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2010

1,146 Employees

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YYForce Inc. Overview

YYForce is a Singapore-headquartered micro-cap services group. It combines two businesses. The first is an app-based on-demand staffing marketplace (YY Circle). The second is an acquisition-built integrated facility management (IFM) business covering cleaning, security, pest control, property management and façade services. Revenue grew from US$17.5M in FY2021 to US$57.2M in FY2025, a four-year CAGR of about 35%. Growth came from geographic roll-outs of the staffing app and a run of Singapore IFM acquisitions in 2025.

The economics remain those of a labor-intensive contractor. Gross margins sit in the 10–14% band. Since FY2024 the company has posted losses driven by share-based compensation, acquisition impairments and expansion overheads. It has financed itself through repeated equity issuance, including two reverse splits in 2026.

Management's rebrand to YYForce and its "2030 Vision" reposition the group as a human–AI–robotics workforce platform. As of H1 2026, these AI and robotics initiatives had not contributed materially to revenue.


What the company does

YYForce provides two core services to service-sector businesses, mainly in Singapore and Malaysia, with smaller operations elsewhere in Asia and beyond.

Manpower outsourcing (on-demand and full-time staffing)

  • The business is delivered through the YY Circle Super App ("YY App"), launched in June 2019 to digitize the founders' traditional casual-labor agency.

  • Clients post shifts, and registered workers accept them. The company invoices clients and pays workers.

  • Key FY2025 metrics (company releases / FY2025 20-F):

    • 903,952 cumulative app downloads and 268,241 total active users at end-2025.

    • Monthly active users of 40,688 and a 95% job fulfillment rate.

    • 305 employers served and roughly 12 million man-hours deployed.

  • The core client base is hotels, F&B operators, private clubs, MICE/banqueting and retail.

Integrated facility management (IFM)

  • This began in 2018 as a professional cleaning business, built out of the founders' agency, Hong Ye Group.

  • In 2025 it was expanded by acquisition into a multi-service IFM platform:

    • Property Facility Services (property and facility management)

    • Uniforce Security Services (security)

    • Pest Fighter (pest control)

    • the 24iFM software platform

  • Services include commercial, hospitality and industrial cleaning, façade cleaning, disinfection, MICE stewarding, pest control, security, landscaping and property management.

  • Smart-cleaning technology includes the Smart iClean IoT toilet-management platform and deployed cleaning robots.

  • FY2025: 274 IFM customers, average revenue per customer of US$119,887, and 612 active cleaners.

Other services

  • Web design, development and digital marketing through Mediaplus Venture Group (54% owned).

  • Rental income from investment properties.

  • YY Smart Tech (IT services).

  • Since August 2026, a supply-chain unit (YY Logitech) and a 95%-owned Singapore distributor.

Business model and revenue model

The company's revenue is overwhelmingly service revenue. There is no material product, subscription or licensing revenue.

Manpower: billed largely by hours or shifts deployed. Gross margin was 13.8% in FY2025 and 15.5% in FY2024.

IFM: generally multi-year headcount-based or performance-based service contracts. Gross margin was 13.2% in FY2025 and 10.8% in FY2024.

Software: the 24iFM platform and the Smart iClean app are positioned as enablers of the service contracts. The company does not report separate software subscription revenue.

New models: the 2030 Vision contemplates Robotics-as-a-Service and leasing, and a services marketplace with lifestyle advertising inside 24iFM (announced 8 October 2026). None was revenue-material as of H1 2026.

Working-capital profile. The FY2025 20-F states that customers typically pay one to two months after service, while app workers are paid within a week. Days sales outstanding have run at about 80–85 days. Growth therefore consumes cash.

Value-chain position, customers and end-markets

Top-five customer share of segment revenue (%)FY2023FY2024FY2025
Manpower outsourcing (%)352823
IFM (%)312721

YYForce is a labor intermediary and outsourced service contractor. It sits between building owners/operators and hospitality operators on one side and a flexible workforce on the other.

End-markets: hospitality (hotels, F&B, clubs), MICE, retail and shopping malls, transportation, banking, mixed-use developments, education, and residential/commercial property.

Customer base: 1,054 customers at 31 December 2025 across all businesses (FY2025 20-F). Of these, 274 were IFM and 305 were manpower; the remainder relate to other services.

Concentration: is moderate and declining (FY2025 20-F):

Company self-description versus independent characterization

Company's description. In the FY2025 20-F, the company calls itself a data- and technology-driven company developing enterprise intelligent labor matching and smart cleaning services. Since September 2026 it has described itself as an "AI-enabled workforce management platform and integrated facility management provider." Its stated ambition is to evolve from intelligent decision support toward increasingly autonomous workforce management.

Independent characterization. On the financial evidence, YYForce is a staffing and contract-cleaning/IFM roll-up with a consumer-grade job-matching app. Its characteristics:

  • Thin gross margins (10–14%).

  • R&D expense reported as zero in every year.

  • Customer-acquisition-driven overseas staffing expansion, partly reversed in 2025–26.

  • A capital structure dominated by equity issuance and founder super-voting control.

The AI, robotics and humanoid narrative is real in the sense of pilots, a robotics center and partnerships. It is not yet visible in revenue or margins: H1 2026 gross margin fell to 10.1%.

Strategy

Stated strategy themes

YYForce 2030 Vision (22 September 2026): - Goal: a "Future Workforce Solutions" model integrating human workers, AI-enabled workforce management, smart facility management, automation and robotics, so that each task is done by the person or technology best suited to it.

  • Its building blocks are listed in 10.2.

  • Management acknowledged these initiatives were not revenue-material in H1 2026.

  • Transition from labor-intensive contractor to integrated workforce provider, with stated focus on margin improvement, operating efficiency and disciplined capital allocation (CEO, H1 2026 release).

Margin restoration (H2 2026 priority, per the CFO): - reprice contracts at renewal;

  • renegotiate or exit loss-making engagements;

  • tighten scheduling to cut unbilled hours;

  • deploy digital and automation tools.

