Uss Co., Ltd.TSE: 4732

2Q FY3/2026 Consolidated Results of Operations(1.1 MB)

· Issued by Uss Co., Ltd.


Q2 FY2

25

Consolidated Results of Operations

USS Co., Ltd.

November 2025

FY2025 (FY3/2026) : from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026



Contents
  1. Highlights of 1H FY2025

  2. 1H FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Results of Operations

  3. Net Sales and Operating Profit by Business Segment

  4. 1H FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Actual)

  5. Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows

  6. Automobile Market

  7. Auto Auction Segment

  8. Used Vehicle Purchasing and Selling Segment

  9. Recycling Segment

P.3

Ⅰ :1H FY2025 Results of Operations

  1. Used Car Auction Market and USS Market Share

  2. Medium-to Long-Term Management Goal

  3. Cash Allocation Policy

  4. Investment for Growth

  5. Medium-term Business Plan and Raising the ROE

  6. Earnings Distributions - Dividend Policy

  7. Earnings Distributions - Stock Repurchase

  8. Earnings Distributions - Total Payout Ratio

  9. Cycle of Rising Corporate Value Driven by Business Growth and Shareholder Distributions

Ⅲ:Market Overview and Strategy for Creating Value Over the Medium-term P.21

  1. FY2025 Consolidated Forecast

  2. 2H FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)

  3. FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)

  4. FY2025 Forecast by Business Segment

P.16

Ⅱ:FY2025 Consolidated Forecast

  1. Business Models for USS

  2. Pricing Power Derived from Solid Positioning

  3. New/Used Car Registrations and Auto Auction Market

  4. Appendix

P.32

Ⅳ:Reference



1H FY2025

Results of Operations

株主還 元



Highlights of 1H FY2025

1H FY25 Results

  • Net sales ¥53.9 billion

    (up 7.0% YoY)

  • Operating profit

    ¥28.7 billion (up 9.4% YoY)
    • USS Auto Auction result in 1H FY2025: vehicles consigned was 1.72 million (up 15.9% YoY), contract completions was 1.13 million (up 8.9 % YoY), contract completion rate was 65.6%.

    • In the used vehicle purchasing and selling segment, sales and earnings decreased due to a smaller number of vehicles sold.

    • In the recycle segment, sales and earnings decreased due to lower metal prices and increased depreciation expenses.

FY25 Forecast

  • Revisions to the FY2025 plan

    • Revised upward the FY2025 plan to reflect higher-than-forecasted Q2 results.

  • Net sales ¥111.8 billion (no change)

  • Operating profit increased

    from ¥56.5 billion to

    → ¥57.4 billion

    • 1.6% higher than the previous plan

(Aug. 5, 2025)

Earnings Distributions

  • FY2025 dividend forecast has been raised from ¥50.4 to ¥ 51.4

    * This will be the 26th consecutive year

    of dividend increases.

  • Total payout ratio : at least 100%

    (by FY2027)

    Dividend payout ratio : at least 60%

    ROE target : 20% or higher

  • Repurchase and cancelation of stock

    • As of June 25, 10.32 million shares had been repurchased at a cost of approximately ¥16 billion

    • 40 million shares* were cancelled as of June 30.



1H FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Results of Operations
  • Sales was up 7.0% YoY to ¥53.97 billion, operating profit was up 9.4% to ¥28.70 billion, and profit attributable to owners of parent up 10.0% to ¥19.95 billion.

  • Record-high net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of parent

    1H FY24

    (per sales)

    1H FY25

    (per sales)

    Year on year

    Previous plan

    (Aug. 5, 2025)

    (per sales)

    VS. Plan

    (Million yen)

    Net sales

    50,456

    53,979

    107.0%

    54,750

    98.6%

    Cost of sales

    19,064

    37.8%

    19,781

    36.6%

    103.8%

    21,113

    38.6%

    93.7%

    Gross profit

    31,392

    62.2%

    34,197

    63.4%

    108.9%

    33,636

    61.4%

    101.7%

    Selling, general and administrative expenses

    5,161

    10.2%

    5,487

    10.2%

    106.3%

    5,486

    10.0%

    100.0%

    Operating profit

    26,230

    52.0%

    28,709

    53.2%

    109.4%

    28,150

    51.4%

    102.0%

    Ordinary profit

    26,587

    52.7%

    29,041

    53.8%

    109.2%

    28,460

    52.0%

    102.0%

    Profit attributable to owners of parent

    18,140

    36.0%

    19,951

    37.0%

    110.0%

    19,410

    35.5%

    102.8%

    Net Sales and Operating Profit by Business Segment


    (Million yen)

