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Aidma Marketing Communication Corporation

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Business

Aidma Marketing Communication Corporation is a specialized company providing Integrated Sales Promotion Support Business (Single Segment) to the distribution and retail industry, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. For distribution and retail clients centered on food supermarkets, the company provides an end-to-end "All Media Promotion" offering encompassing Marketing Consulting, data analysis, design production, and flyer advertising arrangement, as well as Electronic Shelf Labels & Digital Signage Implementation Support, SNS operations, and apps. This service framework is called ARSS (Aidma Retail Support System), and the company has built a support structure in which teams stationed at client offices, the marketing team at the Tokyo Sales Headquarters, and the design team at the Toyama head office work together. Its major clients are Valor Co., Ltd. (25.9% of sales) and Life Corporation (15.2% of sales), and it operates multiple branch offices and outlets nationwide.

Business Model

The company's primary revenue source is the "sales promotion support commission," calculated by multiplying the volume of flyer (insert advertisement) production support by a unit price that reflects the full scope of services provided, including marketing analysis, planning proposals, and design production. Through a system of staff stationed on-site at client offices, the company maintains ongoing order relationships while cross-selling digital services such as Electronic Shelf Labels & Digital Signage Implementation Support and SNS management, thereby enhancing added value. As a matter of policy, the company adopts a conservative financial management approach that in principle relies on its own funds as the financing source.

Company Strengths

Since its founding in 1979, the company has specialized in sales promotion support for the distribution and retail industry, operating multiple branches and offices nationwide centered on its Toyama head office and Tokyo sales headquarters. Through a system of resident staff placed at client offices, it has accumulated industry-specific know-how and close client relationships over a long period. In October 2025, it newly established a Koriyama branch, continuing to expand its network of offices.

Sales to Valor Corporation totaled ¥1,232 million (25.9% of net sales), and sales to Life Corporation totaled ¥723 million (15.2% of net sales), reflecting stable, ongoing transactional relationships with major distribution and retail companies. Sales to Life Corporation increased 3.0% year on year, indicating expansion of the company's share of business within existing clients as well.

As of the end of FY2026 (ending March 2026), net assets stood at ¥3,373 million, and against total assets of ¥4,361 million, the equity ratio was approximately 77%, a high level. The company has been paying down long-term borrowings while maintaining financial soundness, and an increase in unrealized gains on investment securities (valuation difference on available-for-sale securities rose from ¥45 million to ¥137 million) has also contributed to strengthening its financial base. The company continues to adhere to a policy of operating its business principally with its own funds.

ENVALITH's Perspective

For FY2026 (ending March 2026), net sales came to ¥4,762 million (down 14.8% year on year), operating profit was ¥269 million (down 25.3%), and net income was ¥179 million (down 62.1%), representing a significant deterioration across all indicators. The prior period's net income of ¥473 million included one-off factors from extraordinary gains of ¥65 million (comprising a ¥40 million gain on business transfer and a ¥23 million gain on debt forgiveness, among others), meaning that underlying earnings power is closer to the level seen in the current period. Net sales declined for the fifth consecutive period, and the structural contraction of the existing inserted flyer advertising business continues, warranting ongoing attention.

Sales to the major customer Valor decreased by approximately ¥123 million, from ¥1,355 million in the prior period to ¥1,232 million in the current period, accounting for roughly 15% of the overall ¥825 million decline in net sales. Valor's share of total net sales remains high at approximately 25.9%, and the risk that changes in Valor's promotional policies or a switch to competitors could directly impact performance continues. Meanwhile, sales to Life Corporation were stable at ¥724 million, a slight increase year on year, and progress in customer diversification will be a key point for future evaluation.

The company forecasts net sales of ¥5,000 million (up 5.0% year on year), operating profit of ¥300 million (up 11.7%), and net income of ¥210 million (up 17.2%) for FY2027 (ending March 2027), projecting a return to growth in both sales and profit. However, reversing the trend of five consecutive periods of declining sales will require expanding new orders in the digital domain and raising unit prices with existing customers. While rising demand for retail media presents a favorable external tailwind, competitors are also entering this space, making it important to monitor progress in the first half of the fiscal year to assess the probability of achieving the forecast.

Growth Strategy

Shift to revenue growth and profitability recovery through retail media and digital sales promotion enhancement

Continuing to propose initiatives to enhance in-store and out-of-store customer experience by combining Electronic Shelf Labels & Digital Signage Implementation Support for retail clients. Aiming to raise unit prices as a high-value-added service that addresses labor shortage and labor-saving needs. Continued promotion is underway in FY2026 (ending March 2026), but the contribution to revenue remains limited.

Strengthening proposals for total solutions that add SNS operations to existing media such as inserted flyers, aiming to raise sales unit prices through cross-selling to existing clients. A strategy that leverages growing interest in retail media as an external tailwind.

Continuing to expand the core Integrated Sales Promotion Support Business (Single Segment) service to capture sales promotion needs arising from cross-industry competition, including with e-commerce, and digitalization. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the target is operating profit of ¥300 million (+11.7% year on year) and ordinary profit of ¥300 million (+9.8% year on year).

Last updated: July 19, 2026