World Co's Attributable Profit Jumps 25% in Fiscal Q1
World Co (TYO:3612) posted a 25% rise in profit attributable to owners of the parent to 5.45 billion yen for the fiscal first quarter from 4.37 billion yen a year earlier.The apparel company's earnings per share increased to 71.57 yen from 64.18 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Friday.Revenue rose 6.7% to 74.7 billion yen in the three months ended May 31 from over 70 billion yen in the prior-year period.For the full fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2027, the company expects attributable profit of 12.6 billion yen, basic EPS of 173.10 yen, and revenue of 300 billion yen.World plans to pay an interim dividend of 31 yen per share and a year-end dividend of 36 yen per share for the year, totalling 67 yen per share, which is lower than the 109 yen paid in the prior year.
