QLS Holdings

Basic Information

Stock Code
7075
Industry
Service Industry
Category Detail
Lifestyle Services
Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Establishment Year
February 2019
Listing Year
November 2019
Official Website
https://qlshd.co.jp/
TSE Information
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Overview

QLS Holdings is a growing service industry company established in 2019 with strengths in childcare, nursing care, and staffing dispatch, deploying diverse welfare-related services centered in Kansai and Kanto.

Current Situation

QLS Holdings recorded consolidated sales of approximately ¥8.3 billion and net profit of approximately ¥230 million in the fiscal year ended March 2024, demonstrating stable growth. In its core nursery operations, it has introduced unique English education programs to strengthen competitiveness. The nursing care welfare business and staffing business are also expanding steadily, particularly showcasing expertise in dispatching automotive mechanics. Through proactive M&A, it has acquired multiple related companies such as Nagomi Life Care under its umbrella, expanding its service scope. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market at the end of 2024, it is enhancing its fundraising capabilities. Moving forward, it plans to balance business diversification with local community focus, while advancing service quality improvement through talent development and IT adoption. Backed by rising social demand for nursing care and welfare, stable revenue expansion is anticipated, with strategies in place to build a long-term growth foundation.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Parent body is the limited company Ql리스 founded in 2005
  • Pioneer in incorporating proprietary English education programs in childcare
  • Specializes in automotive mechanics for staffing dispatch
  • Rapidly expanding group companies through aggressive M&A strategy
  • Previous listing experience on Nagoya Stock Exchange Next Market
  • Experienced market change from Tokyo Stock Exchange PRO to Growth Market
  • Also operates disabled persons group home business
  • Specializes in community-rooted composite services
  • Leadership of Representative Director and President Takeshi Amata highly evaluated
  • Strength in talent development through subsidiary collaboration

Hidden Connections

  • Building strong ties with local communities through diverse care welfare services at related subsidiaries
  • Closely collaborating with automotive industry dealers for staffing dispatch business
  • Childcare business English education based on proprietary programs envisioning multicultural coexistence
  • Integrating strengths in both care welfare and staffing fields using M&A
  • Headquarters in Naniwa-ku, Osaka Prefecture functions as a local welfare hub
  • Experienced listings on multiple stock exchanges to diversify fundraising routes

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Increasing care demand accompanying aging society
  • Diversification of childcare needs and demands for quality improvement
  • Expansion of specialist technical staffing market
  • Business scale expansion through proactive M&A
  • Strengthening of community-rooted services
  • IT-ization and efficiency of welfare and childcare services
  • Effects of government childcare and care policy support
  • Market expansion in disabled persons welfare field
  • Rising talent development needs accompanying work style reforms
  • Enhanced fundraising power via Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth listing
  • Improved trust through strengthened community collaboration
  • Revenue stabilization through multifaceted service deployment

Strategic Goals

  • Double the number of nurseries in major cities nationwide
  • Expand care welfare service sales to over ¥3 billion
  • Build nationwide network for specialist technical dispatch talent
  • Further strengthen and differentiate community-rooted services
  • Improve service quality through digital technology utilization
  • Establish sustainable business model
  • Reduce turnover rate through improved employee satisfaction
  • Expand disabled persons support services
  • Achieve business diversification through proactive M&A
  • Enter the top ranks among Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market companies

Business Segments

Childcare Service Operations

Overview
Operation management of various childcare facilities and provision of development programs.
Competitiveness
Proprietary childcare programs incorporating English education
Customers
  • Local Governments
  • Parents
  • Boards of Education
  • Corporate-led Childcare Facilities
  • Licensed Nurseries
Products
  • Licensed Nursery Operation Services
  • English Classroom Programs
  • Certified Children's Center Operations
  • Babysitter Dispatch

Nursing Care Welfare Business

Overview
Welfare service business providing a wide range from visiting care to facility-based care.
Competitiveness
Community-focused support through diverse care services
Customers
  • Elderly
  • Disabled Persons
  • Medical Institutions
  • Welfare Facilities
  • Local Administrations
Products
  • Visiting Care
  • Group Home Operations
  • Day Services
  • Paid Nursing Home Management