Cost optimization (late 2025 to early 2026): debt restructuring, headquarters optimization and rationalization of global subsidiaries.

Capital allocation hierarchy (H1 2026): 1. Liquidity for operations and obligations.

  1. Then selective investment in technology, robotics, data infrastructure, geographic expansion, partnerships and M&A.
  • Partnerships, leasing and pilots are to be used to limit upfront capital.

Initiatives in the last 24 months

DateInitiativeType
Feb–Jul 2025IFM roll-up (PFS, UFS, 24iFM, Pest Fighter)M&A / platform
2,025YY Circle launched in 3 new markets; about 122,000 registered workers added year on year to June 2025Geographic expansion
Oct 2025Productivity target: +200bp operating margin over 6–12 monthsCost program
H2 2025–2026Exit of underperforming overseas subsidiaries (US$9.6M impairment)Restructuring
Jan 2026US market entry (California, New York)Geographic expansion
Mar 2026FY2026 guidance: revenue US$103–110M and non-IFRS profitability (withdrawn 24 September 2026)Financial target
May 2026Velobotics partnershipRobotics partnership
Jun 2026NVIDIA Blackwell compute investment; AI training data lab; pilot robotics deploymentsAI platform
Jun 2026Commercial humanoid robotics initiativeRobotics
2,026OpenClaw agentic AI rollout across hotel clients and internal operations (reported by roic.ai)AI
Aug 2026YY Logitech (supply chain); 95% distributor acquisitionDiversification
Sep 2026Rebrand to YYForce; Facadevision AI (drone façade maintenance)Brand / product
Oct 2026Singapore Robotics Center; Aloft Langkawi robot deployment; 24iFM services marketplace and lifestyle advertisingRobotics / platform monetization

ESG commitments. None disclosed.

Medium-term targets. No medium-term financial targets are currently in force. The FY2026 outlook was withdrawn, and an updated outlook is promised with FY2026 results.

Products & Services

Manpower Outsourcing

OfferingDescription and capabilitiesTarget customerLaunch / latestPricing model
YY Circle Super App ("YY App")One-stop staffing marketplace for part-time and full-time job matching. Built on Tencent Cloud and Firebase (FY2025 20-F). Conversion rate about 9.25% and average retention about 34.96% (FY2025)Hotels, F&B, private clubs, retail, MICE; job-seekersJune 2019Not publicly disclosed (billed per staffing engagement)
Yolara AIAI application supporting deployment planning, workflow integration, human-team coordination and operational support across staffing, robotics and IFMEnterprise clients2026 (cited in 2030 Vision)—
Professional recruitment / employment agencyTraditional recruitment and casual-labor supply, the heritage Hong Ye businessService-sector employers2,010—
YY Circle overseas operationsCountry subsidiaries in MY, HK, TH, VN, KR, AU (NSW, Perth), UK, NL, DE, UAE and US (CA, NYC); some non-core units being wound downLocal hospitality employers2022–2026—
YYCircle For Hospitality Services L.L.C. (UAE)Hospitality services subsidiary of YY Circle (UAE)UAE hospitality operatorsOctober 2025—

Integrated Facility Management

OfferingDescription and capabilitiesTarget customerLaunch / latestPricing model
Commercial and hospitality cleaning (Hong Ye Group)Offices, schools, hotels, malls, F&B outlets. S$15.96M of new three-year contracts start in October 2026Property owners, hotels, malls2,018Multi-year contracts; headcount- or performance-based (not publicly disclosed in detail)
Industrial and façade cleaningIndustrial premises and building exteriorsIndustrial and commercial buildings2018+Contract-based
Facadevision AIDrone- and AI-powered exterior building inspection and maintenanceBuilding owners and managersSeptember 2026—
Disinfection servicesSanitization and disinfectionCommercial and public facilities2020-eraContract-based
MICE and banquet stewardingStewarding for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitionsHotels and event venuesPre-IPOContract / event-based
Property and facility management (PFS)Residential and commercial property and integrated FM solutions. PFS holds 25% of PFS-FEDA Pte. Ltd.Property managers, asset ownersAcquired February 2025Contract-based
Security services (Uniforce Security Services)Manned security, surveillance, risk management. 2024 revenue S$8.3M (about US$6.4M); management projected about US$35M of contribution over three yearsCommercial, institutional and residential sitesAcquired June 2025Contract-based
Pest control (Pest Fighter)Pest control; also freight transport by roadCommercial, residential, F&BAcquired July 2025Contract-based
LandscapingGrounds maintenanceProperty clients2025+Contract-based
24iFM platformFacility-management software (source code and IP acquired). Expanded in October 2026 with a services marketplace and lifestyle advertisingFM operators, property managers, residentsAcquired June 2025; expanded October 2026—
YY Smart iClean AppSmart-toilet central management platform using IoT sensors; real-time usage and cleaning-progress tracking. Hosted on AWSMalls, offices, public facilitiesPre-IPOBundled with cleaning contracts
Cleaning and delivery robotsAutonomous cleaning and delivery robots piloted in hospitality venues; service robot deployed at Aloft by Marriott Langkawi Pantai Tengah (October 2026)Hotels, mallsPilots from H2 2025Leasing / RaaS (planned)
Humanoid and service roboticsCommercial humanoid robotics initiative (June 2026). Singapore Robotics Center for humanoid training and deployment (October 2026). Velobotics partnershipIFM and hospitality clients2,026Leasing / RaaS (planned); not revenue-material as of H1 2026
AI video analyticsSmart cameras and analytics within IFMIFM clients2,026—

Other Services

OfferingDescriptionTarget customerLaunch / latestPricing model
Mediaplus Venture Group (54%)Web design and development, digital marketing (Mediaplus Digital SG and MY, Mplus Elite, M Synergates)SMEs, corporatesAcquired January 2025Project / retainer (not disclosed)
Investment propertiesRental income; carrying value US$2.38M at 30 June 2026Tenants2,025Lease income
YY Smart Tech (80%)Consolidated IT services and smart-tech developmentInternal and externalDecember 2024—
YY Logitech Pte. Ltd.Supply-chain solutionsCommercial clientsAugust 2026—
Singapore distributor (95%)"Profitable" distributor—Acquired August 2026—
AI training data labCollects operational data to train AI and robotics modelsInternal; potential data clientsJune 2026 (launch); further launch planned per H1 2026 release—

Intellectual property. The company holds six registered trademarks in Singapore, one of them material (FY2025 20-F). No patents are disclosed.

