Relo Group

Basic Information

Stock Code
8876
Industry
Services
Category Detail
Professional Services for Businesses
Prefecture
Tokyo
Establishment Year
March 1967
Listing Year
September 1999
Official Website
https://www.relo.jp/
TSE Information
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Overview

Relo Group is a leading provider of specialized services for businesses founded in 1967, with main businesses in rental management of vacant homes for transferees and welfare benefit outsourcing, and has established a solid position in the domestic market.

Current Situation

Relo Group achieved consolidated sales of 132.5 billion yen and net assets of 38.6 billion yen in the fiscal year ended March 2024, maintaining a solid financial foundation. Its core businesses are vacant home management for transferees and corporate welfare operations outsourcing, differentiating itself from competitors through specialized services. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section in 2010 and promoted to the First Section in 2011, it has worked to improve reliability. In 2024, it accepted a tender offer for shares of Japan Housing and dissolved the capital relationship. It is promoting efficiency improvements and customer satisfaction in BPO and indirect welfare support areas, while focusing on digital transformation. Moving forward, it aims for stable growth through a medium- to long-term strategy involving diversification of welfare benefits and expansion of high-value-added services. It is expanding its customer base centered on major domestic companies and strengthening its comprehensive service provision system through collaboration with affiliates. To achieve sustainable growth, it continues to advance human resource development and IT investments, focusing on deepening core businesses and developing new markets.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Established in 1967, with over 50 years of history in the industry.
  • Head office in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, with nationwide operations.
  • Strength in BPO business, specialized in indirect operation outsourcing.
  • Offers diverse plans in welfare operations outsourcing services.
  • Dissolved capital relationship with Japan Housing in 2024.
  • Maintains large-scale organization with 3,100 consolidated employees.
  • Actively invests in business digitalization and IT.
  • Listed on TSE Second Section in the 2000s, promoted to First Section.
  • One of the leading domestic players in transferee vacant home management.
  • Affiliates also handle real estate management and financial services.
  • Specialized BPO in indirect welfare facility operations within the industry.
  • Major shareholder is Sasada Fund Ltd., holding 22.9%.
  • High profitability with ROE over 56% draws attention as stock metric.
  • Unique competitiveness from broad business areas in the industry.
  • Welfare programs provided to hundreds of thousands of employees annually.

Hidden Connections

  • Strengthens vacant home management through collaboration with affiliate real estate firms.
  • Advancing BPO automation through partnership with major IT companies.
  • Numerous track records of introducing welfare packages to major companies.
  • Close network with real estate industry in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
  • Expanding comprehensive service scope through tie-ups with logistics companies.
  • Niche market development specialized for domestic transferees.
  • Major shareholder Sasada Fund Ltd. is a long-term holder.
  • Established unique training system emphasizing talent development and IT skills.

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Service expansion to meet diversifying lifestyles of transferees
  • Increasing outsourcing demand for corporate welfare
  • Business efficiency through digital transformation
  • Growing needs for effective asset utilization amid population decline
  • Expansion of synergy effects with related real estate businesses
  • Rising demand for environmentally considerate housing management services
  • Strengthening market development in provincial cities and SME support
  • New service development and differentiation strategies via IT utilization
  • Creating new demand from post-COVID remote work prevalence
  • Customer base expansion by addressing diverse welfare needs
  • Increasing demand for corporate welfare reviews accompanying work style reforms
  • Rising awareness of balancing sustainable business operations and social contributions

Strategic Goals

  • Maintain and strengthen leading position in Japanese domestic market
  • Double welfare service users from current levels
  • 30% cost reduction through operational efficiency via digitalization
  • Strengthen comprehensive service provision through further integration with affiliates
  • Practice ESG management incorporating environment and social contributions
  • Increase new business sales by 20% through new service development
  • Strengthen organizational capabilities through talent development and diversity promotion
  • Expand business base in provincial markets and support SMEs
  • Accelerate IT investments to improve customer satisfaction and competitiveness
  • Establish stable revenue base and maintain long-term growth

