Q3 FY2
25Consolidated Results of Operations
USS Co., Ltd.
February 2026
FY2025 (FY3/2026) : from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
Contents
Highlights of Q1-3 FY2025
Q1-3 FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Results of Operations
Net Sales and Operating Profit by Business Segment
Q1-3 FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Actual)
Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows
Automobile Market
Auto Auction Segment
Used Vehicle Purchasing and Selling Segment
Recycling Segment
P.3
Ⅰ : Q1-3 FY2025 Results of Operations
Used Car Auction Market and USS Market Share
Medium-to Long-Term Management Goal
Cash Allocation Policy
Investment for Growth
Raising the ROE
Earnings Distributions - Dividend Policy
Earnings Distributions - Stock Repurchase
Earnings Distributions - Total Payout Ratio
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
FY2025 Consolidated Forecast
2H FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)
FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)
FY2025 Forecast by Business Segment
P.16
Ⅱ: FY2025 Consolidated Forecast
Business Models for USS
Pricing Power Derived from Solid Positioning
Trends in New/Used Car Registrations and Auto Auction Market
Appendix
P.32
Ⅳ:Reference
Q1-3 FY2025
Results of Operations
株主還 元
Highlights of Q1-3 FY2025
Q1-3 FY25 Results
Net sales ¥82.9billion
(up 8.2% YoY)
Operating profit
¥ 43.8billion(up 10.2% YoY)USS Auto Auction result in Q1-3 FY2025: vehicles consigned was 2.58 million (up 11.3% YoY), contract completions was 1.71 million (up 9.2% YoY), contract completion rate was 66.3%.
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 increased and earnings decreased, as non-ferrous metal prices trended upward while depreciation increased.
FY25 Forecast
Revisions to the FY2025 plan
Revised upward the FY2025 plan to reflect higher-than-forecasted Q3 results.
Net sales increased from
¥111.8 billion to ¥111.9
billion
0.1% higher than the previous forecast
(Nov. 11, 2025)
Operating profit increased from ¥57.4 billion to
¥58.0 billion1.0% higher than the previous forecast (Nov. 11, 2025)
Earnings Distributions
FY2025 dividend forecast has been raised from ¥51.4 to ¥51.8
* 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.
Q1-3 FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Results of Operations
Sales was up 8.2% YoY to ¥82.96 billion, operating profit was up 10.2% to ¥43.89 billion, and profit attributable to owners of parent up 10.2% to ¥30.43 billion.
Record-high sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of parent
(Million yen)
Q1-3 FY23 | (per sales) | Q1-3 FY24 | (per sales) | Q1-3 FY25 | (per sales) | Year on year | |
Net sales | 71,514 | 76,652 | 82,969 | 108.2% | |||
Cost of sales | 28,221 | 39.5% | 29,035 | 37.9% | 30,717 | 37.0% | 105.8% |
Gross profit | 43,292 | 60.5% | 47,616 | 62.1% | 52,252 | 63.0% | 109.7% |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 7,548 | 10.6% | 7,791 | 10.2% | 8,356 | 10.1% | 107.3% |
Operating profit | 35,744 | 50.0% | 39,825 | 52.0% | 43,895 | 52.9% | 110.2% |
Ordinary profit | 36,288 | 50.7% | 40,365 | 52.7% | 44,436 | 53.6% | 110.1% |
Profit attributable to owners of parent | 24,465 | 34.2% | 27,610 | 36.0% | 30,431 | 36.7% | 110.2% |
(Million yen)
Net sales | Q1-3 FY23 | Q1-3 FY24 | Q1-3 FY25 | Year on year | |||
Auto auction | 54,898 | 60,125 | 66,017 | 109.8% | |||
Used vehicle purchasing and selling | 8,113 | 9,396 | 8,968 | 95.4% | |||
Recycling | 8,135 | 6,323 | 6,947 | 109.9% | |||
Other | 366 | 807 | 1,036 | 128.3% | |||
Total | 71,514 | 76,652 | 82,969 | 108.2% | |||
Operating profit (operating margin) | Q1-3 FY23 | Q1-3 FY24 | Q1-3 FY25 | Year on year | |||
Auto auction | 34,543 | (62.7%) | 39,022 | (64.7%) | 43,147 | (65.1%) | 110.6% |
Used vehicle purchasing and selling | 255 | (3.2%) | 286 | (3.0%) | 243 | (2.7%) | 85.3% |
Recycling | 972 | (11.9%) | 382 | (6.0%) | 302 | (4.4%) | 79.2% |
Other | -54 | (-) | 72 | (9.0%) | 93 | (9.0%) | 127.8% |
Adjustment | 27 | (-) | 61 | (-) | 108 | (-) | 177.0% |
Total | 35,744 | (50.0%) | 39,825 | (52.0%) | 43,895 | (52.9%) | 110.2% |
* 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.
