Company DescriptionTokyo Century Corporation provides leasing, installment sales, and other financial services for IT-related equipment, industrial equipment, and other machinery and facilities in Japan and internationally. The company offers financial services for various types of equipment and machinery, including information and communications, office, factory, and commercial equipment, as well as construction machinery; financial services in the fields of shipping, aviation, environment and energy, and real estate, as well as structured finance products; and account receivable financing and securitization services. It also provides auto and aviation leasing, and car rental and sharing services for corporate customers and individuals; telematics; refurbishment of IT equipment; casualty insurance; factoring and reverse factoring; and business processing and inspection services, as well as sells electricity generated using biogas and solar. In addition, the company is involved in auto financing, property management, real estate leasing, general trading, real estate investment, IT equipment leasing, and investment/shareholding and ancillary businesses. The company was formerly known as Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation and changed its name to Tokyo Century Corporation in October 2016. Tokyo Century Corporation was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
How the Company Makes MoneyTokyo Century primarily earns money through leasing and finance activities. Key revenue streams include (1) lease income and related fees: the company leases assets (e.g., equipment and vehicles) to customers and receives periodic lease payments; (2) financing income: the company provides loans and other financing and earns interest income and finance charges; (3) asset-related gains and residual value management: in businesses where it owns leased assets, it can generate proceeds from asset sales at contract end and may benefit when resale values exceed carrying values (and conversely may incur losses if residual values fall); (4) servicing and ancillary fees: the company earns fees for arranging leases/financing, managing assets, and providing related services in areas such as auto solutions; and (5) investments and equity-method income where applicable: earnings can also include returns from strategic investments and joint ventures, which are an important part of many large leasing groups’ models. Partnerships and alliances with manufacturers, dealers, financial institutions, and other corporate partners support customer acquisition, product sourcing, and distribution, contributing to origination volume and ongoing fee/interest income. Specific segment-level revenue splits and named partnership contributions are null.