ASKA CORPORATION (7227) Stock Price

Asuka Corporation is a manufacturing company whose core business includes the production and sale of automotive parts, control systems, and robot systems. Operating with 8 subsidiaries and 1 affiliated company, the company handles a wide range of operations from mold design—the foundation of manufacturing—to finished products. The company is also known as a diversified enterprise operating motorsports and solar power generation businesses.

The company's revenue structure is centered on automotive-related manufacturing. Its primary customers are automotive manufacturers and industrial companies, supplying products through production facilities both domestically and internationally. The company has established a global business foundation with overseas subsidiaries in Indonesia and robot systems operations in the United States.

The business is divided into five main segments. In automotive parts, the company handles everything from mold production to parts manufacturing in-house. In control systems and robot systems, the company provides equipment that meets manufacturing automation needs, offering comprehensive support from design through maintenance. As distinctive operations, the company also manages the Okayama International Circuit and operates a racing team, demonstrating its presence in the motorsports sector.

Asuka pursues a growth strategy aimed at enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term, based on the principle that "developing talent is management itself." The company has set a target of consolidated operating profit margin of 5% or higher and is strengthening its revenue base through three core businesses: automotive components, control systems, and robot systems. The company's basic policy is to respond with speed to a rapidly changing business environment, while prioritizing management that enhances shareholder value.

As a priority investment area, the company focuses on strengthening sales capabilities from a customer-centric perspective. Through enhanced research and development functions, it is building proposal-driven sales capabilities and developing systems to address customer needs more deeply. The company also demonstrates a proactive stance toward M&A of companies aligned with its strategy, carefully evaluating whether such acquisitions contribute to enhanced corporate value, while pursuing business expansion in parallel with growth of existing operations.

In developing new markets, the company plans to expand its business domains by leveraging existing technologies it possesses. Through exploring new business opportunities beyond traditional business areas, it aims to diversify revenue sources. The automotive industry is undergoing structural changes including the adoption of electric vehicles, advances in autonomous driving support technology, and a shift from vehicle ownership to vehicle usage. The company views these changes as business opportunities.

Regarding technological innovation, the company has established three pillars: "building sustainable manufacturing capabilities," "profit-focused order strategy," and "creating a company with compassion." Particular emphasis is placed on strengthening technological innovation and research and development to address the rapidly changing automotive industry structure. Under the company-wide annual slogan "Turn defensive wisdom into strength, turn disruptive courage into innovation, turn the resolve to break away into global expansion," the company is pursuing a growth strategy with an eye toward global expansion.