Financial Narrative

Basis: FY2024–FY2025 operating and net figures are company-reported (FY2025 release and 20-F). FY2021–FY2023 figures are from SEC-sourced aggregator data (VCP Scanner) and reconcile to the FY2023 release for revenue (US$31.77M) and profit (US$0.864M). All USD.

Income statement

Notes:

  • FY2025 EBITDA is operating loss plus D&A, which includes the US$9.6M impairment. On the aggregator basis, which excludes impairment and fair-value items, FY2025 EBITDA is −US$12.41M and operating income is −US$13.34M.

  • The FY2025 non-IFRS net loss adds back SBC (US$6.60M) and impairments (US$9.61M), and excludes a US$2.38M warrant fair-value gain and a US$0.04M investment-property gain.

  • FY2025 operating loss includes a US$2.38M gain on warrant fair value. Excluding that gain, the core operating loss was larger.

EPS (not comparable across years because of the reverse splits)

Margins and growth

Revenue CAGR: FY2021–FY2025 (four years) about 34.6%; FY2022–FY2025 (three years) about 41.9%.

Half-year P&L

Sources: H1 2026 release. H2 2025 gross profit and operating loss are derived from FY2025 less H1 2025. H1 2026 includes a US$2.62M net loss on convertible notes and a US$1.73M gain on warrant liabilities.

Trend commentary.

FY2021–FY2023: a small, profitable agency. Net margins were 2–4% and growth came from post-COVID hospitality recovery: revenue rose about 59% in FY2023 as Singapore hospitality and MICE demand returned.

FY2024 inflection: Revenue rose 29%, but the company swung to a US$4.84M loss.

  • The swing came from US$5.16M of share-based compensation after the IPO, plus public-company costs and new overseas subsidiaries.

  • Excluding SBC, the company was roughly break-even (non-IFRS net profit about US$0.3M).

FY2025: Revenue grew 39%, helped by acquisitions, and gross margin improved 100bp to 13.8%.

  • Operating loss widened to US$20.6M because of US$6.6M of SBC, US$9.6M of impairments tied to exiting underperforming overseas subsidiaries, and higher G&A.

  • The non-IFRS loss of US$7.6M shows the underlying business was loss-making even before non-cash items.

H1 2026: - Revenue growth slowed to 26.8%.

  • Gross margin collapsed to 10.1% from 16.6% as casual-labor wages outran billing rates.

  • The operating loss narrowed (no impairment in the period), but the non-IFRS operating loss was still US$2.74M.

  • Management withdrew FY2026 guidance (US$103–110M revenue, non-IFRS profitability) just six months after issuing it.

Balance sheet

Discrepancy: the company's Dec-2025 statement shows loans and borrowings of US$6.00M (US$5.38M current plus US$0.63M non-current) and lease liabilities of US$1.53M. Simply Wall St reports total debt of US$6.5M, while VCP Scanner reports US$8.04M. The definitions differ.

Interim balance sheet (company-reported, unaudited)

Commentary.

  • The balance sheet more than doubled in FY2025 as acquisitions added US$11.0M of goodwill and intangibles. This was after US$9.6M of impairments.

  • Liquidity was thin at end-2025: cash of US$1.5M, a current ratio of 0.90 and negative working capital.

The H1 2026 repair was funded by equity: US$18.55M of ATM proceeds paid down payables and lifted equity to US$25.4M. Operating cash burn in the period was US$11.0M.

Related-party receivable: "Amount due from related parties" rose eightfold to US$4.05M (about 16% of equity). This warrants scrutiny; its nature is not explained in retrieved sources.

Cash flow

Source: VCP Scanner (SEC-sourced). FY2025 cash flow shows a net US$0.39M acquisition inflow, meaning cash acquired exceeded cash consideration. This implies the 2025 acquisitions were largely settled in shares or deferred consideration; the terms are not publicly disclosed in retrieved sources.

Ratios

Notes:

  • Ratios are analyst calculations from the tables above. FY2021 ROA uses end-period assets. ROE for FY2021–FY2022 is not meaningful because equity was near zero or negative.

  • Net debt/EBITDA is not meaningful for FY2024–FY2025 because EBITDA was negative.

  • There is no inventory, so CCC = DSO − DPO.

  • At 30 June 2026 the current ratio was 2.11x.

Ratio commentary.

Pre-IPO returns were high but on a tiny equity base: - Equity was negative at end-2021, so headline returns overstate quality.

  • Asset turnover fell from 3.4x to 1.7x as acquisitions loaded goodwill onto the balance sheet.

  • The cash conversion cycle of about 60–74 days structurally consumes cash. Workers are paid weekly while clients pay in 1–2 months. This is the key reason revenue growth has not produced operating cash.

Since FY2024 coverage ratios have been negative,: and the company depends on equity markets for liquidity.

