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UNICON Holdings Co., Ltd.

407A・Standard Market・Construction

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UNICON Holdings Co., Ltd.407A

Business

UNICON Holdings, Inc. is a pure holding company under the vision of "Connecting, Transcending, Creating the Future," overseeing four leading general contractors in the Tohoku region, centered on Yamagata and Fukushima (Sanwa Construction, Ono Nakamura, Minamiaizu Seibu Construction Corporation, and Nanso Kensetsu). The company operates an infrastructure maintenance business centered on Infrastructure Development, Disaster Response, and Environmental Protection, with major clients including Fukushima Prefecture, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and East Nippon Expressway Company, among other public-sector clients. Cumulative revenue for the first three quarters of the 7th fiscal year was ¥12,470 million, with an order backlog reaching ¥17,698 million. Since the establishment of the SPC in 2019, the company has accelerated the integration of regional general contractors through M&A, and currently consists of 5 consolidated subsidiaries and 2 affiliated companies.

Business Model

The majority of revenue comes from construction contracting work ordered by public-sector clients. Each group company receives orders as the prime contractor and handles construction management (quality, scheduling, safety, materials procurement, and subcontractor management). By utilizing the "corporate group" certification system recognized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the company flexibly assigns engineers within the group via secondment, improving utilization rates and minimizing lost opportunities. The gross profit margin, which stood at 17.2% in the 6th fiscal period, improved to 18.9% in the interim of the 7th fiscal period.

Company Strengths

The company has been certified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as a "Corporate Group," enabling employees seconded between the group parent company and consolidated subsidiaries to be assigned as chief engineers and in similar supervisory roles. This levels out busy and slow periods and improves utilization rates, enabling participation in large-scale, highly complex projects that would be difficult for each company to handle independently. As of the end of the third quarter of the 7th fiscal period, there were 171 qualified personnel such as licensed construction management engineers.

Group companies have executed public works projects in Yamagata and Fukushima for several decades, receiving numerous MLIT "Director-General's Commendation for Excellent Construction Work" awards. The companies have also maintained high scores in construction work performance evaluations, keeping their ratings at a high level in ordering parties' bidding qualification screenings. This serves as the basis for a stable order backlog.

In the second quarter of the 7th fiscal period, revenue from Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited reached ¥2,081 million (24.5% of composition), and this was maintained at ¥3,053 million (24.5% of composition) on a cumulative basis through the third quarter of the 7th fiscal period. The company continues to receive large-scale orders such as renovation work on expressway-related facilities, having built a stable business relationship with this major customer.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Cumulative revenue for the first three quarters of FY2026 (ending March 2026) was ¥13,697 million (up 9.8% year on year), securing revenue growth, while gross profit deteriorated significantly to ¥2,194 million (down 11.3% year on year). Cost of sales increased 15.1% year on year to ¥11,503 million, clearly reflecting how surging construction material prices and rising subcontracting costs are squeezing margins. The operating margin declined from 11.5% in the same period of the prior year to 8.1%, and the situation in which cost increases outpace the effect of revenue growth continues.

The full-year earnings forecast (revenue of ¥19,485 million, operating profit of ¥1,685 million) remains unchanged from the announcement made on September 26, 2025. The progress rate for operating profit through the cumulative third quarter stood at only 66.2%, meaning the fourth quarter alone would need to generate ¥570 million in operating profit. It will be necessary to assess the feasibility of this by comparing it against the fourth-quarter results of the prior year, and attention is increasingly focused on the timing of project completions and acceptance inspections.

Total borrowings as of the end of March 2026 stood at ¥7,711 million (current borrowings of ¥7,346 million plus non-current borrowings of ¥365 million), an increase of ¥3,507 million from ¥4,204 million at the end of the prior fiscal year. While the increase is attributed mainly to greater working capital needs, the equity ratio declined from 30.2% at the end of the prior fiscal year to 26.1%. Amid an environment of rising interest rates, increased funding costs are already reflected in financial expenses (up from ¥21 million in the same period of the prior year to ¥47 million in the current period), and the impact of future interest rate trends on earnings warrants close attention.

Growth Strategy

Medium-term management plan centered on deepening the Enterprise Group system, securing engineers, and strengthening governance

Deepen the optimal allocation of engineers within the group by leveraging the MLIT-certified "Enterprise Group" system, aiming to expand order-taking capacity and improve utilization rates. The underlying trend of revenue growth (up 9.8% year-on-year) shows certain results, but improving profit margins remains a challenge.

As shortages of construction engineers and labor become an industry-wide challenge, the company aims to expand the volume of contractible construction work by strengthening recruitment of qualified engineers. Securing engineers is directly linked to order-taking capacity, making this a prerequisite measure for medium-term growth.

Against a backdrop of soaring construction material prices and rising subcontracting costs, the gross profit margin declined from 19.8% in the same period of the previous year to 16.0%. Achieving the full-year forecast will require concentrated construction completions and inspections/acceptances in the fourth quarter, along with thorough cost control. Deterioration in profit margins has become evident, and progress on countermeasures warrants attention.

Last updated: July 17, 2026