BP Castrol K.K.【JP:5015】Stock Price

BP Castrol's primary business is the sale of automotive lubricating oils under the BP Castrol brand. The company handles product development, raw material procurement, marketing, and sales activities, while outsourcing manufacturing to domestic partner factories.

The company's main products include gasoline engine oil, diesel engine oil, automotive gear oil, ATF (including CVT fluid), brake fluid, and car care products. These are sold according to end-user preferences.

BP Castrol segments the automotive lubricating oil market into three categories: passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles. In the passenger vehicle market particularly, the company further divides its business into consumer and B2B segments, conducting sales through direct channels and distributors.

In the consumer business segment for passenger vehicles, sales activities focus on car shops, home improvement centers, and tire shops. For B2B operations, the company conducts sales activities targeting domestic and international car dealers and automotive repair facilities.

Primary raw materials are sourced domestically, though some are imported from the bp Group. Import sources include South Korea, Malaysia, Germany, the United States, and other countries.

BP Castrol's business is specialized in lubricating oil sales and operates as a single business segment. Accordingly, detailed segment-by-segment reporting is omitted.

BP Castrol's mission is to prioritize the needs of consumers and customers by providing differentiated lubricant products and related services. As a company, it aims to build long-term trust and value, achieve sustainable large-scale business operations, and deliver industry-leading profits to shareholders.

As a member of the bp group, BP Castrol adheres to "HSSE standards" and the "bp Code of Conduct," establishing high ethical standards. Through this commitment, the company seeks to build its position as a trusted enterprise and provide sustained value to all stakeholders. In particular, it is working toward zero accidents, zero incidents, and minimized environmental impact across health, safety, security, and environmental domains.

BP Castrol has established a medium-term business plan for 2022 to 2026, targeting revenue of 12,000 million yen and operating profit of 2,450 million yen. Based on this plan, the company aims to achieve ROE of 15% or higher, improving capital efficiency and strengthening competitiveness. These efforts are directed toward enhancing shareholder value.

The company positions digital transformation as one of the key strategies in its medium-term business plan. Through digital transformation, it seeks to reform its business model, operations, organization, and corporate culture to establish competitive advantage. The company is also strengthening its sustainability initiatives.

BP Castrol has identified five priority areas: strengthening core business, optimizing portfolio, developing new business, decarbonization and digitalization, and reinforcing growth foundations. Through these efforts, the company is committed to achieving sustainable growth in a challenging business environment and executing the plan steadily.