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Financial Detail

Segment Overview

SegmentContentsKey entities

Integrated Facilities Management (IFM)

Cleaning (commercial, hospitality, industrial, façade, disinfection, stewarding), property and facility management, security, pest control, landscaping

Hong Ye Group (SG), Hong Ye (MY), Property Facility Services, Uniforce Security Services, Pest Fighter, 24IFM

Manpower Outsourcing

Technology-enabled staffing and labor matching via the YY App

YY Circle entities (SG, MY, HK, TH, VN, KR, AU, UK, NL, DE, UAE, US)

Others

Web design and development, digital marketing, investment-property rental, IT services

Mediaplus Venture Group (54%), TransOcean (53%), YY Smart Tech (80%)

Segment revenue (USD Mn)

Segment revenue (USD Mn)FY2024FY2025

Manpower Outsourcing

17.823.0

IFM

23.3432.85

Others

—1.4

Total revenue

41.1057.25

Segment gross margin (%)

Segment gross margin (%)FY2024FY2025

Manpower Outsourcing (%)

15.513.8

IFM (%)

10.813.2

Others (%)

—27.5

Group (%)

12.813.8

Segment gross profit, derived (USD Mn)

Segment gross profit, derived (USD Mn)FY2024FY2025

Manpower Outsourcing

2.763.17

IFM

2.524.34

Others

—0.39

Contribution to revenue (%)

Contribution to revenue (%)FY2024FY2025

Manpower Outsourcing (%)

43.340.2

IFM (%)

56.857.4

Others (%)

02.4

YoY segment growth (%)

YoY segment growth (%)FY2024FY2025

Manpower Outsourcing (%)

—29.4

IFM (%)

—40.7

Group (%)

29.439.3

Segment revenue (USD Mn) (Half-Yearly)

Segment revenue (USD Mn)H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Manpower Outsourcing

7.99.99.5813.415.55

IFM

11.3412.014.4618.416.06

Others

——1.71-0.31.05

Total

19.321.825.7531.4932.66

Segment gross margin (%) (Half-Yearly)

Segment gross margin (%)H2 2024H2 2025

Manpower Outsourcing (%)

14.811.7

IFM (%)

11.913.7

Group (%)

13.211.5

Income Statement

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Revenue (USD Mn)

17.4620.0231.7741.1057.25

Cost of revenue (USD Mn)

15.1217.4528.1235.8449.35

Gross profit (USD Mn)

2.352.573.655.267.90

Selling & marketing (USD Mn)

———0.72.73

General & administrative (USD Mn)

———10.419.68

Share-based compensation (USD Mn)

0005.166.60

Impairment, goodwill + intangibles (USD Mn)

00009.61

Operating income, reported (USD Mn)

0.521.231.42-4.14-20.59

D&A (USD Mn)

0.400.340.290.370.93

EBITDA, reported basis (USD Mn)

0.921.571.71-3.77-19.66

Finance cost (USD Mn)

0.170.330.330.431.03

Pre-tax income (USD Mn)

0.350.901.09-4.57-21.62

Net income, total (USD Mn)

0.360.760.86-4.84-21.58

Net income attributable to owners (USD Mn)

0.360.760.85-4.84-21.42

Non-IFRS net income attributable (USD Mn)

———0.3-7.63

Dividends per share (USD)

00000

EPS measure

EPS measureBasisValue

FY2025 basic and diluted EPS

Adjusted for 1-for-50 only (as reported 20 April 2026)

US$(21.98)

FY2025 basic and diluted EPS

Adjusted for both splits (≈ ×30)

about US$(659) (Google Finance shows −US$659.33)

FY2025 non-IFRS EPS

Adjusted for 1-for-50 only

US$(7.83)

H1 2026 basic and diluted EPS

Adjusted for both splits

US$(13.62) versus US$(311.00) in H1 2025

Margin Analysis (%)

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Gross margin (%)

13.4312.8511.4912.7913.80

Operating margin (%)

2.976.164.46-10.07-35.97

EBITDA margin (%)

5.257.865.37-9.16-34.34

Net margin, total (%)

2.083.802.72-11.78-37.70

Revenue growth (%)

—14.6758.6829.3739.27

SG&A as % of revenue

15.8416.1612.7127.039.15

Income Statement and Margin Analysis (%)

MetricH1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Revenue (USD Mn)

25.7531.4932.66

Gross profit (USD Mn)

4.273.633.30

Gross margin (%)

16.611.510.1

Operating loss (USD Mn)

-7.68-12.91-5.21

Net loss, total (USD Mn)

-8.20-13.39-7.06

Non-IFRS net loss attributable (USD Mn)

—-7.0-3.40

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Balance Sheet

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Total assets (USD Mn)

5.145.7710.6715.3734.34

Cash (USD Mn)

0.070.160.470.841.51

Trade receivables (USD Mn)

4.094.617.049.3712.14

Total current assets (USD Mn)

4.465.2010.2013.4115.40

Total current liabilities (USD Mn)

4.223.515.997.9617.15

Short-term debt, aggregator basis (USD Mn)

1.761.282.863.685.88

Long-term debt (USD Mn)

0.831.240.520.140.63

Total debt incl. leases, aggregator basis (USD Mn)

2.722.743.465.048.04

Net debt (USD Mn)

2.652.583.004.206.53

Goodwill & intangibles (USD Mn)

000010.98

Total liabilities (USD Mn)

5.164.836.539.1720.73

Total equity (USD Mn)

-0.030.944.146.1913.61

Equity attributable to owners (USD Mn)

-0.030.944.136.1510.30

Working capital (USD Mn)

0.241.694.215.45-1.74

Balance Sheet (31 Dec 2025–30 Jun 2026)

Metric31 Dec 202530 Jun 2026

Cash (USD Mn)

1.513.08

Trade receivables (USD Mn)

12.1411.06

Amount due from related parties (USD Mn)

0.504.05

Net investment in lease (USD Mn)

2.970

Goodwill (USD Mn)

5.815.81

Intangible assets (USD Mn)

5.175.02

Total assets (USD Mn)

34.3438.02

Trade and other payables (USD Mn)

10.844.57

Loans and borrowings, current (USD Mn)

5.384.94

Loans and borrowings, non-current (USD Mn)

0.630.37

Lease liabilities (USD Mn)

1.531.34

Warrant liabilities (USD Mn)

1.210.02

Total liabilities (USD Mn)

20.7312.66

Total equity (USD Mn)

13.6125.36

Working capital (USD Mn)

-1.7411.88

Cash Flow

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Operating cash flow (USD Mn)

0.420.940.05-1.50-1.96

Capital expenditure (USD Mn)

-0.24-0.11-0.22-0.10-0.38

Free cash flow (USD Mn)

0.180.82-0.17-1.60-2.34

Equity issued, net (USD Mn)

00.2102.913.42

Debt issued / (repaid), net (USD Mn)