    Net sales

    1H FY23

    1H FY24

    1H FY25

    Year on year

    Auto auction

    36,468

    39,453

    43,696

    110.8%

    Used vehicle purchasing and selling

    5,314

    6,361

    5,945

    93.5%

    Recycling

    6,149

    4,127

    3,654

    88.5%

    Other

    161

    514

    682

    132.8%

    Total

    48,093

    50,456

    53,979

    107.0%

    Operating profit (operating margin)

    1H FY23

    1H FY24

    1H FY25

    Year on year

    Auto auction

    22,807

    (62.3%)

    25,625

    (64.7%)

    28,414

    (64.7%)

    110.9%

    Used vehicle purchasing and selling

    144

    (2.7%)

    277

    (4.4%)

    122

    (2.1%)

    44.1%

    Recycling

    854

    (13.9%)

    252

    (6.1%)

    39

    (1.1%)

    15.7%

    Other

    -41

    (-)

    39

    (7.7%)

    62

    (9.2%)

    159.4%

    Adjustment

    14

    (-)

    36

    (-)

    69

    (-)

    192.1%

    Total

    23,779

    (49.4%)

    26,230

    (52.0%)

    28,709

    (53.2%)

    109.4%

    * Net sales are sales to external customers and operating profit is based on business segment earnings. Operating margins (shown % in parenthesis) are calculated by dividing segment profit by segment sales.



    1H FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Actual)

    Net sales

    Increase in vehicles consigned 5.14 bn Increase in fee rates 0.32 bn Decline in contract completion rate -1.65 bn Decline in recycling -0.47 bn Decrease in used vehicle purchasing and selling -0.41 bn

    SG&A expenses

    Increase in sales promotion expenses -0.04 bn

    Increase in taxes and dues -0.04 bn Increase in communication cost -0.03 bn Increase in expenses for supplies -0.03 bn Increase in Employee Salaries and Bonuse -0.03 bn

    Cost of sales

    Decrease in purchases

    0.26 bn

    Increase in outsourcing expenses -0.51 bn

    Increase in depreciation -0.25 bn Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.12 bn

    Increase in rent -0.08 bn

    (billion yen)

    30

    3.52

    ▲0.71

    ▲0.32

    28.70

26.23

15

0

1H FY2024 1H FY2025



Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows
  • The primary use of cash in financing activities was purchase of treasury shares and dividends paid.

  • Equity ratio : 78.0%

    FY2024

    End of Q2 FY25

    Current assets

    144,641

    129,945

    Cash and

    deposits

    113,219

    99,219

    Other

    31,421

    30,726

    Non-current assets

    122,706

    122,792

    Property, plant and equipment

    98,333

    98,675

    Other

    24,373

    24,116

    Total assets

    267,348

    252,738

    FY2024

    End of Q2 FY25

    Current liabilities

    51,151

    43,542

    Payables due to member dealers at auction

    30,005

    24,732

    Other

    21,145

    18,809

    Non-current liabilities

    8,842

    8,514

    Total liabilities

    59,993

    52,057

    Total net assets

    207,354

    200,681

    Total liabilities and net assets

    267,348

    252,738

    Consolidated balance sheets (summary)

    (Million yen)

    Consolidated statements of cash flows (summary)

    (Million yen)

    1H FY23

    1H FY24

    1H FY25

    Changes

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    21,324

    15,105

    15,160

    55

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    -1,254

    -3,256

    -13,058

    -9,801

    Free cash flow

    20,070

    11,848

    2,102

    -9,746

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    -19,676

    -10,139

    -27,102

    -16,962

    Capital expenditures (Cash payments)

    1,260

    1,338

    3,041

    1,702

    Depreciation

    2,238

    2,176

    2,445

    269



    Automobile Market

    New car registrations and YoY changes Used car registrations and YoY changes

    (Thousand vehicles) (Thousand vehicles)

    3,000

    40%

    2,050

    2,225

    2,168

    2,179

    1,923

    15.7%

    1.1%

    0.5%

    -6.2%

    -2.6%



    20%

    4,000

    40%

    3,221

    3,032

    3,088

    3,116

    3,165

    -1.3%

    1.8%

    0.9%

    1.6%

    -5.9%

    20%

    1,500

    0% 2,000 0%

    0

    1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

    -20%

    -40%

    0

    1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

    -20%

    -40%

    Used car exports and YoY changes AA market: vehicles consigned and contracted and YoY changes

