According to the second quarter (interim) financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026, announced by AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings (HD) on November 5, net sales were 113.054 billion yen (up 11.4% year-on-year), operating profit was 6.068 billion yen (up 40.2%), ordinary profit was 6.269 billion yen (up 36.0%), and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders was 3.991 billion yen (up 40.2%).
In the logistics business, specifically the transportation and delivery business, sales in the last-mile delivery business were affected by the reduction of operations at some of our online supermarket business partners and a decrease in the number of vehicles operated by existing partners, resulting in a decrease of 19.036 billion yen (down 4.6%).
In addition to new delivery projects from new clients, the number of trunk line shipments connecting distribution centers has steadily increased. Furthermore, the launch of new delivery services with existing clients contributed to sales of 29.557 billion yen (a 10.8% increase).
In the 3PL business, sales reached 36.729 billion yen (a 22.5% increase) in the EC ambient temperature 3PL business, thanks to the full-year operation and increased volume of goods handled at the logistics center opened in the previous fiscal year for a major online retailer, as well as the opening of a new logistics center.
The chilled food 3PL business achieved sales of 12.964 billion yen (a 9.6% increase), thanks to the full-year operation of the supermarket logistics center opened in the previous fiscal year, as well as increased product unit prices and higher handling volumes.
The pharmaceutical and medical 3PL business saw sales increase to 13.226 billion yen (14.1% increase), thanks to the full operation of a new logistics center to accommodate the business expansion of its main client, drugstores, as well as strong handling volumes of seasonal products and other goods.
As a result, sales in the logistics business increased to 111.514 billion yen (an 11.5% increase).
For the full year, the company projects net sales of 2200 billion yen (up 5.6%), operating profit of 119 billion yen (up 8.6%), ordinary profit of 120 billion yen (up 3.2%), and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders of 73 billion yen (up 0.3%).
