Expanding the Group Through M&A

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, 株式会社はこだてわいん became a subsidiary through the acquisition of its shares and was included in the scope of consolidation.」

「譲渡日は11月1日を予定。」

「株式譲渡実行日は2026年11月1日を予定しています。」

「The company’s basic policy is to bring companies facing succession issues or challenges in growing independently into the group through M&A, and to pursue growth not only at individual companies but across the group through management support using the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Platform and the creation of group synergies. Going forward, the company will expand the group’s base through active M&A, incorporate the know-how, personnel and other resources of newly joining companies, and seek greater efficiency in procurement, logistics and management administration through increased scale, thereby pursuing synergistic growth across the group.」

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, EXAMAS JAYA SDN. BHD. and EQUIPMAX PTE. LTD. were made subsidiaries through the acquisition of their shares and included in the scope of consolidation.」

「The company’s basic policy is to make companies facing succession issues or challenges in growing independently into subsidiaries through M&A, and to pursue growth not only at individual companies but across the group through management support using the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Platform and the creation of group synergies. Going forward, as active M&A increases the number of subsidiaries, the group will incorporate the know-how, personnel and other resources of newly added companies across the group and seek greater efficiency in procurement, logistics and management administration through increased scale, thereby pursuing synergistic growth across the group.」

「During the first-quarter consolidated cumulative period, the company posted substantial increases in revenue and profit, owing to the addition of ワイエスフーズ and its subsidiaries (hereinafter, the “ワイエスフーズ Group”) to the group, in addition to organic growth at existing companies.」

「The company’s basic policy is to make companies facing succession issues or challenges in growing independently into subsidiaries through M&A, and to pursue growth not only at each company but across the group through management support using the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Platform and the creation of group synergies. Going forward, as active M&A increases the number of subsidiaries, the group will incorporate the know-how, personnel and other resources of newly added companies and seek greater efficiency in procurement, logistics and management administration through increased scale, thereby pursuing synergistic growth across the group.」

「During the first-quarter consolidated accounting period, 株式会社マルキチ was made a subsidiary through the acquisition of its shares and included in the scope of consolidation. During the third-quarter consolidated accounting period, 株式会社ワイエスフーズ, 株式会社マタツ水産, 有限会社オガネサン清藤水産 and 株式会社ワイエス海商 were made subsidiaries through the acquisition of their shares and included in the scope of consolidation.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to enhance corporate value by supporting the performance improvement of group companies through the Small Business Support Platform, integrating newly acquired companies and generating synergies with Group companies, and strengthening the consideration and execution of M&A opportunities.」

「As a result, during the first-quarter consolidated cumulative period, revenue and profit exceeded the prior-year period, owing to the addition of 株式会社ONESTORY, 株式会社小田喜商店, 株式会社細川食品, 株式会社丸太太兵衛小林製麺, 株式会社林久右衛門商店 and 株式会社マルキチ to the group, the results of price revisions and production efficiency initiatives pursued since the previous fiscal year, and a recovery in overseas subsidiary sales following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.」

「Going forward, as the number of subsidiaries increases through active M&A, the group will incorporate the know-how, personnel and other resources of newly added companies, and seek greater efficiency in procurement, logistics and management administration through increased scale, thereby pursuing synergistic growth across the group.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to enhance corporate value by supporting the performance improvement of group companies through the Small Business Support Platform and pursuing the consideration and execution of active M&A opportunities.」

「As all shares of 株式会社小田喜商店 were acquired during the second-quarter consolidated accounting period, the company was included in the scope of consolidation.」

「During the first-quarter consolidated accounting period, 株式会社ONESTORY was made a subsidiary through the acquisition of its shares and included in the scope of consolidation.」

「At a meeting of its board of directors held on 8 December 2021, the company resolved for its consolidated subsidiary YOSHIMURA FOOD HOLDINGS ASIA PTE.LTD. to acquire shares of SHARIKAT NATIONAL FOOD PTE. LTD. and make it a subsidiary of the company’s subsidiary, and completed the acquisition on 31 December 2021.」

