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SEIBU HOLDINGS INC.

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SEIBU HOLDINGS INC.9024

Business

Seibu Holdings is a pure holding company operating the Urban Transportation & Trackside Business centered on Railway Business (Seibu Railway) (12 lines, 176.6km, 92 stations), the Hotel & Leisure Business operating 61 domestic and 35 overseas facilities primarily under the Prince Hotel brand, the Real Estate Business centered on capital recycling, and other businesses including Izu Hakone Business, Omi Business, and Sports Business. With a structure of 113 companies including 105 consolidated subsidiaries, the company's main base is the trackside area from northwestern Tokyo to southwestern Saitama Prefecture, while also expanding operations overseas to Hawaii, the UK, Australia, and other regions. Its main customers range widely, including commuters and students, domestic and overseas hotel guests (foreign national ratio of 33.5%), and commercial facility tenants and users.

Business Model

Building on Seibu Railway's stable passenger revenue (transportation revenue of ¥101,266 million in FY2026 (ending March 2026)), the company creates outbound demand through trackside development (e.g., EMTERAS Tokorozawa) and accumulates real estate rental and commercial income. In the Real Estate Business, the company employs a capital recycle model that reallocates funds obtained from liquidating owned properties into new acquisitions and value-up investments. In the Hotel Business, the company concurrently pursues asset-light growth through RevPAR improvement and MC/FC expansion, aiming to maximize profitability across the group as a whole.

Company Strengths

Seibu Railway operates 12 lines, 176.6km, and 92 stations across northwestern Tokyo and southwestern Saitama Prefecture, with ridership reaching 619,219 thousand passengers in FY2026 (ending March 2026). By integrally holding commercial facilities, rental apartments, and hotels along its rail lines, the company has a vertically integrated business structure that converts demand for outings generated by the railway into real estate and hotel revenue.

The company operates 61 domestic properties with 20,482 rooms, and the number of domestic hotel guests reached 5,143,509 in FY2026 (ending March 2026), with a foreign guest ratio of 33.5%. RevPAR improved 10.6% year on year to ¥17,603. In the Karuizawa area, a high average rate of ¥33,336 was achieved. The expansion of the MC/FC scheme provides a revenue structure that allows operational scale to expand while restraining asset holdings.

The fair value of rental real estate stands at ¥354,065 million against a book value of ¥199,106 million, representing substantial unrealized gains. The company discloses an adjusted PBR that also incorporates unrealized redevelopment gains in key areas such as Takanawa, Shinagawa, and Karuizawa, positioning NAV growth as a key management indicator. Seibu Real Estate Investment Advisors plans to form a private placement REIT in FY2027, with a framework already in place to continuously leverage opportunities for asset liquidation.

ENVALITH's Perspective

For FY2026 (ending March 2026), operating revenue of ¥513,286 million (down 43.0% year on year) and operating profit of ¥45,522 million (down 84.4% year on year) primarily reflect the reversal from the prior-period monetization of Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho (Real Estate Business operating revenue of ¥468,672 million), and this decline should be viewed as temporary. The Hotel & Leisure Business and Urban Transportation & Trackside Business have maintained a revenue growth trend, and attention should be paid to EBITDA (operating profit before depreciation and amortization) of ¥102,865 million, which reflects the company's underlying earning power.

The Hotel & Leisure Business achieved higher revenue and profit, driven by the continued expansion of inbound demand as an external tailwind, but rising costs including wage increases and other personnel-related expenses have constrained margin improvement. The impact of renovation work at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was also a headwind in FY2026 (ending March 2026). For FY2027 (ending March 2028), the company expects operating profit of ¥25.5 billion (up 12.5% year on year) driven by the emergence of renovation benefits and RevPAR growth, but whether this can be achieved amid continued cost pressure is a key point of focus.

Operating cash flow for FY2026 (ending March 2026) fell sharply to ¥1,528 million (from ¥474,378 million in the prior period), directly impacted by the disappearance of real estate monetization income from the prior period and a sharp increase in income tax payments to ¥90,417 million (from ¥8,141 million in the prior period). Meanwhile, the company continued active investment, with expenditures on tangible and intangible fixed assets of ¥154,264 million. Cash and cash equivalents at period-end declined to ¥56,107 million, making the effectiveness of funding measures—including the planned execution of real estate monetization in FY2027 (ending March 2028) and the issuance of bonds (6th and 7th series, ¥10 billion each, in April 2026)—a key focus for financial evaluation.

Growth Strategy

Aiming for operating income exceeding ¥100.0 billion by 2035 through real estate capital recycling and hotel RevPAR growth combined with global expansion

Promoting continuous liquidation of held properties leveraging unrealized gains represented by the fair value of investment and rental real estate of ¥354,065 million (book value ¥199,106 million). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company plans Real Estate Business operating revenue of ¥92.8 billion (up 10.5% year on year). The company also entered the used housing renovation business through a tender offer for E-Grand Co., Ltd. (purchase amount of approximately ¥29,998 million).

Promoting the incorporation of global hotel brands through the acquisition of shares in Ace Group International LLC, and expanding asset-light earnings through MC/FC expansion. Recovery in earnings at the Overseas Hotel Business following the completion of renovations at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is also expected from FY2027 (ending March 2027) onward. The company plans Hotel & Leisure Business operating income of ¥25.5 billion for FY2027 (ending March 2027) (up 12.5% year on year).

The increase in transportation revenue from the railway passenger fare revision implemented in March 2026 is reflected in the earnings forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). The company plans Urban Transportation & Trackside Business operating revenue of ¥166.7 billion (up 6.3% year on year) and operating income of ¥12.0 billion (up 25.7% year on year). The company aims to continuously generate outing demand through synergies with trackside development such as Emiterrace Tokorozawa.

Based on the shareholder return policy under the "Seibu Group Long-Term Strategy 2035," the company has introduced a progressive dividend policy with a DOE floor of 2.0%. The company plans an annual dividend of ¥42 for FY2026 (ending March 2026) (increased from ¥40 in the previous period), and ¥42 for FY2027 (ending March 2027) as well. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company conducted share buybacks totaling ¥48,718 million and also carried out cancellation of treasury shares. The equity ratio improved to 32.9% (from 30.6% in the previous period).

In April 2026, the company issued the 6th series of unsecured bonds (Green Nature Bond, ¥10.0 billion, 2.223% per annum, redemption in 2031) and the 7th series of unsecured bonds (Social Bond, ¥10.0 billion, 2.938% per annum, redemption in 2036). Proceeds are allocated to ESG investments such as the introduction of energy-efficient rolling stock, environmental conservation of the "Seibu no Mori" (Seibu Forest), and installation of platform doors, promoting management with an awareness of cost of capital.

Last updated: July 19, 2026