    873

    42.3%

    802

    759

    650

    616

    -5.2%

    -5.3%

    30.1%

    15.0%



    (Thousand vehicles) (Thousand vehicles)

    900

    50%

    25%

    5,000

    40%

    Vehicles consigned

    Vehicles contracted

    YoY(consigned)

    YoY(contracted)

    3,519

    11.5%

    3,345

    3,939

    17.8%

    4,047

    3,601

    12.4%

    -2.5%

    11.1%

    -0.4%

    7.1%

    4.1%

    -5.0%

    -8.6%

    2,384

    2,324

    2,583

    2,573

    2,756



    20%

    450 0% 2,500 0%

    -25%

    -20%

    0

    1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

    -50%

    0

    1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

    -40%

    * Vehicles consigned and contracted in 1H FY21 have been revised to reflect revisions to data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.



    -30%

    1H FY25

    1H FY24

    1H FY23

    1H FY22

    1H FY21

    0

    -15%

    0%

    3.9%

    8.2%

    25,000

    10.8%

    9.9%

    13.0%

    15%

    33,168

    39,453

    36,468

    31,929

    30%

    43,696

    (Million yen)

    50,000

    Net sales and YoY changes



    Auto Auction Segment (1) Overview

    1H FY23

    1H FY24

    1H FY25

    Year on year

    Net sales

    36,468

    39,453

    43,696

    110.8%

    Consignment fees

    8,669

    8,557

    9,746

    113.9%

    Contract completion fees

    8,329

    9,052

    9,663

    106.8%

    Successful bid fees

    12,693

    14,730

    16,747

    113.7%

    Other

    6,775

    7,113

    7,538

    106.0%

    Operating profit

    22,807

    25,625

    28,414

    110.9%

    Operating margin

    62.3%

    64.7%

    64.7%

    -

    • Sales and earnings increased mainly because of the larger number of vehicles

    consigned and contracted and higher fees resulting from an increase in the

    fee for successful bids submitted using the dedicated terminal

    Auto auction segment performance in 1H

    Contract completion rate

    65.6%

    69.8% (in 1H FY24)

No. of contract completions

1.131million

Up 8.9% YoY

No. of vehicles consigned 1.724 million

Up 15.9% YoY

-60%

1H FY25

1H FY24

1H FY23

1H FY22

1H FY21

0

-30%

2.9%

0%

10.9%

12.4%

11.6%

15,000

26.5%

30%

20,434

19,852

Operating profit and YoY changes

28,414 60%

25,625

22,807

(Million yen)

30,000



* Net sales are sales to external customers and operating profit is based on business segment earnings. Operating margins are calculated by dividing segment profit by segment sales.



Auto Auction Segment (2) Average Price of Vehicle Contracted
  • The average price of vehicles contracted remains high

(Thousand yen)

1,500

1,300

USS

Industry's average (excl. USS)

Monthly data : Average price of vehicle contracted

1,305

1,100

900

770

700

500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

300

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

* In auto auctions in Japan, notwithstanding the vehicle contract price, consignment fees, contract completion fees and successful bid fees are fixed for each category. Therefore, commission does not fluctuate with the amount of the contracted price of a vehicle.

Auto Auction Segment (3) No. of Vehicles Consigned and Contracted, etc.

No. of vehicles consigned and contracted Contract completion rate

(Thousand vehicles)

1,800

Vehicles consigned

Vehicles contracted

1,533

1,361

1,356

1,487

876

908

950

1,038

1,131

1,724

80%

USS
Industry's average (excl. USS)

900

65%

0

1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

50%

69.9%

71.2%

72.6%

67.9%

70.0%

69.8%

67.0%

64.4%

65.6%

62.0%



1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

* The figure for "Industry's average (excl. USS)" in 1H FY21 has been revised to reflect revisions to

data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.

Market share Average price of vehicle contracted

42.8%

40.7%

40.8%

41.1%

41.4%

39.6% 39.6%



45%

(Thousand yen)

1,217

1,208

1,085

1,018

868

629

658

483

554

556



1,400

USS
Industry's average (excl. USS)

40%

900

35%

22.6 22.12 23.6 23.12 24.6 24.12 25.6

400

1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

  • Period ending in December: 12-month data; Period ending in June: 6-month data. * The figures in this slide do not include JBA data.