「Under these conditions, our group worked to enhance corporate value by supporting improvements in the performance of subsidiaries through the SME Support Platform, promoting collaboration with alliance partners including Kokubu Group Corporation, and developing and evaluating M&A opportunities.」

「Under these conditions, our group worked to enhance corporate value by supporting improvements in the performance of subsidiaries through the SME Support Platform, promoting collaboration with alliance partners including Kokubu Group Corporation, and actively developing and evaluating M&A opportunities.」

「The group plans to continue actively pursuing M&A and increasing the number of group companies to strengthen and expand its Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Platform.」

「Amid these conditions, domestic subsidiaries posted higher revenue and profit due to increased stay-at-home demand associated with the spread of COVID-19 and the addition of 株式会社香り芽本舗 to the group. Overseas subsidiaries, however, posted lower revenue and profit because of the impact of a partial lockdown in the second quarter and lower sales to hotels and other customers.」

「Under these conditions, our group has pursued domestic and overseas business expansion through M&A and worked to enhance corporate value by leveraging the SME Support Platform to generate synergies among subsidiaries.」

「At a meeting of its board of directors held on 18 March 2020, the company resolved to acquire shares of 株式会社香り芽本舗 and make it a subsidiary.」

「This was mainly attributable to the contribution of the 3 companies brought into the group through M&A in the previous and current fiscal years: SIN HIN FROZEN FOOD PRIVATE LIMITED, PACIFIC SORBY PTE. LTD. and 株式会社森養魚場.」

「Net sales were ¥21,884.623 million, up 27.7% year on year; operating profit was ¥669.130 million, up 263.4%; ordinary profit was ¥711.068 million, up 195.1%; and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥325.104 million, up 140.9%, mainly due to an increase in the number of group companies through M&A.」

「株式会社森養魚場 was also made a subsidiary and included in the scope of consolidation from the second-quarter consolidated accounting period.」

「During the first-quarter consolidated accounting period, PACIFIC SORBY PTE. LTD. was made a subsidiary through the acquisition of its shares and included in the scope of consolidation.」

「This was mainly attributable to the contribution of the 6 companies brought into the group through M&A in the previous and current fiscal years: 株式会社ヤマニ野口水産, JSTT SINGAPORE PTE.LTD., 株式会社おむすびころりん本舗, 株式会社まるかわ食品, SIN HIN FROZEN FOOD PRIVATE LIMITED and LIVIO FROZEN FOOD PTE. LTD.」

「SIN HIN FROZEN FOOD PRIVATE LIMITED and LIVIO FROZEN FOOD PTE. LTD. were made subsidiaries and included in the scope of consolidation from the third-quarter consolidated accounting period.」

「Under these circumstances, our group pursued business expansion through M&A while promoting proactive capital investment and the development of new products at its subsidiaries.」

「Under these circumstances, our group pursued business expansion through M&A while promoting proactive capital investment and the development of new products at its subsidiaries.」

「Amid these conditions, the group worked to increase the corporate value of each group company by expanding its scale through M&A and providing function-specific support through the “Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Platform.”」

「In the third quarter, the company pursued expansion, including by bringing 株式会社ヤマニ野口水産, which operates a seafood-processing business, into the group through M&A.」

「At a meeting of its board of directors held on 5 September 2017, the company resolved to acquire all shares of 株式会社ヤマニ野口水産 (hereinafter, “ヤマニ野口水産”) and make it a subsidiary, and completed the acquisition on 2 October 2017.」

「In addition, 純和食品㈱, 栄川酒造㈱ and ㈱エスケーフーズ, which became Group companies in the second half of the previous consolidated fiscal year, contributed to revenue and earnings.」

「Under these circumstances, our group actively pursued expansion through M&A while promoting proactive capital investment and entry into new related fields at its subsidiaries.」

「Under these circumstances, our group promoted proactive capital investment and entry into new related fields at its subsidiaries while pursuing expansion through M&A.」