President's Message

To be an Optimized Trading Company for the creation of Sustainable Society

We would like to thank you for your continued understanding and support of our company.

On August 14, 2023, we announced our financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

During the fiscal year ended in June 2023, economic activities started to recover due to the gradual elimination of restrictions on various activities due to the pandemic. However, the economic outlook remains uncertain due to factors including soaring resource prices resulting from the protracted situation in Russia and Ukraine, and rising prices and ongoing depreciation of the yen triggered by the tighten financial policies worldwide.

Consumers in Japan have an even stronger desire than before to economize and seek low prices because of rapid inflation, but this is not the only defining characteristic of consumer spending. Purchasing activity by consumers in Japan is becoming more diverse as the range of ways people spend their money expands in order to reflect the different values and preferences of consumers. These trends are most pronounced with regard to purchases made using the internet. In this social environment, activities of the MarketEnterprise Group are guided by the “optimized trading company” vision that reflects the growing diversity of consumption behavior and the increasing interest in smart consumption and has the goal of giving everyone the best options for purchasing products and services. Another goal is to use business operations to play a role in the creation of the circular economy, an economic activity aimed at the realization of SDGs, which has become a global trend in recent years.

We are currently implementing a medium-term management plan covering the three-year period ending in June 2024. In the current fiscal year, which is the middle year of this plan, investments continued for building a sound medium-term base for earnings. We also made efforts for sales growth and becoming more profitable.

As a result, net sales were 15,257 million yen. Operating profit was 94 million yen, and ordinary profit was 278 million yen. Profit attributable to owners of parent was 290 million yen.

We will continue to strive to achieve our goals of 18 billion yen in net sales and 0.1 billion yen in operating profit for FY2023.

Our vision is “To be an Optimized Trading Company for the creation of Sustainable Society”. To realize this vision, we have developed numerous services in accordance with the changing times and social background over the 17 years since we established. On the other hand, we have recently entered an era in which sustainability is strongly demanded in society, the economy, and corporate activities, with the concepts of SDGs and circular economy spreading as a matter of course around the world. In addition, especially in Japan, we are at a major social and economic turning point, including demographic and environmental issues.

We see the situation facing that tipping point as an opportunity. As an "Optimized trading company" that plays a part in the "creation of Sustainable Society. We will achieve growth to meet the expectations of our various stakeholders.

We look forward to your continued support.

August 2023
President and CEO
KOBAYASHI Yasushi