  • Market share in Dec. 2021 and Jun. 2022 have been revised to reflect revisions to data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.

* The figure for "Industry's average (excl. USS)" in 1H FY21 has been revised to reflect revisions to

data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.



Auto Auction Segment (4) Fees, etc.

Total consignment fees and consignment fee per vehicle Total contract completion fees and contract completion fee per vehicle

(Million yen)

10,000

Consignment fees
Fee per vehicle (yen)

9,746

(Yen)

8,669

8,557

7,538

7,595

5,565

5,628

5,679

5,782

5,674



12,000

(Million yen)

10,000

Contract completion fees
Fee per vehicle (yen)

9,052

9,663

7,394

7,619

8,329

8,483

8,432

8,815

8,773

8,586



(Yen)

15,000

5,000

6,000

5,000

7,500

0 0

1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

0 0

1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

Total successful bid fees and successful bid fee per vehicle No. of members and off-site ratio

Successful bid fees
Fee per vehicle (yen)

16,747

14,730

11,367

11,653

12,693

12,837

12,981

13,366

14,196

14,810



(Million yen) (Yen) (Companies)

On-site auction members
CIS members
USS JAPAN members
Off-site ratio

48,345

48,590

48,379

48,135

48,792

33,042

33,817

34,246

34,842

35,735

2,132

2,020

1,871

1,941

1,964



53.4% 52.2% 52.3% 53.1% 52.0%

20,000

20,000

60,000

50%

10,000

15,000

10,000

40,000

20,000

40%

30%

20%

10%

0

1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

5,000

0 0%

1H FY21 1H FY22 1H FY23 1H FY24 1H FY25

  • Fee per vehicle is calculated before eliminations for consolidation.

  • The figures in this slide do not include JBA data.



Used Vehicle Purchasing and Selling Segment

-50%

1H FY25

1H FY24

1H FY23

1H FY22

1H FY21

0

-25%

-6.5%

0%

5.2%

4,229

3,500

19.7%

19.4%

25%

5,314

5,049

18.4%

5,945

50%

Net sales and YoY changes

6,361

(Million yen)

7,000



In the Rabbit used vehicle purchasing business, sales and earnings decreased because of a decrease in vehicles sold and a decrease in the gross profit per vehicle sold.

Net sales ¥3,461million

(down 7.9% YoY)

Operating profit ¥26 million

(down 84.5%YoY)

In the accident-damaged vehicle purchasing business, sales volume increased, but sales and earnings decreased because of a decrease in average selling price and a decrease in the gross profit per vehicle sold.

Net sales ¥2,483 million

(down 4.5% YoY)

Operating profit ¥96 million

(down 11.7% YoY)

-150%

1H FY25

1H FY24

1H FY23

1H FY22

1H FY21

0

-75%

122

144

0%

-55.9%

-31.6%

-13.2%

85

211

277

300

75%

91.7%

150%

147.2%

(Million yen)

600

Operating profit and YoY changes



Used vehicle purchasing and selling segment performance in 1H

1H FY23

1H FY24

1H FY25

Year on year

Net sales

5,314

6,361

5,945

93.5%

Operating profit

144

277

122

44.1%

Operating margin

2.7%

4.4%

2.1%

-

* Net sales are sales to external customers and operating profit is based on business segment earnings. Operating margins are calculated by dividing segment profit by segment sales.



Recycling Segment

-60%

1H FY25

1H FY24

1H FY23

1H FY22

1H FY21

0

-30%

-11.5%

-32.9%

0%

4,162

3,654

3,579

4,000

4,127

30%

6,149

16.3%

60%

47.7%

58.7%

(Million yen)

8,000

Net sales and YoY changes



-70.5%

252

-500%

1H FY25

1H FY24

1H FY23

1H FY22

1H FY21

0

39

-250%

-84.3%

(Million yen)

1,000

-10.5%

0%

500

61.9%

527

589

250%

1500%

Operating profit and YoY changes

1443.0%

854

1H FY23

1H FY24

1H FY25

Year on year

Net sales

6,149

4,127

3,654

88.5%

Operating profit

854

252

39

15.7%

Operating margin

13.9%

6.1%

1.1%

-



500%

In the resource recycling business, sales and earnings were down mainly

because of low metal prices and an increase in depreciation.

