Advantage Risk Management

Basic Information

Stock Code
8769
Industry
Services
Category Detail
Professional Services for Businesses
Prefecture
Tokyo
Establishment Year
March 1999
Listing Year
December 2006
Official Website
https://www.armg.jp/
TSE Information
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Overview

Advantage Risk Management is a service company founded in 1999 that holds the industry-leading position in the mental health care and human resource support sectors, providing a variety of HR solutions centered on support for people with disabilities and risk management.

Current Situation

Advantage Risk Management recorded consolidated sales of approximately 2.9 billion yen and net profit of approximately 160 million yen in the fiscal year ended March 2016, achieving stable growth. Its main businesses are mental health care, human resource recruitment support, and long-term disability income compensation insurance agency operations, where it has established competitive advantages domestically. It is pursuing diversification through EQ theory-based education and training programs and the operation of disability employment support websites. While responding to technological innovations, it is actively expanding its service areas with the aim of building employee health management platforms. Following its transition to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard market segment in 2023, it is working to improve market liquidity. Moving forward, it has set forth strategies to advance into engagement and physical health areas, further strengthening its health management support business. It is promoting the development of systems to meet diverse customer needs and human resource development for sustainable growth.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Pioneer in Japan for talent education centered on EQ theory
  • Launched dedicated disability job ad site in 2004
  • Changed Tokyo Stock Exchange market segments three times
  • Joined Japan Business Federation in 2010
  • Top class in the mental health care sector
  • Pioneer in disability employment support
  • Achieved business expansion through absorption merger of consolidated subsidiary
  • Focus on building health management platform
  • Representative Director is Shinji Torigoe (long-term incumbent since appointment)
  • Head office located in Nakameguro GT Tower, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
  • Paid-in capital of 283.94 million yen (as of 2016)
  • 191 employees (as of end of March 2016)
  • Provision of specialized services focused on disability employment
  • Composite business model of insurance and corporate services
  • Collaborations with domestic and international HR solution companies

Hidden Connections

  • Absorbed and merged subsidiary providing EQ theory for exclusive business development
  • Close ties with major companies through Japan Business Federation membership
  • Pioneering track record in disability job ad field ahead of peers
  • Strategic partnerships underway with IT companies in health management field
  • Multiple collaborations with top competitors in mental health care market
  • Diversified business risks through composite talent referral and insurance agency operations
  • Multiple group-related companies located in Nakameguro GT Tower, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
  • Disability employment support services contracted with over 1,000 companies nationwide

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Rapid expansion of health management market
  • Increased demand for mental health due to work style reforms
  • Heightened support demand from strengthened disability employment regulations
  • Service sophistication utilizing IT technologies
  • Acceleration of workforce diversity initiatives by domestic companies
  • Demand for risk finance amid aging society
  • Deepening service collaborations with corporate DX promotion
  • Growing needs for adaptation to diverse work environments
  • Rising societal health awareness
  • Service development for international expansion
  • Expanded recognition in EAP market
  • Response to changes in labor management regulations

Strategic Goals

  • Standardization of health management support platform in the industry
  • Achieve 40% share of domestic mental health market
  • Annual sales of disability employment support services exceed 2 billion yen
  • Gradual entry into overseas markets
  • Service quality improvement through company-wide DX promotion
  • Nationwide rollout of engagement services
  • Strengthening of sustainable social contribution activities
  • Realization of AI-ization in talent training programs
  • Expansion of synergies with insurance-related business
  • Sophistication of customer response systems accompanying diversity promotion

Business Segments

Mental Health Care Business

Overview
Business specializing in supporting mental health measures for companies and organizations.
Competitiveness
Leading track record in EAP provision in Japan and extensive network of specialized counselors
Customers
  • Listed companies
  • Small and medium enterprises
  • Public institutions
  • Medical institutions
  • Educational institutions
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and communications
  • Financial institutions
  • Service industry
  • Staffing agencies
Products
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Stress Check Service
  • Mental Health Training
  • Workplace Environment Improvement Consulting
  • Counseling Services

Disability Support Business

Overview
Suite of services supporting employment promotion and talent referral for people with disabilities.
Competitiveness
Expertise in the specialized field of disability support
Customers
  • Corporate HR departments
  • Disability employment promotion companies
  • Welfare organizations
  • Local governments
  • Job ad agencies
  • Educational institutions
Products
  • Disability Recruitment Support Services
  • Job Ad Site Operation
  • Talent Referral Services
  • Employment Support Programs

Risk Finance Business

Overview
Business handling risk management and insurance sales for corporate employees.
Competitiveness
Comprehensive support through integration of insurance and service businesses
Customers
  • Corporate executives
  • HR and labor personnel
  • Insurance companies
  • Financial institutions
  • Risk management personnel
Products
  • Group Long-term Disability Income Compensation Insurance Sales
  • Risk Consulting
  • Insurance Product Proposals

EQ Theory Education Business

Overview
Corporate education and training business utilizing EQ theory.
Competitiveness
Differentiation through highly specialized EQ theory
Customers
  • Corporate training personnel
  • Managers
  • Talent development personnel
  • Educational institutions
  • Consulting firms
Products
  • Organizational Development Training Based on EQ Theory
  • Leadership Training
  • Communication Skills Enhancement Training