-0.18-0.810.910.17-0.80

Share repurchases (USD Mn)

000-1.010

Dividends paid (USD Mn)

00000

Net change in cash (USD Mn)

0.030.100.310.370.67

Cash Flow (Half-Yearly)

MetricH1 2025H1 2026

Operating cash flow (USD Mn)

-0.63-10.99

Financing cash flow (USD Mn)

—16.29

ATM equity proceeds (USD Mn)

—18.55

Returns & Leverage Ratios (%) and Financial Ratios (x)

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

ROE, total equity, avg (%)

——34.0-94.0-218.0

ROA, avg assets (%)

7.113.910.5-37.2-86.8

ROIC, NOPAT / (equity + net debt) (%)

19.829.515.8-39.8-102.0

Current ratio (x)

1.061.481.701.690.90

Debt / equity (x)

—2.910.840.810.59

Net debt / EBITDA (x)

2.891.641.76——

Interest coverage, EBIT / finance cost (x)

3.053.744.31-9.6-20.0

Asset turnover (x)

3.403.472.982.671.67

Days sales outstanding

85.584.180.983.279.7

Days payables outstanding

11.510.911.612.819.8

Cash conversion cycle, days

74.073.269.370.459.9

Geography Overview

GeographyBusinesses presentEvidence of trajectory

Singapore

HQ; all IFM subsidiaries (Hong Ye, PFS, UFS, Pest Fighter, 24IFM); YY Circle (SG); Mediaplus; YY Smart Tech; YY Logitech; distributor

Core market for IFM. H1 2026 manpower growth cited "stronger customer demand in Singapore and Malaysia". S$15.96M of new cleaning contracts from October 2026

Malaysia

—

Second core market. Aloft Langkawi robot deployment (October 2026)

Hong Kong

YY Circle (HK) (90%); Talent Management Holding (investment holding, December 2025)

Named as a contributor to H2 2025 and H1 2026 manpower growth

Thailand

YY Holding (Thailand) (99%), holding 49% of YY Circle (Thailand)

Named as a contributor to H1 2026 manpower growth

Vietnam, Korea, Australia (NSW, Perth), UK, Netherlands, Germany, UAE, USA

YY Circle subsidiaries formed 2024–2026

2025 impairments related to exiting "underperforming global subsidiaries" (entities not individually named). Cambodia struck off February 2026

Capital Markets

MeasureValueSource / basis

IPO price

US$4.00 (April 2024); equivalent to US$6,000 after the cumulative 1-for-1,500 splits

Prospectus; analyst adjustment

First-day return

about −27.5%

Renaissance Capital

1-year total return (to 2 September 2026)

about −99.95%

YCharts

52-week range (split-adjusted)

about US$1.02 low; high reported variously at US$702 (TickerGate) and US$2,684.85 (Robinhood)

Aggregators conflict

3-year / 5-year return

Not applicable (listed April 2024)

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Latest verified close

US$1.60 (25 September 2026)

Staffing Industry Analysts

Subsequent moves

−11.1% (29 September), −7.4% (1 October), −18.1% (6 October), −10.6% (7 October), +5.9% (8 October), −6.5% (9 October)

Finviz daily tags.

Beta

about 2.56–2.57

Lightyear / TickerGate

Valuation Multiples

MultipleYYForce

P/E

Not meaningful (loss-making)

EV/EBITDA

Not meaningful (negative EBITDA)

EV/Sales

about 0.1–0.2x (Multiples.vc; EV about US$11.1M on FY2025 revenue)

P/B

about 0.44x (Benzinga)

Book value

Total equity US$25.36M at 30 June 2026

Dividends & Capital Returns

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Dividends per share (USD)

00000

Share repurchases (USD Mn)

0001.010

Equity issued, net (USD Mn)

00.2102.913.42

Instrument by Date

DateInstrumentAmount

April 2024

IPO

US$4.5M gross

11 September 2025

Registered direct offering

US$4.0M

February 2026

8% OID convertible notes plus warrants (tranche 1)

US$5.94M principal

Through 16 June 2026

ATM program

US$20M program completed (US$18.55M recognized in H1 2026)

25 August 2026

Tranche 2 (US$5.94M) eliminated; warrants cancelled

—

Capital Markets — Credit ratings

ItemDetail

Credit ratings (Moody's / S&P / Fitch)

None; unrated

Debt maturity (30 June 2026)

Loans and borrowings: US$4.94M current, US$0.37M non-current. Leases: US$0.41M current, US$0.93M non-current. Convertible notes at FVTPL: US$0.01M

Convertible notes after repayment

Company states no convertible debt or warrants outstanding

Finance cost

US$1.03M (FY2025); US$0.87M (H1 2026)

Analyst Conclusions

Guidance and consensus

Management guidance: none in force. The FY2026 outlook (US$103–110M revenue and non-IFRS profitability) was withdrawn on 24 September 2026. An updated outlook is expected with FY2026 results.

Arithmetic check on the withdrawn target: H1 2026 revenue of US$32.7M implied H2 revenue of about US$70–77M, more than double H2 2025 (US$31.5M).

Consensus: none (no sell-side coverage).

Bull case

  1. Margin repair from repricing plus contracted growth. If repricing restores gross margin toward the FY2025 level of 13.8%, the H1 2026 run-rate revenue of about US$65M annualized implies roughly US$2.4M of extra annual gross profit. The S$15.96M of new contracts add about S$5.6M of year-one revenue. Together these could narrow the non-IFRS operating loss (US$2.74M in H1 2026) toward break-even.

  2. The balance sheet is no longer the binding constraint. Working capital is US$11.9M, liabilities fell 39%, and no warrants or convertibles remain. Equity of US$25.4M against a market capitalization of roughly US$5–12M gives asymmetric upside if losses stop.

  3. Platform optionality. Profitable monetization of 24iFM (marketplace and advertising), RaaS robotics or the AI data lab would add revenue at gross margins far above the 10–14% services base. The installed base of about 1,054 customers and about 268k active app users provides distribution.