Q1-3 FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Actual)Net sales
Increase in vehicles consigned 5.57bn
Increase in recycling 0.62bn
Increase in fee rates 0.50bn Decline in contract completion rate -0.74bn Decrease in used vehicle purchasing and selling -0.42bn
Cost of sales
Increase in depreciation -0.70bn Increase in outsourcing expenses -0.32bn Increase in purchases -0.25bn Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.19bn
SG&A expenses
Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.09bn
Increase in sales promotion expenses -0.08bn
Increase in taxes and dues -0.07bn
Increase in communication cost -0.05bn
(billion yen)
50
6.31
-1.68
-0.56
43.89
39.82
25
0
Q1-3 FY2024 Q1-3 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 : 79.7%
FY2024
End of Q3 FY25
Current assets
144,641
118,368
Cash and deposits
113,219
91,482
Other
31,421
26,885
Non-current
assets
122,706
127,575
Property, plant and equipment
98,333
103,415
Other
24,373
24,159
Total assets
267,348
245,943
Consolidated balance sheets (summary)
FY2024
End of Q3 FY25
Current liabilities
51,151
38,033
Payables due to member dealers at auction
30,005
17,817
Other
21,145
20,215
Non-current
liabilities
8,842
8,156
Total liabilities
59,993
46,189
Total net assets
207,354
199,754
Total liabilities and net assets
267,348
245,943
Capital expenditures (Cash payments)
1,849
3,406
4,070
664
Depreciation
3,405
3,370
3,724
353
(Million yen)
Consolidated statements of cash flows (summary)
Q1-3
FY23
Q1-3
FY24
Q1-3
FY25
Changes
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
18,158
8,419
17,583
9,164
Net cash provided by (used
in) investing activities
-1,854
-5,206
-14,121
-8,914
Free cash flow
16,303
3,213
3,462
249
Net cash provided by (used
in) financing activities
-28,052
-26,944
-38,200
-11,255
(Million yen)
Automobile MarketNew car registrations and YoY changes
4,782
4,517
4,659
4,706
4,725
3.1%
-3.6%
1.0%
0.4%
-5.5%
3,397
3,290
3,018
3,280
3,004
13.1%
-0.5%
-0.3%
-6.5%
-3.2%
(Thousand vehicles) (Thousand vehicles)
Used car registrations and YoY changes
4,000
40%
6,000
40%
20% 20%
2,000
0% 3,000 0%
0
1-3Q FY21 1-3Q FY22 1-3Q FY23 1-3Q FY24 1-3Q FY25
-20%
-40%
0
1-3Q FY21 1-3Q FY22 1-3Q FY23 1-3Q FY24 1-3Q FY25
-20%
-40%
Used car exports and YoY changes AA market: vehicles consigned and contracted and YoY changes
1,222
1,190
954
970
1.6%
23.7%
-2.6%
26.0%
11.2%
(Thousand vehicles) (Thousand vehicles)
1,400
700
1,324
50%
25%
0%
7,000
3,500
40%
Vehicles consigned
Vehicles contracted
YoY(consigned)
YoY(contracted)
5,857
5,990
5,113
5,170
5,596
13.3%
4.4%
1.1%
0.2%
1.3%
10.2%
7.0%
5.0%
-1.4%
-4.5%
3,495
3,502
3,860
3,910
4,107
20%
0%
-25%
-20%
0
1-3Q FY21 1-3Q FY22 1-3Q FY23 1-3Q FY24 1-3Q FY25
-50%
0
1-3Q FY21 1-3Q FY22 1-3Q FY23 1-3Q FY24 1-3Q FY25
-40%
* Vehicles consigned and contracted in Q1-3 FY21 have been revised to reflect revisions to data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.