Health Management Platform Business

Overview
Platform services promoting corporate health management.
Competitiveness
Integrated approach covering both mental and physical aspects
Customers
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized companies
  • Local governments
  • Health insurance associations
Products
  • Health Management Software
  • Physical Health Care Programs
  • Corporate Health Strategy Consulting

Indirect Business Outsourcing and BPO Business

Overview
Outsourcing business supporting efficiency in corporate indirect operations.
Competitiveness
Provision of combined diverse BPO services
Customers
  • Corporate accounting departments
  • HR departments
  • Companies using translation services
  • Companies providing welfare benefits
Products
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Welfare Facility Operation Support
  • Translation Services

HR Consulting Business

Overview
Consulting business providing support for corporate HR system development and operations.
Competitiveness
Practical support leveraging extensive outsourcing experience
Customers
  • HR departments
  • Managers
  • Corporate executives
  • Talent development departments
Products
  • Recruitment Planning Support
  • Talent Development Program Design
  • Labor Management Consulting

Medical Consulting Business

Overview
Consulting and information provision services specialized in the medical field.
Competitiveness
Specialized knowledge focused on the medical industry
Customers
  • Medical institutions
  • Medical-related companies
  • Local governments
  • Insurance companies
Products
  • Medical Information Services
  • Medical Management Consulting
  • Insurance-related Support

Job Advertisement Services Business

Overview
Job information provision and ad operations business for disability recruitment.
Competitiveness
Ad expertise specialized in disability recruitment
Customers
  • Job ad client companies
  • Disability support organizations
  • Talent referral companies
Products
  • Job Ad Site Operation
  • Ad Effectiveness Analysis
  • Job Information Consulting

Risk Management Consulting

Overview
Consulting supporting corporate risk assessment and management strategy development.
Competitiveness
Comprehensive solutions through collaboration with insurance business
Customers
  • Corporate risk personnel
  • Crisis management departments
  • Business planning offices
Products
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Countermeasure Planning
  • Insurance Design Support

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Implementation Support

Overview
Total support service for corporate EAP implementation and operations.
Competitiveness
Accompaniment support by experienced specialist staff
Customers
  • HR departments
  • Health management personnel
  • Industrial health staff
Products
  • EAP Design
  • Staff Training
  • User Follow-up

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Industry leader in mental health care
  • Specialized know-how in disability employment support
  • Strength in education and training using EQ theory
  • Diverse HR solutions deployment
  • Advancement of health management platforms
  • Strength as long-term disability income compensation insurance agency
  • Extensive network of specialized counselors
  • Aggressive business diversification strategy
  • Headquarters consolidated in central Tokyo
  • Stable consolidated finances
  • Reliability as a listed company
  • Enhanced deployment of welfare-related services
  • Utilization of know-how from merged subsidiaries
  • Specialization with approximately 190 employees
  • Liquidity on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard market

Competitive Advantages

  • Japan's largest-scale EAP service provision capacity
  • Market superiority through dedicated disability support site
  • Original education content development based on EQ theory
  • Deployment of fused BPO and consulting services
  • Construction of comprehensive health management support platform
  • Composite business model of insurance and HR support
  • Strong customer base and high customer satisfaction
  • Flexible service response specialized in core fields
  • Improved access to capital markets through market segment change
  • Ownership of diverse sales channels
  • Promotion of new business development through industry collaborations
  • Utilization of latest mental health technologies
  • Accumulated know-how in regulatory compliance
  • Strong brand recognition
  • High specialist skills of in-house staff

Threats

  • Service diversification and price competition from competitors
  • Business impact risks from regulatory changes
  • Rapid changes in mental health-related technologies
  • Challenges in maintaining service quality due to talent shortages
  • Cost-cutting pressures on client companies due to economic conditions
  • Risk of increasing new market entrants
  • Decline in recruitment support demand due to labor market changes
  • Intensifying competition in the insurance market
  • Compliance burden from strengthened personal information protection laws
  • Delays in responding to institutional changes in health management promotion
  • Increased IT investment burden accompanying DX initiatives
  • Uncertainty in societal health awareness shifts

Innovations

2023: Development of Health Management Platform

Overview
Developed a health management tool integrating mental and physical domains.
Impact
Significantly improved efficiency of client companies' health management

2022: Introduction of New Education Program Based on EQ Theory

Overview
Revamped training content utilizing the latest psychological research outcomes.
Impact
20% improvement in employee satisfaction at participating companies

2021: Enhancement of Disability Employment Support Platform Functions

Overview
Implemented AI matching functionality on the job ad site.
Impact
15% increase in recruitment success rate

2020: Expansion of Services in Risk Finance Field

Overview
Promoted efficiency in insurance agency operations and introduction of new products.
Impact
Contributed to diversification of revenue base

Sustainability

  • Implementation of programs to promote employee mental health
  • Strengthened recruitment for disability employment promotion
  • Improvement of in-house hygiene environment for health management
  • Active participation in regional welfare activities
  • Office operations aimed at reducing environmental impact
  • Strengthened information security for personal data protection