Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.
Securities Code: 2331
ALSOK Charter
Management Philosophy
Based on two core principles exemplified by
"arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude) and "bushi no seishin" (a samurai spirit), we devote ourselves to protecting the safety and security of our customers and of society as a whole.
Management Guidelines
1. Fundamental Spirit
Under any condition that we face, we work hard to live by a fundamental spirit that reflects our management philosophy-as exemplified by a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude and a samurai spirit based on toughness, fairness, and generosity-to be a highly principled company.
2. Priority
Our top priority is to provide products and services of the first rank, while cultivating the highest levels of motivation in our employees and living up to shareholder expectations through attractive profit growth.
3. Basic Strategy
While security services remain at the heart of our business, as our basic strategy, we also seek to offer a diverse range of products and services in new fields to satisfy the needs of the everchanging times.
4. Contributing to Society
Allying ourselves with public bodies charged with protecting public safety and security, we commit ourselves to developing value-adding products and services, thereby always contributing to society.
Code of Conduct
- We will devote ourselves to serving our customers and society as a whole in a way that reflects a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude.
- We will embody a samurai spirit in everything we do based on toughness, fairness, and generosity, standing firm in the face of adversity and banding together to embrace success.
- We will value autonomy in our actions, empowered by "yachoseishin" (the spirit of a wild bird)-which represents independence, self-respect, perseverance, acuity, and tenacity-and take responsibility for delivering results.
- We will carry out our day-to-day activities based on the principles of sincerity, accuracy, strength, and speed.
- We will know no complacency, always marching forward purposefully while growing and refining our business to continue to provide value to customers and to society as a whole, thereby continuing to be relevant.
- We will pursue perpetual self-improvement and remain highly committed to compliance, thereby attracting and nurturing human resources of the caliber worthy of the industry leader.
Editorial Policy
ALSOK Report 2020 has been constructed as an integrated report that compiles financial information on the Company's performance, business operations, and strategies as well as non-financial information on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and other topics with the aim of obtaining the opportunity to deepen our engagement with shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders. In addition to describing the state of management from an economic perspective, this report also explains the ALSOK Group's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives as well as the various CSR activities the Group carries out to contribute to the international society's drive to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with the Group's approach to achieving growth through sustainable value creation and its business structure that supports medium- to long-term management, business strategies, and growth.
Data and more detailed information on corporate activities that were not included in this report are available on the Company's corporate website.
Reporting Media
The Company provides reports in the forms of a pamphlet and a website, making full use of characteristics of the respective media. In the pamphlet version, items are narrowed down to those of higher importance or with greater interest among readers and the explanations on them are provided in a manner that is easy to read and understand. Meanwhile, the website version comprehensively includes financial information and the initiatives related to CSR and other matters in general.
Focused |
Comprehensive | ALSOK REPORT |
Investor Relations | |
CSR | |
Importance to the ALSOK Group and stakeholders |
Information for Shareholders | CSR and Social |
and Other Investors | Contribution Activities |
ALSOK's corporate website | Detailed information on the CSR |
includes detailed information on | and social contribution activities |
the Company's management | that ALSOK is advancing as part |
policies, financial position, | of its business activities based on |
business performance, and stocks | ISO 26000 can be found on its |
as well as an assortment of | corporate website. |
investor relations (IR) materials. | |
IR website: https://www.alsok.co.jp/en/ir/ | CSR website: https://www.alsok.co.jp/en/csr/ |
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Message from the Chairman
Value That the ALSOK Group
Needs to Provide to Society
First of all, my thoughts are with all the victims of the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and I would like to express my sincere sympathies to those who have been infected with the disease.
ALSOK was founded in 1965, led by the experience of the founder who was a former police bureaucrat and was deeply involved in the operations of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games in the previous year. Since its foundation, the Company has continued to make efforts on a daily basis to protect the safety and security of customers and society under the two principles set out in its management philosophy of "arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude) and "bushi no seishin" (a samurai spirit). To this day, the whole ALSOK Group has embraced this spirit as its unwavering origin that should be passed down across generations among all its employees and continues to pursue its ideals.
In recent years, threats facing society are growing more diverse as exemplified by, among others, crimes preying on children, senior citizens, etc., cybercrimes and information leakage, intensifying natural disasters, and the global spread of infectious diseases. As a company responsible for a critical component of social infrastructure supporting the safety of society, we devote ourselves to contributing to the resolution of these social issues through our business and to the sustainable creation of corporate value and further ensuring the safety of people who live in society.
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020* postponed to the following year, we consider it as an opportunity to reaffirm our founding philosophy and aim to put all our efforts into fulfilling our responsibility as a representative of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Security Consortium and contributing to achieving a safe event through concerted efforts of the industry.
Chairman and Representative Director
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Atsushi Murai
- ALSOK is a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner (Security Services and Planning).
CONTENTS
- ALSOK Charter/Editorial Policy
- Message from the Chairman
- Talk with the President
- ALSOK's History of Value Creation
- Financial Highlights/Non-Financial Highlights
- The ALSOK Group's Business Operations
- ALSOK's Strengths
- ALSOK's Value-Creation Model
19 Special Feature:
ALSOK's New Service Lineup
21 Special Feature:
What ALSOK Can Do for Cyberspace Safety and Security
- To Realize a Sustainable Society
- CSR Management
- Consideration for the Global Environment
- Providing Products and Services That Help Resolve Social Issues
- Human Resource Development and Empowerment Initiatives
- Community Contribution Activities
- Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Corporate Governance
- Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and Executive Officers
45 Financial Section
50 Corporate Information/Stock Information
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Talk with
the President
CROSS TALK
ALSOK's Social Role in the
Coming Post-Pandemic Era
The spread of the infectious disease COVID-19 both in Japan and overseas is causing a serious impact on our society and economy. What are the roles that ALSOK is expected to play as society undergoes a major change after the COVID-19 pandemic? We have invited Mr. Atsushi Nakajima, who is currently a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture and a former chairman of the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, to talk with President Aoyama and get his valuable opinion on measures that ALSOK should implement from now on.
President and Representative Director | |||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Professor, University of Niigata Prefecture | ||||||||||
Yukiyasu Aoyama | Atsushi Nakajima | ||||||||||
Profile | Profile | ||||||||||
March | 1975 | Graduated from the University | July | 2002 | Director-General, Yokohama Customs | March | 1975 | Graduated from the University | April | 2002- | Executive Officer & Chief Economist, |
April | 1975 | of Tokyo, Faculty of Law | July | 2003 | Counselor and Deputy Director-General | April | 1975 | of Tokyo, Faculty of Law | March | 2003 | Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.; Chief |
Jointed the Ministry of Finance | of the Customs and Tariff Bureau of the | Joined the Industrial Bank of | Economist & General Manager, Research | ||||||||
1980 | District Director of the Itako | December 2005 | Minister's Secretariat | August | 1987 | Japan, Ltd. (IBJ) | March 2003- | Division, Mizuho Corporate Bank | |||
July | 1992 | Tax Office | Visiting Professor at the University | Senior Manager, Research | Executive Officer, Chief Economist & | ||||||
Visiting Researcher at the | July | 2006 | of Tokyo | April | 1992 | Department, Head Office, IBJ | March | 2004 | General Manager, Research Division, | ||
July | 1993 | University of Oxford | Director-General, Customs and Tariff | Senior Manager, International | Mizuho Corporate Bank; Executive | ||||||
Director, Minister's Secretariat | July | 2008 | Bureau | Finance Department, Head | Officer & Chief Economist, Mizuho | ||||||
and Research and Planning | Retired from the post | May | 1995 | Office, IBJ | April | 2004- | Research Institute Ltd. | ||||
July | 1994 | Division, Minister's Secretariat | August | 2008 | Joined the Company as Senior | Senior Deputy General | Senior Managing Executive Officer & | ||||
Deputy Commissioner (Large | June | 2009 | Executive Officer | Manager, Industry Research | March | 2011 | Chief Economist, Mizuho Research | ||||
Enterprise Examination and | Executive Vice President and | June | 1997 | Department, Head Office, IBJ | April | 2011 | Institute Ltd. | ||||
Criminal Investigation), Tokyo | April | 2010 | Representative Director | Deputy General Manager, | Chairman, Research Institute of | ||||||
August | 1995 | Regional Taxation Bureau | Senior Executive Vice President and | General Manager, IBJ Paris | April | 2020 | Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), IAA | ||||
Chief of the Wakayama | April | 2012 | Representative Director | October 1999 | Branch | Professor, University of Niigata Prefecture | |||||
June | 2000 | Prefectural Police | President and Representative Director | President, Banque IBJ (France) | (Current); Consulting Fellow, RIETI, IAA | ||||||
Director of the Planning and | (Current) | June | 2000 | S.A. | June | 2020 | (Current) | ||||
Coordination Division, Planning | Chief Economist & General | Chairman, Maison franco-japonaise | |||||||||
and Coordination Bureau, | Manager, Research | (Current) | |||||||||
Environment Agency | Department, Head Office, IBJ |
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Theme 1
Changes in the Environment Surrounding ALSOK
-What Is Happening in Society Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic?-
Nakajima: COVID-19 continues to spread even now, and concerns remain about its second and third waves and even about the possible occurrence of a new pandemic in the future. As the current situation in which infection prevention is essential is expected to continue, non-face-to-face interactions and social distancing will continue to be required in addition to the enhancement of the medical system. For this reason, I think that businesses need to make further progress going forward in work-style reform to realize a flexible work style including the enhancement of working from home.
The economy is now on a moderate recovery trend after a severe recession, but is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels soon. Governments in Japan, the United States, and Europe are currently supporting businesses and employment through massive fiscal spending, but it is difficult for them to continue such spending indefinitely. On the other hand, the IT-based digitalization of the economy is a virtual economic activity and is not physically damaged by disaster or pandemic. In that sense, it is also necessary to expand the breadth of the digital economy.
It has also become clear that the current COVID-19 crisis has widened gaps in society, particularly in the United States and certain other countries. With limited room for further government spending expansion, governments are facing the question of how to implement measures to correct such gaps while also paying attention to achieving fiscal soundness. They are expected to tackle this issue through, for example, social security and tax reforms.
In any case, as the threat of the virus is unlikely to disappear completely, this "new lifestyle" of non-face-to-face interactions and social distancing will continue into the future, although it is somewhat inconsistent with the true nature of human beings, which are social animals. As the new lifestyle is going to continue, the important point is how to secure sufficient economic activities and support personal lives.
Aoyama: In the security and long-term care services, physical contact is often essential, and it is not always easy to provide such services on a non-contact basis. Our duty as essential workers is to protect the safety and security of customers while paying maximum attention to the prevention of infection. Meanwhile, amid the lingering pandemic, I feel that ALSOK will have to expand the scope of protection that we provide and think about what we can create from there and what solutions we can provide in doing so. For example, we could start from a
detail, such as indoor air purification and new mask-wearing equipment to prevent people from having a heat stroke, and eventually expand our contribution to wider areas such as danger detection and the prevention of the spread of infection to combat new risks posed by COVID-19. To beat this invisible enemy, we must provide solutions that fight COVID-19 as part of our own duties rather than totally depending on medical professionals.
Moreover, our challenges also include how to support the socially vulnerable. Beyond the Emergency Reporting services for senior citizens that we have been providing for some time in coordination with municipalities, ALSOK is expected to realize comprehensive services to be provided to people in a wide variety of circumstances, including long-term care services.
Nakajima: The current pandemic urges ALSOK to reinvent traditional security services, such as preventing an intruder from getting into a building, and to focus more on the concept of "life-oriented security" to protect all aspects of people's lives.
Aoyama: Exactly. To protect people's safety and security, we need to enhance the service function to arrive on the scene of any emergency quickly. We also need to promote further reforms in the areas in which we faced challenges even before the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, we have already been working to improve efficiency in staff assignment for security operations at events by adopting a mechanism called Zone Security Management, to introduce video-based judgment, and to provide electronic security services including facility management. We need to promote efforts like this even further going forward and to accelerate the digitalization of security services and facility management by actively utilizing big data, AI, etc.
Nakajima: Vast data is being pooled at ALSOK every day from all over Japan. For this reason, I think that ALSOK is most closely positioned to be able to utilize big data in various ways in protecting the safety and security of our lives.
Speaking of protecting peoples' lives, ALSOK is also engaging in and expanding long-term care services.
Aoyama: ALSOK has been engaging in services of a highly public nature for many years based on our founding spirit of "arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude) and
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Talk with
the CROSS TALK President
"bushi no seishin" (a samurai spirit) based on toughness, fairness, and generosity. In that sense, I think that ALSOK is the right company to engage in long-term care services.
In terms of "quickly arriving on the scene to respond," there is much in common between the Emergency Reporting services that we provide in collaboration with municipalities and home-visitlong-term and nursing care services. Therefore, we can say that it is harmonious to engage in both security
services and long-term care services. We are currently operating home-visitlong-term and nursing care services and in-facility care services in a comprehensive manner, operating roughly 6,500 rooms in the Tokyo metropolitan area and providing services to approximately 18,000 people including visiting medical massage. We are also providing services not covered by long-term care insurance and programs for those who are financially disadvantaged.
Theme 2
Toward the Sustainable Growth of ALSOK
-Changes in the Environment and ALSOK 10 Years from Now-
Nakajima: Senior citizens and those who are financially disadvantaged are at the same time those who are socially and financially vulnerable to the pandemic. Amid declining birth rates and population aging, properly protecting these people is a task that society and businesses as well as the government should tackle. In addition, as a mature country, Japan is one of the world's largest holders of financial assets both in Japan and overseas. As the digitalization of the economy advances even further, the need to protect the network in managing financial assets is expected to increase. If the scope of protection is to expand from houses, commercial and industrial buildings to include senior citizens and those who are financially disadvantaged, financial assets, networks, and peoples' lives in general, this means that ALSOK should consider how it can protect the safety and security of economic activities in general in an integrated manner.
In addition, it is certain that expectations for ALSOK to protect the environment in addition to the economy will increase at an accelerating pace in the future. The European Commission initiated the European Green Deal in May 2020 to promote green economy based on environmental preservation and sustainable society, in addition to the enhancement of the medical system and digitalization.
Although the concept of ESG has evolved into the SDGs, their focus on harmonious coexistence with society remains the same. I am impressed with the timeliness of ALSOK's "arigato no kokoro" and "bushi no seishin" in such a situation.
Aoyama: As I said earlier, "bushi no seishin" means a tough, fair, and generous heart, which leads to the protection of the weak, while "arigato no kokoro" means our gratitude for everybody who has supported our existence since our foundation in 1965.
Since prehistoric times, viruses have always existed in woods that were at a distance from human lives. But we have cleared more and more forests and become infected with viruses through livestock and other agents. From these
developments, I keenly realize the importance of environmental protection as well as social distancing. The problem of increases in harmful birds and animals must also have come originally from the environmental problem.
Nakajima: In view of the current pandemic-affected environment, it is essential to find ways to embed social distancing in society in a manner suitable for the times. With the expectations for massive movements of people and goods as well as mass production and consumption to slow down from now on, the important issue is how we create future society.
Regarding ESG, some had argued until several years ago that ESG was nothing but a burden on businesses, but recent analyses indicate that companies that focus on ESG are also highly profitable. This is a time that ESG links directly to corporate value, and companies that focus on the SDGs and CSR are extremely reassuring for everybody.