9.1%
-30%
1-3Q FY25
1-3Q FY21 1-3Q FY22 1-3Q FY23 1-3Q FY24
0
-15%
0%
9.8%
9.5%
Net sales and YoY changes
(Million yen)
70,000 66,017 30%
60,125
5.7%
7.9%
35,000
15%
50,298
54,898
47,593
Auto Auction Segment (1) OverviewQ1-3 FY23
Q1-3 FY24
Q1-3 FY25
Year on year
Net sales
54,898
60,125
66,017
109.8%
Consignment fees
13,046
13,418
14,705
109.6%
Contract completion fees
12,590
13,716
14,666
106.9%
Successful bid fees
19,183
22,351
25,447
113.9%
Other
10,078
10,638
11,198
105.3%
Operating profit
34,543
39,022
43,147
110.6%
Operating margin
62.7%
64.7%
65.1%
-
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 Q1-3
Contract completion rate
66.3%
(67.5% in 1-3Q FY24)
No. of contract completions
1.715million
(up 9.2% YoY)
No. of vehicles consigned
2.588million
(up 11.3% YoY)
13.0%
-60%
1-3Q FY25
1-3Q FY21 1-3Q FY22 1-3Q FY23 1-3Q FY24
0
-30%
10.6%
4.8%
0%
12.3%
16.3%
25,000
30,756
30%
34,543
29,346
Operating profit and YoY changes
(Million yen)
50,000 60%
43,147
39,022
* 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) Monthly data : Average price of vehicle contracted
1,500
1,300
USS
Industry average (excl. USS)
1,346
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 Nov Dec Jan
300
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
* 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)
2,588
1,998
2,100
2,298
2,326
1,715
1,308
1,364
1,434
1,571
3,000
Vehicles consigned
Vehicles contracted80%
USS Industry average (excl. USS)1,500
65%
0
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 FY25
50%
70.2%
69.7%
71.5%
68.2%
70.3%
65.5%
67.5%
64.9%
66.3%
62.4%
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 FY25
* The figure for "Industry average (excl. USS)" in Q1-3 FY21 has been revised to reflect revisions to data announced by USEDCAR Co., Ltd.
Market share Average price of vehicle contracted
42.8%
43.2%
40.8%
41.1%
41.4%
39.6% 39.6%
45%
(Thousand yen)
1,400
USS Industry average (excl. USS)40%
900
1,207
1,235
1,079
1,029
890
672
494
557
557
625
35%
22.12 23.6 23.12 24.6 24.12 25.6 25.12
Period ending in December: 12-month data; Period ending in June: 6-month data.
The figures in this slide do not include JBA data.
400
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 FY25
* The figure for "Industry average (excl. USS)" in Q1-3 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)
Consignment fees Fee per vehicle (yen)13,418
14,705
11,141
11,777
13,046
5,603
5,634
5,703
5,798
5,705
(Yen)
Contract completion fees Fee per vehicle (yen)13,716
14,666
11,056
11,434
12,590
8,828
8,784
8,590
8,498
8,428
(Million yen) (Yen)
20,000
12,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
6,000
10,000
7,500
0 0
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 FY25
0 0
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 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)(Million yen) (Yen)
(Companies)
On-site auction members CIS members USS JAPAN members Off-site ratio30,000
15,000
20,000
25,447
22,351
16,907
17,539
19,183
12,866
12,934
13,382
14,234
14,837
15,000
60,000
40,000
60%
52.9%
48,121
51.8%
48,292
52.2%
48,003
52.9%
47,905
51.7%
48,864
33,219
33,898
34,238
34,971
36,219
2,109
1,998
1,707
1,964
1,948
50%
40%
30%
0
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 FY25
10,000
5,000
20,000
0
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24 Q1-3 FY25
20%
10%
0%
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%
Q1-3 FY25
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24
0
-25%
-4.6%
0%
6.2%
8.3%
5,000
15.8%
16.8%
6,543
25%
8,113
7,640
50%
8,968
Net sales and YoY changes
9,396
(Million yen)
10,000
-150%
Q1-3 FY25
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24
0
-75%
243
161
286
255
223
0%
-31.9%
300
-14.7%
14.5% 11.7%
75%
38.1%
Operating profit and YoY changes
(Million yen)
600 150%
Q1-3 FY23 | Q1-3 FY24 | Q1-3 FY25 | Year on year | |
Net sales | 8,113 | 9,396 | 8,968 | 95.4% |
Operating profit | 255 | 286 | 243 | 85.3% |
Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | - |
In the Rabbit used vehicle purchasing business, sales and earnings
decreased because of a decrease in vehicles sold.