In the industrial plant recycling business, there was an operating loss

due to a decline in orders for large plant demolition projects.

Recycling segment performance in 1H

Operating loss ¥37million

(Operating loss ¥64 million in 1H FY24)

Net sales ¥1,076 million

(down 17.5% YoY)

Operating profit ¥76 million

(down 75.7% YoY)

Net sales ¥2,578 million

(down 8.7% YoY)

* Net sales are sales to external customers and operating profit is based on business segment earnings. Operating margins are calculated by dividing segment profit by segment sales.



FY2025

Consolidated Forecast



FY2025 Consolidated Forecast
  • The fiscal year forecast has been revised to reflect Q2 performance. Favorable market conditions combined with successful sales activities leveraging our reputation as Auction sites where vehicles command premium prices resulted in both the number of vehicles consigned and the number of vehicles contracted exceeding expectations.

  • Revision of vehicles handled at auctions: 3.43 million vehicles consigned (1.0% above the previous plan); 2.24 million vehicles contracted

(2.0% above the previous plan); contract completion ratio of 65.3% vs. 64.7% in the previous plan.

(Million yen)

FY24 (Actual)

FY25 previous plan (Aug. 5, 2025)

Changes

FY25 revised plan (Nov. 11, 2025)

Revised plan vs FY24

Net sales

104,021

111,800

-

111,800

107.5%

Gross profit (Per sales)

64,821

(62.3%)

67,866

(60.7%)

744

68,610

(61.4%)

105.8%

Operating profit (Per sales)

54,206

(52.1%)

56,500

(50.5%)

900

57,400

(51.3%)

105.9%

Ordinary profit (Per sales)

54,883

(52.8%)

57,200

(51.2%)

900

58,100

(52.0%)

105.9%

Profit attributable to owners of parent (Per sales)

37,636

(36.2%)

38,850

(34.7%)

800

39,650

(35.5%)

105.3%

EPS (Yen)

78.65

83.46

1.71

85.17

108.3%

Capital expenditures (Cash payments)

4,270

16,900

-5,100

11,800

276.3%

Depreciation

4,637

5,647

-423

5,224

112.7%

Auto Auction Business (excl. JBA)

FY24 (Actual)

FY25 previous plan (Aug. 5, 2025)

Changes

FY25 revised plan (Nov. 11, 2025)

Revised plan vs FY24

No. of vehicles consigned (Thousands)

3,202

3,396

33

3,430

107.1%

No. of vehicles contracted (Thousands)

2,145

2,196

43

2,240

104.5%

Contract completion rate

67.0%

64.7%

0.6p

65.3%

-



2H FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)

Net sales

Rise in recycling

Increase in fee rates Increase in the used vehicle purchasing and selling Increase in contract completion rate Increase in CIS

2.65bn

0.79bn

0.26bn

0.19bn 0.15bn

27.97

28.69

Cost of sales

Increase in purchases -1.78bn Increase in cost of materials purchased -0.40bn

Increase in depreciation -0.34bn Increase in cost of goods sold -0.24bn Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.17bn

Increase in outsourcing expenses -0.15bn

SG&A expenses

Decrease in provision of allowance for doubtful accounts 0.12bn Increase in taxes and dues -0.21bn Increase in sales promotion expenses -0.13bn

Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.09bn

(Billion yen)

30

4.25 -3.27 -0.26

15

0

2H FY2024 2H FY2025 (Forecast)



FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)

Net sales

Increase in fee rates 4.81bn

Rise in recycling 2.18bn

Increase in fee rates 1.12bn

Increase in auto loan 0.32bn Decrease in contract completion rate

-1.30bn

Cost of sales

Increase in purchases -1.51bn Increase in outsourcing expenses -0.66bn Increase in depreciation -0.60bn Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.30bn

Increase in cost of materials purchased -0.27bn Increase in Maintenance and Sanitation expenses -0.20bn

SG&A expenses

Increase in taxes and dues -0.25bn Increase in sales promotion expenses -0.17bn

Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.13bn

(Billion yen)

600

54.20

-3.98 -0.59

7.77

300 57.40

0

FY2024 FY2025 (Forecast)



FY2025 Forecast by Business Segment

(Million yen)

FY24 (Actual)

FY25 previous plan

(Aug. 5, 2025)

Changes

FY25 revised plan

(Nov. 11, 2025)

Revised plan vs FY24

Net sales

Auto auction

81,843

86,170

1,088

87,258

106.6%

Used vehicle purchasing and selling

12,651

12,798

-293

12,505

98.8%

Recycling

8,407

11,390

-799

10,591

126.0%

Other

1,119

1,440

4

1,445

129.1%

Total

104,021

111,800

-

111,800

107.5%

Operating profit (per sales)

54,206

(52.1%)

56,500

(50.5%)

900

57,400

(51.3%)

105.9%



Market Overview and Strategy for Creating Value Over the Medium-term



Used Car Auction Market and USS Market Share
  • Maintained higher market shares and profit in the period of sluggish markets

    following the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

  • The medium/long-term goal is a market share of 50%.

