HAKUHODO DY HOLDINGS INCORPORATED (2433) Stock Price

Hakuhodo DY Holdings is a marketing services conglomerate operating as a holding company with 384 subsidiaries and 64 affiliated companies. The company's primary business is providing integrated marketing solutions to its clients.

Specifically, its advertising operations include Hakuhodo, Daiko, Yomiuri Advertising, Hakuhodo DY ONE, iRep, and SoldOut. These core companies handle marketing strategy development, advertising production, consulting, research, sales promotion, and event management.

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners operates as a comprehensive media company, managing advertising placements across domestic and international newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet, and outdoor advertising. Additionally, kyu, a strategic business unit, provides specialized marketing services both domestically and internationally.

Hakuhodo DY Holdings maintains offices across multiple regions domestically and internationally to conduct its advertising operations. Key domestic subsidiaries include Hakuhodo Products, Celebrix, and Japan Total Telemarketing. International operations are supported by offices such as DAC ASIA PTE.LTD. and Hakuhodo Taipei Investment Inc.

Hakuhodo DY Holdings is transforming beyond the traditional advertising agency model to deliver greater value during a period of industry change. The company prioritizes sustainability and AI technology advancement against the backdrop of a "consumer-led society," driving business model transformation. This approach addresses client needs for improved customer engagement quality, extending beyond advertising and marketing alone.

The company has adopted the global purpose "Aspirations Unleashed," aiming to unlock the inner aspirations of consumers, businesses, and society. Building on this purpose, the company is evolving into a "Creativity Platform" that leverages creativity to generate new relational value. This transformation marks the company's shift away from being solely an advertising group.

The medium-term management plan establishes six business domains—Marketing, Consulting, Technology, Content, Incubation, and Global—to drive revenue expansion. The 2025-2027 period focuses on improving profitability and creating growth options, with emphasis on restructuring the marketing business. The company aims for significant profit structure transformation by 2032.

To improve profitability, the company is strengthening its digital marketing capabilities and acquiring new projects through group synergies. It is also advancing full-funnel marketing functions and enhancing data-driven planning and media capabilities. AI technology is being deployed to improve marketing business productivity.

As new growth options, the company is actively investing in consulting, technology, content, and incubation domains to build business foundations. Notably, it has established a new company to develop and implement digital services, advancing entry into IT consulting.

In global business, each location pursues individual strategies while strengthening intra-group collaboration. The company leverages the expertise of strategic business organization kyu to strengthen revenue capabilities in digital marketing. The company continues exploring growth opportunities through M&A.

In sustainability management, the company has set targets for carbon neutrality and gender equality, aiming to create value for society. It is advancing ESG initiatives across all areas to realize a society where consumers can thrive and flourish.