CAREER CO., LTD. engages in the provision of human resources services for aging society in Japan. It engages in general worker dispatch, outsourcing, recruitment consulting, and job advertisement, business contract; and paid employment placement businesses. The company also offers staffing services for nurses and caregivers who support these services, labor dispatch personnel introductions, and home care services; employment support services for people with disabilities; HR tech services; and temporary staffing services. CAREER CO., LTD. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Financials
Ownership
Material Events
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
Ratios & Growth
Metric
FY 2025
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FY 2024
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FY 2023
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FY 2022
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FY 2021
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Net Sales
ยฅ14.9B
ยฅ16.7B
ยฅ17.8B
ยฅ16.3B
ยฅ14.2B
Cost of Sales
ยฅ11.7B
ยฅ13.1B
ยฅ13.8B
ยฅ12.7B
ยฅ10.9B
Gross Profit
ยฅ3.2B
ยฅ3.7B
ยฅ4.0B
ยฅ3.6B
ยฅ3.3B
SG&A
ยฅ3.2B
ยฅ3.2B
ยฅ3.4B
ยฅ3.3B
ยฅ2.8B
Operating Income
ยฅ-9M
ยฅ429M
ยฅ609M
ยฅ356M
ยฅ482M
Non-Operating Income
ยฅ4M
ยฅ6M
ยฅ20M
ยฅ16M
ยฅ14M
Non-Operating Expenses
ยฅ18M
ยฅ35M
ยฅ25M
ยฅ6M
ยฅ13M
Interest Expense
ยฅ8M
ยฅ4M
ยฅ5M
ยฅ6M
ยฅ4M
Ordinary Income
ยฅ-23M
ยฅ399M
ยฅ604M
ยฅ366M
ยฅ482M
Pre-tax Income
ยฅ-48M
ยฅ414M
ยฅ619M
ยฅ363M
ยฅ318M
Income Taxes
ยฅ102M
ยฅ151M
ยฅ226M
ยฅ138M
ยฅ219M
Current Tax
ยฅ55M
ยฅ128M
ยฅ211M
ยฅ138M
ยฅ235M
Deferred Tax
ยฅ47M
ยฅ23M
ยฅ15M
ยฅ-0M
ยฅ-15M
Net Income (owners)
ยฅ-150M
ยฅ250M
ยฅ379M
ยฅ196M
ยฅ69M
Minority Interest
โ
ยฅ13M
ยฅ14M
ยฅ29M
ยฅ30M
Comprehensive Income
ยฅ-150M
ยฅ262M
ยฅ393M
ยฅ225M
ยฅ99M
EBITDA
ยฅ45M
ยฅ480M
ยฅ663M
ยฅ408M
ยฅ718M
Goodwill Amort. (J-GAAP)
โ
โ
โ
โ
ยฅ213M
EPS
ยฅ-17.66
ยฅ29.37
ยฅ44.53
ยฅ23.00
ยฅ8.10
Shares Outstanding
8.5M
8.5M
8.5M
8.5M
8.5M
Shares Issued (total)
8.6M
8.6M
8.6M
8.6M
8.6M
Treasury Shares
0.1M
0.1M
0.1M
0.1M
0.1M
Metric
FY 2025
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FY 2024
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FY 2023
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FY 2022
EDINET โ
FY 2021
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Total Assets
ยฅ4.3B
ยฅ4.4B
ยฅ5.1B
ยฅ4.9B
ยฅ4.8B
Current Assets
ยฅ3.5B
ยฅ3.9B
ยฅ4.5B
ยฅ4.3B
ยฅ4.3B
Cash & Deposits
ยฅ1.9B
ยฅ2.2B
ยฅ2.7B
ยฅ2.2B
ยฅ1.6B
Trade Receivables
ยฅ1.3B
ยฅ1.5B
ยฅ1.6B
ยฅ1.9B
ยฅ2.6B
Non-Current Assets
ยฅ826M
ยฅ553M
ยฅ635M
ยฅ663M
ยฅ529M
PP&E
ยฅ543M
ยฅ269M
ยฅ297M
ยฅ320M
ยฅ250M
Intangible Assets
ยฅ35M
ยฅ38M
ยฅ49M
ยฅ58M
ยฅ60M
Deferred Tax Assets
ยฅ3M
ยฅ21M
ยฅ30M
ยฅ45M
ยฅ45M
Total Liabilities
ยฅ2.5B
ยฅ2.4B
ยฅ3.1B
ยฅ3.3B
ยฅ3.4B
Current Liabilities
ยฅ2.0B
ยฅ2.3B
ยฅ2.9B
ยฅ3.1B
ยฅ3.4B
ST Debt
ยฅ743M
ยฅ800M
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ1.2B
Taxes Payable
ยฅ25M
ยฅ36M
ยฅ143M
ยฅ62M
ยฅ222M
Non-Current Liabilities
ยฅ402M
ยฅ150M
ยฅ141M
ยฅ132M
ยฅ65M
Total LT Borrowings
ยฅ172M
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โ
โ
ยฅ10M
Deferred Tax Liab.