Bear case

  1. No demonstrated pricing power. Gross margin fell 650bp year on year in H1 2026 despite 26.8% revenue growth. Growth may be buying volume at a loss, and wage regulation limits cost relief.

  2. Serial dilution and listing fragility.

    • Two reverse splits within three months and a 1-year return of about −99.95%.

    • Post-September 2026 trading near US$1 and heavy reliance on equity issuance.

    • Founder super-voting control, plus home-country exemptions from shareholder approval of issuance.

    • Together these point to further dilution.

  3. Credibility and governance.

    • Guidance was withdrawn after six months, and acquisitions were impaired within the year.

    • Frequent strategy pivots: overseas expansion and then exit; staffing, then IFM, then AI and humanoid robotics.

    • A US$4.05M related-party receivable, board turnover and a combined Chair/CEO.

    • These raise the discount investors should apply to management targets.

Catalysts and monitorables (next 12 months)

ItemWhy it matters
H2 2026 gross margin and FY2026 results (expected about March–April 2027)Test of the repricing program; new guidance
Nasdaq bid-price compliancePrice near the US$1 threshold; risk of another deficiency or reverse split
Cash runway and any new ATM or financingOperating burn of about US$11M in H1 2026 versus US$3.08M cash at 30 June 2026
Related-party receivable (US$4.05M)Nature, collection, board oversight
Commencement of the S$15.96M contracts (October 2026)Revenue conversion in H2 2026 and FY2027
Robotics and RaaS revenue disclosureEvidence the 2030 Vision is monetizing
Portfolio rationalization (overseas exits; US entry)Cost base versus growth
M&A (distributor; further IFM bolt-ons)Accretion versus dilution; impairment risk
Executive and board stabilityDavison and Ng onboarding; independent-director continuity

Analyst verdict

YYForce is a genuine operating business with real customers, real contracts and real growth. Revenue has more than tripled in four years to US$57M, IFM customers doubled in 2025, and the staffing app has meaningful penetration of Singapore hospitality. At its core, however, the company remains a low-margin labor contractor. It has not shown that it can grow profitably.

The evidence since listing is unfavorable. Gross margin fell to 10.1% in H1 2026 as wages outran prices, and the non-IFRS business still loses money. Operating cash flow has been negative for two and a half years. Ambitious guidance issued in March 2026 was abandoned in September.

The H1 2026 recapitalization fixed the balance sheet, at a heavy cost to shareholders. That cost came through an ATM program, toxic-structure convertibles that have since been retired, and two reverse splits totaling 1-for-1,500.

The AI, robotics and humanoid repositioning under the YYForce name provides narrative optionality. Management itself states these initiatives were not revenue-material. The market has so far greeted robotics announcements with sharp sell-offs rather than re-rating.

Governance concentration makes the investment case weaker still. Founder control runs through 500-vote shares, the Chair/CEO role is combined, and a spouse sits on the board. Home-country exemptions from shareholder approval of share issuance and a rising related-party receivable compound this.

The apparent discount to book value is less compelling once intangibles and related-party balances are stripped out.

Overall assessment: speculative, high risk. A constructive view would require three pieces of evidence:

  1. H2 2026 gross margin recovering toward 13–14%.

  2. Sustained positive non-IFRS operating income.

  3. No further dilutive financing.

Until those appear, the shares are best treated as a high-volatility option on management's ability to reprice contracts and monetize automation. They are not a fundamentally supported equity. Monitor the FY2026 results, cash runway and Nasdaq compliance closely.


APPENDIX — PRINCIPAL SOURCES

  • YY Group Holding Ltd Form 20-F FY2025 and 20-F/A (SEC EDGAR, CIK 1985337) — 2026 — Corporate structure, subsidiaries, risk factors, customers, employees, ownership, directors

  • YY Group Form 20-F FY2023, FY2024; Form 424B4 (IPO prospectus) — 2024–2025 — Directors, auditor, history

  • FY2025 unaudited results release (GlobeNewswire / PR Newswire) — 20 April 2026 — FY2025 and H2 2025 financials, segments, guidance

  • Preliminary FY2025 highlights release — 9 March 2026 — FY2025 preliminary range

  • H1 2026 results release and Form 6-K — 24–25 September 2026 — H1 2026 financials, balance sheet, 2030 Vision, guidance withdrawal

  • Rebrand release (YYForce / YFOR) — 31 August 2026 — Name and ticker change, positioning

  • Strategic update release — 27 October 2025 — 2025 acquisitions, overseas mix, margin target

  • Uniforce Security acquisition release and coverage (Staffing Industry Analysts, Outsource Accelerator) — June 2025 — UFS details

  • S$15.96M contract release — 29 September 2026 — Contract values

  • Reverse split and Nasdaq compliance 6-Ks and releases — March–April 2026 — Listing history, share counts, convertible notes

  • IPO pricing and closing releases; Renaissance Capital; IPOScoop — April 2024 — IPO details

  • FY2023 and FY2024 results releases (company IR site) — May 2024; April 2025 — Historical revenue and gross profit

  • VCP Scanner (SEC-sourced income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) — Accessed October 2026 — FY2021–FY2025 time series

  • Finviz news feed — Accessed October 2026 — News chronology and daily price reactions

  • Benzinga, Simply Wall St, Robinhood, Google Finance, YCharts, Lightyear, TickerGate, Multiples.vc, roic.ai — September 2026 — Market data (conflicting where noted)

  • Quartr (Primech Holdings FY2026 summary) — 29 July 2026 — Peer benchmark

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Executive Leadership

Executive Leadership Team

NameTitleTenureBackgroundAge

Fu Xiaowei ("Mike Fu")

Chairman, CEO and Executive Director

Founder (December 2010)

Diploma in Industrial & Operations Management, Republic Polytechnic (2009). Spouse of Zhang Fan

41 (FY2025 20-F)

Zhang Fan

Business Development Director and Executive Director

Co-founder (December 2010)

Former Administrative Director, Bank of Communications. Bachelor's in Advertising, Beijing Geely University

