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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance is a comprehensive financial services company with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank as its parent company. The company provides a wide range of financial services including leasing, installment sales, and credit across diverse sectors such as machinery and equipment, real estate, and consumer products. Its greatest strength is the ability to leverage customer bases from both the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group and Panasonic Group.

The company serves corporate clients through wholesale and vendor lease operations, while serving individual customers through specialty retail and retail finance operations. Revenue is primarily generated from lease payments, installment fees, and interest income, creating a stable earnings foundation. The company is particularly focused on expanding business in real estate finance and environmental energy sectors.

The company's operations are divided into five segments, with wholesale and vendor lease operations serving as the core business for corporate clients. For individual customers, the company operates credit services through Panasonic shops (specialty retail operations) and retail finance operations handling housing-related loans. The company also provides ancillary services including fixed asset management and used machinery trading, positioning itself to deliver comprehensive financial solutions.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance is advancing a medium-term management plan targeting gross profit of 36.1 billion yen and operating profit of 15.4 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The company positions the simultaneous creation of social and economic value at the core of its growth strategy, aiming for sustainable growth through effective capital utilization. The company has identified three material issues and is pursuing business model transformation while responding precisely to changes in the business environment.

In priority investment areas, the company is actively shifting management resources toward real estate finance and environmental energy sectors. While strengthening existing businesses, the company is differentiating itself by focusing on these growth fields. The company has adopted a strategy that simultaneously improves profitability and optimizes its business portfolio by appropriately managing asset risk and progressively replacing assets with higher-margin alternatives.

In new market development, the company is strengthening business expansion into growth-oriented fields in addition to its traditional machinery equipment leasing and consumer credit operations. Leveraging customer bases from both Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and the Panasonic Group, the company is building a framework to provide a wide range of financial services spanning from wholesale business for corporations to retail finance for individuals.

In technology innovation, the company is implementing initiatives to enhance customer convenience through digital technology utilization. Sustainability promotion is positioned as an important management priority, and the company aims to create social value through providing environmentally conscious financial services. Through these efforts, the company is pursuing sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value.