ยฅ43M
ยฅ14M
โ
โ
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Total Equity
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ2.0B
ยฅ2.0B
ยฅ1.6B
ยฅ1.4B
Capital Stock
ยฅ158M
ยฅ158M
ยฅ158M
ยฅ158M
ยฅ158M
Capital Surplus
โ
โ
ยฅ138M
ยฅ138M
ยฅ138M
Retained Earnings
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ2.0B
ยฅ1.7B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.2B
Treasury Stock
ยฅ-157M
ยฅ-152M
ยฅ-152M
ยฅ-152M
ยฅ-152M
Equity (owners)
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ2.0B
ยฅ1.9B
ยฅ1.5B
ยฅ1.3B
Minority Interests
โ
โ
ยฅ109M
ยฅ95M
ยฅ63M
Total Interest-Bearing Debt โ
ยฅ915M
ยฅ800M
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ1.2B
Net Cash โ
ยฅ946M
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.7B
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ391M
NCAV โ
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ1.5B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ981M
ยฅ863M
NCAV/Share
ยฅ119
ยฅ171
ยฅ164
ยฅ115
ยฅ102
BV/Share
ยฅ208
ยฅ232
ยฅ221
ยฅ176
ยฅ153
Metric
FY 2025
EDINET โ
FY 2024
EDINET โ
FY 2023
EDINET โ
FY 2022
EDINET โ
FY 2021
EDINET โ
Operating CF
ยฅ-15M
ยฅ-91M
ยฅ789M
ยฅ938M
ยฅ-206M
Interest Paid
ยฅ-8M
ยฅ-4M
ยฅ-5M
ยฅ-6M
ยฅ-4M
Interest Received
ยฅ3M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
D&A
ยฅ54M
ยฅ52M
ยฅ54M
ยฅ51M
ยฅ23M
Goodwill Amort.
โ
โ
โ
โ
ยฅ213M
Investing CF
ยฅ-334M
ยฅ-21M
ยฅ-61M
ยฅ-312M
ยฅ-58M
CapEx
ยฅ279M
ยฅ10M
ยฅ5M
ยฅ214M
ยฅ16M
Financing CF
ยฅ57M
ยฅ-480M
ยฅ-210M
ยฅ-10M
ยฅ290M
Dividends Paid
ยฅ-53M
โ
ยฅ0M
ยฅ-0M
ยฅ-0M
Share Buybacks
ยฅ-5M
โ
โ
โ
โ
LT Debt Repaid
โ
โ
ยฅ-10M
ยฅ-12M
ยฅ-10M
Free Cash Flow
ยฅ-294M
ยฅ-102M
ยฅ784M
ยฅ724M
ยฅ-222M
Net Change in Cash
ยฅ-292M
ยฅ-593M
ยฅ517M
ยฅ616M
ยฅ25M
Metric
FY 2025
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FY 2024
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FY 2023
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FY 2022
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FY 2021
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Return on Equity (ROE) โ
-7.8%
12.4%
20.6%
12.9%
4.9%
Return on Assets (ROA) โ
-3.5%
5.3%
7.6%
4.0%
1.4%
Gross Margin โ
21.7%
21.9%
22.5%
22.2%
22.9%
Operating Margin โ
-0.1%
2.6%
3.4%
2.2%
3.4%
Net Margin โ
-1.0%
1.5%
2.1%
1.2%
0.5%
Current Ratio โ
1.69x
1.71x
1.53x
1.35x
1.28x
Quick Ratio โ
1.69x
1.71x
1.53x
1.35x
1.28x
Revenue / Share โ
ยฅ1,759
ยฅ1,965
ยฅ2,092
ยฅ1,921
ยฅ1,668
BV/Share โ
ยฅ208
ยฅ232
ยฅ221
ยฅ176
ยฅ153
NCAV/Share โ
ยฅ119
ยฅ171
ยฅ164
ยฅ115
ยฅ102
EPS โ
ยฅ-17.66
ยฅ29.37
ยฅ44.53
ยฅ23.00
ยฅ8.10
DPS โ
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ6.25
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ0.00
Payout Ratio โ
โ
21.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
FCF/Share โ
ยฅ-34.67
ยฅ-11.96
ยฅ92.12
ยฅ85.14
ยฅ-26.08
Market Valuation
Avg daily close price for calendar year ร most recently reported EPS / DPS
Metric
CY2023
CY2024
CY2025
Avg P/E โ
7.7ร
EPS from 2023-09
12.4ร
EPS from 2024-09
10.4ร
EPS from 2024-09
Avg Div Yield โ
0.00%
DPS from 2023-09
1.71%
DPS from 2024-09
0.00%
DPS from 2025-09
Avg Daily Close
ยฅ342
ยฅ365
ยฅ305
Growth Rates (CAGR)
Metric
3yr CAGR (FY2022โ2025)
5yr CAGR
Stock Price
-8.4%
-15.1%
Sales
-2.9%
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FCF/Share
โ
โ
EPS
โ
โ
DPS
โ
โ
BV/Share
+5.6%
โ
NCAV/Share
+1.0%
โ
No capital allocation signals recorded for this company.
Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Large Shareholder Reports 1
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
ๅทๅถ ไธ้
4,270,520
2
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.
ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพSBI่จผๅธ
795,850
3
ๆฐด่ฐท ๆกๅญ
293,200
4
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
ๆฅฝๅคฉ่จผๅธๆ ชๅผไผ็คพๅ
ฑๆๅฃ
233,200
5
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
JPใขใซใฌใณ่จผๅธๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ
169,400
6
ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใใตใใซใณใใใผใใผใซใใฃใณใฐใน
162,700
7
ๅ
ๆจ ็ๅ
100,000
8
ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใชใผใใณใซใผใ
92,600
9
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
้ๆ่ญๅธๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ
77,600
10
็ซนไธ ้
ๅฝฆ
77,400
Domestic Nominees
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2024
Trust bank custodians โ GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
0.0%
-1.3% vs 2024
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
73.9%
+3.2% vs 2024
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ๅทๅถ ไธ้
100.42%
50.21%
50.21%
50.21%
50.30%
+0.09%
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.
SBI่จผๅธ
1.34%
1.09%
5.44%
9.36%
9.37%
+0.01%
ๆฐด่ฐท ๆกๅญ
โ
โ
2.03%
2.70%
3.45%
+0.75%
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
ๆฅฝๅคฉ่จผๅธ
โ
1.36%
1.02%
2.83%
2.75%
-0.08%
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
NEW ENTRY
JPใขใซใฌใณ่จผๅธ
โ
โ
โ
โ
โ
2.00%
NEW
ๅผไผ็คพใใตใใซใณใใใผใใผใซใใฃใณใฐใน
NEW ENTRY
โ
โ
โ
โ
โ
1.92%
NEW
ๅ
ๆจ ็ๅ
1.66%
1.38%
1.18%
1.27%
1.18%
-0.09%
ๅผไผ็คพใชใผใใณใซใผใ
1.90%
1.09%
1.09%
1.09%
1.09%
็ซนไธ ้
ๅฝฆ
1.82%
0.91%
0.91%
0.91%
0.91%
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
้ๆ่จผๅธ
โ
โ
โ
0.89%
0.91%
+0.02%
ๅผไผ็คพใใตใใซใณใใใผ
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
โ
โ
โ
1.37%
โ
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
JP Morgan
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
โ
โ
1.30%
1.30%
โ
Ueda Yagi Tanshi Co., Ltd.
ไธ็ฐๅ
ซๆจ็ญ่ณ
last seen 2022
Exited Top 10
โ
0.82%
โ
โ
โ
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG(FE-AC)
last seen 2022
Exited Top 10
โ
0.87%
โ
โ
โ
JP JPMSE LUX RE NOMURA INTPLC 1 EQ CO
last seen 2022
Exited Top 10
โ
0.75%
โ
โ
โ
่ฅฟๅท ๆๅธ
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
โ
โ
2.76%
โ
โ
ๅ้ ๅคง่ผ
last seen 2021
Exited Top 10
8.50%
โ
โ
โ
โ
GMOใฏใชใใฏ่จผๅธ
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
โ
0.73%
0.74%
โ
โ
ๆฐๆฒผ ๅพๅฒ
last seen 2021
Exited Top 10
2.62%
โ
โ
โ
โ
Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd.
ๆฅๆฌ่จผๅธ้่
last seen 2021
Exited Top 10
1.94%
โ
โ
โ
โ
Credit Suisse
last seen 2021
Exited Top 10
1.68%
โ
โ
โ
โ
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.
ๆพไบ่จผๅธ
last seen 2021
Exited Top 10
1.72%
โ
โ
โ
โ
Concentration (HHI)
โ
10184
2531
2569
2632
2649
5 fiscal years ยท top-10 holders per year ยท >2,500 HHI = high concentration ยท entity-resolved
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Date Shareholder Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2023-09-06
SBI SECURITIES Co.,Ltd.
4.98%
change
Passive
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Date
Category
Summary
Amount
2026-02-18
๐ฅ Financial
Earnings Revision
The company recognized a social insurance premium refund of 81 million yen in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025). The refund resulted from overpayment of social insurance contributions for registered temporary staffing employees. This amount was recorded as non-operating revenue and materially impacts the company's financial results.
ยฅ81M
โบ
Summary
The company recognized a social insurance premium refund of 81 million yen in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025). The refund resulted from overpayment of social insurance contributions for registered temporary staffing employees. This amount was recorded as non-operating revenue and materially impacts the company's financial results.
็ป้ฒๆดพ้ฃในใฟใใใฎ็คพไผไฟ้บๆใฎ้็ดไปๅใซใคใใฆ้ไปใ่ชใใใใใใจใใใ็คพไผไฟ้บๆ้ไป้81็พไธใ่จไธใใใใพใใใ
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