Aoyama: What you say is very true. To continue high growth through mass production and consumption may be just a daydream in a sense. As corporate value is evaluated based not only on earnings but also on social contributions, businesses cannot exist if they do not contribute to society.
For example, if we look around while working from home, we could find many areas in the local community in which we can contribute. By adopting a different perspective, we could work on a variety of things beyond security services.
If so, the phrase "security services" that we have used is too narrow to express the roles of ALSOK. The phrase "life-oriented security" you used just now is a very good expression. In that sense, I think we can do many more things yet.
Nakajima: In the area of home security services, for example, security includes the prevention of online intrusion in the internet era, and we cannot ask application providers to provide such services. Keeping storage batteries at home to
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prepare for power outage is also part of home "protection." The scope of security would be quite wide if it is to include the prevention of various inconveniences that could happen at home.
Aoyama: We currently provide, for example, Tobilaphone
(a service to prevent fraudulent phone calls to senior citizens living alone), Soliton SecureDesktop (a service to provide a safe teleworking environment), and shelter solution (a one-stop service from evacuation support to infectious disease control measures at the shelter). We originally provided protection against thieves, but the scope of risks against which we provide protection has
Theme 3
been expanding to include disasters, fraud, cyberattacks, etc. ALSOK was founded as a security services company, but
is currently providing diverse services ranging from security services to facility management, construction work, and long-term care services. In 10 years from now, we aim to grow to become a company that provides both security and facility services leveraging facility management and firmly supports the safety and security of the local community through long-term care services. We will work to play an important role in protecting and supporting our customers' lives in an integrated manner as a private-sector service provider to supplement services provided by the national government.
Message to Our Stakeholders
Nakajima: How we can lead a safe, secure, and fulfilling life will be even more significant from now on. "Security services" in a narrow sense sound stiff, but ALSOK is at the forefront of "protection" in a broader sense and engages in a wide spectrum of activities with a strong sense of social responsibility. I expect ALSOK to push forward with these activities going forward as a company that plays a significant role in supporting the entire social framework as well as individuals and businesses by providing social security services from a multidisciplinary perspective of security.
Aoyama: To provide wider social security services than before, we must build capabilities to respond to a wide variety of situations by further strengthening capacity building including human resource development. While building such capabilities, we will work to secure a firm foothold on a daily basis to aim for ideals in 10 years from now. Although it is not necessarily easy to foresee how the post-pandemic society will be, we need to act quickly by anticipating what customers will need and want in advance. If everyone in the company can work as one to make steady progress step by step, I expect that the vision of the "new ALSOK" will emerge going forward. Thank you for your time and valuable opinion today.
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ALSOK's History of Value Creation
Since its foundation, ALSOK has consistently endeavored to protect the safety and security of society. Throughout its history of over half a century, ALSOK has pursued security service technologies, service quality, and personnel training, and has taken them as its strengths. We will continue to take on advanced challenges and demonstrate originality to help resolve social issues.
April 1988
Developed and launched TAKURUS® in electronic security services for individual customers
January 1995
Responded to the Great
Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
July 1965
Foundation of Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. at 2-20 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo with a capital of ¥25 million and the main business purpose of providing contract security services
September 1967
Developed and launched SOK Guard System® in electronic security services (currently ALSOK Guard System) for corporate clients
January 1975
Developed and launched the AMAND SYSTEM® for automated management of ATMs
October 1997
Developed and launched Cash Deposit Machine On-Line System, which facilitates the movements of cash (sales proceeds and change) and reduces related staff and equipment costs
April 1998
Developed and launched SOK Home Security system featuring convenient functions for daily life, including first aid information, home banking, and health consultation, in addition to crime and disaster prevention security functions
October 2002
Listed stock on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
December 2008
Developed and launched ALSOK Home Security α with enhanced security and convenience features designed from the customer's perspective, such as standard internet security services
March 2011
Responded to the Great East Japan Earthquake
October 2012
Launched new HOME ALSOK brand of services for individual users
¥181.2billion | |||||||||
Net Sales | ¥120.1billion | ¥153.9billion | |||||||
■ Net Sales of Security Services | ¥40.1billion | ¥67.9billion | |||||||
■ Net Sales of Services Other Than Security Services | |||||||||
¥0.15billion ¥0.7 | billion | ¥20.3 | billion | ||||||
1966 | 1971 | 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | ||
1965- Founding Era | 1985- Building Up and Maintaining Era | 1999- |
Major M&A Activities
February 2011 | Japan Facilio Co., Ltd. | February | 2015 | ALSOK Care & Support Co., Ltd. | |
April | 2014 | ALSOK Souei Co., Ltd. | May | 2016 | Wisnet Co., Ltd. |
Nippon Building Maintenance Co., Ltd. | November 2016 | PT. ALSOK BASS Indonesia Security Services | |||
October | 2014 | HCM Corporation | December 2016 | ALSOK Vietnam Security Services Joint Stock Company |
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TOPICS (July 2019-July 2020)
February 2020
Renewed security systems for corporate clients Started the provision of ALSOK-G7, which provides image monitoring services as a standard feature
July 2020
Launched renewed HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT® service to watch over senior citizens
March 2020
Concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation concerning facility management business
April 2020
Acquired shares of Life Holdings Co., Ltd.
April 2020
Launched renewed mobile watching over security terminal
MAMOLOOK
¥460.1billion
¥248.3billion | ¥279.2billion | |||
2003 (Stock listing) | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2020 (FY) |
Second Founding Era | 2010- Third Founding Era |
February 2017 | ALSOK SHOJITSU SECURITY | May | 2019 | Keihanshin Security Services Co., Ltd. | |
SERVICE CO., LTD. | April | 2020 | Life Holdings Co., Ltd. | ||
April | 2017 | ALSOK-TW East Japan Co., Ltd. | |||
July | 2017 | ALSOK KANTO DELIVERY CO., LTD. |
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Financial Highlights
Net Sales
¥460.1billion
Up 3.7% YOY
(Billions | |||||
of yen) | ¥460.1billion | ||||
480 | |||||
360 | |||||
240 | |||||
120 | |||||
0 | |||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | (FY) |
Ordinary Income Margin
8.5%
0.9 percentage
Up point YOY
(%)
12.0
9.0 | 8.5% |
6.0
3.0
0
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | (FY) |
Total Assets/ROA
ROA 9.3%
Up 0.9 | percentage | YOY | |
point | ■ Total Assets ROA | ||
(Billions | (%) | ||||
of yen) | |||||
500 | 12.0 | ||||
¥428.7billion | |||||
400 | 9.0 | ||||
300 | 9.3% | ||||
6.0 | |||||
200 | |||||
100 | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 2020 | 0 | |||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | (As of | |
March 31) |
Ordinary Income
¥38.8billion
Up 14.8% YOY
(Billions | |||||
of yen) | ¥38.8billion | ||||
40 | |||||
30 | |||||
20 | |||||
10 | |||||
0 | |||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | (FY) |
Total Net Assets/ROE
ROE 10.1%
Up 0.2 | percentage | YOY ■ Total Net Assets ROE |
point | ||
(Billions | (%) | ||||
of yen) | |||||
300 | 15.0 | ||||
¥270.4billion | |||||
250 | 12.0 | ||||
200 | 10.1% | ||||
9.0 | |||||
150 | |||||
6.0 | |||||
100 | |||||
50 | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
(As of | |||||
March 31) |
Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent
¥24.1billion
Up 8.5% YOY
(Billions | |||||
of yen) | ¥24.1billion | ||||
25 | |||||
20 | |||||
15 | |||||
10 | |||||
5 | |||||
0 | |||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | (FY) |
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Non-Financial Highlights
Environmental
CO Emissions Volume | Fuel Usage | Electricity Consumption | ||||
2 | ||||||
(Group) | (Group) | (Group) | ||||
72,621 | 16,457 | 63,208 | ||||
t-CO2 | kl | MWh | ||||
(Down 4.3% YOY) | (Down 2.9% YOY) | (Down 2.5% YOY) | ||||
Social
Number of Employees Female Employees
(Consolidated)
37,902 (Consolidated)5,017
Up 4.4% YOY
(Non-Consolidated)
1,181
Up 0.8% YOY
Average Number of Years of Continuous Service by Gender
(Non-Consolidated)
Male Employees Female Employees
17.3years15.4years
Male | Female |
Up 0.3year | Up 0.4year |
YOY YOY
Governance | Number of Directors |
and Audit & Supervisory | |
Board Members | |
16 | |
Directors 12 | Audit&SupervisoryBoardMembers 4 |
(of whom 4 are outside directors) | (ofwhom3areoutsideAudit&SupervisoryBoardmembers) |
Number of Group
Companies That Used
the Internal Reporting
System
73companies
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The ALSOK Group's Business Operations
Business Environment
In the security services industry, there was an increase in the number of security contract suspensions and price reductions due to the cancellation of various events and the closure of stores and other facilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, new business opportunities are arising to provide services to create the new normal, including supporting customers in implementing infection prevention measures based on industry-specific guidelines. Since the resumption of operations following the lifting of the state of emergency declaration, the reactivation of suspended contracts has started.
In such a situation, as a business operator engaging in services concerning the safety and security of society (Security Services, General Property Management and Fire Protection Services, and Long-Term Care Services), the ALSOK Group has continued the provision of services properly, paying attention to, among other, strengthening customer contact on a non-contact basis. As set forth in the Medium-Term Management Plan Grand Design 2020, ALSOK continues to work to evolve and deepen security and related services to meet the increasingly diverse and sophisticated safety and security needs of each customer and society, aiming to become an integrated safety and security solutions provider to support the safety and security of customers and society.
Summary of Japanese Security Services Industry (as of December 31, 2019)
Number of Security
Services Companies Total Net Sales
Approx.9,900 Approx. ¥3.5
companiestrillion
Number of Security Guards
Approx. 570,000
(of whom 37,000 are females)
Number of Reported Cases of Crimes and Buildings Introducing Electronic Security Services
(Cases) | |||||||||||
3,500,000 | 3,118,034 | ||||||||||
3,000,000 | |||||||||||
2,500,000 | |||||||||||
2,000,000 | |||||||||||
1,500,000 | |||||||||||
1,000,000 | 748,559 | ||||||||||
500,000 | 57,808 | ||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | (Year) |
■ Number of reported cases | ■ Cases of intrusion and theft among the | ■ Buildings introducing electronic |
of crimes (Total) | number of reported cases of crimes | security services |
Sources:"The White Paper on Police, 2020," "Crime statistics materials for January to December 2019," "Overview of the Security Industry in 2019," National Police Agency
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Security Services | ||
Electronic Security Services | ||
Sales | ||
Net Sales | Composition | |
¥175.5 | Up | 38.2% |
0.0% YOY | ||
billion |
(Billions of yen) | ¥175.5billion |
200 |
150 | |||
100 | |||
50 | |||
0 | 2019 | 2020 | |
2018 | (FY) |
Stationed Security Services | ||
Sales | ||
Net Sales | Composition | |
¥116.9 | Up | 25.4% |
4.5% YOY | ||
billion |
(Billions of yen) 200
150 | ¥116.9billion | ||
100 | |||
50 | |||
0 | 2019 | 2020 | |
2018 | (FY) |
Transportation Security Services
(Billions of yen) 100
Sales | ||
Net Sales | Composition | |
¥65.6 | Up | 14.3% |
5.4% YOY |
billion
75 | ¥65.6billion | ||
50 | |||
25 | |||
0 | 2019 | 2020 | |
2018 | (FY) |
General Property Management and | ||
Fire Protection Services | ||
Sales | ||
Net Sales | Composition | |
15.1% | ||
¥69.2 | Up | |
10.1% YOY | ||
billion |
(Billions of yen) 100
75 | ¥69.2 | billion | |
50 | |||
25 | |||
0 | 2019 | 2020 | |
2018 | (FY) |
Long-Term Care Services
(Billions of yen) | ¥28.1billion |
30 |
Sales | ||
Net Sales | Composition | |
¥28.1 | Up | 6.1 |
5.7% YOY | % | |
billion |
20 | |||
10 | |||
0 | 2019 | 2020 | |
2018 | (FY) |
Other Services | |||
Sales | |||
Net Sales | Composition | ||
¥4.6 | 7.9 | Up | 1.0% |
% YOY | |||
billion
(Billions of yen) 6
¥4.6billion
4 | |||
2 | |||
0 | 2019 | 2020 | |
2018 | (FY) |
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The ALSOK Group's Business Operations
Security Services
Electronic Security Services
For corporate customers, we are promoting the sales of ALSOK-G7 (read as "ALSOK G-seven"), which includes video-based image monitoring service that uses image analysis technology. We have also started to provide ALSOK Ventilation-Facilitating Solution, which is a service deigned to help the improvement of a closed space by ventilation for the purpose of controlling the spread of COVID-19. In this service, an environmental sensor to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is added to ALSOK-G7, enabling emails to be sent to store managers, employees, and others to encourage ventilation and ventilation fans and other equipment to be automatically controlled.
For individual customers, we provide, among other services, Home Security Basic, which is an easy-to-install standard model in ALSOK's home security lineup. We also renewed our mobile watching over security service MAMOLOOK to enhance its telephone function, which is a daily communication tool, in addition to the current security functions. Furthermore, we started to provide renewed HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT®, which offers a wide variety of options that contribute to the enhancement of community-based integrated care, including evacuation support in the time of disaster and early detection of wandering alone.
Stationed Security Services
While orders received for temporary security services decreased as we have been affected by the cancellation of various events due to COVID-19, we are working to win more new orders for long-term contracts and to improve profitability.
As services to realize efficiency improvement and labor saving in security services, we offer, for example, ALSOK Staff Cooperation System, which enables smooth cooperation among staff members, an automated patrolling security robot REBORG®-Z, and ALSOK Traffic Control System.
Transportation Security Services
The number of orders received from financial institutions for the management of ATMs installed inside and outside their branch offices based on their outsourcing needs continued to increase, and the number of ATMs under our management reached approximately 73,000. We are also strengthening outsourcing services for financial institutions' administrative centers.
For corporations, demand for the Cash Deposit and Dispenser Machine On-Line System is strong as a service to contribute to the rationalization of cash management and to support work-style reforms. The number of contracts increased to approximately 25,000 units.
To respond to the cashless era, we are also providing ALSOK Multi-QR Payment Solution to accommodate multiple QR Code payment methods. To tap the increasing demand for cashless payment, we will work to further enhance our services.
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General Property Management and Fire Protection Services
In General Property Management and Fire Protection Services, in addition to completing major construction projects, we are working to provide comprehensive facility management services, which encompass the maintenance, management, and operation of various facilities, based on increased coordination between Group companies, and receiving orders steadily for comprehensive building management services, cleaning services, etc.
In March 2020, we reached an agreement to form a capital and business alliance with Mitsubishi Corporation in the area of facility management services both in Japan and overseas. This alliance is intended to provide comprehensive safety and security services including security and BCP as well as smart building and facility services through energy and labor saving in Japan and Southeast Asia, by combing Mitsubishi Corporation's comprehensive capabilities and overseas network with the ALSOK Group's operating capabilities and security service know-how in the area of facility management.
The ALSOK Group will strengthen coordination with the Group to provide comprehensive facility management services.
Long-Term Care Services
The ALSOK Group has put in place a system to be able to meet diverse customer needs by providing in-facility services such as group homes and fee-basedlong-term care facilities dealing with dementia, in-home services such as home-visit nursing care and day care services, and visiting massage services. In addition, Life Co., Ltd., which operates long-term care facilities in the Tokyo metropolitan area including Tokyo and Kanagawa, joined the ALSOK Group in April 2020.
