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AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

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AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.9090

Business

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings is a pure holding company (transitioned in October 2022) built on a logistics company founded in 1973. With 21 consolidated subsidiaries, it operates nationwide third-party logistics (3PL) and delivery services centered on three core areas: EC logistics, cold chain food logistics, and pharmaceutical/medical logistics. Its major customers include Amazon Japan G.K. (accounting for 33.7% of net sales) among other major e-commerce operators, supermarkets, drugstores, and pharmaceutical/medical device manufacturers. The company provides an integrated supply chain from logistics center operations to trunk transportation and last one mile delivery, with consolidated net sales reaching ¥230,531 million in FY2026 (ending March 2026).

Business Model

The core of profitability is a 3PL-type model in which client companies' logistics operations are comprehensively outsourced. It combines the design and operation of logistics centers (EC Ambient 3PL, Cold Chain Food 3PL, and Pharmaceutical & Medical 3PL) with trunk transportation and last-one-mile delivery, generating revenue from center operation fees and delivery charges. Through collaboration with partner companies via the AZ-COM Network, the company supplements vehicles and personnel, aiming to improve profit margins through fee revisions (passing on costs via appropriate freight pricing) and productivity improvements.

Company Strengths

Double-digit growth was achieved in all three areas: EC Ambient 3PL Business (net sales of ¥74,068 million, up 14.9% year on year), Cold Chain Food 3PL Business (¥26,606 million, up 9.8% year on year), and Pharmaceutical & Medical 3PL Business (¥26,614 million, up 10.2% year on year). The opening and launch of multiple new logistics centers during the period, including the flagship center for a major e-commerce retailer, "AZ-COM Matsubushi EAST," underpin the basis for this competitive advantage.

By leveraging the "AZ-COM Network," a collaborative network of partner companies, the company addresses industry-wide challenges such as shortages of personnel and operating vehicles. The EC Ambient Delivery Business achieved net sales of ¥61,171 million, up 14.6% year on year, by arranging additional vehicles to meet increased demand for trunk-line transportation and expanding new transportation and delivery services with existing business partners. The company has built a unique business infrastructure that supplements, through external partnerships, a transportation and delivery system that would be difficult to achieve on its own.

The company obtained an issuer rating of "A-" from the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR), and in FY2026 (ending March 2026) issued ¥22,000 million of euro-yen denominated convertible bonds with stock acquisition rights maturing in 2030. It has also arranged overdraft agreements with multiple financial institutions, giving it a financial foundation capable of flexibly executing large-scale capital investments (¥28,452 million in the current period).

ENVALITH's Perspective

For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company returned to revenue and profit growth with net sales of ¥230,531 million (up 10.6% year on year) and operating profit of ¥11,864 million (up 8.3% year on year), but the operating margin remained at a level significantly reduced from FY2024 (ending March 2024) (6.9%), standing at 5.1%. Launch costs for new logistics centers, including AZ-COM Matsubushi EAST, and one-time costs associated with consolidation and closures are pressuring margins, and improving center utilization rates is key to margin improvement. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company expects the operating margin to improve to 5.5% (¥13,800 million ÷ ¥250,000 million).

Cash flow from investing activities for FY2026 (ending March 2026) was ¥-39,173 million, a significant expansion from ¥-10,606 million in the previous period. The main factors were ¥-27,839 million in acquisition of property, plant and equipment and ¥-9,950 million in payments into time deposits. Cash and cash equivalents at period-end fell sharply to ¥19,979 million from ¥41,136 million at the end of the previous period. Although the company raised funds through the issuance of ¥22,000 million in convertible bonds, the interest coverage ratio declined to 48.4x (from 228.4x in FY2023 (ending March 2023)) due to the increase in interest-bearing debt balance, and the rising financial leverage warrants close monitoring.

In terms of the market environment, the continued expansion of the EC market and the resulting increase in freight volume represent a structural tailwind for the company's core business. On the other hand, the risk of rising fuel prices amid escalating tensions in Iran and the shortage of truck drivers stemming from the declining birthrate and aging population are emerging as external factors pushing up cost of sales. Company-wide fee revisions (passing on costs through appropriate freight pricing) are key to defending profitability. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company forecasts a 16.3% increase in operating profit, but whether this can be achieved under a scenario of a deteriorating external environment will be a focal point.

Growth Strategy

Aiming for ¥500 billion in revenue by 2030 through expansion of EC, cold chain, and pharmaceutical 3PL businesses, DX promotion, and group structural reform

Flagship centers including AZ-COM Matsubushi EAST have commenced operations smoothly, and the first year of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2028 achieved results exceeding the plan. The Company will continue opening new centers for major e-commerce and supermarket clients, expanding handling volumes across the EC Ambient, Cold Chain Food, and Pharmaceutical & Medical domains.

Through strengthening the delivery platform that maximizes group network functions, the Company is promoting responses to increasing trunk transportation demand and expanding new delivery services with existing business partners. The EC Ambient Delivery Business achieved a 14.6% year-on-year increase in FY2026 (ending March 2026), driven by successful vehicle fleet expansion and rate revisions.

The Company is executing IT and DX investments ahead of schedule to accelerate data-driven management, promoting labor and workforce reduction in the 3PL Business. In response to driver and warehouse worker shortages caused by the declining birthrate and aging population, investment in automation and digitalization is being expanded. In FY2027 (ending March 2027), group organizational restructuring and personnel reallocation are also planned to be implemented ahead of schedule.

The Group continues to expand through initiatives such as the consolidation of Makoto no Shin Co., Ltd. under Faith Holdings Co., Ltd., and the commencement of equity-method application for MOMO A Co., Ltd. Toward realizing the vision of ¥500 billion in revenue by 2030, the Company has explicitly stated its policy of allocating retained earnings toward strengthening existing businesses and developing new business areas.

Last updated: July 19, 2026