Business Segments

Vacant Home Rental Management

Overview
Specialized outsourcing services for rental management of transferees' vacant homes.
Competitiveness
Comprehensive management strength through extensive track record and network
Customers
  • Major companies with transferees
  • Real estate owners
  • Rental management companies
  • Corporate customers
Products
  • Transferee housing management service
  • Tenant support
  • Housing maintenance
  • Rent delinquency guarantee

Corporate Welfare Operations Outsourcing

Overview
Comprehensive outsourcing of corporate welfare operations to improve employee satisfaction.
Competitiveness
Customizability through diverse service offerings
Customers
  • Listed companies
  • SMEs
  • Government offices
  • Educational institutions
Products
  • Welfare system construction
  • Leisure discount services
  • Health support programs
  • Mental health care

Real Estate Rental Brokerage and Management

Overview
Real estate rental brokerage and property management through affiliates.
Competitiveness
Comprehensive services through group collaboration
Customers
  • Individual and corporate renters
  • Real estate owners
  • Asset management companies
Products
  • Rental brokerage operations
  • Property management
  • Reform proposals

IT System Provision

Overview
IT solutions for rental management and welfare.
Competitiveness
Customized support specialized for professional services
Customers
  • Rental management companies
  • Welfare management staff
  • Corporate IT departments
Products
  • Cloud-based management system
  • Customer response platform

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Extensive know-how in rental management for transferees
  • Comprehensive corporate welfare outsourcing services
  • Convenience of head office in Shinjuku, Tokyo
  • Stable capital base and asset scale
  • Broad group of affiliate companies
  • Strong customer base of major corporations
  • Specialized BPO operation capabilities
  • Diverse service lineup
  • Long track record in the industry
  • Active adoption of digital technologies

Competitive Advantages

  • Industry-leading class in vacant home rental management for transfers
  • Abundant customer track record in welfare operations outsourcing
  • One-stop service system in collaboration with affiliates
  • High-specialization indirect business outsourcing (BPO)
  • Rapid response through bases concentrated in central Tokyo
  • Management efficiency through capital relationship streamlining
  • Large-scale service provision with 3,100 employees
  • Securing of multifaceted revenue base
  • Strong trust relationships with long-term client companies
  • Efficient operations through IT system utilization

Threats

  • Risk of decreasing number of transferees due to population decline
  • Intensifying price competition from competitors
  • Fluctuations in welfare demand due to social conditions
  • Increased compliance costs from regulatory changes
  • Corporate welfare budget cuts due to economic conditions
  • Market share competition from new entrants
  • Impact on assets and operations from natural disasters
  • Increasing IT security risks
  • Revenue instability from real estate market fluctuations
  • Challenges in securing talent in labor market

Innovations

2024: Dissolution of Capital Relationship with Japan Housing

Overview
Dissolved capital relationship with Japan Housing via tender offer.
Impact
Achieved management efficiency and asset streamlining.

2023: Welfare Digital Platform Renewal

Overview
IT-ized employee welfare programs to improve convenience.
Impact
Achieved improved customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

2022: Launch of IoT-Linked Vacant Home Monitoring Service

Overview
Introduced IoT smart monitoring system for vacant homes.
Impact
Contributed to quality improvement in remote management services.

2021: Expansion of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

Overview
Expanded outsourcing services for corporate payroll and indirect departments.
Impact
Contributed to strengthening recurring revenue base.

2020: Introduction of Online Sales Support System

Overview
Promoted digitalization of sales activities for efficiency.
Impact
Improved sales efficiency and customer response quality.

Sustainability

  • Promotion of housing maintenance using eco-friendly materials
  • Promotion of employee health enhancement programs
  • Support for improving corporate employee welfare environments
  • Promotion of recycled resource use and waste reduction
  • Social contributions through collaboration with local communities