In the accident-damaged vehicle purchasing business, despite a decrease
in the average selling price, sales declined while earnings increased due to factors such as an increase in sales volume and gross profit per vehicle sold.
Used vehicle purchasing and selling segment performance in Q1-3
Operating profit ¥ 160 million
(up 61.1% YoY)
Net sales ¥ 3,751million
(down 4.7% YoY)
Operating profit ¥ 83 million
(down 55.3% YoY)
Net sales ¥ 5,216 million
(down 4.5% 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.
Recycling Segment
-60%
Q1-3 FY25
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24
0
-30%
0%
9.9%
-22.3%
5,000
27.4%
6,388
5,420
30%
6,947
6,323
17.8%
8,135
60%
54.7%
(Million yen)
10,000
Net sales and YoY changes
-500%
Q1-3 FY25
Q1-3 FY21 Q1-3 FY22 Q1-3 FY23 Q1-3 FY24
0
-250%
-20.8%
-60.7%
-9.9%
0%
302
382
500
20.6%
250%
379.3%
806
500%
894
1,000
Operating profit and YoY changes
(Million yen) 972
Q1-3 FY23 | Q1-3 FY24 | Q1-3 FY25 | Year on year | |
Net sales | 8,135 | 6,323 | 6,947 | 109.9% |
Operating profit | 972 | 382 | 302 | 79.2% |
Operating margin | 11.9% | 6.0% | 4.4% | - |
In the resource recycling business, nonferrous metal prices trended upward, but increased depreciation expenses led to higher sales and lower earnings.
In the industrial plant recycling business, increased orders for large plant demolition projects led to higher sales and earnings.
Recycling segment performance in Q1-3
Operating profit ¥154 million
(Operating loss ¥49 million in Q1-3 FY24)
Net sales ¥ 2,741 million
(up 25.0% YoY)
Operating profit ¥148 million
(down 65.6% YoY)
Net sales ¥ 4,205 million
(up 1.8% 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 Q3 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: 3.44 million vehicles consigned (0.3% above the previous plan); 2.27 million vehicles contracted
(1.3% above the previous plan); contract completion ratio of 66.0% vs. 65.3% in the previous plan.
