Investor Relations

Message from The President

[Top Interview] OCHD Ltd.　Hidenori Nozaki, President

Increasing Earnings for 13th Consecutive Year

Enhancing our 2030 vision and medium-term management strategy while steadily progressing toward our goals to realize our commitment to creating social value and position ourselves for sustainable growth

Message to Shareholders

I am delighted to present our 19th Business Report, for fiscal 2024, ended September 30, 2024. We appreciate the ongoing support and encouragement of shareholders for our efforts over the past year.
In November 2022, we formulated our 2030 Vision and Medium-Term Management Strategy, through which we seek to become a social value creator. We have steadily amassed a solid record through strategic management in keeping with this strategy. We deeply appreciate the unwavering support of shareholders that has contributed so much to these achievements. We look forward to their continued guidance and encouragement.

Achieving 13 Straight Years of Earnings Growth on Robust Orders in Domestic and Overseas Markets

In Japan, the implementation of public works projects under the government’s five-year plan to make the nation more disaster-resilient contributed significantly to orders for tangible and intangible measures to prevent and mitigate disasters and maintain and manage roads, rivers, ports, and other infrastructure. Domestic orders for the period under review thus rose 13.6% from a year earlier, to ¥58,359 billion.
Overseas, demand for infrastructure development in developing countries remained strong, although orders slipped 1.2%, to ¥30,672 billion.
Total orders for the year therefore rose 8.0%, to ¥89,031 billion. With domestic and overseas markets remaining firm, net sales climbed 10.4%, to ¥86,282 billion. Operating income increased 20.1% to ¥4,664 billion. Exchange rate fluctuations led to a foreign exchange loss of ¥541 million, however, causing ordinary profit to fall 5.5% to ¥4,022 billion. Net income attributable to owners of the parent dropped 8.3%, to ¥2,597 billion.

Creating and Expanding Businesses Based on Medium-Term Management Strategy to Become a Social Value Creator

We are integrating and managing our businesses under core strategies of driving change, innovating, and meeting new challenges while pursuing digital transformation in driving to realize our vision for 2030 of creating social value. Priority areas in Japan include infrastructure development and maintenance, water management and maintenance, disaster prevention, transportation, and regional revitalization. We aim to create social value, foster sustainable regional management, and transform our business model to establish ourselves as a leading corporate group.
In infrastructure development and maintenance, for example, the town of Tawaramoto in Nara Prefecture commissioned us to maintain its road infrastructure for five years through fiscal 2028. We will leverage digital technologies to deploy systems that support long-term bridge lifespan planning and systematically maintain pavements and road accessories.
In water management and maintenance, we demonstrated information and communication technology-based earthworks employing the proprietary Earthwork Management System, proving its effectiveness even for complex cross-sectional shapes. We will continue to test the system under various conditions to accelerate its real-world application.
In transportation, we conducted a social experiment in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, creating rest areas and testing mobility services along the pedestrian-only Heiwadori Shopping Park. We will draw on insights from that initiative to enhance the area’s appeal and improve the visitor experience.
As part of regional revitalization, we collaborated with the towns of Watarai, Taki, Meiwa, Odai, Taiki, and Kihoku in Mie Prefecture, along with 12 companies, to apply for the fifth list of the Ministry of the Environment’s Decarbonization Leading Areas. And secured inclusion in the list for the first in Mie Prefecture. This initiative leverages existing programs, such as the Digital Garden City National Concept Grant, to establish a collaborative framework. The goal is to achieve regional decarbonization, address local challenges, and revitalize communities by prioritizing the use of renewable energy.
Internationally, we will continue expanding comprehensive overseas businesses. We have prioritized five business areas to become more competitive abroad: Private Sector, Smart City Development, Operations and Maintenance, Digital Transformation, and Business Investment.
Our Smart City Development business, for example, earned selection from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Overseas Smart City Project Formation Support Program for a project in Jakarta, Indonesia, to enhance pedestrian spaces around transportation hubs with vehicles that operate at five kilometers an hour. This project aims to promote transit-oriented development and advance smart city initiatives in Jakarta. We will collaborate with various partner organizations in the coming years.
In the Digital Transformation business, we signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic alliance with Synspective Inc., which develops and operates small synthetic aperture radar satellites, and Geosphere Environmental Technology Corporation, which specializes in advanced water cycle simulation technology. This alliance aims to leverage satellite data and groundwater simulation technology to provide monitoring and consulting services for urban land subsidence worldwide.
We will use this data and simulation technology to support infrastructure development and contribute to safer, more resilient urban environments.

Bolstering the 2030 Vision and Medium-Term Management Strategy and Contributing to Creating Affluent Lives and Dreams for People All Over the World

We will mark our 20th anniversary in August 2025. To achieve sustainable growth and our 2030 vision of becoming a social value creator, we will enhance our vision and medium-term management plan. We remain committed to contributing significantly to social progress by advancing our mission of creating affluent lives and dreams for people worldwide.