In October 2020, we carried out a merger of ALSOK Care Co., Ltd. (formerly Wisnet Co., Ltd.), HCM Corporation, the long-term care services division of ALSOK Care & Support Co., Ltd., and Antei Care Co., Ltd. for business integration and the fortification of operating foundation. The ALSOK Group will continue to expand its business domain further to encompass a wide range of in-facility and in-home care services and work to provide high-quality care services by collaborating with the community to satisfy as many customers as possible. We will strive to enhance our service lineup in collaboration with security services so that our long-term care services can live up to the expectations of users and their family members and gain a high degree of trust by them for safety and security as those provided by a security services company.
Other Services
Working from home is rapidly becoming a common practice due to the spread of COVID-19. To support the realization of a safe and secure teleworking environment, we have started to provide the Soliton SecureDesktop service, among other services. We also renewed HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT®, which is a service to watch over senior citizens by combining emergency on-site support and daily health consultation. It is equipped with the sensing function of a small watching over device MIMAMORI Tag, enabling the confirmation of location history information. In addition, it is also equipped with functions to watch over senior citizens to prevent them from having a heat stroke and to support evacuation in the time of a disaster. Through these services, we are working to realize disaster responses and community-based integrated care in coordination with local governments.
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Excellent
Human
Resources
That Embody the ALSOK Philosophy
As ALSOK is in the business of providing value by protecting people and society, the most important capital is its human resources.
For this reason, we need to develop human resources that can put ALSOK's philosophy of "arigato no kokoro" and "bushi no seishin" into their actual actions. ALSOK is also focusing on developing experts who can propose optimal security solutions as security service professionals.
Number of Staff Dispatched to Japanese Embassies, Consulates, etc. Overseas as Security Staff Members
Over 790on a cumulative basis
Number of Female | Number of | |
Security Planners | ||
Employees | 722 | |
5,017 | ||
Number of Security | ||
Consultants | 34 | |
(13.2% of all employees) |
With its strengths that
contribute to the safety and security of customers and society, ALSOK will work to create new value.
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Organizational Capabilities
To Ensure Safety and Security
With the industry's leading service network, ALSOK provides a sense of security to society and customers and demonstrates the mobility to arrive on the scene of any emergency quickly.
We have also realized solutions that capitalize on group synergy. For example, we provide watch over services to the ALSOK Group's long-term care facilities, drawing on our know-how of security services.
Depots Located | Gurugram | Seoul |
Nationwide | Shanghai | |
Yangon | Hanoi Taiwan | |
Approx. | Hai Phong | |
Chennai Bangkok Ho ChiMinh City | ||
2,400 | Jakarta | ||
Overseas | countries | ||
Operations 9 | |||
Number of | 37,902 | ||
(Consolidated)Employees | |||
Number of Company Vehicles | Time to Arrive on the Scene | ||
10,531 | 16 minutes on average |
(including motorcycles and bicycles)
Trust
Built upon Performance and Results
Based on the high reputation of our performance records and skills as a leading security services company in Japan, ALSOK has won a large number of security services contracts both in Japan and overseas. ALSOK has also been in charge of security operations at numerous large-scale events.
In addition, to be a company trusted by both local communities and society at large, ALSOK actively engages in CSR and ESG activities.
Electronic Security Services Contracts
973,066
(533,733 for corporate clients and
439,333 for individual users*)
- Approx. 1,210,000 housing units covered when including contracts with housing complexes
Annual Amount of | Number of ALSOK ANSHIN |
Cash Handled | KYOSHITSU® Classes Held |
Approx. | on a |
¥457 trillion | cumulative |
51,024basis |
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ALSOK's Value-Creation Model
Aiming to Become an Integrated Safety and Security Solutions Provider to Support the Safety and Security of Customers and Society
Risks Surrounding
ALSOK
- Spread of an infectious
disease
● Occurrence of large-scale disasters
- Securing and
fostering human resources
● Changes in technological environment
- Information asset management
● Reputational
risk
Value Creation | |||||
Based on two core | |||||
Management | "arigato no kokoro" | ||||
Philosophy | (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude) | ||||
we devote ourselves to | |||||
of our customers | |||||
Operating Foundations | Human Resources | ||||
and ALSOK's Strengths | |||||
Business Domain | Electronic | p.13 | |||
Security Services | |||||
Services Provided | Stationed | p.13 | |||
Security Services | |||||
Medium-Term | Medium-Term | ||||
Management Plan | Management Plan | ||||
(Fiscal 2016-2018) | (Fiscal 2019‒2021) | ||||
Grand Design | Grand | ||||
2017 | |||||
net sales | Design | ||||
1. Expansion of consolidated | 2020 | ||||
2. Transition to highly | |||||
profitable structure |
E : EnvironmentalS : Social
p.27-36
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The ALSOK Group has continued to provide security services of impeccable quality for more than 50 years since its establishment. The Group's human resources, organizational capabilities, and the trust recognized by customers and society are its greatest strengths. Although conditions are changing rapidly both inside and outside of the Company, we remain committed to creating new value and achieving sustainable growth for "protecting" the safety and security of customers and society while simultaneously achieving sustainable growth. By accomplishing these goals, we will meet the expectations of all stakeholders.
Strategy
principles exemplified by
and "bushi no seishin",
(a samurai spirit)
protecting the safety and security and of society as a whole.
Organizational Trust Capabilities
p.15-16 | |||
Transportation | p.13 | Long-Term | p |
Security Services | Care Services | p.14 | |
General Property Management | p.14 | Other Services | p.14 |
and Fire Protection Services | |||
Long-Term Targets
Becoming an
Integrated Safety
and Security
Solutions Provider
Net Sales1
¥
Ⅰ . Enhancement and expansion
of security services, etc., in response to diversifying needs of customers
Ⅱ. Sophistication of security model and improvement in productivity
Ⅲ. Business expansion in the elderly market
Ⅳ. Stable securement and active promotion of human resources
Ⅴ. Responses to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
Further "evolution" and "deepening"
Realization of sustainable growth
trillion
Income ¥100 billion
G : Governance
p.37-44
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Special
Feature
ALSOK's New Service Lineup
The ALSOK Group continues to carry on the business of providing services that are essential to the stability of both businesses and individuals under the COVID-19 crisis. At the same time, we actively provide products and services to support measures to protect against COVID-19.
1 New Services Leveraging ALSOK-G7
ALSOK-G7
Basic Configuration
Intrusion Fire Emergency
Confirmation of live images非常
Image sensors with high-performance microphones allow customers to view live images of stores and other locations from their smartphones or computers, day or night.
Provide an optimal plan that meets customer needs based on plentiful optional services
Control device
Example of a store image
Image sensor
Respond to new needs
Ventilation-Facilitating Solution | New Optional Services | |||
Contribute to the effective control of COVID-19 | ||||
Entrance/exit image monitoring | ||||
Detect any rise in CO2 concentration | ||||
Ventilation facilitation through interconnections with ALSOK-G7 | ||||
Anomaly detection Environmental sensor
Simplified facility control
Linkage | Signal |
Ventilation system | ALSOK-G7 |
Controllable
Store manager/Building Environmental sensor maintenance staff
Notification
Check the state of the store online via ALSOK-G7
Tablet display
Storing images on the cloud
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2 Community-Based Watching Over Service Leveraging HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT®
HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT®
Basic Configuration Emergency Consultation | Fire |
Disaster countermeasures in coopera- | [New functions] |
tion with local governments and | ・Coordination with MIMAMORI Tags |
various services based on the keyword | ・Watching out for signs of heat stroke |
of "community-based integrated care" | ・Reading aloud an emergency warning email |
Controller
Respond to new needs
Construction of Community-Based Watching Over Networking
[Watching over senior citizens with dementia]
・Early detection of senior citizens with dementia who are wandering about
→Promote the realization of a community-based symbiotic society
Use at the Time of Disaster
[Evacuation support]
・Notify family members of the start and completion of evacuation
・Find the location of persons requiring rescue
・Aggregate the number of evacuees by municipality
→Realize efficiency
improvement in rescue and counting work
MIMAMORI Tags monitor the movements of users
3 Other Services | Internal systems Office | |
(1) Teleworking Solutions | Targeted attack Internet | Information |
Protect the teleworking environment from cyberattacks | Home | leak |
Malware infection | ||
● Wi-Fi routers for home use with cybersecurity functions | Unauthorized access | |
SECURIE |
- Remote desktop service to enable secure connection
Soliton SecureDesktop service
Cyberattack example
(2) COVID-19 Tests
Three types of COVID-19 tests including PCR tests are now available through MBIC Life Co., Ltd.
- PCR test
- Antigen test kit
- Swab test
Specimen | Material for sending specimen back |
collection kit |
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Special
Feature
What ALSOK Can Do for Cyberspace Safety and Security
This special feature introduces ALSOK's services in the area of information security to counteract threats in cyberspace.
ALSOK's Information
Identification of any vulnerability that could be a
target of cyberattacks
Security Diagnosis
Automatic detection of website tampering
Website Tampering
Detection Service
Monitoring of customer's network by Information
Security Monitoring Center
Network Monitoring
IT asset management service augmented by ALSOK's
unique operation support service
PC Management Service
High-speed,low-costanti-virus software
MR-EP
Cyber incident reporting support for regional
financial institutions
Incident Consultation Desk Service
Initial response drill using a mock targeted email attack
Targeted Email Attack Response
Drill Service
Participation in External Organizations
Participate in cybersecurity expert organizations and the like to monitor the latest cases and developments
Internet Cloud
Gateway Security
Entrance Security | Exit Security |
Measures | Measures |
Endpoint Security
IT Asset | Operation |
Management | Monitoring |
Anti-Malware | Device Control |
Measures | |
Development of framework
Lecture Service | Training Service |
Incident Response Support
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ALSOK's Information Security Services
ALSOK launched Information Security Services in 2008 to protect customers' valuable information in addition to people, goods, and money that we had protected until then. Since then, in response to constant changes in the ICT environment, including the spread of the IoT and ICT education and teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, and threats in cyberspace, we have been providing a variety of solutions to both businesses and home.
On the back of the further evolution of digital society, cybersecurity needs are increasing more and more, and ALSOK will continue to enhance its cybersecurity service lineup.
Security Services
Home Cybersecurity | Protect all home appliances connected to the internet | |
SECURIE | ||
Teleworking | IoT Home | |
Appliances | ||
Application program that does not require the introduction | ||
of specialized equipment or installation work |
Soliton SecureDesktop Service
Operation and Monitoring
The Information Security Services Monitoring Center is dedicated to cybersecurity leveraging ALSOK's monitoring know-how developed in its security services.
Cybersecurity experts will monitor any incidents, such as cyberattacks, computer viruses, unauthorized access, and other risks 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Upon detecting any incident, they will respond quickly to support customers.
Information Security Services
Monitoring Center
Expert
Dispatching
Dispatch staff who have experience in secondment to
external expert organizations and use their knowledge
Using exchange programs such as private-public exchange programs, ALSOK has dispatched its staff to cybersecurity- related organizations, including The Center for Financial Industry Information Systems (FISC) and National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC), to develop experts in this area. Leveraging the know-how and knowledge that we obtained in this manner, we will provide comprehensive advice to our customers.
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To Realize a Sustainable Society
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the United Nations summit in September 2015, are international goals consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets to realize
a sustainable world and pledging that "no one will be left behind" in the world.
These developments in international society are aligned with ALSOK's management philosophy that it will make best efforts to protect the safety and security of customers and society under the two principles of "arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude) and "bushi no seishin" (a samurai spirit) that the ALSOK Group has upheld since its foundation as its basic management spirit.
As a company responsible for a critical component of social infrastructure, we will ensure the safety and security of people who live in society through one of the largest networks in Japan. Leveraging its strengths and through its CSR initiatives, the ALSOK Group will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and the achievement of the SDGs by providing various services related to safety and security based on its founding spirit.
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The SDGs to Which ALSOK Has Made Major Contributions
SDGs
Ensure healthy lives and promote the well-being for all at all ages
Secure quality education to all in an inclusive and fair manner, promoting lifelong learning opportunities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Social Issues
・ Declining birth rates and aging population
・ Long-term care, older adults caring for their elderly parents
・ Lack of medical and long-term care professionals
・ Ensuring food safety
・ Promotion of life-work balance ・ Correction of long working
hours
・Loss of educational opportunity due to the spread of infectious disease, poverty, etc.
・Crimes targeting senior citizens, women, and children
・Prevention of special-case scams and the like
・Promotion of diversity
・Respect for human rights
・Risk of natural disasters, such as earthquakes and typhoons
・Responses to crimes and terrorism
・Labor shortage due to decreases in working-age population
・Aging of existing social infrastructure
・Leakage of technological and information assets
・Responses to people who lack access to transportation like those living in a depopulated area
Main Initiatives
Results
・ Watching over services
・ ALSOK's long-term care services ・ Enhancement of health and welfare
benefit plans
・ Promotion of health management
Number of municipalities collaborating under the Emergency Reporting System …………493
Employees who have completed first-aid training……………… Aggregate total of 19,553
Cumulative AED sales……Approx. 191,700 units
・Various crime preventions seminars
・Accepting educational visits of students ・Sports support activities
・Training on barrier-free mind
Number of children who took ALSOK ANSHIN KYOSHITSU® classes………
Approx. 1.6 million on a cumulative basis Number of correspondence education programs provided…………………210 courses
Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization……4 years in a row
・Intrusion, fire, and facility monitoring service, image monitoring service
・Monitoring of river flooding and inundation
・Introduction of AI/IoT, and security robots/drones ・Business continuity plan (BCP) solution services
・Lifesaving………………………………35 times
・Fire fighting…………………………… 54 times
・Assisting criminal arrest………………68 times
・Preventing special-case scams and the like
…………………………………………35 times
(Fiscal 2020)
Targets
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Develop the next generation of employees and secure human resources by creating quality educational opportunities
Realize social infrastructure for sustainable cities and communities
COLUMN
Raising Awareness toward Achieving the SDGs
To realize a sustainable society, ALSOK is conducting activities to inform employees of the approach and the importance of SDG initiatives. For example, we invited lecturers from outside to give ESG lectures to management. Our officers in charge also gave lectures on CSR and ALSOK's initiatives to all employees using a video streaming method.
At a research result presentation meeting held in February 2020, we Research result presentation meeting held at the Security
Science Institute
shared a plan of research themes that will lead to the future, identifying social issues that we are facing and taking into consideration various technical seeds to achieve the SDGs. This is based on the idea that initiatives to realize a sustainable society will also lead to ALSOK's sustainable growth.
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CSR Management
To ALSOK, CSR entails remaining ever mindful of the expectations of customers and society at large and exercising its management philosophy based on the principles of "arigato no kokoro," an ever-present feeling of gratefulness and gratitude, and "bushi no seishin," a strong and noble samurai spirit that emphasizes toughness, fairness, and generosity as well as teamwork and unity.
Through our CSR activities, we will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.
ALSOK's CSR Policy
Since its founding in July 1965, the Company has continued to develop its security services business based on its fundamental spirit, which is defined by the two principles set out in its management philosophy of "arigato no kokoro" and "bushi no seishin," and with a strong sense of commitment to protecting the safety and security of customers and society.
