Holdings Inc.
ペイクラウドホールディングス株式会社
63
NEW
New
80,000
—
Joshin Denki Co., Ltd.
上新電機株式会社
12
5,500
10
5,500
アララ株式会社
—
−100%
Exit
—
34
80,000
Portfolio total
407
381
Book value in ¥M · ↓ reduced · ↑ increased vs prior year · M = mutual holding