Expanding New Business Partners

「During the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year, against a backdrop of demand for advice on selling inherited properties and related matters, the company focused on steadily executing ongoing engagements from the previous fiscal year and developing new engagements in an effort to secure business.」

「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, the acquisition of new clients in the services for financial institutions progressed steadily. However, from the second half onward, the number of transactions handled under outsourced operations declined below the level anticipated at the beginning of the fiscal year due to the impact of stagnation in the housing loan market.」

「During the fiscal year, orders from new business partners in the services for real estate and construction companies increased.」

「Orders from new business partners for our services for real estate and construction companies increased.」

「In the standalone services for real estate and construction companies, orders from new business partners increased.」

「In the inheritance procedure support service, the end-of-life planning referral service operated in cooperation with Japan Post Co., Ltd. performed below expectations. However, increased transactions with new regional banks resulted in performance exceeding the previous year's level.」

「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, the company continued to strengthen cooperation with affiliated tax accountant firms and worked to secure engagements involving inherited income-producing real estate in major metropolitan areas. As a result, the number of auction settlements increased.」

「During the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year, the company continued to focus on acquiring inherited income-producing real estate in major metropolitan areas and strengthening cooperation with affiliated tax accountant firms. As a result, the number of auction settlements increased.」

「With a view to the expected expansion of the inheritance market, the company sought to secure projects by increasing the number of affiliated tax accountant firms, while further strengthening its sales activities focused on the balance of real estate supply and demand in major metropolitan areas, including the “2022 problem” involving productive green spaces.」

「With a view to the expected expansion of the inheritance market, the company sought to secure projects by increasing the number of affiliated tax accountant firms, while further strengthening its sales activities focused on the balance of real estate supply and demand in major metropolitan areas, including the “2022 problem” involving productive green spaces.」

「During the cumulative third quarter under review, usage of existing ASP services continued to trend downward following the反動 from the previous fiscal year's surge in home mortgage refinancing demand. However, we sought to increase revenue by strengthening sales of the non-face-to-face settlement service "H'OURS" and the inheritance procedures service "ZOOK," and the number of business partners and orders received has also been trending upward.」

「Although segment sales increased year on year following the conversion of Chuo Group Co., Ltd. and Negplan Co., Ltd. into subsidiaries, the number of outsourced cases declined as demand for housing-loan refinancing subsided, resulting in a decrease in segment profit.」

「The period was devoted to promoting the adoption of new services, including the non-face-to-face payment service “H'OURS (アワーズ)” and support tools for construction companies, as well as acquiring new customers for the registration operations service.」

「With the low-interest-rate environment expected to continue, the company continued to develop new business partners while opening an operations center in Yokohama as an upfront investment to improve administrative efficiency through operational consolidation and meet diverse needs. It also established a structure to handle an increase in orders.」

「During the cumulative consolidated period of the second quarter, the company continued to pursue the following as priority measures: “1. Expansion of the BPO services field,” “2. Development of new services,” and “3. Expansion of new business partners,”」

「During the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter, the company continued to pursue the following as priority measures: “1. Expansion of the BPO services field,” “2. Development of new services,” and “3. Expansion of new business partners,”」

「The company conducted its business around 3 growth strategies under “3. Expansion of new business partners”: expanding its sales reach through collaboration with partner companies and acquiring new customers.」

「During the cumulative consolidated period, the company pursued the following as priority measures: “1. Expansion of the BPO services field,” “2. Development of new services,” and “3. Expansion of new business partners.”」