We believe that CSR entails protecting the safety and security of society by contributing to the resolution of the issues faced by customers and society through our business activities. To facilitate this undertaking, ALSOK has established its management policies and code of conduct
as well as a framework of internal regulations and rules. Furthermore, the Company has outlined issues to address in its CSR activities, giving a clear structure to its CSR ideals. The management policies set out the principles of how the ALSOK Group should engage with its stakeholders. The code of conduct defines how all members of the Company, including employees and executive officers, should act in carrying out their daily business
activities. The Company has also established various internal regulations and rules related to specific issues. Based on these guidelines, we are incorporating CSR activities into all areas of our business operations.
In 2014, we defined four material CSR themes as specific pillars of our CSR activity policy to pursue ongoing improvements in corporate value while developing our business.
We also facilitate CSR activities to resolve social issues from a global perspective through verification of compliance with
the SDGs, which were adopted by the United Nations with the aim of resolving some of the major problems affecting the world.
Initiatives for Realizing Sustainable Improvement in Corporate Value
Material Theme Providing Trustworthy Security Services
Material Theme Providing Products and
Services That Help Resolve
Social Issues
Material Theme Cultivating Human Resources
and Building a Comfortable
Workplace Environment
Material Theme Contributing to Local Communities through Active Communication
Consideration for the
Global Environment
ALSOK is expected to maintain high levels of social trust while acting in a highly ethical and disciplined manner. We therefore position compliance and business continuity as management issues of extreme importance, and are advancing various initiatives in relation to these matters.
ALSOK offers a multifaceted lineup of services that help resolve issues faced by customers and society through an accurate understanding of changes in the natural environment and social trends by leveraging its security services expertise.
ALSOK is constantly working to improve the workplace environment to enable human resources, which are the base of sustainable growth for the Company, to fully exercise their talents through the enhancement of training systems, active support for career development, and the promotion of diversity.
To give form to "arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude)- part of ALSOK's fundamental spirit-the Company acts as a good corporate citizen, diligently working to contribute to the resolution of the various issues faced by the communities it serves.
Understanding that environmental issues affect all of humanity, ALSOK is working to reduce the environmental impact of its operations and has set goals for the reduction of CO2 emissions and other environmental indicators while engaging in initiatives to address climate change and preserve the natural environment.
The Company shapes such initiatives based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other global consensus and targets.
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CSR Promotion Framework
The ALSOK CSR Office takes the initiative in strengthening the Company's CSR promotion framework. In addition to our in-house quarterly ALSOK CSR Newsletter summarizing the latest information on CSR and ESG, we provide employees with e-learning programs and hold ESG seminars given by external lecturers for general managers of each office to cultivate a CSR-based mindset in all employees.
Furthermore, we conduct CSR activity surveys of employees at the Head Office, branches, and all Group companies once each year to collect quantitative and qualitative information on the state of ESG matters within the Group. Since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Company has published ALSOK Reports, a series of yearly reports that compile, in an easy-to- understand manner, both financial and non-financial information on the ALSOK Group's activities to provide a more integrated view of the link between the Group's business activities and CSR activities. Meanwhile, we provide more robust disclosure of information related to CSR activities and ESG initiatives through our corporate website.
As a result of these efforts, ALSOK has been recognized by external institutions as a company that exercises its social responsibility from an ESG perspective. Such institutions have thus selected the Company for inclusion in various investment indexes.
ALSOK has been included in the FTSE4Good Index series, a socially responsible investment index, for 13 consecutive years.
ALSOK has been included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, an ESG investment index, for four consecutive years.
ALSOK has been included in the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, an ESG investment index, for four consecutive years.
Stakeholder Engagement
The ALSOK Group is conducting its business activities in relation with diverse stakeholders including customers, employees, business partners, shareholders/investors, local communities, and the global society. In reference to, among others, ISO 26000, the international standard for social responsibility, we listen diligently to various requests and expectations obtained from communications with stakeholders and reflect them in our business activities. We also work with each sector in the local community, such as NPOs and NGOs, on an ongoing basis, aiming to contribute more effectively to the resolution of social issues.
・Holding of crime prevention classes and courses
・Art, culture, and sports promotion ・Disaster recovery and volunteering
support
・Environmental activities, protection of biodiversity, etc.
・General Shareholders' Meetings, results briefings
・Issuance of integrated reports, securities reports, etc.
・Disclosure of business and other risks ・Investor meetings, etc.
Customers
Local Communities
and the GlobalEmployees
Society
ALSOK
Shareholders/ Business
InvestorsPartners
・Promotion and enhancement of customer satisfaction
・Quality and safety promotion initiatives ・Provision of safety and security services ・Dissemination of information through
websites, SNS, etc.
・Enhancement of the education system
・Establishment of the internal reporting system ・Enhancement of health and welfare
benefit plans
・Promotion of health management, etc.
・Fair business practices ・Green procurement
・Supply chain management
・Information security management system operation, etc.
・THE INCLUSION OF SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.
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E: Environmental
Consideration for the Global Environment
Understanding that environmental issues affect all of humanity, ALSOK is working to prevent environmental pollution (i.e., prevention and reduction of pollutant emissions) and to reduce the environmental load, setting goals for the reduction of CO2 emissions and other environmental indicators, and is also grappling with climate change issues and conducting natural environment protection activities. The Company shapes such initiatives based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other global consensus and targets.
■ ALSOK's Responses to Climate Change
In response to climate change and other environmental issues, ALSOK works on various initiatives and provides various goods and services concerning such issues as mitigation and adaptation measures against climate change; the preservation of water, marine, and forest resources; responses to a recycling society; pollution prevention and waste management; and the preservation of biodiversity, from the perspectives of both risks and opportunities, aiming to resolve them and realize a sustainable society (for specific examples, please see the following page). Other activities include providing answers to CDP Climate Change Questionnaires on an ongoing basis (rated "C" last year) and the endorsement of and the participation in a domestic initiative on climate change (Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)). In addition, in January 2020 we became a corporate member of Global Environmental Action (GEA), an NGO that was formed for the purpose of contributing to the resolution of global environmental issues and sustainable development, and have donated ¥3 million to the NGO for its business activity expenses.
CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets (Total Emissions and Emissions per Sales) | Short-,Medium-, and Long-Term Goals |
and New Short-Term Targets and Performance | for CO2 Emission Reduction |
(t-CO2) | Through fiscal year |
38,000 | ending March 31, 2021 |
Achieve | each | (each year) | |||||
36,649 | 1.4% reduction | ||||||
decrease of1.4% year | |||||||
36,291 | |||||||
36,000 | |||||||
Fiscal year ending | |||||||
34,238 | March 31, 2031 | ||||||
34,000 | 0.15 | (From fiscal year ended | |||||
March 31, 2014) | |||||||
32,876 | 0.14 | 26% reduction | |||||
32,000 | 0.156 | 0.145 | 0.13 | ||||
0.135 | By 2050 | ||||||
(From fiscal year ended | |||||||
March 31, 2014) | |||||||
0 | 0.00 | 80 | |||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | (FY) | % reduction | |
■ CO2 Emissions | ■ Total Emission ■ CO2 Emissions per Sales | ■ ■ Per Sales Targets | |||||
(Non-Consolidated) | Targets | (Non-Consolidated) |
TOPIC
Global Increases in Greenhouse
Gas Emissions and Temperature
In recent years, we have experienced the frequent occurrence of extreme weather events (abnormal weather), such as heat waves, torrential rains, and droughts, all over the world. Abnormal weather, such as torrential rain of over 100 mm per hour and extreme heat of over 40℃, has also been observed in various parts of Japan, having a major impact on corporate activities and civic life. It is generally understood that one of the causes of such abnormal weather is global warming caused by greenhouse gases such as CO2 emitted from human activities. As the emission of greenhouse gases continues, global annual average temperature is currently higher by roughly 1℃ than pre-industrialization levels, and it is forecasted that the average temperature will be higher by 1.5℃ during the period from 2030 to 2052 if the current situation continues.
Annual Global Average Temperature Anomalies
1.0 | |
Trend = 0.74 (℃/Century) | |
℃) | 0.5 |
1981-2010 ( | 0.0 |
over | |
anomalies | -0.5 |
Temperature | -1.0 |
-1.5 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
year
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency, Annual Anomalies of Global Average Surface Temperature (1891-2019)
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Measures to Mitigate | Climate Change | ||
Climate Change | Adaptation Measures | ||
[Internal Responses] | [Internal Responses] | ||
・Reduction of CO2 | ・BCP responses | ||
emissions | ・Heat stroke prevention measures | ||
・Improvement of fuel | |||
・ISO 22301,14001, and 9001 | |||
efficiency | |||
・Supply chain responses | |||
・Energy conservation | |||
・ISO 14001 | |||
[External Responses] | [External Responses] | ||
・Paperless solutions | ・BCP solution services | ||
・Safety measures for | ・Safety confirmation service | ||
hydrogen stations | ・Portable power storage system | ||
・Energy-saving products | |||
・Disaster prevention and | |||
and services | |||
emergency supplies | |||
Preservation of Water, Marine, | Responses to | ||
and Forest Resources | Recycling Society | ||
[Internal Responses] | [Internal Responses] | ||
・Water saving (at the time of car wash) | ・Use of electronic daily work report | ||
・Beach cleaning activities | ・The "3Rs" (Reduce, Reuse, and | ||
・Tree planting activities | Recycle) | ||
・Recycling of small-size home | |||
appliances | |||
[External Responses] | [External Responses] | ||
・Flood Prevention Act response solutions | ・Inspection of mega solar power | ||
・Volcanic disaster response solutions | generation facilities | ||
・Cash management services | |||
・Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | |||
certification (ALSOK REPORT | ・ALSOK Multi-QR Payment Solution | ||
Japanese version) |
Pollution Prevention and | Preservation of | ||
Waste Management | Biodiversity | ||
[Internal Responses] | [Internal Responses] | ||
・Green procurement guidelines | ・Tree planting activities | ||
・Environmentally friendly design | ・Local woodland preservation activities | ||
・ISO 14001 | ・Promotion of green facilities | ||
[External Responses] | [External Responses] | ||
・Confidential document collection | ・Countermeasures against harmful | ||
and recycling services | birds and animals | ||
・Building management and cleaning services | ・Livestock epidemic prevention measures | ||
・Ozone sterilization and deodorizing apparatus | ・Endorsement of the Initiative Based on the | ||
Declaration of Biodiversity by Keidanren | |||
(Japan Business Federation) (Revised Version) |
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S: Social
Providing Products and Services That Help Resolve Social Issues
ALSOK offers a multifaceted lineup of services that help resolve issues faced by customers and society through an accurate understanding of changes in social trends by leveraging its security services expertise.
Developing Communities Where Everyone Can Live Safely Leveraging ALSOK's Strengths
AI/IoT-PoweredSecurity
Services
By combining state-of-the-art systems such as high-resolution cameras, AI-based behavior analysis, etc., with its long-standing security service know-how, ALSOK serves the ever-expanding needs for safety and security.
IoT
×
- securityguard be dispatched to the scene
Long-Term Care/Community- Based Watching Over
The ALSOK Group leverages its unique know-how of "protecting" in such services as watching over those family members who live away, fee-basedlong-term care facilities, day care and home-visit nursing care, and visiting massage.
Product Renewal to Reflect Customer Feedback
・Adopted colors, button design, and Braille that are friendly to visual disorders
・Feature functions to detect any rise in room temperature and send voice messages to warn of it and to send warning emails to other family members, as measures to prevent heat stroke
・Based on the opinion that it is difficult to hear disaster alerts on the radio during heavy rain, enabled emergency emails sent by municipalities to be read aloud
Security Robots and Drones |
We have |
developed security |
robots, AI-powered |
fully self-driving |
drones, etc., and |
use them in |
coordination with |
security guards |
aiming to provide |
more advanced |
and efficient |
security services. |
Facility Management |
We support cost |
reduction and the |
enhancement of |
asset value of |
buildings by |
providing |
one-stop services |
encompassing |
fire inspection, |
cleaning, |
and facility |
management. |
Security Science Institute's
Initiatives
The Security Science Institute, an R&D department of ALSOK, is working every day on research to contribute to the sustainable development of society.
For example, it aims to realize such services as AI to detect
suspicious behavior and fires and next-generation mobility.
Transport Infrastructure Support
Aiming to realize the social implementation of self-driving, we participated in verification tests for the remote monitoring of vehicles. We also provide services to resolve the issue of decrease in the means of transportation, such as mobile ATM and post offices.
Cash Management Service, ATM | Virus/Infectious Disease | |
Management Service | Control Measures |
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Relationship with the SDGs
■ Case Examples of Collaboration in the Development of Safe and Secure Communities
Kakogawa City of Hyogo Prefecture is undertaking a smart city project for community-based watching over focusing in particular on resolving community issues faced by parents of child-bearing age and senior citizens. In this project, ALSOK provides MIMAMORI service.
Using Bluetooth wireless technology, MIMAMORI service automatically pools location information of senior citizens and children who carry a MIMAMORI Tag as they pass by a smartphone on which the MIMAMORI Tag App is installed or a MIMAMORI Tag Detector. Parents or other family members can find anytime the location of MIMAMORI Tags under contract. In the Kakogawa City project, we installed watching over cameras with built-in MIMAMORI Tag Detectors in 1,475 places all over the city and 441 mail motorcycles and other vehicles for public use. ALSOK is responsible for the operation and the management of those cameras and detectors. Moreover, we are working on developing solutions to the dementia issue including the development of capabilities to support the increasing number of dementia patients and also their families and for the early detection of symptoms. ALSOK is also participating in verification tests in coordination with Kakogawa City and other companies to develop new services designed to extend healthy life expectancy.
Verification Test Field (Kakogawa City)
Fixed | ||
Watch over cameras | ||
with built-in detector | Data | |
1,475 units | utilization | |
IoT devices | ||
Test | ||
subject | ||
Provided by ALSOK | Provided by George and Shaun, Inc. | |
Mobile | utilization | |
Data |
MCI Detection Engine
Behavior SleepIndoor Information
Deep Learning
Machine Learning/
Future Prediction
Improvement of the functions and effectiveness assessment of the services of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) detection engine (jointly developed with NTT West and George and Shaun)
Locations of watching over cameras in Kakogawa City.
1,475 cameras are installed throughout the city
In addition to the watching over cameras, 441 detectors are installed in mail motorcycles and other vehicles for public use.
Benefits of Installing Watching Over Cameras: Testimonial from a Kakogawa City Official in Charge
Kakogawa City has faced community issues of a relatively large number of reported cases of crimes within Hyogo Prefecture and an increasing number of missing senior citizens who may have dementia. In response to these issues, we installed 1,475 watching over cameras mainly in school zones of elementary schools throughout the city in cooperation with ALSOK to focus on securing an environment in which parents of child-bearing age feel secure to live and on strengthening community-based services to watch over children and senior citizens by the entire community.
Following the installation of watching over cameras, the number of reported cases of crimes decreased significantly from 2,926 in 2017 to 2,025 in 2019. As a result, the percentage of citizens who are satisfied with safety measures such as watching over children and patrolling in the public awareness survey increased significantly from 51.3% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 to 66.2% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
We believe that community-based advanced initiatives including the verification tests for early detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags are important in our efforts to realize a sustainable society and expect them to contribute significantly to the smart city measures of the city.
