[Company analysis] Takara Holdings Inc. (宝ホールディングス)

「Takara Holdings Inc. (宝ホールディングス)」is a holding company that owns「Takara Shuzo(宝酒造)」that produce alcoholic beverages such as sake and shochu. This companiy launched the world's first canned Chu-Hi. In the distillation shochu and sake market,「Takara Shuzo」has the highest sales in Japan. Besides, the market share of the seasoning Mirin is also No.1. The number of consolidated employees is 4,407.

 

1. Company Profile

2. Summary and Features

3. Major Business

4. Financial Information

 

 

 

1. Company Profile

 

※Unit is JPY million, as of 2019

Company name	Takara Holdings Inc.
Company name (Japanese)	宝ホールディングス
Date of establishment	Sunday, September 6, 1925
Headquarters location	〒600-8688 京都府京都市下京区四条通烏丸東入長刀鉾町20
Capital	13,230
Consolidated sales	277,443
Consolidated operating profit	17,804
Consolidated total assets	287,106
Consolidated capital	179,795
Capital adequacy ratio	62.6%
Consolidated number of employees	4,407

 

 

 

2. Summary and Features

 
「Takara Shuzo」, a core company of「Takara Holdings」, is a liquor manufacturer with strengths in "Japanese sake" such as sake and shochu. It has a history of more than 170 years and has been producing and selling sake, Japanese shochu, mirin, etc. since its inception. In particular, in shochu, they have maintained the top market share since the launch of our main product, "Jun(純)".

Basically, it is a company that deals with "sake", but in the past, 「Takara Holdings」ran a soft drink business. Their first soft drink dates back to 1953. At the time, "Takarapon Juice(タカラポンジュース)" had been released at the request of Ehime Prefecture. Besides,「Takara Holdings」also manufactured and sold beer under the brand name "Takara Beer(タカラビール)", although it does not exist now.

This company released "Takara Beer" as of 1957. But this business was struggled with the competition with other beer companies, so eventually,  their production facility was sold to「Sapporo Brewery(サッポロビール)」. Until 2006, alcohol-free beer was also manufactured by「Takara Shuzo」but they decided to withdraw from the soft drinks business and now no longer can be seen on the market.

In recent years, along with the globalization of Japanese cuisine, 「Takara Holdings」are expanding our business in 40 countries around the world, mainly in the Americas and Asia. In particular, they are not only engaged in the overseas liquor business, which sells only alcoholic beverages, but also undertake business to wholesale Japanese ingredients overseas. At present, Japanese food ingredients wholesale business accounts for more than 85% of the total overseas sales.

 

 

 

3. Major Business

 

■ Shochu business
This is a core business of symbol of 「Takara Holdings Inc.」and their brand is rated as the best distilled shochu  in Japan. This company have dedicated in developing their original products for potato shochu and barley shochu.

■ Sake business
They manufacture high-quality sake using the latest equipment that reproduces the principles of traditional handmade sake production.

■ Soft liquor business
This company produces soft liquor mainly for Izakaya. For general customer, they also have a number of steady seller products.

■ Imported liquor business
They are developing brands from around the world in Japan, including "Totai," "Blanton's," "The Antiquary," "Pisang Garoeda Green Banana," and "Keika Chen Sake."

■ Seasoning business

■ Raw material alcohol business

■ Bio industry support business

■ Contract service

 

 

4. Financial information

 

※Unit is JPY million

		2016	2017	2018
Consolidated sales		234,193	268,142	277,443
Consolidated operating profit		13,551	15,612	17,804
Consolidated total assets		274,368	287,059	287,106
Consolidated net assets		165,920	176,217	179,795
Breakdown of sales	「Takara Shuzo」 business	149,408	149,426	151,805
	「Takara International」business	37,278	70,456	77,573
	Biochemical business	28,529	31,617	35,432
	Others	18,976	16,633	12,627