Shinwa Co.,Ltd. Q4 FY2025 earnings call

• Company Overview & Purpose

  • Shinwa's corporate purpose is "Protecting lives, supporting the future," operating through manufacturing, sales, and service of temporary construction materials and logistics equipment.
  • The company is the domestic No.1 market share holder for system scaffolding, and the only domestic company able to provide a full range of high-quality scaffolding from residential to large-scale infrastructure and skyscraper projects.
  • Completed two strategic acquisitions: Yagumi Group (large scaffolding construction firm) in April 2024, and Ohtori Kinzoku Kogyo (aluminum processing firm) in May 2025.

• Product & Innovation Initiatives

  • Launched improved system scaffolding with fall-prevention features for mid-to-high rise buildings, and developed multiple safety materials to prevent worker falls and falling object accidents at construction sites.
  • Ongoing lightweight material development to reduce workload for aging construction workers, improve work safety and productivity, and boost transportation efficiency.
  • Developed specialized system suspended scaffolding for bridges, which offers superior strength, safety and constructibility compared to traditional methods, targeted at growing aging infrastructure maintenance demand.

• Operational Highlights

  • Opened the Sagamihara Equipment Center in Kanagawa Prefecture in October 2024, which increased shipping volume 4.3x compared to the former Yokohama center, to meet construction demand from urban redevelopment and infrastructure development in the Southern Kanto region.
  • Changed the depreciation period for rental assets to accelerate investment in the rental business, which reduced total depreciation expense and lifted gross, operating, and net profit for the period.
  • Operating cash flow came to 848 million yen, down from the usual 2 billion yen due to temporary working capital increases from a small number of large long-collection-cycle transactions, with the impact expected to resolve in FY2026.
  • Investing cash flow outflow totaled 4.318 billion yen, primarily driven by 2.631 billion yen for the Yagumi Group acquisition and 1.6 billion yen for fixed asset investments including the new equipment center and rental materials.
  • Financing cash flow inflow totaled 4.536 billion yen, primarily from new borrowing to fund the acquisition and increased working capital needs.

• Growth Strategy

  • Corporate growth strategy combines internal resource utilization and strategic M&A to expand business scope, expand products and services across both segments, and strengthen in-house and partner manufacturing and supply chains.
  • Strategic M&A is positioned as a core driver to accelerate the group's transformation and growth.

For the 2025 March fiscal year, total consolidated revenue was 17.503 billion yen, with two operating segments:

1. Temporary Materials Segment: Revenue reached 13.028 billion yen, a 45.1% increase year-over-year, and contributed 75% of total company revenue, hitting a 5-period high. Growth was driven by flexible sales proposals, contributions from the acquired Yagumi Group's temporary construction business, and new base expansion.
2. Logistics Equipment Segment: Revenue reached 4.474 billion yen, a 21% increase year-over-year, and contributed 25% of total company revenue, also hitting a 5-period high. Growth came from winning multiple large logistics warehouse projects across diverse industries, alongside steady repeat orders for products like bulk container cages for liquid transport.

• For the full fiscal year ending March 2026 (FY2026), management forecasts: total consolidated revenue of 17.8 billion yen (1.7% increase year-over-year), operating profit of 1.65 billion yen (1.7% increase year-over-year), and a full-year dividend of 32 yen per share, unchanged from the prior year.
• Segment-level FY2026 forecasts: Temporary Materials Segment revenue is expected to remain flat year-over-year at 13.036 billion yen, supported by steady demand for core system scaffolding and continued sales contributions from the Yagumi Group's construction services. Logistics Equipment Segment revenue is forecast to grow 6.5% year-over-year to 4.763 billion yen, driven by steady demand for existing core products and new value-added offerings leveraging Ohtori Kinzoku Kogyo's aluminum processing capabilities.
• Mid-term management plan covering FY2025 to FY2029 targets total revenue of over 20 billion yen and operating profit of over 2.4 billion yen by the final plan year, focused on expanding infrastructure products (especially for bridges), increasing added value for temporary construction services, and expanding and strengthening the logistics equipment business.
• Starting from FY2026, Shinwa adopted a progressive dividend policy with a minimum annual dividend of 32 yen per share, replacing the prior target of 40%+ consolidated payout ratio. The change balances sustained direct shareholder returns with capital allocation for M&A and other growth investment opportunities.
• Management also announced a planned share repurchase program with a maximum total acquisition size of 300 million yen, equal to approximately 3.09% of total outstanding shares.

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