THE Willbes &
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THE Willbes & Co.
makes knitwear and swimwear for major Western clothing brands, and also runs adult professional-exam cram schools in South Korea. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main board, it supplies garments on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) basis, meaning it manufactures to a buyer's specifications under that buyer's label, to retailers such as GAP, Old Navy, Hanesbrands, The Children's Place, and Kohl's. The textile business, which generates the large majority of revenue, is export-driven, while the education business serves the domestic Korean market.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
All garment production is carried out by the company's own overseas subsidiaries, with factories spread across Indonesia, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
THE Willbes & in five facts
What does THE Willbes & do?
THE Willbes & Co.
Where is THE Willbes & listed and in which sector?
THE Willbes & (Korean name: 윌비스) trades under KRX code 008600 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Consumer Staples sector, Staples Retail.
How large is THE Willbes &?
Its market capitalisation was US$13.3M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were THE Willbes &'s latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, THE Willbes & reported revenue of US$142.1M, an operating loss of US$15.9M and a net loss of US$27.5M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was down 13.4% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- DisclosureSep 30
- [Amended] Material event reportSep 8
- Material event reportSep 4
- DisclosureAug 31
- DisclosureAug 31
- Material event reportAug 31
- [Amended] Material event report (decision to redeem own convertible bonds early)Capital raise · Apr 20 · 2 versions
- [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)Capital raise · Mar 30
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
THE Willbes & reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$127M (−13.4% year on year), an operating loss of US$14.1M and a net loss of US$24.5M.
Earnings · Mar 24 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
THE Willbes & updated the terms of convertible bonds to raise US$2.37M, about 19.9% of its market value.
Capital raise · Mar 6 - Results of rights offering or equity-linked bond issuance (voluntary)Capital raise · Feb 12
- [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
THE Willbes & updated the terms of convertible bonds to raise US$2.39M, about 19.9% of its market value.
Capital raise · Feb 9 - [Amended] Material event report (convertible bonds)
THE Willbes & updated the terms of convertible bonds to raise US$6.91M, about 56.8% of its market value.
Capital raise · Feb 4 · 2 versions - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)Capital raise · Jan 29
- Treasury share disposal: results reportTreasury Shares · Jan 21
- [Amended] Material event report (treasury share disposal)Treasury Shares · Jan 16