Strong YTD Profit and EPS Growth
Business profit year-to-date up 25%; EPS up 24%; cash EPS up 19%. Company forecasting and expects to hit record earnings, with growth in net income and EPS.
Stock and Flow Earnings Expansion
Reported growth in stock earnings (noted +9% YTD) and flow earnings (+31% YTD). Management also cited a large stock-earnings uplift (mentioned +15% YTD) driven by repositioning a major Tokyo Bay asset that improved NOI materially.
Shareholder Returns and Capital Actions
Expanded share buyback program (doubled to JPY 10 billion) and announced cancellation of approximately 7% of shares outstanding, intended to be a permanent EPS accretion strategy. Dividend growth also reiterated.
Segment Outperformance — Hotels and Ichigo Owners
Hotel business reported up 103% YTD; Ichigo Owners up 87% YTD. RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) up 18% YoY, driven by strong leisure/business travel and branded hotel expansion (THE KNOT, OneFive).
Targeted Acquisitions and Portfolio Activity
Acquired one hotel (Osaka) and two logistics assets in Q3; brought online three new logistics centers (build-to-suit master-leased transactions) that benefit from earlier, lower construction cost commitments.
Environmental Leadership & Operational Sustainability
Achieved CDP AA for climate change and water security (AA twice — top ~1% of reporting companies). Transitioned to 100% renewable energy use internally and reported CO2 reductions from production 8x greater than its CO2 emissions (climate-positive claim).
Financial Position and Funding
Long-term borrowing profile with 61% of borrowing costs fixed via hedges. Management noted strong access to bank funding and favorable borrowing capacity despite rising base rates.
Valuation and Buyback Rationale
Management cites trading at ~11x accounting earnings and that cash earnings are ~30% higher, implying a sub-10x PE on a cash basis — supporting the decision to buy back shares.
Strategic Growth Initiatives
Expanding branded hotel strategy (THE KNOT, OneFive), launching private residential fund and growing private funds capability, and shifting Clean Energy focus toward battery storage where economics have improved.
Community & Brand Building
Ownership of a soccer club led to promotion from J3 to J2 within two years, providing branding/community benefits and local economic engagement opportunities.