Number of Reported Cases of Crimes per 1,000 of the Population
1.2 | 1.1335 | August 2017: Start of the installation | Kakogawa City | |||||||
of watching over cameras | Whole Hyogo | |||||||||
0.9980 | Prefecture | |||||||||
1.0 | 0.9289 | 0.9286 | ||||||||
0.8783 | ||||||||||
0.8338 | 0.8069 | |||||||||
0.7671 | 0.7900 | |||||||||
0.8 | 0.7655 | |||||||||
0.7771 | 0.7828 | 0.8032 | 0.6978 0.7209 | |||||||
0.7012 | ||||||||||
0.75 | 0.7558 | 0.7414 | 0.6891 | |||||||
0.7429 | 0.7056 | 0.6617 | 0.6672 | |||||||
0.6835 | ||||||||||
0.67 | 0.6622 | 0.6124 | ||||||||
0.6360 0.6600 | ||||||||||
0.6372 | ||||||||||
0.6 | 0.6230 | 0.5858 | 0.6316 | |||||||
0.5713 | 0.5683 |
0.4 2017.1 2017.3 2017.5 2017.7 2017.9 2017.11 2018.1 2018.3 2018.5 2018.7 2018.9 2018.11 2019.1 2019.3 2019.5 2019.7 2019.9 2019.11
Kakogawa City
Planning Division, Deputy Chief,
Information Policy Section
- Deputy Chief in Charge of ICT Community Development
-
Deputy Chief in Charge of
Administration, COVID-19 Life Support Section
Isao Tada
November 2018: Kakogawa City falls below whole Hyogo Prefecture for the first time
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S: Social
Human Resource Development and Empowerment Initiatives
ALSOK is constantly working to improve the workplace environment to enable human resources, which are the base of sustainable growth for the Company, to fully exercise their talents through the enhancement of training systems, active support for career development, and the promotion of diversity.
- Policy Regarding Development of Human Resources
Aiming to develop human resources that embody ALSOK's philosophy, the ALSOK Group is constantly working to improve its education and training programs based on the basic understanding that the most significant source of corporate activities is human resources.
We promote organizational revitalization and encourage skills development of employees by enhancing correspondence education programs, incentivizing employees to acquire public certifications, and actively conducting personnel exchanges within the Group as well as with central government agencies and other companies. Moreover, we also strive to identify and develop talents who can play a central role in services other than security services (e.g., long-term care services) by introducing an internal open application system.
■ New Initiatives
Correspondence Education Programs | ||
● Introduction of a "job matching system" through which employees | ||
210 | courses | |
can apply for a desired position | ||
● Dispatching employees to professional graduate schools (MBA) | available | |
● Introduction of e-learning as part of security guard training | ||
● One-on-one interviews with new employees | (Up 90 courses YOY) | |
For sustainable growth of a company, skills development of employees is indispensable. ALSOK is actively promoting new initiatives, such as interviews with new employees to eliminate their anxieties, dispatching employees to professional graduate schools, and the enhancement of correspondence education programs.
Front-line position | Supervisor position | Manager position | |
Training | Front-line position | Supervisor position | Manager position |
・Onboarding | ・2nd year and 3rd year training by job type | ・Manager training | |
according | |||
・Basic training by job type | ・Product-specific technical training | ・Trainingforseniormanagementcandidates | |
to rank | |||
・OJT/internship | ・Training for developing trainers for various internal qualifications | ||
Ongoing | Training for those who have been promoted | ||
Self-enlightenment courses, correspondence education (business skills, management skills, language skills, etc.) | |||
training | |||
Encouraging staff to obtain public certifications | |||
Management
■ Achievements of Our Human Resource Development Initiatives | ||
22.1 | Changes in the Number of Training Class | |
Training and Education | hours | Attendees and Hours Spent for In-Person |
Hours per Employee | on average | Group Training |
Number of Training Classes Planned 187 per year and Offered by the Head Office
Changes Following the Introduction of e-Learning (compared with fiscal 2019)
Number of Training Class Attendees Hours Spent for In-Person Group Training
+500 -457.7hours
By making part of training contents available in an e-learning format, we were able to reduce the time spent for in-person group training and related travel time. As a result, we were able to increase the number of training classes that employees can take at their convenience, as well as the number of employees who took training classes.
(Persons) | (Hours) | ||||||
3,000 | 1,500 | ||||||
2,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
1,000 | 500 | ||||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2020 |
- Number of training class attendees
ー■ ー Hours spent for in-person group training
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- Diversity Topics
- Initiatives to Promote Barrier-Free Minds
By obligating stationed security/electronic security service team members to acquire assistance skills and providing training on barrier-free minds to those employees who are in charge of security operations at large-scale events, ALSOK ensures that its employees can behave appropriately in a manner considerate to the diversity in society.
- Initiatives Overseas
By adopting local-style food and prayer in company events, we deepen our understanding of local culture and a sense of solidarity among employees. In addition, we started an excellent sales staff award system overseas in the same manner as in Japan, under which employees compete and encourage each other regardless of their nationality.
ALSOK India expatriates and local staff praying for the development of the Company
- Work-styleReform/ Work-Life Balance
- Enhancement of Health and Welfare Benefit Plans
We opened web portal "ALSOK Benefit." This is a mechanism that is beneficial for both our customers and employees as it posts coupons provided by our customers in addition to the benefits available under our current health and welfare benefit plan.
- Work-LifeBalance
By strengthening Groupwide coordination in recruitment, we have made it possible for employees to work at the place they like without being constrained by the location of their residence. We also ensure that employees can take childcare and nursing care leave regardless of their gender by notifying and raising awareness of the benefit plan.
Testimonials from Male Employees Who Took a Childcare Leave
- It was very good because I could devote myself to childcare.
- I was able to lessen my wife's burden.
- As I am a man, I was worried about the reactions of others to my taking a childcare leave, but my boss readily approved my request.
- I found something new every day. I felt that I was extremely happy as I could be in the closest place and see my child grow.
- Promotion of Health Management
We introduced the Platinum Holiday System to allow all employees to take a long-term paid leave of nine or more consecutive days off in 2018 to improve the work environment and encourage employees to take such a leave. As a result, the rate of acquisition of annual paid holiday increased significantly.
ALSOK is making efforts to be a company whose employees and their family can lead a healthy and fulfilling life by implementing various initiatives to promote the health of employees and insured persons, including making a health declaration, establishing a helpline called "Support Line," and holding exercise events in collaboration with the health insurance association.
ALSOK Health Declaration
- ALSOK will promote health management as a top-priority management issue, putting employees' health first.
- ALSOK will work to maintain and promote the health of employees in active collaboration with the health insurance association.
- ALSOK will continue to develop as a "leading security services company" that promotes health management and whose employees and their family can lead a healthy and fulfilling life and thereby contribute to the safety and security of society.
Rate of Annual Paid Leave Use (As of March 31 of each year)
45.7% 53.7% 60.0%
2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
ALSOK has been selected as a Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization for four consecutive years.
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S: Social
Community Contribution Activities
To give form to "arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude)-part of ALSOK's fundamental spirit-the Company acts as a good corporate citizen, diligently working to contribute to the resolution of the various issues faced by the communities it serves.
- Ideas behind Community Contribution Activities
ALSOK conducts community contribution activities leveraging its own services to respond to the requests and expectations from the local community for safety and security. We understand that the phase "protecting the safety and security of society" in our management philosophy includes the meaning that we will protect the future in which all people can lead a safe and secure life regardless of their age, gender, or any disability that they may have. Based on this idea, we participate in volunteering and donation activities beyond regular business activities to contribute to the resolution of various social issues and to promote regional development.
- Contributions to Safety for Communities Utilizing the Know-How of Security Services
We provide children, women, and senior citizens in the community with opportunities to learn about crime prevention and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
● ALSOK ANSHIN KYOSHITSU® ● ALSOK Women's Crime | ● ALSOK HOTTO LIFE KOZA |
Prevention Seminar |
Number of | Number of | Number of | Number of | Number of | Number of |
Classes Held | Attendees | Classes Held | Attendees | Classes Held | Attendees |
2,615 | 81,734 | 24 | 2,729 | 54 | 1,450 |
(Results for fiscal 2020) |
Testimonials from School Teachers and Parents Who Attended ALSOK ANSHIN KYOSHITSU®
- Children could learn in a natural manner by actually experiencing how to respond when stopped by a suspicious person and important points to be observed when staying at home alone.
- After taking ALSOK ANSHIN KYOSHITSU® classes, children's manner during commutation to and from school changed, and even newly admitted small children could learn easily.
- It is very helpful as the number of school guards is decreasing due to population aging.
- Parents could learn with their children through class observation, and these classes provided good topics for communication with children.
TOPIC
Received a Special Award in Tokyo Metropolitan Social Contribution Award for Promoting a Mutual Assistance Society
ALSOK received a special award from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in January 2020 on the merits of its efforts in the area of crime prevention and first aid education through ALSOK ANSHIN KYOSHITSU®.
We continue to update class contents to respond to current trends. For example, we added learning contents concerning fire protection while staying at home alone in July 2020.
- Crime Prevention Classes at Home
In response to the decrease in opportunities to learn about crime prevention at school due to the effect of COVID-19, we provided BOHAN KARUTA (Japanese playing cards) on our website to help children learn about crime prevention at home in an enjoyable manner.
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Relationship with the SDGs
- Sports Promotion Activities
- Sports and Athlete Support
ALSOK has many active sports clubs and supports athletes who belong to them. In addition, we contribute to sports promotion by, for example, holding sports classes for children in the local community. As a member of the All Japan Business Committee for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, ALSOK participates in the working group on barrier-free access as well as in human rights classes held at elementary schools and events to promote the popularity of para-sports.
- Cooperation with Sporting Events
ALSOK Thailand employees who participated in Ayutthaya "KIZUNA" Ekiden
We participate in marathon events in Japan and overseas as AED runners. We also participate actively in other sports events for volunteering, such as "running patrol," in collaboration with local businesses.
- Disaster Support/Donation Activities
- Dispatching Disaster Volunteers
When Typhoon No. 19 hit Japan in 2019, 45 ALSOK employees in total participated in disaster support activities for 60 days on a cumulative basis. We provided a wide range of support, including cleaning up residences, supplying drinking water to areas in which water supply is cut off, dispatching mobile mail vans, and collecting cash from and clearing up ATMs that were affected by power outage and flood. At the time of torrential rain in 2020, we donated 20,000 liters of hypochlorous acid water to shelters in all prefectures of Kyushu to support infectious disease control measures, in addition to dispatching volunteers.
Activities in Marumori Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which was affected by Typhoon No. 19
- Activities of the ALSOK ARIGATO UNDO FOUNDATION
The ALSOK ARIGATO UNDO FOUNDATION, which started its activities in 1967 and was reorganized as a public interest incorporated foundation in 2016, conducts its activities based on donations from the officers and employees of the ALSOK Group as well as from external parties. We support the social welfare activities and the restoration of affected areas through, among others, the donations of cash, vehicles, and disaster relief money.
Number of Vehicles for Welfare Services Donated
118
on a cumulative basis
(As of March 31, 2020)
- Support for the Next Generation/ Cultural and Artistic Activities
- Children Support
In relation to the "National Movement to Support Children's Future" that ALSOK endorsed in 2017, we support the lives of children in poverty by donating a portion of home security revenue through NPOs. We also conduct other activities including donation through the ALSOK ARIGATO UNDO FOUNDATION, volunteering at children's cafeterias, and requesting assistance from our corporate customers.
- Mecenat Activities
We are working on the preservation of traditional events through participation in cultural and artistic activities. For example, our offices all over Japan are conducting activities involving drums, shamisen, dances, etc., rooted in local performing arts culture.
In particular, the activities of the ALSOK SHISHIMAI (Lion Dance) CLUB have been accredited as "This is MECENAT 2020," and the shishimai dance performed by our employees is entertaining many customers.
Our children support activities are also reported in our quarterly magazine for home security users to spark
the interest of our customers.
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S: Social
Quality Improvement Initiatives
The origin of ALSOK's business lies in providing the highest-quality products and services to customers. We are making various efforts to further improve quality in order to maintain the trust of our customers and society.
- Approach to Quality Improvement
Given the nature of our services, such as Security Services, General Property Management and Fire Protection Services, and Long-Term Care Services, that are intended to protect the lives and properties of our customers, we regard the provision of quality services that support the intention of customers based on the relationship of trust as an important management issue. For this reason, ALSOK is promoting various quality improvement initiatives on an ongoing basis, including reflecting customer feedback in business improvement as it is received, developing a corporate culture that encourages employees to compete and encourage one another, promoting various management systems, and preparing for anticipated risks.
- Improvement of Customer and Employee Satisfaction
Customer feedback such as opinions, requests, complaints, and praises are shared | |
by all employees and used by them on a daily basis to improve our services. We are | |
also working to develop a corporate culture to seek both customer and employee | Complaints |
satisfaction at the same time by such means as GST (Good Service Thanks) Cards, | |
which are hand delivered to select employees and bear praises for their achievements | 32% |
and/or appreciation for their support, Employee Satisfaction (ES) Meetings for opinion | |
exchange, and the enhancement of employee award programs. | Praises |
Number of | |
Customer Feedback | 68% |
2,774 | Number of feedback and their breakdown |
(Fiscal 2020) |
Number of GST
Cards Distributed
84,247
on a cumulative basis | |
Group picture of Excellent Team Member Award winners | GST Cards |
- Customer feedback is collected every day and reported to officers and the President
- ES Meetings held for frank opinion exchange between officers and employees
- Introduction of GST Cards as an employee praise program
- Introduction of award programs for excellent offices and team members
- Operations of Management Systems
In 2002, ALSOK acquired ISO 9001 certification, the international standard for quality management systems (QMS). As of March 31, 2020, 53 ALSOK Group companies in total have acquired the certification. ALSOK's efforts on continuous improvement through the PDCA cycle also include the acquisition of information security management system (ISMS) certification to protect information assets.
Status of Management System Certification
- QMS certification
- EMS certification
- ISMS certification
- PMS certification
- BCMS certification
As of March 31, 2020 (Non-consolidated)
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Relationship with the SDGs
- Preparing for All Kinds of Risks
Based on its business continuity plan (BCP), ALSOK obtained ISO 22301 certification for business continuity management systems (BCMS) in March 2014 to prepare for all kinds of risks. When a disaster has actually occurred and its damage is likely to expand, ALSOK promptly establishes a Disaster Response Correspondence Office to collect information and secure necessary human and other resources.
- Risk anticipated in the BCP: Wide-area disaster (earthquake, wind, flood, and snow damage, abnormal weather, etc.), local damage (fire/explosion accident, bioterrorism/bomb/cyberterrorism, etc.), system failure (data destruction, leakage of personal information, system down incident, etc.)
- Comprehensive disaster response drills in anticipation of a disaster
- Preparation for the occurrence of a security incident
Comprehensive disaster response drills conducted twice a year
Number of Times | 13 |
a Disaster Response | |
Correspondence Office | |
Was Established | |
(Fiscal 2020) |
Luggage inspection event
Sales mock negotiation event
Group picture of award winners at the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Presentation
- Establishment of Internal Standards and In-House Competitions
ALSOK established internal standards "ALSOK Standards" in 2006, and each office strives to achieve the standard values applicable to the number of skill certifications and public certifications secured necessary for work.
ALSOK also holds the Sohgo Security Alliance Quality Improvement Tournament every year since 2010. In this tournament, employees compete in various events that are directly related to our actual services. After the tournament, videos of the winners of these events demonstrating their skills are made available for viewing on the Company's bulletin board as part of our Groupwide concerted efforts to improve service executions skills and the quality of security services.