    AA market: vehicles consigned (left axis, thousands)

    USS vehicles consigned

    39.4%

    39.6%

    (left axis, thousands)

    USS Market share Operating profit

    (right axis, million yen)

    34.7%

    31.8%

    26.8%

    21.2%



    (Thousands)

    12,000

    41.4%

    (Million yen)

    2024 (CY) market share

    Other 25.5%

    USS

    41.4%

    Top 6

    33.1%

    60,000

    9,000

    6,000 30,000

    3,000

    0 0

    2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

    * Market share in 2021 has been revised to reflect revisions to data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.



    Medium-to Long-Term Management Goal
  • Focus resources on market share growth in the core auto auction business for higher profitability of the entire USS Group.

    Resource

    concentration for

    overall growth

    Auto Auction

    Business

    Stable profitability

    Recycling

    Business

    Growth

    ¥10.0 billion

    ¥10.0 billion

    Resource recycling

    sales in FY2027

    Industrial plant recycling sales in FY2027

    Market share 50%

Profitability

  • Raised the ROE goal from 15% or higher to 20% of higher and the dividend payout ratio goal from at least 55% to at least 60%.

    Positioning of USS Group businesses

Goals for individual businesses

Consolidated financial goals

ROE

20% or higher

Payout ratio

at least 60%

Total payout ratio

at least 100%



Cash Allocation Policy
  • Make investments needed for medium to long-term growth while raising the shareholder distribution payout ratio from 80% to 100%.

  • Investments for growth of approximately ¥50 billion during the three-year period ending with FY2027

    Total for FY2025 -2027

    Earnings distributions

    About ¥120 billion

Operating cash flow

¥140 billion

Total payout ratio: at least 100%

  • DPS : Consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 60%

  • Stock repurchase: Repurchase stock with the proper timing based on cash flows, investments for growth, the business climate and other factors

    Investments for

    growth

    About ¥50 billion

Actions primarily in the auto auction business:

Cash and other sources

of liquidity

¥30 billion

  • Capital expenditures and a larger workforce to increase the number of vehicles

  • Auction system update and other digital transformation

initiatives



Recent investments (up to October 2025)

Investment for Growth

Planned investments (up to FY2027)

Auto auction business

Tokyo site: New multi-level parking

structure

Two-stories, three levels; visitor parking for 2,600 vehicles

Yokohama and Kyushu sites: More

lanes

Expanded from four to six lanes

Tokyo site: More lanes

Increased the number of lanes from 12 to 16, a first in

the automobile auction industry.

Nagoya site: More lanes

Increased the number of lanes from 10 to 12

Auto auction business

Yokohama site (FY2024-FY2025) About ¥10 billion

Construction of a new auction site with a multi-level parking structure to accommodate the rapid growth in the number of vehicles consigned

Construction to start in November 2024 with completion in January 2026

Tokyo Site (After FY2026) About 20 billion

The Tokyo Auction Site is the largest in Japan (an average of about 16,000 vehicles), and it was built 20 years ago. USS plans to build a new facility with multi-level parking structure to expand its auction capabilities

HAA Kobe Site (After FY2026) About 12 billion

Conversion to USS membership standards and fee structures following the 2017 acquisition lowered the number of vehicles

consigned. Currently, the number of vehicles is recovering steadily.

USS plans to replace this auction site, which is the largest in western Japan, with a new building and multi-level parking structure.

Auto auction operations IT system (FY2024-FY2027) About ¥5 billion

Recycling business

Resource recycling business (ARBIZ) ¥3 billion

ARBIZ plans to expand resource recycling operations to more types of materials, including a business for the direct recycling of aluminum. Plans include the start of a recycling business for solar panels as the volume of panels that need to be recycled increases significantly.



Medium-term Business Plan and Raising the ROE
  • In FY2025, raised the goal for the ROE, an indicator of efficient capital use, from 15% or higher to 20% or higher.