40

Jason Phua Zhi Yong

Chief Financial Officer

—

Investor contact for all 2025–26 releases

—

Teng Sin Ken

Chief Information Officer

—

Director and 10% holder of YY Circle (MY)

—

Rachel Xu Lin Pu

——

Named as key person in FY2025 20-F risk factors

—

Andrew Davison

Chief Strategic Officer

Appointed 9 September 2026

Mandate: corporate growth and operational scaling

—

Mark Niu

Chief Strategy Officer

———

Ng Yansheng

Managing Director, YY Circle (SG)

Appointed 20 July 2026

Former Changi Airport executive

—

Chew Chee Keong

Managing Director, Security division (UFS)

Since UFS acquisition (June 2025)

Led UFS before the acquisition

—

Yilei Yu

Director, President/CEO, CFO and Secretary, YY Group US Inc.; 5% holder of US subsidiaries

January 2026

——

“—” = not publicly disclosed.

Board of Directors

DirectorRoleIndependenceNotes

Fu Xiaowei

Chairman / CEO

Executive

Controlling shareholder

Zhang Fan

Executive Director

Executive

Spouse of chairman

Chan Yongxian

Independent Director

Independent

Appointed 1 June 2024 as audit committee chair. Master's in Accounting (Australian National University); CPA Australia. Age 44

Lim Kai Ching

Independent Director

Independent

Age 53.

Ngoh York Chao Nicholas

Independent Director

Independent

Age 43.

Major Shareholders

HolderClass A (%)Class B (%)Basis

Fu Xiaowei (indirect)

41.69100

31 December 2025 (FY2025 20-F)

Public float and others

about 58

0

31 December 2025

Competitive Landscape

Key Competitors

CompetitorSegment overlapScalePositioning versus YYForce

ISS A/S

IFM (global)

Multi-billion USD revenue

Global IFM leader with deep public and private contracts; far greater scale and procurement power

Sodexo

IFM / facility services

Multi-billion USD revenue

Integrated FM and food services; strong institutional presence

CBRE (Global Workplace Solutions)

IFM / property management

Multi-billion USD revenue

Corporate real-estate outsourcing; tech-enabled FM

JLL

IFM / property management

Multi-billion USD revenue

Corporate FM and property services

ManpowerGroup

Staffing

Multi-billion USD revenue

Global staffing; Singapore presence

Randstad

Staffing

Multi-billion USD revenue

Global staffing and HR services

Adecco Group

Staffing

Multi-billion USD revenue

Global staffing

PERSOL Holdings (PERSOLKELLY in APAC)

Staffing (APAC)

Multi-billion USD revenue

Leading APAC staffing brand in Singapore and Malaysia

Recruit Holdings (Indeed)

Job marketplaces

Multi-billion USD revenue

Digital job-matching scale

Primech Holdings (Nasdaq: PMEC)

Singapore IFM / cleaning

FY2026 (FYE March 2026) revenue 78.0M, +4.9%; net loss 3.0M; 2,744 employees (reported figures; currency as reported, believed SGD)

Closest listed Singapore peer: Nasdaq-listed, tech-driven cleaning (HYTRON robots), public-sector contracts, also loss-making

Local Singapore gig and staffing apps and cleaning SMEs

Manpower / cleaning

Fragmented, private

Price competition; low switching costs

Peer Comparison FY2026

MetricYYForce (FY2025)Primech (FY2026, FYE March 2026)Large global staffing / IFM peers

Revenue

US$57.2M

78.0M (as reported)

Multi-billion

Revenue growth

+39.3%+4.9%—

Gross margin

13.8%——

Net result

−US$21.6M (−37.7% margin)

−3.0M

—

R&D intensity

0% (no line item)

——

Employees

1,1462,744

Tens to hundreds of thousands

Company Snapshot

$57.2M

Revenue

1,146

Employees

$4.5M

Market Cap

2010

Founded

Singapore

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • Sustained top-line growth. Revenue rose from US$17.5M (FY2021) to US$57.2M (FY2025), a four-year CAGR of about 35%. H1 2026 grew a further 26.8% (company releases; aggregator data).
  • Scaled staffing app. 903,952 cumulative downloads, 268,241 active users and 40,688 MAU at end-2025, with a 95% job-fulfillment rate (FY2025 20-F).
  • Broadened IFM platform. IFM customers more than doubled from 132 to 274 in FY2025, with cleaning, security, pest control and property management under one roof (FY2025 release).
  • Falling concentration. Top-five customers fell from 35% to 23% of manpower revenue and from 31% to 21% of IFM revenue between FY2023 and FY2025 (FY2025 20-F).
  • Contracted visibility. S$15.96M of new three-year contracts start in October 2026, worth about S$5.57M in year one (release, 29 September 2026).
  • Balance sheet repaired in H1 2026. Working capital moved from −US$1.7M to US$11.9M, liabilities fell 39%, and no convertible debt or warrants remain after repayment (H1 2026 release; 6-K, August 2026).

Weaknesses

  • Margin collapse. Gross margin fell to 10.1% in H1 2026 from 16.6% in H1 2025 because of higher casual wages (H1 2026 release).
  • Persistent losses. IFRS net loss was US$21.6M in FY2025; the non-IFRS loss was US$7.8M in FY2025 and the non-IFRS operating loss US$2.7M in H1 2026.
  • Cash burn. Operating cash outflow was US$11.0M in H1 2026, and cash was only US$3.08M at 30 June 2026 (H1 2026 release).
  • Guidance credibility. FY2026 guidance issued on 12 March 2026 was withdrawn on 24 September 2026.
  • Acquisition write-downs. US$9.6M of goodwill and intangible impairment in FY2025, within months of the deals (FY2025 release).
  • Governance concentration. Combined Chair/CEO, spouse on the board, 500-vote Class B shares, and a US$4.05M related-party receivable at 30 June 2026 (FY2025 20-F; H1 2026 balance sheet).

