Kinjiro
Basic Information
- Stock Code
- 4013
- Industry
- Information and Communications
- Category Detail
- Systems & Software
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Establishment Year
- April 1981
- Listing Year
- October 2020
- Official Website
- https://www.kinjiro-e.com/
- TSE Information
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Overview
Kinjiro is a systems and software company in the information and communications industry founded in 1981, with strengths in labor management systems and integrated core business systems (ERP) development.
Current Situation
In fiscal 2023, Kinjiro achieved stable sales growth, establishing a strong market position primarily in labor management systems and ERP. It excels in employee health data management through integrated core business system development, contributing to business efficiency for client companies. Adapting to the latest cloud technologies and digitalization trends, it promotes system flexibility and enhanced security. Focusing on sustainable management, it actively introduces information security and environmental load reduction measures. Differentiating from competitors with its unique user interface and customization capabilities, it emphasizes cloud expansion and new service development in the medium to long term. Recently, it has invested in AI-driven data analysis functions, strengthening deployment to domestic and international companies. Moving forward, it aims for sustainable growth while supporting client companies' DX initiatives.
Trivia
Interesting Facts
- Over 40 years of providing labor management systems since founding
- Specialized in labor hour visualization technology with numerous patents
- Cloud-compatible product adoption rate exceeds industry average
- Major products have a customer base of over 3,000 companies
- Headquarters in Tokyo with nationwide expansion
- Early rollout of dedicated packages for SMEs expanded market share
- Promotes employee health management with health software
- Actively recruits IT engineers even for new graduates
- Proprietary attendance audit tool resilient to legal changes
- Kinjiro brand has successfully raised awareness in IT sector
- Established partnerships with numerous IT vendors
- System uptime boasts 99.9%
- Many joint development projects with customers
- Experience participating in Digital Agency-related projects
- Focus on training engineers proficient in cloud technology
Hidden Connections
- Collaborating with mid-sized IT companies listed on the Prime Market for complementary product development
- Deeply involved in providing systems for government health management promotion projects
- Independently developed labor information tools for labor unions
- Track record of ERP implementation for group companies of major financial institutions
- Conducting joint research on health data integration with healthcare venture companies
- Special introduction program for labor management systems for educational institutions
- Includes subsidiaries of Japan's largest manufacturing companies among major clients
- Member of domestic and international IT security organizations to promote information sharing
Future Outlook
Growth Drivers
- Expansion of software demand through cloudification and DX promotion
- Increasing needs for compliance with work style reform regulations
- Growing social interest in health management
- Tailwinds from policies promoting IT adoption in SMEs
- Service sophistication through advances in AI and analytics
- Cloud product demand from remote work proliferation
- Expansion of industry-specific solutions
- Overseas market development with multilingual support
- Service diversification through API integration prevalence
- Growing demand for data security
Strategic Goals
- Achieve 80% sales ratio from cloud services
- Triple the number of health management support customers
- Launch AI-equipped products to market
- Expand overseas sales ratio to over 20%
- Promote acquisition of sustainability certifications
- Maintain employee satisfaction at 90% or higher
- Complete development of business efficiency automation tools
- Build multi-industry collaborative solutions
- Enter domestic top 3 market share
- Secure long-term customer contract rate over 70%
Business Segments
Labor Management Software Development
- Overview
- Develops and provides labor management systems and related devices for various industries, achieving business efficiency.
- Competitiveness
- High integration of labor and health data management leads to high customer satisfaction.
- Customers
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- SMEs
- Mid-sized Companies
- Large Corporations
- Government Agencies
- Medical Institutions
- Educational Institutions
- Manufacturing
- Services
- Retail
- Construction
- Transportation
- IT Companies
- Products
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- Kinjiro Labor Management System
- Kinjiro Cloud Service
- Kinjiro Health Management Software
- Kinjiro Attendance Management Devices
- Kinjiro Payroll Software
- Kinjiro Year-End Adjustment Software
- Kinjiro Workflow
- Kinjiro Shift Management
- Kinjiro Attendance Audit Tool
- Kinjiro HR Management System
ERP Package Sales and Maintenance
- Overview
- Provides sales and customized maintenance services for ERP packages that integrate core operations.
- Competitiveness
- Flexible customization and extensive industry know-how.