- ALSOK Standards
The number of skill certifications and public certifications secured necessary for each work is quantified as A Standards and B Standards for different levels of achievement. Each office strives to achieve and maintain the standards.
- Quality Improvement Tournament
At the 10th tournament in 2019, a total of 249 employees advanced from preliminary tournaments held across Japan to put skills honed through daily operations to the test in the main tournament's 19 events including "luggage inspection" and "mock negotiation."
- Long-TermCare Quality Improvement Presentation
In the fourth presentation in 2019, 12 teams from four Group long-term care service companies made presentations about initiatives to provide optimal services to customers and their results.
- Initiatives for Safe Driving
ALSOK is promoting measures to ensure safety, including the establishment of annual targets for the prevention of occupational accidents and the provision of education on work safety. Security service divisions where there are more driving opportunities than other divisions are promoting initiatives for safe driving, including the introduction of safe driver accreditation programs and no vehicle accident award programs and the detection of reckless driving by installing in-vehicle cameras and drive recorders.
An in-vehicle camera in a security transportation vehicle
● Transportation Safety Management Concerning | 982 | ||
Safety of Transportation Security Services | Number of Award | ||
● Safe Driver Accreditation Program | Winners for No | (Fiscal 2020) | |
Vehicle Accident | |||
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G: Governance
Corporate Governance
Basic Policies and Systems
Based on its management philosophy exemplified by the principles of "arigato no kokoro" (a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude) and "bushi no seishin" (a samurai spirit), ALSOK devotes itself to protecting the safety and security of its customers and of society as a whole. The ALSOK Group also advocates "contributing to society" as one of its management policies. Meanwhile, to continue to be a corporate group that is trusted by all stakeholders, we strive to reinforce Groupwide corporate governance with measures that separate managerial execution and oversight functions, allow swifter decision making, encourage strong corporate ethics, and provide transparency in business management.
History of ALSOK's Corporate Governance
of Directors | Year | 2003 | 2020 | |||||
Number of | 2007 | 2009 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020 | ||
members | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||
2009 | 2016 | 2017 | 2020 | |||||
Board | ||||||||
Outside | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Audit & Supervisory Board | Number of | 2008 | 2009 | 2020 | ||||
members | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||
2003 | 2006 | 2020 | ||||||
Outside | ||||||||
3 | 2 | 3 |
Revisions to the Rules
June 2002 | Introduction of the Executive Officer |
November 2002 | System |
Formulation of the Compliance Rules | |
December 2002 | Formulation of the Risk Management |
April 2004 | Rules |
Setting up of the ALSOK Hotline | |
August 2004 | Formulation of the Basic Information |
September 2004 | Security Policy |
Establishment of the Information Asset | |
December 2004 | Management Committee |
Formulation of the Personal | |
May 2006 | Information Security Policy |
Formulation of the Basic Policy | |
July 2009 | Related to the Internal Control System |
Formulation of the Information Asset | |
April 2016 | Management Rules |
Setting up of an external reporting | |
hotline under the ALSOK Hotline |
Overview of Corporate Governance Systems and Reasons for Adoption
The Company has adopted the Company with Audit & Supervisory Board structure described in the Companies Act of Japan. By implementing the following systems, the Company affirms that effective and complete audits are conducted by Audit & Supervisory Board members and that management is being appropriately governed. The Company has appointed 12 directors, four of which are outside directors, and four Audit & Supervisory Board members, three of which are outside Audit & Supervisory Board members.
The Board of Directors meets once a month, in principle, to decide on basic management policies and important matters pertaining to operational execution and to supervise the execution of duties by directors and executive officers. The Management Committee, which is chaired by the chairman and representative director, meets twice a month, in principle, to determine the agenda items to be presented to the Board of Directors and to discuss the operational execution policies formulated based on Board of Directors' decisions.
The Audit & Supervisory Board meets once a month, in principle, to discuss and make decisions based on reports on important matters related to audits. One Audit & Supervisory Board member attends meetings of the Management Committee to provide appropriate oversight for management.
We have adopted the current system based on the judgment that it effectively ensures the impartiality and transparency of management.
General Shareholders' Meeting | ||||||
Audit & Supervisory Board | ||||||
Board of Directors' Meetings (Monthly) | 4 Outside Directors | Total: 12 | 3 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members | |||
8 Internal Directors | 1 Internal Audit & Supervisory Board Member | |||||
Total: 4 (Includes two part-time Audit & | ||||||
Discussions about Operational Policies on Business Affairs | Committees | Supervisory Board Members) | ||||
Management Committee (Twice monthly) | Risk Management Committee | Outside Audits by an Independent | ||||
Compliance Committee | ||||||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Information Asset Management Committee | Auditing Corporation: Accounting Audits | ||||
Conducted by Grant Thornton Taiyo LLC | ||||||
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Internal Audits | |||||
Inspection Department | Advisory Contracts with | |||||
Discussions about Operational Policies on Business Affairs | ||||||
Attorneys in Specialized Fields | ||||||
Operating Committee | Executive Officers | Legal Consultation | ||||
Internal Control | ||||||
of the Company | 7 Directors and Executive Officers | |||||
Operations | Legal Office | |||||
(Twice monthly) | 15 Executive Officers | Total: 22 | (As of June 24, 2020) | |||
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Reasons for Appointment and Duties of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Outside directors and outside Audit & Supervisory Board members are assumed to cover the functions of observation and supervision of the management team with objective and neutral standpoints.
Outside directors and outside Audit & Supervisory Board members attend meetings of the Board of Directors, at which they offer their opinions on the matters at hand. They receive from general managers in charge of each business and others briefings on the issues to be discussed at meetings of the Board of Directors the day prior to the meeting, allowing them to more effectively monitor management. The outside Audit & Supervisory Board members conduct audits at the premises of regional offices and subsidiaries in the same manner as other Audit & Supervisory Board members. They also coordinate with the Inspection Department and the independent auditing corporation employed by the Company in regard to supervision by outside directors, audits by Audit & Supervisory Board members, internal audits, and accounting audits. To facilitate this coordination, the outside Audit & Supervisory Board members periodically exchange information with these bodies.
The participation of the outside directors in meetings of the Board of the Directors enables them to monitor the operational execution of other directors with regard to Internal Control Operations and other matters from an independent standpoint.
The outside Audit & Supervisory Board members also evaluate the legality of the measures implemented by Internal Control Operations in the same manner as other Audit & Supervisory Board members. To this end, they perform both operational and accounting audits of the organization and review all relevant documents. The Company employs four outside directors and three outside Audit & Supervisory Board members; applications have been submitted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, identifying each of these individuals as independent officers.
Reason for Election as an Outside Director
Name | Reason for Election | Attendance at Board of |
Directors' Meetings | ||
(Fiscal 2020) | ||
Mr. Seiei Ono possesses abundant international experience and insight, and advanced ability, | ||
Seiei | developed as a manager at a major trading company and elsewhere over many years. He can be | |
expected to contribute to enhancing and strengthening the corporate governance of the Group | 14/14 times | |
Ono | and further improvement in corporate value, through providing valuable opinions from a broad | |
perspective regarding management, and therefore the Company has elected him again as an | ||
Outside Director. | ||
Mr. Hideharu Kadowaki possesses abundant experience and insight, and advanced ability, | ||
Hideharu | developed as a manager at a major financial institution and elsewhere over many years. He can be | |
expected to contribute to enhancing and strengthening the corporate governance of the Group | 11/14 times | |
Kadowaki | and further improvement in corporate value, through providing valuable opinions from a broad | |
perspective regarding management, and therefore the Company has elected him again as an | ||
Outside Director. | ||
Mr. Toyoaki Ando possesses abundant experience and insight, and advanced ability, developed | 11/11 times | |
Toyoaki | through serving in important positions at a major non-life insurance company over many years. He | |
can be expected to contribute to enhancing and strengthening the corporate governance of the | (After the assumption of | |
Ando | Group and further improvement in corporate value, through providing valuable opinions from a | |
office in June 2019) | ||
broad perspective regarding management, and therefore the Company has elected him again as | ||
an Outside Director. | ||
Hirotomo | Mr. Hirotomo Suetsugu possesses abundant experience and insight, and advanced ability, | ー |
developed as an officer at a major steel manufacturer over many years. He can be expected to | ||
(Assumed office | ||
Suetsugu | contribute to enhancing and strengthening the corporate governance of the Group and further | |
improvement in corporate value, through providing valuable opinions from a broad perspective | in June 2020) | |
regarding management, and therefore the Company has elected him as a new Outside Director. | ||
Observation of Japan's Corporate Governance Code
The Company observes the principles put forth by Japan's Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), which was formulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, using these policies as guidelines for corporate governance and carrying out detailed inspections and reviews of organizational structures. In addition, we submit a Corporate Governance Report to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, on a yearly basis and post this report on our corporate website. This report contains information on our efforts to observe the Code.
Going forward, we will continue to examine possible measures for our various systems in order to create an organizational structure that features more effective corporate governance.
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G: Governance
Corporate Governance
Effectiveness Assessment
In assessing the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, ALSOK conducts a questionnaire survey with all directors and all Audit & Supervisory Board members as well as interviews with individual officers as necessary. In view of the opinions collected through them, ALSOK is working to improve the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.
Main Opinions Presented in the Course of Effectiveness Assessment and Responses to Them
- Composition of the Board of Directors
To achieve a more desirable composition, ALSOK should consider nominating candidates of more diverse age, gender, and nationality and/or candidates with background other than corporate management.
- Progress Status Reporting on the Management Plan
While explanation of financial results is ample, further reports on the progress status of the management plan from the non-quantitative perspective are necessary.
- Governance
Groupwide controls and management systems should be implemented thoroughly. More detailed reports on human risks and human resource management and discussions based on them are necessary.
In June 2020, ALSOK elected a woman as a new outside Audit & Supervisory Board member. ALSOK will continue to consider further improvement going forward including the election of outside directors.
Quarterly reports on the progress status of key measures at each division will be given in addition to the explanation of financial results.
The Risk Management Committee is currently reviewing risks that may have a significant impact on business operations from various risk management perspectives including:
1. Completeness of risk items that should be managed;
2. Proper assessment of the impact of each risk item; and
3. Consolidated subsidiaries and companies accounted for by the equity method.
Based on the above, ALSOK will further strengthen internal control including subsidiaries and affiliates and the management of risks associated with the recruitment and development of human resources.
Group Management
The Company has established divisions responsible for the management of subsidiaries and affiliates from the perspective of strengthening Group governance. They receive reports on the matters concerning the execution of duties and reports on important information about the risk of loss at subsidiaries and affiliates on a timely basis, and the Company and the relevant subsidiary or affiliate as applicable will respond to risks in coordination with each other. In addition, the Company also provides subsidiaries and affiliates with strict guidance and supervision by dispatching directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members to them. Meanwhile, the Inspection Department works to ensure Groupwide compliance through the provision of guidance, advice, and recommendations to subsidiaries and affiliates focusing on the management of business activities in general, operation systems, and business process improvements based on the Internal Audit Regulations.
Policies and Methods for Deciding Compensation Amounts
Annual limits of ¥400 million for the compensation of directors and ¥120 million for the compensation of Audit & Supervisory Board members have been set at the General Shareholders' Meeting.
The compensation of directors includes a fixed amount, calculated according to their positions and whether they are an outside director or not, as well as a performance-linked amount, calculated based on an evaluation of the operational execution performance of individual directors in the previous fiscal year conducted in accordance with predetermined standards. Decisions regarding the exact amounts of compensation of directors are made by the Board of Directors.
The compensation of Audit & Supervisory Board members is paid as a fixed amount, and the exact amounts of compensation are decided in accordance with standards set by the Audit & Supervisory Board.
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Internal Control System
Based on the Companies Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the Company has established systems to ensure directors perform duties in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations and its articles of incorporation. In addition, the Company has in place systems for guaranteeing that proper operating practices are observed by other listed companies and the corporate groups consisting of these companies and their subsidiaries.
The management of the ALSOK Group carried out an evaluation of the Group's internal control system as of March 31, 2020, based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. This evaluation found that the internal control system is effective, which has been noted in the report on the internal control system. The independent auditing corporation, Grant Thornton Taiyo LLC, has also expressed the opinion that the result of the evaluation by the management noted in the internal control report is accurate.
Compliance
The Company has established the Compliance Committee, which is headed by the executive officer in charge of compliance, to promote legal compliance. The committee strives to inoculate an unwavering awareness of compliance in all executive officers and employees based on the compliance rules formulated in 2002, and periodically verifies the status of compliance in business and other activities.
The ALSOK Hotline was set up in 2004 to facilitate early identification and prevention of corporate ethics issues. This hotline allows executive officers and employees to report any illegal, inappropriate, or unethical behavior they may witness via email, telephone, or written statement without fear of suffering disadvantageous treatment. In 2016, the Company established
an external reporting hotline to add to the already existing internal hotline.
Risk Management
The Company places particular importance on risk management, which is central to its business of protecting the safety and security of society. Accordingly, the Company formulated risk management rules in 2002. The Company then established the Risk Management Committee based on these risk management rules and assigned the executive officer in charge of risk management as its chairperson. In addition, individual risk management assessment bodies have been set up at the Head Office and each individual business office to undertake Companywide risk management activities, such as the identification and evaluation of risks and the formulation of preventative measures and countermeasures. The Risk Management Committee also contains subcommittees for risks in specific areas. These subcommittees gather information on the risks in their designated area, analyze and evaluate these risks, and draft measures to mitigate these risks. Furthermore, the Company has developed organizational structures to ensure that it can respond quickly should a serious emergency occur. Through such structures, the Company is able to relay urgent orders throughout the organization, set up a response headquarters, or take other emergency response measures.
Disclosure and IR Activities
ALSOK has formulated its Disclosure Policy based on which it actively conducts impartial and timely information disclosure. In addition, the Company has revised its investor relations (IR) website to provide stakeholders with greater ease in finding the information they seek. We also aim to foster a deeper understanding among overseas institutional investors of the security services industry in Japan and the growth strategies of
the ALSOK Group. To this end, we provide English- language translations of financial summaries and other documents on our English-language IR website.
