YAMAE HISANO CO., LTD. (E02612) Stock Price

Yamae Hisano operates a wholesale business with diverse business segments including food-related, sugar, flour, feed and livestock-related, and housing and real estate-related operations. The Yamae Hisano Group consists of 26 consolidated subsidiaries including Yamae Hisano itself, 1 affiliate accounted for using the equity method, and 1 non-consolidated subsidiary.

In the food-related business, the company handles sales of processed foods, confectionery, alcoholic beverages, and frozen foods, as well as shochu (distilled spirit) manufacturing, bento box production, and manufacturing and sales of agricultural and marine products. Related companies in this segment include Takachiho Sake Brewery, Kakuyama, Sun-A 21, and Inma Shoji.

In the sugar, flour, feed and livestock-related business, the company sells food raw materials, feed, livestock products, and marine products. Yamae Hisano itself serves as the core of this segment.

In the housing and real estate-related business, the company engages in sales of housing construction materials, housing equipment, and lumber, as well as construction work and real estate leasing. Related companies in this segment include Y-Tech, Nisso-Ken, HVC Holdings, and Hi-Vic.

Other business operations include insurance services, transportation, fuel-related operations, car rental services, and information processing services. Related companies include Takachiho Warehouse Transport, Yamae Oil, Yamae Rent-Lease, Linnet, and R.N.S.

Through these diverse operations, Yamae Hisano provides a wide range of services to meet varied customer needs.

Yamae Kuno is a diversified corporate group operating across food-related, sugar, flour, feed and livestock, and housing and real estate sectors. The company is committed to understanding the public nature of its industries and serving society, while pursuing revenue growth through efficient sales operations. The company has formulated its medium-term management plan "NEW STAGE 2022" covering 2020 to 2022, aiming to evolve to a new stage of development.

This plan prioritizes profitability and safety, with targets to maintain and improve "sales," "operating profit," "ROE," "ROA," and "equity ratio." The management strategy includes pursuing next-generation logistics models utilizing advanced technologies such as AI in logistics strategy, challenging new business domains in new business strategy, expanding business areas and maximizing synergies through M&A strategy, and securing overwhelming market share in Kyushu while establishing a foundation outside Kyushu in area strategy.

Amid the impact of COVID-19, Yamae Kuno is focusing on logistics efficiency and cost reduction while securing profits for sustainable growth. As a distribution expert, the company is leveraging advanced technologies such as AI to strengthen and enhance various wholesale functions. In the food-related business, the company has introduced a divisional sales structure to strengthen cross-functional collaboration among specialized departments. In the housing and real estate business, the company proposes building materials using ventilation-insulation WB construction methods and precut techniques.

Through these strategies, Yamae Kuno is pursuing new growth and strengthening service provision across its diverse business domains.