- Customers
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- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Finance
- Services
- Public Institutions
- IT Companies
- Educational Institutions
- Medical Institutions
- Products
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- Kinjiro ERP
- Kinjiro Financial Accounting
- Kinjiro Sales Management
- Kinjiro Purchasing Management
- Kinjiro Production Management
- Kinjiro Customer Management
- Kinjiro Inventory Management
Cloud Service Provision
- Overview
- Leverages cloud technology to provide flexible and secure labor management environments.
- Competitiveness
- High security and diverse API integration functions.
- Customers
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- SMEs
- Startups
- Companies Introducing Remote Work
- IT Vendors
- Consulting Firms
- Products
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- Kinjiro Cloud
- Kinjiro Health Management Service
- Kinjiro Attendance Management Cloud
- API Integration Service
Health-Related Solutions
- Overview
- Comprehensively manages employee health status to support health management.
- Competitiveness
- Balance of legal compliance and mental health support.
- Customers
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- Medical Institutions
- Large Corporations
- Health Insurance Associations
- Sports-Related Companies
- Welfare Facilities
- Products
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- Kinjiro Health Management Software
- Kinjiro Stress Check
- Mental Health Support Tools
- Health Checkup Management System
Competitive Advantage
Strengths
- Expertise in integrating labor management and health data
- Flexible system customization capabilities
- Advanced IT infrastructure compatible with cloud
- Extensive industry knowledge and track record
- Robust customer support system
- Active adoption of latest technologies
- Strong penetration among domestic mid-sized and small enterprises
- High-level security measures
- Comprehensive attendance audit functions
- Rapid compliance with work style reforms
- Comprehensive software portfolio
- High user satisfaction
- Stable financial base
- Flexible API integration functions
- Scalable cloud services
Competitive Advantages
- Integrated health data management in labor management
- Superior customizability in ERP and labor management software
- Operational efficiency through active use of AI and IoT technologies
- Strong proposal capabilities based on extensive industry experience
- Introduction of latest technologies for security enhancement
- Early adoption and stable operation of cloud models
- Advanced functions in attendance data audit tools
- Adaptability to various customer sizes
- Advanced integration with other systems via API
- Prompt legal compliance and updates
- Building trust with long-term customers
- Advanced user interface design
- Product suite specialized for health management promotion
- Increasing adoption by overseas companies with multilingual support
- Comprehensive after-sales service and training
Threats
- Intensified competition from major IT companies entering ERP
- Increased system transformation costs due to legal amendments
- Sophistication of cyber security risks
- Market encroachment by emerging cloud services
- Slowdown in IT investment due to economic fluctuations
- Market size limitations from declining working population
- Price competition with overseas software
- Risk of delayed response to rapid technological innovation
- Trend toward in-house system development by customers
- Pressure from rapid digital transformation
- Decline in development capabilities due to talent acquisition difficulties
- Competitors launching low-price, high-function products
Innovations
2024: Implementation of AI-Based Attendance Anomaly Detection
- Overview
- Developed a function using machine learning to automatically detect fraudulent or anomalous patterns in attendance data.
- Impact
- 40% improvement in fraud detection accuracy, 30% reduction in audit workload
2023: Major Enhancement of Cloud Platform
- Overview
- Achieved performance improvements and operational cost reductions through complete overhaul of cloud infrastructure.
- Impact
- 99.9% system uptime maintained, 15% cost reduction
2022: Release of Health Data Visualization Tool
- Overview
- Launched a tool that graphically displays employee health information to support management decisions.
- Impact
- Improved customer satisfaction, 35% increase in usage rate
2021: Addition of Work Style Reform Compliance Functions
- Overview
- Implemented labor hour management and flex-time functions compliant with the latest regulations.
- Impact
- Improved legal compliance rate, 20% increase in adoptions
2020: Expansion of API Integration Functions
- Overview
- Added APIs compatible with numerous external systems to enhance extensibility.
- Impact
- Increased number of integrated systems, improved customer satisfaction
Sustainability
- Promotion of paperless operations and electronic forms
- Strengthening in-house energy-saving measures
- Promotion of environmentally friendly data centers
- Acquisition of Health Management Excellence certification
- Promotion of remote work to support diverse work styles