The Company's IR Website
https://www.alsok.co.jp/en/ir/
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G: Governance
Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and Executive Officers (As of June 24, 2020)
Directors
Atsushi Murai
Chairman and Representative Director
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Sep. 1995: Director-General, Chubu Regional Police Bureau (Resigned in Jun. 1996)
Jun. 1996: Deputy Governor, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan (Resigned in Sep. 1997)
Sep. 1997: Joined the Company as a consultant
Jun. 1998: Senior Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Jun. 2001: President and Representative Director
Jul. 2003: Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs
Apr. 2004: Chief Officer of Security Operations Division
Apr. 2011: Chief Executive Officer (Current)
Apr. 2012: Chairman and Representative Director (Current)
Ikuji Kayaki
Vice President and Representative Director (Senior Executive Vice President) Head of ALSOK In-houseCompany
Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs
East Japan Area
Corporate Customers
Business Promotion Division (East Japan Area)
Apr. 1982: Joined the Company
Apr. 2011: Chief Officer of Regional Division (Ⅳ)
Apr. 2012: Executive Officer
Apr. 2014: Deputy Chief Officer of Security Operations
In charge of Structural Reform of Transportation Security Services Apr. 2015: Senior Executive Officer
Chief Officer of Security Operations
Jun. 2017: Director and Senior Executive Officer
Apr. 2018: Executive Vice President and Representative Director Head of ALSOK In-house Company (Current)
In charge of East Japan Area (Current)
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs in charge of Corporate Customers
Apr. 2019: Vice President and Representative Director (Current), Senior Executive Vice President (Current)
Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs in charge of Corporate Customers (Current)
In charge of Business Promotion Division (East Japan Area) (Current)
Yukiyasu Aoyama
President and Representative Director
Senior Executive President
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Jul. 2006: Director-General, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance Japan (Resigned in Jul. 2008)
Aug. 2008: Joined the Company as Senior Executive Officer, Chief Officer of Security Operations Division
Apr. 2009: In charge of Human Resources Affairs, Security Operations, and Corporate Ethics
Jun. 2009: Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Apr. 2010: Senior Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs Apr. 2011: Chief Operating Officer (Current)
Apr. 2012: President and Representative Director (Current)
Senior Executive President (Current)
Hirohisa Hokari
Director (Executive Vice President)
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs
Chief Officer of International Affairs
International Affairs
Business Planning & Management
Sales Promotion
Financial Affairs
Apr. 2010: Director-General of Operations Department at Bank of Japan (Resigned in Jun. 2011)
Jun. 2011: Joined the Company as Executive Officer
In charge of Business Planning and Financial Institution
Sales Promotion
General Manager of Business Planning Department Feb. 2012: Senior Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Officer of
Business Promotion Affairs (Current)
In charge of Business Planning & Management
Apr. 2012: In charge of Financial Institution Services and
Transportation Security Services
Apr. 2014: In charge of General Affairs/Corporate Planning, Financial Institution Services, Compliance, Risk Management, and Information Asset Management
Jun. 2014: Director and Senior Executive Officer
Apr. 2016: In charge of Corporate Planning & Administration, Strategic Business, Business Planning & Management (Current), and Financial Affairs (Current)
Apr. 2018: Executive Vice President and Director (Current)
In charge of Sales Promotion (Current)
Apr. 2019: In charge of International Affairs (Current)
Chief Officer of International Affairs (Current)
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Tsuyoshi Murai
Director (Executive Vice President) | ||
Human Resources Affairs | ||
General Affairs/PR | ||
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Promotion Affairs in charge of Promotion | ||
Corporate Ethics | Compliance | Risk Management |
Information Assets Management | Management Company |
Jul. 1999: Joined the Company
Jun. 2007: General Manager of Home Marketing Division
Apr. 2010: Executive Officer Chief Officer of Regional Division (Ⅰ )
Feb. 2011: In charge of General Property Management
Mar. 2011: Representative Director, Japan Facilio Co., Ltd.
(Seconded, resigned in Mar. 2014) Apr. 2014: Senior Executive Officer
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs
In charge of Business Planning & Management and Regional Financial Institution Services
Apr. 2016: In charge of Human Resources Affairs (Current) and Corporate Ethics (Current)
Jun. 2016: Director and Senior Executive Officer (Current)
Apr. 2018: In charge of General Affairs/PR (Current), Compliance (Current), Risk Management (Current), and Information Assets Management (Current) Chief Officer of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Promotion Affairs
May 2018: In charge of Central Japan Area
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs
In charge of Business Promotion Division (Central Japan Area) Apr. 2019: Executive Vice President and Director (Current)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Promotion Affairs in charge of Promotion (Current)
Apr. 2020: In charge of Management Company
Shigeki Nomura
Director (Senior Executive Officer)
Chief Officer of Regional Division (II)
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs
West Japan Area
Business Promotion (West Japan Area)
Apr. 1984: Joined the Company
Apr. 2011: General Manager of Human Resources Department
Jun. 2011: Executive Officer
In charge of Human Resources Apr. 2014: Senior Executive Officer
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Division (Central Japan) Chief Officer of Regional Division (Ⅲ)
Apr. 2017: Chief Officer of Regional Division (Ⅶ)
Jun. 2017: Director and Senior Executive Officer (Current)
May 2018: Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs (Kansai Area) In charge of West Japan Area (Current)
Apr. 2019: Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs in charge of Business Promotion (West Japan Area) (Current)
Apr. 2020: Chief Officer of Regional Division (II) (Current)
Motohisa Suzuki
Director (Senior Executive Officer)
Chief Officer of Security Operations
Structural Reform of Transportation Security Services
Chief Officer of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Promotion Affairs
Jan. 2015: Director of Traffic Bureau, National Police Agency (Resigned in Jan. 2016)
Apr. 2016: Joined the Company as Senior Executive Officer (Current) In charge of General Affairs/PR and Procurement Deputy Chief Officer of Security Operations
In charge of HOME ALSOK, Compliance, Risk Management, and Information Assets Management
Deputy Chief Officer of Business Promotion Affairs Apr. 2018: Chief Officer of Security Operations (Current)
In charge of Structural Reform of Transportation Security Services (Current)
Deputy Chief Officer of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Promotion Affairs
Apr. 2019: Chief Officer of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Promotion Affairs (Current)
Jun. 2019: Director and Senior Executive Officer (Current)
Koji Kishimoto
Director (Senior Executive Officer)
Financial & Accounting
Internal Control
Procurement
Nov. 1985: Joined the Company
Oct. 2012: General Manager of Financial & Accounting Department
Apr. 2016: Executive Officer and Second in Charge of Financial & Accounting
Apr. 2018: Senior Executive Officer (Current),
In charge of Financial & Accounting (Current), In charge of Internal Control (Current)
Apr. 2019: In charge of Procurement (Current)
Jun. 2020: Director and Senior Executive Officer (Current)
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G: Governance
Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and Executive Officers (As of June 24, 2020)
Directors (Outside Directors)
Seiei Ono
Director (Outside Director)
Apr. 2009: Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Corporation (Resigned in Mar. 2013)
Apr. 2010: President, Mitsubishi International Corporation (Resigned in Mar. 2012)
Apr. 2012: Regional CEO, North America (Concurrently)
President, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) (Resigned in Mar. 2013) Dec. 2013: Executive Vice President and Representative Director,
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Dec. 2014: Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (Resigned in Dec. 2016)
Dec. 2016: Executive Advisor, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (Resigned in Dec. 2017)
Jun. 2017: Joined the Company as Outside Director (Current)
Jan. 2018: Advisor, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (Resigned in Dec. 2018)
Toyoaki Ando
Director (Outside Director)
Jun. 2009: Executive Officer, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2011: Managing Executive Officer, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2013: Managing Director, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Resigned in Mar. 2015)
Apr. 2015: Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Resigned in Jun. 2015)
Jun. 2015: Managing Director, General Insurance Rating Organization of Japan (Current)
Jun. 2019: Joined the Company as Outside Director (Current)
Hideharu Kadowaki
Director (Outside Director)
Apr. 2001: Representative Director, Senior Managing Director, and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Resigned in Nov. 2002)
Dec. 2002: Representative Director and Senior Managing Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Jun. 2003: Deputy President and Representative Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Resigned in Mar. 2004)
Jun. 2004: Chairman, The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Resigned in Jun. 2008)
Jun. 2008: Special Adviser and Senior Fellow, The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Current)
Jun. 2012: Member of the Board, Asian Rural Institute (Current)
Jul. 2017: Advisor, C'BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. (Resigned in Jun. 2019)
Jun. 2018: Joined the Company as Outside Director (Current)
Dec. 2019: External Director, Aucfan Co., Ltd. (Current)
Hirotomo Suetsugu
Director (Outside Director)
Apr. 2009: Executive Officer, Nippon Steel Corporation (Currently NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION) (Resigned in Jun. 2012)
Jun. 2012: Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Steel Corporation (Resigned in Jun. 2016)
Jun. 2016: Advisor, NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION (Currently NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION) (Resigned in Jun. 2019) Advisor, Nippon Denko Co., Ltd. (Current)
Jun. 2020: Joined the Company as Outside Director (Current)
Executive Officers
Kazuhide Shigemi | Takashi Kumagai | Kazumi Suzuki | Norihiko Mizutani | Tetsuya Tsuburaya | Naoki Hyakutake | Hiroyoshi Yoshida |
Senior Executive Officer | Senior Executive Officer | Senior Executive | Senior Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer |
Corporate Planning & | Deputy Chief Officer of | Officer | Deputy Chief Officer of | General Manager of | General Manager of | General Manager of |
Business Promotion | Business Promotion | |||||
Administration | R&D Engineering | General Affairs | Human Resources | Tokyo 2020 Olympic | ||
Affairs | Affairs | |||||
Strategic Business | Affairs | Department | Department | and Paralympic Games | ||
Long-Term Care | Central Japan Area | |||||
Second in Charge of | Human Resources | Promotion Affairs | ||||
President and | General Property | |||||
General Affairs | Tokyo 2020 Olympic | |||||
Representative Director | Management and | |||||
and Paralympic Games | ||||||
of Life Holdings Co., Ltd. | Installation | |||||
Promotion Affairs | ||||||
President and | Business Promotion | |||||
Representative Director | in Central Japan Area | |||||
of Life Co., Ltd. | Business Promotion | |||||
President and | of General Property | |||||
Representative Director | Management and | |||||
of MBIC Life Co., Ltd. | Installation |
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Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Akira Kono
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr. 1980: Joined the Company
Jun. 2012: General Manager of Business Management Department
Apr. 2014: General Manager of Human Resources Department
Apr. 2016: Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources
Apr. 2017: Chief Officer of Regional Division (V) (Current)
Jun. 2019: Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Current)
Makoto Uenoyama
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
(Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member)
Jun. 2007: Director, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
(Currently Panasonic Corporation)
Apr. 2010: Managing Director, Panasonic Corporation (Resigned in Jun. 2012)
Jun. 2012: Managing Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation (Resigned in Mar. 2013)
Apr. 2013: Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Corporation (Resigned in Mar. 2015)
Jun. 2013: Joined the Company as Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Apr. 2015: Associate, Panasonic Corporation (Current)
Jun. 2017: Joined the Company as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Current)
Jun. 2019: Outside Director, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (Current)
Shinichiro Nakano
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
(Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member)
Jun. 2008: Risk Management Div., The Norinchukin Bank
Jun. 2012: Planning Management Div., The Norinchukin Bank
Jun. 2014: Managing Director, The Norinchukin Bank (Resigned in Mar. 2019) Director, Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd.
(Resigned in Mar. 2018)
Director, The Norinchukin Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Resigned in Mar. 2019)
Auditor, Kyodo Housing Loan Co., Ltd. (Resigned in Jun. 2019) Apr. 2019: Standing Advisor, The Norinchukin Bank (Resigned in Jun. 2019) Jun. 2019: Joined the Company as Outside Audit & Supervisory
Board Member (Current)
Michiko Nagasawa
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
(Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member)
Apr. 1984: Registered as an attorney-at-law
Apr. 2007: Professor of Law, Gakushuin University Law School (Resigned in Mar. 2013)
Jan. 2008: Partner at THE TOKYO-MARUNOUCHI LAW OFFICES (Current)
Apr. 2012: Auditor, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Resigned in Mar. 2013)
Mar. 2013: Outside Board Director, OTSUKA KAGU, LTD. [Audit & Supervisory Committee Member from Mar. 2017] (Resigned in Mar. 2019)
Jul. 2016: Vice Chairman, Finance Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Resigned in Jun. 2017)
Jul. 2018: Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Building Research Institute, National Research and Development Agency, Japan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Current)
Jun. 2019: Outside Director, SB Players Corp. (Current)
Apr. 2020: Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Current)
Jun. 2020: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sojitz Corporation (Current) Joined the Company as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Current)
Yasuhiro Yoshimoto | Seiji Ono | Yoshio Kumazaki | Hiroyuki Ono | Ken Takahashi | Atsushi Komori |
Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer |
General Property | Second in charge of | Chief Officer of Regional | Chief Officer of Regional | Chief Officer of Regional | Chief Officer of Regional |
Management and Fire | Corporate Customer | Division (Ⅰ ) | Division (Ⅲ) | Division (Ⅴ) | Division (Ⅶ) |
Protection Services | Home ALSOK | ||||
President and | |||||
Representative Director | Yutaka Komatsu | Yoshiharu Nagashima | |||
of NIPPON BUILDING | |||||
MAINTENANCE CO., LTD. | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | |||
President and | President and Representative | ||||
Representative Director | Director of ALSOK CHIBA | ||||
of ALSOK HOKKAIDO | CO., LTD. | ||||
CO., LTD. |
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Financial Section
Financial Review
Review of Fiscal 2020
In the fiscal year under review, consolidated net sales increased 3.7% year on year to ¥460,118 million, operating income increased 14.0% to ¥36,795 million, ordinary income increased 14.8% to ¥38,880 million, and profit attributable to owners of parent increased 8.5% to ¥24,163 million. Net sales increased for 10 consecutive fiscal years and reached a record high for nine consecutive fiscal years. Profit also reached a record high at each profit level, and profit attributable to owners of parent increased for eight consecutive fiscal years. ALSOK focuses on ordinary income margin and consolidated return on equity (ROE) as indicators to evaluate the achievement of management targets. For fiscal 2020, the ordinary income margin was 8.5% and ROE was 10.1%, which were above the targets of around 8.0% and 10.0%, respectively, as set forth in the Medium-Term Management Plan Grand Design 2020.
During the fiscal year under review, the business sentiment in Japan had declined, especially among major manufacturers, since the second quarter, due to deceleration of the world economy and other factors. Moreover, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic activities of major Western countries have stalled since February 2020. Faced with this situation, there are concerns that the Japanese economy may experience an economic downturn far greater than that of the Lehman crisis. In this environment, the ALSOK Group, as an operator of service businesses related to the safety and security of society (the Security Services business, General Property Management and Fire Protection Services business, and Long-Term Care Services business), has continued to operate business by providing appropriate services. In addition, as stated in its Medium-Term Management Plan, Grand Design 2020, the Group has aimed to become an "integrated safety and security solutions provider" that
supports the safety and security of customers and society;
it has actually been striving for further evolution and deepening of its Security Services business and other related businesses in order to respond to increasingly sophisticated and diversifying safety and security needs of each customer and society.
For the Final Fiscal Year of the Medium-Term Management Plan
For fiscal 2021, a significant negative economic growth
is forecasted due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The security services industry is also expected to face the effect of suspensions of and/or cancellation on security services contracts and cut in price of security services on the back of the cancellation of various events and increases in the number of stores and businesses that are forced to close down temporarily or permanently. On the other hand, there will be an increasing number of security issues on the back of, among others, increases in the number of unmanned stores, offices, etc., due to temporary closures or working from home, concerns about the safety and security of senior citizens living alone and children staying at home alone, and fraud and other crimes piggybacking on COVID-19, which are expected to drive demand for the provision of further services by the ALSOK Group.
In such a business climate, the ALSOK Group will work on controlling the infectious disease and ensuring business continuity based on the national policies and action plans concerning the measures to control the pandemic and guidance provided by municipalities and will aptly meet new safety and security needs of customers and society.
Aiming to become an integrated safety and security solutions provider that supports the safety and security of customers and society, the ALSOK Group will also work to
Net Sales
YOY
¥460.1billion Up 3.7%
(Billions of yen) | ¥460.1billion |
480 | |
360 | |||||
240 | |||||
120 | |||||
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2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | (FY) |
Ordinary Income
YOY
¥38.8billion Up14.8%
(Billions of yen) | ¥38.8billion | |
40 |
30 | |||||
20 | |||||
10 | |||||
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2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | (FY) |
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strengthen and expand security services on the back of increasingly diverse customer needs, while promoting facility management services both in Japan and overseas and strengthening long-term care and related services. At the same time, the ALSOK Group will strive to raise productivity, while providing new products and services leveraging the latest technologies. Through these measures, we will realize sustainable growth of the ALSOK Group.
