Message from Top Management

The foundation of our business activities is our corporate philosophy that “Everything begins with trust and honesty, creating value recognized by people and society.”

I would like to thank you all for your continued support of Ai Holdings Corporation.

Since the establishment of the pure holding company Ai Holdings through a management integration in April 2007, our group has steadily expanded its performance, supported by the assistance of everyone. We would like to express our deep gratitude once again for your kindness so far. We have set our corporate philosophy, “Everything begins with trust and honesty, creating value recognized by people and society,” as the foundation of our business operations, and we are working on the most important task of enhancing sustainable corporate value. Creating the value recognized by society and customers, based on trust and sincerity, is the common guideline that runs through our growth strategy, capital policy, and governance.

Currently, the global economy continues to be in a situation where it is difficult to foresee the future due to the increasing geopolitical risks and changes in the competitive international environment. Additionally, both domestically and internationally, the challenges surrounding companies are becoming increasingly complex, such as the acceleration of technological innovation, changes in demographics, and the manifestation of environmental and energy constraints. In such an environment, we are working to enhance resilience and adaptability and to create value needed by society.

At present, our group is promoting a growth strategy consisting of the following three pillars:

1. Expansion of business foundation (Strategic M&A to BtoB companies)

We will continue strategic M&A with companies developing BtoB businesses, based on the strong financial foundation we have cultivated over many years. The expansion of the customer base leads to diversification of the value provided and strengthening of the revenue base, and it is executed under disciplined capital allocation that emphasizes capital efficiency.

2. Maximizing the use of acquired assets (PMI and Synergy Creation)

We will integrate and utilize the technology, human resources, and production bases obtained through M&A within the group to create new products and services and improve business efficiency. We view group collaboration, which combines the strengths and know-how of each company, as the source of competitiveness, and pursue the maximization of synergy through planned PMI.

3. Strengthening market penetration (Sales power × Selection and Concentration)

We will make the most of our strength in sales power to reliably deliver the created value to the market. By selection and concentration, we will build overwhelming competitive advantage in specific areas and achieve further improvement in profitability and cash generation capability.

In addition, to fulfill our responsibility as a company, we are also working on further strengthening the compliance system. By positioning strict adherence to laws and corporate ethics as the top priority for the entire group and advancing internal control and risk management, we will make the foundation for sustainable growth more solid. Furthermore, as environmental and energy issues increase in importance, our group’s decarbonization system business is expanding from domestically to Asia, continuing steady growth. We will face global challenges head-on and position businesses that contribute to solving social issues as drivers of sustainable growth, aiming to achieve both sustainability and economic value creation.

In the future, we will continue to maintain financial discipline and balance flexible and agile management decisions, while building a business structure that is strong against changes in the external environment, and steadily realize the enhancement of corporate value in the medium to long term.

Hideyoshi Sasaki
Chairman & CEO
Ai Holdings Corporation