Staffing and Referral Business

Overview
Provides staffing services tailored to corporate needs, centered on specialist technicians.
Competitiveness
High technical matching capabilities cultivated in specialist dispatch
Customers
  • Automotive Dealers
  • Manufacturing Companies
  • R&D Institutions
  • Technical Manufacturing Lines
  • Corporate Dispatch Managers
Products
  • Automotive Mechanic Dispatch
  • Technical Personnel Dispatch
  • Staffing Referral Services

M&A Support Business

Overview
Achieves business area expansion through proactive M&A within the industry.
Competitiveness
Rapid acquisition processes and integration expertise
Customers
  • Related Welfare Companies
  • Investors
  • Local Businesses
  • Group Companies
  • Business Succession Seekers
Products
  • Corporate Acquisition and Integration Services
  • Subsidiary Management Support

Education and Training Services

Overview
Education services aimed at improving abilities of employees and dispatched staff.
Competitiveness
Industry-specific training content and track record
Customers
  • Childcare Workers
  • Care Workers
  • Dispatched Staff
  • Group Companies
  • Local Governments
Products
  • Specialist Skill-Up Training
  • Childcare and Care Training Programs

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Synergistic effects from integrated childcare and nursing care operations
  • Proprietary English education programs
  • Proven track record in specialist automotive mechanic dispatch
  • Business expansion through aggressive M&A strategy
  • Community-rooted service deployment
  • Diversified profit structure
  • Solid financial foundation
  • Strong leadership of the representative
  • Integrated management of multiple related subsidiaries
  • Accumulated talent network
  • Flexible customer response capabilities
  • Reliable market share acquisition in growth markets
  • High customer satisfaction

Competitive Advantages

  • Broad childcare network spanning Kanto and Kansai
  • Differentiation through combined childcare and care services
  • High evaluation in specialist technical staffing dispatch
  • Rapid business expansion capabilities utilizing M&A
  • Synergy effects from integrating diverse business areas of subsidiaries
  • Brand strengthening through proprietary education programs
  • Improved fundraising power via Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market listing
  • Differentiation from competitors through community-focused services
  • Robust employee education and training system
  • Brand building as a comprehensive welfare service provider
  • High financial stability
  • Industry knowledge and experience of management team
  • Flexible service design responding to diverse customer needs

Threats

  • Accelerating labor shortages in welfare and nursing care industry
  • Increased operating costs due to stricter regulations and legal amendments
  • Expansion of market entry by competing firms
  • Integration risks post-M&A
  • Market structure changes due to declining birthrate and aging population
  • Impact of corporate investment restraint in economic downturn
  • Need for service transformation accompanying technological innovation
  • External environmental risks such as new infectious diseases
  • Risk of reduced public subsidies and grants
  • Intensifying inter-regional competition
  • Heightened service quality demands from customers
  • Impact on overseas-related businesses due to exchange rate fluctuations

Innovations

2024: Listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market

Overview
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in December 2024, improving fundraising capabilities.
Impact
Contributes to business expansion and enhanced recognition

2024: Nagomi Life Care Made a Subsidiary

Overview
Acquired Nagomi Life Care from AIAI Group as a subsidiary in May 2024, strengthening care services.
Impact
Successfully scaled up care business and diversified services

2023: Acquisition of Disabled Persons Group Home Business

Overview
Acquired the disabled persons group home 'g-port' in November 2023, contributing to community welfare.
Impact
Secured growth foundation in new business field

2023: Promotion of Subsidiary Acquisitions via M&A

Overview
Has placed multiple care and welfare-related companies under its umbrella, deploying multifaceted services.
Impact
Contributes to revenue diversification and market expansion

2021: Introduction of English Education Program

Overview
Developed and introduced proprietary English education programs in childcare facilities for differentiation.
Impact
Achieved high parent evaluations and increased enrollment

Sustainability

  • Promoting social participation of disabled persons
  • Strengthening support for elderly independence
  • Active participation in community welfare activities
  • Facility operation improvements to reduce environmental impact
  • Efforts to improve employee work-life balance