In consideration of the implementation of the measures mentioned above, we forecast the consolidated financial results of the ALSOK Group for fiscal 2021 as follows: net sales of ¥485,000 million (up 5.4% year on year), operating income of ¥37,600 million (up 2.2% year on year), ordinary income of ¥39,200 million (up 0.8% year on year), and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥24,700 million (up 2.2% year on year).
Policy on Growth Investments (Capital Investments/Research and Development)
ALSOK made capital investments of ¥14,066 million in total in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets in fiscal 2020 to respond to business expansion particularly in security services and to improve capabilities. These investments mainly consist of ¥6,697 million in machinery and equipment used in electronic security services, ¥784 million in buildings, ¥873 million in furniture and fixtures, ¥1,219 million in software, and ¥1,422 million in other
intangible assets.
Research and development are conducted for the purpose of contributing to the improvement of profitability and based on the basic policy of capturing increasingly diverse market needs and promoting the development of technologies and products that have market competitiveness.
Capital Investments
YOY
¥14.0billion Down 11.2%
(Billions of yen)
20 | |||||
15 | ¥14.0billion | ||||
10 | |||||
5 | |||||
0 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 (FY) |
Research and development expenses for fiscal 2020 were ¥594 million in total and pertained mainly to Security Services. It should be noted that the Research and Development Division of the Company is conducting activities not falling under research or development such as survey, planning, intellectual property management, and quality control as an integral part of research and development activities. If we add the amount of expenses for these activities to the amount of research and development expenses, the total amount would be ¥1,388 million.
To ensure safe and secure daily life, the Company conducts various research to cope with labor shortages due to declining birth rates and population aging, special-case scams and the like, stalking, crimes targeting children and women, etc. It will also work to develop measures to control COVID-19 infection.
Shareholder Return Policy
The Company considers the provision of returns to shareholders to be one of the top-priority management issues, and it is the Company's basic policy to distribute returns in a manner supported by actual financial results, while ensuring the enhancement of internal reserves. We will apply those internal reserves to, among others, research and development expenses necessary for future growth and development and capital investments in the upgrading of information systems and new businesses to further improve our financial results. It is also our basic policy to distribute our surplus twice a year as interim dividend and year-end dividend, which are subject to the approval of the General Shareholders' Meeting and the Board of Directors, respectively.
Consolidated Payout Ratio
YOY
29.3% Down 0.7percentage point
(%)
40
29.3% | ||||||
30 | ||||||
20 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 (FY) | ||
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Financial Section
Management Indexes
Fiscal years ended March 31 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Profit and loss (Millions of yen) | |||||
Net sales | 278,579 | 279,272 | 304,723 | 315,564 | |
Cost of sales | 210,097 | 209,364 | 232,812 | 242,410 | |
Gross profit | 68,482 | 69,908 | 71,910 | 73,153 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 59,211 | 59,555 | 61,100 | 61,363 | |
Operating income | 9,270 | 10,352 | 10,810 | 11,790 | |
Ordinary income | 10,819 | 11,765 | 12,558 | 14,741 | |
Profit attributable to owners of parent | 4,563 | 4,706 | 3,903 | 8,574 | |
Profitability | |||||
Gross profit margin (%) | 24.6 | 25.0 | 23.6 | 23.2 | |
Operating income margin (%) | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |
Ordinary income margin (%) | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | |
Return on assets (ROA) (%) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | |
Return on equity (ROE) (%) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 5.7 | |
EV/EBITDA (Times)* | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
Stability | |||||
Equity capital ratio (%) | 50.9 | 50.3 | 51.3 | 52.1 | |
Equity capital ratio on market-value basis (%) | 39.4 | 32.0 | 34.8 | 46.5 | |
Interest-bearing liabilities (Millions of yen) | 51,318 | 49,311 | 39,270 | 37,455 | |
Interest coverage ratio (Times) | 24.0 | 20.1 | 34.1 | 36.9 | |
Efficiency | |||||
Total asset turnover ratio (Times) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
Shareholders' equity turnover ratio (Times) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
Tangible fixed assets turnover ratio (Times) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | |
Per share information | |||||
Net assets per share (Yen) | 1,397.90 | 1,421.67 | 1,446.93 | 1,536.30 | |
Profit attributable to owners of parent per share (Yen) | 45.39 | 46.82 | 38.83 | 85.30 | |
Price-book value ratio (Times) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
Price earnings ratio (Times) | 23.9 | 19.3 | 25.3 | 16.1 | |
Dividends per share (Yen) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | |
Consolidated dividend payout ratio (%) | 44.1 | 42.7 | 51.5 | 29.3 | |
Closing stock price (Yen) | 1,083 | 905 | 982 | 1,373 | |
Other information | 27,322 | 27,790 | 27,868 | 28,054 | |
Number of employees (Consolidated) | |||||
Average number of years of continuous service (Non-consolidated) 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.8 | ||
Percentage of employees returning to work after childcare leave | 92.2 | 90.2 | 93.3 | 97.6 | |
(Non-consolidated, total for male and female employees) | |||||
39,968 | 38,022 | 38,587 | |||
CO2 emissions volume (Non-consolidated,t-CO2) | 40,871 | ||||
- Method of calculation for EV/EBITDA is as follows:
EV (Enterprise value) = Market capitalization + Interest-bearing liabilities - Short-term liquidity (Cash and deposits + Short-term investments in securities) EBITDA (Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) = Operating income + Depreciation and amortization
Note: Based on the "Partial Amendments to Accounting Standard for Tax Effect Accounting" (ASBJ Statement No. 28, February 2018), financial information for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and subsequent years has also been restated.
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
328,209 | 365,749 | 381,818 | 413,343 | 435,982 | 443,535 | 460,118 |
248,900 | 276,116 | 282,880 | 310,704 | 330,493 | 334,197 | 345,097 |
79,308 | 89,632 | 98,937 | 102,639 | 105,489 | 109,338 | 115,020 |
60,375 | 66,660 | 69,901 | 74,217 | 75,378 | 77,057 | 78,224 |
18,932 | 22,971 | 29,036 | 28,422 | 30,111 | 32,280 | 36,795 |
20,745 | 24,700 | 30,667 | 30,309 | 31,913 | 33,881 | 38,880 |
10,955 | 13,534 | 17,868 | 18,330 | 19,344 | 22,269 | 24,163 |
24.2 | 24.5 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 25.0 |
5.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
6.3 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
6.5 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
7.0 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
5.3 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
46.2 | 48.4 | 51.9 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 56.8 | 57.3 |
63.5 | 110.1 | 175.4 | 108.2 | 134.3 | 119.0 | 124.2 |
71,666 | 73,699 | 47,210 | 65,599 | 52,658 | 47,412 | 51,264 |
36.4 | 28.5 | 30.1 | 54.2 | 25.8 | 18.1 | 26.2 |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
1,574.74 | 1,800.15 | 1,805.09 | 1,956.25 | 2,155.74 | 2,302.38 | 2,425.02 |
108.99 | 134.65 | 177.77 | 182.37 | 191.93 | 219.98 | 238.69 |
1.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
19.9 | 30.4 | 34.3 | 22.8 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 22.0 |
30 | 38 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 70 |
27.5 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 30.0 | 29.3 |
2,164 | 4,095 | 6,100 | 4,155 | 5,260 | 4,820 | 5,260 |
28,091 | 31,221 | 31,446 | 36,693 | 37,519 | 37,417 | 37,902 |
14.4 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.2 |
92.4 | 96.6 | 93.7 | 91.3 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 98.2 |
41,377 | 39,212 | 37,390 | 36,649 | 36,291 | 34,238 | 32,876 |
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Financial Section
Breakdown of Sales/Number of Contracts
Net Sales by Service Type
Billions of yen | ||||||||||
Fiscal years ended March 31 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Security Services | 138.4 | 142.9 | 147.1 | 151.8 | 160.4 | 167.1 | 170.5 | 174.0 | 175.5 | 175.5 |
Electronic Security Services | ||||||||||
Stationed Security Services | 71.3 | 71.3 | 73.8 | 77.2 | 88.4 | 93.9 | 100.4 | 110.0 | 111.9 | 116.9 |
Transportation Security Services | 47.6 | 49.8 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 52.3 | 54.6 | 56.1 | 60.2 | 62.2 | 65.6 |
General Property Management | 17.0 | 36.6 | 40.6 | 44.8 | 58.3 | 54.9 | 57.8 | 61.9 | 62.9 | 69.2 |
and Fire Protection Services | ー | ー | ー | ー | ー | 7.5 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 28.1 |
Long-Term Care Services1 | ||||||||||
Other Services | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
Total | 279.2 | 304.7 | 315.5 | 328.2 | 365.7 | 381.8 | 413.3 | 435.9 | 443.5 | 460.1 |
1. Long-Term Care Services was converted to a reportable segment in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, and accordingly net sales amounts for this segment are displayed separately from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, and onward. Net sales amounts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, and prior are included under "Other Services."
Net Sales by Client Type
Billions of yen | ||||||||||
Fiscal years ended March 31 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Business corporations | 160.9 | 178.4 | 186.5 | 196.7 | 224.9 | 234.3 | 244.9 | 263.6 | 271.2 | 282.9 |
Financial institutions | 88.3 | 90.7 | 89.8 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 92.3 | 91.7 | 92.0 | 91.4 | 93.2 |
Public institutions | 19.3 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 29.7 | 31.5 | 31.2 | 32.2 |
Individuals2 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 22.9 | 28.9 | 46.8 | 49.0 | 49.7 | 51.6 |
Total | 279.2 | 304.7 | 315.5 | 328.2 | 365.7 | 381.8 | 413.3 | 435.9 | 443.5 | 460.1 |
2. Sales of HOME ALSOK APARTMENT AND CONDOMINIUM PLAN® and HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT® have been included under "Individuals," even for contracts in which the customer is a business corporation or government office.
Number of Contracts
Contracts | ||||||||||
Fiscal years ended March 31 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Security Services | 541,654 | 580,263 | 630,977 | 677,672 | 803,601 | 854,083 | 888,955 | 922,928 | 949,858 | 973,066 |
Electronic Security Services | ||||||||||
Corporate Clients | 396,580 | 406,261 | 422,676 | 440,028 | 463,053 | 478,925 | 493,035 | 508,374 | 520,942 | 533,733 |
Individual Users | 145,074 | 174,002 | 208,301 | 237,644 | 340,548 | 375,158 | 395,920 | 414,554 | 428,916 | 439,3334 |
Stationed Security Services | 2,866 | 2,934 | 3,020 | 3,227 | 3,597 | 3,871 | 4,213 | 4,357 | 4,485 | 4,468 |
Transportation Security Services | 39,065 | 48,284 | 51,698 | 55,420 | 59,134 | 62,146 | 65,755 | 72,454 | 75,652 | 77,791 |
General Property Management | 44,212 | 47,913 | 54,903 | 63,004 | 73,898 | 81,908 | 89,670 | 98,044 | 104,254 | 109,697 |
and Fire Protection Services | ||||||||||
Long-Term Care Services3 | ー | ー | ー | ー | ー | 12,804 | 22,628 | 21,234 | 25,364 | 24,976 |
Other Services | 8,307 | 8,957 | 11,989 | 13,725 | 22,477 | 18,217 | 22,285 | 25,263 | 25,896 | 29,382 |
Total | 636,104 | 688,351 | 752,587 | 813,048 | 962,707 | 1,033,029 | 1,093,506 | 1,144,280 | 1,185,509 | 1,219,380 |
- Long-TermCare Services was converted to a reportable segment in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, and accordingly the number of contracts for this segment is displayed separately from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, and onward. The number of contracts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, and prior is included under "Other Services."
- If contracts for individual households in housing complexes are included, this figure would be approximately 1,210,000.
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Corporate Information/Stock Information (As of March 31, 2020)
Corporate Information | Distribution of Shares by Shareholder Type |
Corporate Name | SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. |
Head Office | 1-6-6 Motoakasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
107-8511, Japan | |
Established | July 16, 1965 |
Capital | ¥18,675 million |
Fiscal Year-End | March 31 |
Employees | (Consolidated) 37,902 |
(Non-consolidated) 11,704 | |
Business Operations | Head Office/64 Branches/37 Offices/252 Sales |
Offices/75 Consolidated Subsidiaries (Including | |
10 Overseas Subsidiaries)/10 Companies | |
Accounted for by the Equity Method |
Treasury Stock Securities Companies 0.4% 0.8%
Individuals | Financial Institutions | |||
35.4% | ||||
and Other | ||||
18.1% |
Foreign Investors
21.4%Domestic Corporations
24.0%
Major Shareholders (Top 10)
Name | Number of | Controlling |
Shares Held | Share | |
(Thousand shares) | (%) |
Stock Information
Total Number of | 300,000,000 |
Shares Authorized | |
Number of Shares Issued | 102,040,042 |
(including 782,041 shares of treasury stock) | |
Number of Shareholders | 11,189 |
at the End of the Preceding | |
Fiscal Period | |
Stock Listing | First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
Securities Code | 2331 |
Minimum Trading Lot | 100 |
Stock Chart
SOHGO CORPORATION | 7,388 | 7.29 |
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) | 5,590 | 5.52 |
Saitama Kiki Co., Ltd. | 5,283 | 5.21 |
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account) | 5,029 | 4.96 |
Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. | ||
(as trustee for Mizuho Bank Ltd. | 4,261 | 4.20 |
Retirement Benefit Trust Account re-entrusted | ||
by Mizuho Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.) | ||
Kamakura Corporation | 4,150 | 4.09 |
Employees Shareholding Association | 3,853 | 3.80 |
Kizuna Corporation | 2,950 | 2.91 |
Atsushi Murai | 2,885 | 2.84 |
STATE STREET BANK AND | 2,829 | 2.79 |
TRUST COMPANY 505223 | ||
Note: Each controlling share is calculated based on the total number of shares excluding the number of treasury stock (782,041 shares).
(Yen) | (Yen) | |
24,000 | ||
8,000 | ||
6,000 | 18,000 | |
4,000 | Nikkei Stock Average | 12,000 |
2,000 | Our Closing Price (Left axis) | 6,000 |
0 | 0 |
(Thousand shares)
18,000
Trading Volume
12,000 | ||||||||||
6,000 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
2010/3 | 2011/3 | 2012/3 | 2013/3 | 2014/3 | 2015/3 | 2016/3 | 2017/3 | 2018/3 | 2019/3 | 2020/3 |
ALSOK is a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner.
In October 2015, ALSOK concluded an agreement with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to become a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner in the category of "Security Services and Planning."
The Company has long contributed to the promotion of sports in Japan by producing many of the athletes who have represented the country in such Olympic sports as judo and wrestling. Leading up to Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, we will continue to support the efforts of our athletes. During the event itself, we will contribute to the event's success through rigorous security provided by an all-Japan team.
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SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.
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・ALSOK Guard System, AMAND SYSTEM, TAKURUS, ALSOK ANSHIN KYOSHITSU, REBORG, and HOME ALSOK MIMAMORI SUPPORT are registered trademarks of SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.
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