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EPCO Co.,Ltd.

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EPCO Co.,Ltd.2311

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EPCO Co., Ltd. is a housing- and energy-focused services company founded in 1990 and listed on the TSE Standard Market. It operates three segments: Renewable Energy Services (installation work for solar power and storage battery systems), Design Services (outsourced design of water supply/drainage and electrical equipment), and Maintenance Services (outsourced operation of customer centers for housing companies). Its major customers are leading housing companies such as Ichijo Komuten (19.4% of net sales) and Panasonic Homes (10.0% of net sales). The company also promotes renewable energy adoption through TEPCO Home Tech, a joint venture with Tokyo Electric Power Company Energy Partner (49.0% equity interest). It maintains a global design framework leveraging three domestic locations (Tokyo, Okinawa, and Kanazawa) and a base in China.

Business Model

Design and maintenance services secure stable revenue through a stock-type business model built on continuous outsourcing contracts from housing companies. The renewable energy services segment operates zero-initial-cost subscription models, "Enekari" and "Enekari Plus," combining installation contracting with recurring revenue from maintenance and inspection. Equity-method investment income from TEPCO Home Tech (¥111 million in investment profit) also contributes to earnings. Design operations achieve high-volume processing through coordination among the Tokyo, Okinawa, and China CAD centers, maintaining cost competitiveness.

Company Strengths

Building a vertically integrated structure centered on TEPCO Home Tech (49.0% equity stake), a joint venture with TEPCO Energy Partner, with wholly-owned subsidiary ENE's handling construction. Renewable energy service revenue for FY2025 (ending December 2025) reached ¥2,103 million (up 52.5% year on year), and equity-method investment gains from TEPCO Home Tech expanded rapidly to ¥111 million (up 54.9% year on year).

Each of the three segments—renewable energy, design, and maintenance—posted ordinary income exceeding ¥200 million, avoiding dependence on any single business. The equity ratio stood at a high 80.0% in FY2025 (ending December 2025), reflecting strong financial soundness and management that is nearly debt-free. Against net assets of ¥4,674 million, cash and cash equivalents totaled ¥2,351 million, ensuring ample liquidity on hand.

The company maintains ongoing business relationships with major homebuilders such as Panasonic Homes (revenue of ¥626 million). The maintenance service is a recurring-revenue business combining a 24/7/365 customer center operation with a housing history database, and the ordinary income margin for FY2025 (ending December 2025) remained at a high 15.1% (¥291 million ÷ ¥1,933 million).

ENVALITH's Perspective

Operating profit for 1Q FY2026 (ending December 2026) improved substantially to ¥93 million (up 68.2% year on year), while ordinary profit surged to ¥137 million (up 320.8% year on year). Progress against the full-year operating profit forecast of ¥399 million stands at 23.3%, and progress against the ordinary profit forecast of ¥624 million stands at 22.0%. Given that the cumulative 2Q operating profit forecast of ¥107 million (down 50.9% year on year) is set conservatively, the probability of achieving the full-year targets is judged to be reasonably high.

Although gains on sale of investment securities of ¥62 million and gains on sale of fixed assets of ¥3 million, both recorded in the same quarter of the previous year, did not recur this quarter, a swing to equity-method investment income of ¥37 million (versus an equity-method investment loss of ¥36 million in the same quarter of the previous year) significantly lifted ordinary profit. On the other hand, net profit was limited to ¥100 million (up 89.5% year on year), confirming a departure from reliance on extraordinary gains and a qualitative improvement in ordinary profit.

New housing starts in the current 1Q recorded a year-on-year decline, and the resulting sluggishness in the housing market could constrain growth in Design Services and Maintenance Services. In addition, in Design Services, the impact of yen depreciation drove up local costs in China, reducing ordinary profit by 3.0% year on year, indicating that exchange rate movements will remain a factor affecting earnings volatility going forward. It is also worth noting that the cumulative 2Q sales forecast, down 5.7% year on year, reflects a cautious outlook.

Growth Strategy

Advancing Phase 1 (2025–2027) of the medium-term management plan centered on "decarbonization × construction DX"

Promoting expansion of contracted work for solar power generation, storage battery installation, and panel inspection at ENE's, and advancing the adoption of residential renewable energy through equity-method investment in TEPCO Home Tech. Renewable energy segment sales in Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026) were ¥552 million (up 12.2% year on year), showing solid progress.

Improving profitability through enhanced service quality and new customer acquisition for existing clients, as well as operational efficiency improvements such as personnel reallocation. Segment ordinary income in Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026) reached ¥108 million (up 112.5% year on year), with an ordinary income margin of 21.3%, a high level.

Promoting improved labor productivity and capturing new demand through 3D CAD adoption, BIM utilization, and AI utilization. Rising local costs in China due to yen depreciation are a challenge; design segment ordinary income in Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026) was ¥82 million (down 3.0% year on year), a slight decrease.

Leveraging data and customer base accumulated in the residential domain to promote expansion into new business areas such as fire insurance-related business and data utilization business. Positioned as a key initiative in Phase 1 of the medium-term management plan, though its contribution to current performance remains limited.

Last updated: July 17, 2026