Opportunities

  • Automation economics. Robotics, RaaS and AI could lift margins in a labor-short market; the 2030 Vision and the Robotics Center (October 2026) are the vehicles.
  • 24iFM monetization. The October 2026 services marketplace and advertising could add higher-margin platform revenue.
  • Cross-selling to acquired clients. About 274 IFM customers with smaller average contracts (US$119,887) give room to bundle services (FY2025 release).
  • Repricing at renewal. Systematic contract repricing and exits of loss-making engagements are already underway (CFO, H1 2026).
  • Regional staffing demand. Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia drove manpower growth of +62.4% in H1 2026.
  • Accretive bolt-ons. Small profitable IFM targets, such as the August 2026 distributor, could be added if equity is less constrained.

Threats

  • Nasdaq listing risk. There was a deficiency in October 2025, two reverse splits followed within three months, and trading after September 2026 has been close to the US$1 threshold (6-K filings; Finviz daily moves).
  • Wage inflation and regulation in cleaning and security that the company cannot pass through (FY2025 20-F; H1 2026 release).
  • Further dilution. The company has historically relied on ATM, RDO and convertible financing; the 2024 ESIP is fully used and new plans are likely (FY2025 20-F).
  • Larger competitors (ISS, PERSOLKELLY, Primech) bidding for the same Singapore contracts with stronger balance sheets.
  • Hospitality and MICE cyclicality, which is concentrated in the manpower segment.
  • Execution risk on technology claims. AI and robotics revenue is immaterial as of H1 2026, and market reaction to robotics announcements has been negative (−18% on 6 October 2026).

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Key Developments

DateEventSignificance
8 Apr 2025FY2024 results: revenue US$41.1M (+29%), gross profit US$5.26M (+44%), total assets US$15.4MFirst full year as a listed company; swing to loss
5 Jun 2025Acquisition of Uniforce Security (2024 revenue about US$6.4M)Entry into security; IFM breadth
10 Jun 202524iFM software acquiredOwned FM software platform
1 Jul 2025Pest Fighter acquisition closedPest control capability
11 Sep 2025US$4M registered direct offeringDilutive financing for M&A and expansion
21 Oct 2025Nasdaq bid-price deficiency noticeListing risk
27 Oct 2025Strategic update: 3 new YY Circle markets; overseas about 45% of staffing revenue; about US$5M of new IFM contracts; +200bp margin targetGrowth narrative
Late 2025Exit of underperforming global subsidiaries; US$9.6M impairmentsStrategy reversal on overseas sprawl
Jan 2026US subsidiaries (Delaware, California, New York) formedNew-market entry despite rationalization elsewhere
5 Feb 2026Cambodia JV struck offExit confirmed
27 Feb 2026US$5.94M 8% OID convertible notes plus warrantsToxic-structure risk (floor-price mechanics)
2–19 Mar 2026Note conversions and cashless warrant exercises: 701,176 new shares (adjusted for 1-for-50 only), no cash proceedsDilution
9 Mar 2026Preliminary FY2025: revenue US$57–58MPre-announcement
12 Mar 2026FY2026 guidance US$103–110M and non-IFRS profitabilityAmbitious target (later withdrawn)
23 Mar 20261-for-50 reverse split effectiveListing compliance
16 Apr 2026Nasdaq compliance regained (confirmed 15 April)Deficiency closed
20 Apr 2026FY2025 results: revenue US$57.2M (+39.3%), IFRS net loss US$21.6M, non-IFRS net loss US$7.8MLoss widens; profitability promised
2026 (Q2)FY2025 Form 20-F and 20-F/A filedAnnual disclosure
26 May 2026Velobotics partnershipRobotics
27 May 2026Estimated total assets per share US$11.13 and net assets per share US$4.03 at 30 April 2026 (pre-June split)NAV signalling
2 Jun 2026NVIDIA Blackwell infrastructure investmentAI narrative
3 Jun 2026AI training lab and pilot robotics deployments in SingaporeAI / robotics
5 Jun 2026HAPA Solutions Excellence AwardMarketing
9 Jun 2026Commercial humanoid robotics initiative; shares +~60% pre-market on 10 JuneSpeculative spike
16 Jun 2026US$20M ATM program completedMajor dilution; recapitalization
18–23 Jun 20261-for-30 reverse split announced (shares −37.7% on 18 June) and effective (23 June)Second split within three months
20 Jul 2026Ng Yansheng appointed MD of YY Circle (SG)Operating leadership
4 Aug 202695% stake in a Singapore distributorDiversification M&A
11 Aug 2026YY Logitech launchedDiversification
25 Aug 2026Second convertible tranche eliminated; all warrants cancelled (shares +84% next day)Removes overhang
31 Aug–2 Sep 2026Rebrand to YYForce; ticker YFORRepositioning
8 Sep 2026Facadevision AI launchedProduct
9 Sep 2026Andrew Davison appointed Chief Strategic OfficerLeadership
15 Sep 2026Preliminary 30 June 2026 total assets US$38.0M and net assets US$25.2M (shares +22.9% next day)Balance-sheet repair
22 Sep 2026YYForce 2030 Vision unveiledLong-term strategy
24 Sep 2026H1 2026 results: revenue +26.8%, gross margin 10.1%; FY2026 guidance withdrawn (shares −8.1% on 25 September; closed US$1.60)Credibility hit; margin crisis
29 Sep 2026S$15.96M multi-year Singapore cleaning contracts (about S$5.6M per year)Contracted IFM visibility
1 Oct 2026Hospitality robot deployed at Aloft LangkawiRobotics proof point
6 Oct 2026Singapore Robotics Center opened (shares −18.1% that day, −10.6% on 7 October)Market skepticism
8 Oct 202624iFM expanded with services marketplace and lifestyle advertisingPlatform monetization attempt

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Revenue

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Income Statement: Revenue & Gross Profit: Revenue rose from USD 17.5 Mn in FY2021 to USD 57.3 Mn in FY2025.
YYForce Inc. — Income Statement: Revenue & Gross Profit
Series (USD Mn)FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue17.52031.841.157.3
Cost of revenue15.117.528.135.849.4
Gross profit2.42.63.75.37.9

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