  • Plan to accomplish this goal by repurchasing stock to reduce equity while expanding business

    operations for higher earnings.

    KPI for raising the ROE and actions ROE formula/improvement measures

    Auction site renovations

    and enlargements

Acquisition of treasury stock

Dividend policy

Capitalization strategies

Total payout ratio

target

at least 100%

Business alliances and M&A

Business expansion

Market share target

50%

System investment

(digital transformation)

ROE target: 20% or higher

Business growth for

higher earnings

Net income

=

Equity

Stock repurchases and other measures for lower equity

ROE

(%)



Earnings Distributions - Dividend Policy

  • The dividend forecast for FY2025 has been increased from 50.4 yen to 51.4 yen,

    8.0 yen more than the FY2024 dividend.

  • Forecasting 26 consecutive years of dividend growth since listing

    (Yen)

    50

    344.5%



    51.4

    160%

    300%

    DPS

    43.4

    Consolidated payout ratio

    33.1 33.75

    37.7

    120%

    25

    20.4

    18.85

    23.2 23.9

    25.2

    27.7 27.75

    55.1%

    60.1%

    80%

    2.4%

    11.9%

    22.4%

    30.5%

    7.25

    43.1%

    8.25 8.4 9.6

    12.2

    15.375

    17.35

    45.1%

    51.5% 50.1% 67.0%

    55.0%

    55.0%

    55.0%

    40%

    0.25 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.25 4.0 5.0

    0

    1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

    0%

    (FY)

    (Forecast)



    Earnings Distributions - Stock Repurchase
  • In order to further reinforce its commitment to shareholder returns, USS implemented a facility share repurchase by SMBC Nikko(Japanese ASR)

  • On June 25, 2025, USS implemented the share repurchase and completed the repurchase of the anticipated

    number of shares, 10,325,900 shares (approx. JPY 16.0 billion)

  • USS believes that the demand and supply of its shares are expected to increase as a result of the market purchase transaction executed by SMBC Nikko to return the number of shares it has borrowed

Results of acquisition

Type of shares

Common shares

Period of repurchase

June 25, 2025

Total number of shares repurchased

10,325,900 shares

Aggregate value of shares repurchased

15,999,982,050 yen

*For details of the share repurchase, please refer to the USS's IR information entitled "Notice regarding Share Repurchase through the Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading (ToSTNeT-3) System (Share

Repurchase through a Facility Share Repurchase (Japanese ASR)) " dated June 24, 2025.



Earnings Distributions - Total Payout Ratio

  • Policy for shareholder distributions: Total shareholder distributions of at least 100% (from FY2025 to FY2027)

    (Million yen)

    40,000

    Dividend paid

    Stock repurchased
    Total payout ratio

    224.5%



    344.5%

    200%

    300%

    30,000

    160%

    20,000

    10,000

    0

    3.6%

    11.9% 16.7%

    33.0%

    53.8%

    117.6%

    76.8%

    111.4%

    103.5%

    45.1% 45.1%

    52.1%

    84.2%

    50.1%

    59.3%

    104.0%

    81.8%

    60.5%

    91.0%

    81.6%

    100.0%

    120%

    80%

    40%

    0%

    1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

    (FY)

    (Forecast)



    Cycle of Rising Corporate Value Driven by Business Growth and Shareholder Distributions
    • Aim at increasing shareholder value by a two-pronged strategy of solid



investments in growth and active shareholder distributions

26 years in a row

after going public Rising Stock Price

Further Increase in No. of

No.1 Market Share in No. of Vehicles Consigned

No. of Vehicles Consigned



3.20 (Million Units)

Diversification of Vehicles Consigned

Consecutive Dividend Hikes

Total payout Ratio at least 100%

Vehicles Consigned

Rising Corporate Value

Increase in No. of Vehicles

No. of Auction Members

48,160 (Companies)

Increase in No. of

Auction Members

Invigorate Auction

Contracted Contract Completion Rate

Increasing Investment for Growth

Higher Avg. Price of Vehicle Contracted

/Higer Contract Completion Rate

67.0 %
  • No. of vehicles consigned, Avg. price of vehicles contracted, and contract completion rate are as of FY2024. No. of auction members is as of the end of FY2024.

  • Industry's Avg. is the Avg. excluding USS.

Avg. Price of Vehicles Contracted

1.20 (JPY Million)

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