(Million yen)
FY24 (Actual) | FY25 revised plan (Nov. 11, 2025) | Changes | FY25 revised plan (Feb. 10, 2026) | Revised plan vs FY24 | ||||
Net sales | 104,021 | 111,800 | 100 | 111,900 | 107.6% | |||
Gross profit (per sales) | 64,821 | (62.3%) | 68,610 | (61.4%) | 722 | 69,333 | (62.0%) | 107.0% |
Operating profit (per sales) | 54,206 | (52.1%) | 57,400 | (51.3%) | 600 | 58,000 | (51.8%) | 107.0% |
Ordinary profit (per sales) | 54,883 | (52.8%) | 58,100 | (52.0%) | 600 | 58,700 | (52.5%) | 107.0% |
Profit attributable to owners of parent (per sales) | 37,636 | (36.2%) | 39,650 | (35.5%) | 350 | 40,000 | (35.7%) | 106.3% |
EPS (yen) | 78.65 | 85.17 | 0.69 | 85.86 | 109.2% | |||
Capital expenditures (cash payments) | 4,270 | 11,800 | -200 | 11,600 | 271.6% |
Depreciation | 4,637 | 5,224 | -70 | 5,153 | 111.1% |
Auto Auction Business (excl. JBA) | FY24 (Actual) | FY25 revised plan (Nov. 11, 2025) | Changes | FY25 revised plan (Feb. 10, 2026) | Revised plan vs FY24 |
No. of vehicles consigned (thousands) | 3,202 | 3,430 | 10 | 3,440 | 107.4% |
No. of vehicles contracted (thousands) | 2,145 | 2,240 | 29 | 2,270 | 105.8% |
Contract completion rate | 67.0% | 65.3% | 0.7p | 66.0% | - |
2H FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)
SG&A expenses
Decrease in provision of allowance for doubtful accounts 0.09bn Increase in taxes and dues -0.23bn Increase in sales promotion expenses
-0.11bn
Increase in employee salaries and bonuses -0.09bn
(Billion yen)
27.97
30
4.35 -2.64 -0.39
15 29.29
0
2H FY2024 2H FY2025 (Forecast)
Net sales
Rise in recycling
Increase in contract completion rate Increase in fee rates Increase in CIS
Increase in the used vehicle purchasing and selling
2.37bn
0.71bn 0.60bn 0.17bn
0.15bn
Cost of sales
Increase in purchases Increase in cost of materials purchased
Increase in depreciation
Increase in outsourcing expenses
-1.37bn
-0.45bn
-0.25bn
-0.21bn
Increase in employee salaries and
bonuses -0.12bn
FY2025 Reasons for Change in Operating Profit (Forecast)
Net sales
Increase in vehicles consigned 5.02bn Rise in recycling 1.90bn
Increase in fee rates 0.93bn
Increase in auto loan 0.31bn Decrease in contract completion rate
-0.79bn
Cost of sales
Increase in purchases -1.11bn
Increase in outsourcing expenses -0.73bn
Increase in depreciation -0.51bn Increase in cost of materials purchased -0.31bn Increase in employee salaries and bonuses
-0.25bn
Increase in Maintenance and Sanitation expenses -0.18bn
SG&A expenses
Increase in taxes and dues -0.27bn Increase in sales promotion expenses -0.15bn
Increase in employee salaries
and bonuses -0.13bn
(Billion yen)
60
7.87 -3.36 -0.71
54.2
30 58.0
0
FY2024 FY2025 (Forecast)
FY2025 Forecast by Business Segment
(Million yen)
FY24 (Actual) | FY25 revised plan (Nov. 11, 2025) | Changes | FY25 revised plan (Feb. 10, 2026) | Revised plan vs FY24 | |
Net sales | |||||
Auto auction | 81,843 | 87,258 | 507 | 87,765 | 107.2% |
Used vehicle purchasing and selling | 12,651 | 12,505 | -112 | 12,392 | 98.0% |
Recycling | 8,407 | 10,591 | -279 | 10,311 | 122.7% |
Other | 1,119 | 1,445 | -15 | 1,430 | 127.8% |
Total | 104,021 | 111,800 | 100 | 111,900 | 107.6% |
Operating profit (per sales) | 54,206 (52.1%) | 57,400 (51.3%) | 600 | 58,000 (51.8%) | 107.0% |
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 (left axis, thousands) USS Market share
43.2%
39.4%
39.6%
Operating profit
(right axis, million yen)
34.7%
31.8%
26.8%
21.2%
(Thousands) (Million yen)
2025 (CY) market share
Other
24.3%
USS
43.2%
Top 6
32.5%
12,000 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 GoalFocus resources on market share growth in the core auto auction business for higher profitability of the entire USS Group.
Raised the ROE goal from 15% or higher to 20% or higher and the dividend payout ratio goal from at least 55% to
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
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 January 2026)
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, Kyushu and Osaka sites:
More lanes
Expanded from 4 to 6 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
Expanded from 10 to 12 lanes
Yokohama site: Construction of a
new auction site
Attached a multi-level parking. Commencing operations in January 2026
Auto auction business
Tokyo Site (After FY2026) About 20 billion
The Tokyo Auction Site is the largest in Japan (an average of about 17,000 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 51.4 yen to 51.8 yen,
8.4 yen more than the FY2024 dividend.
Forecasting 26 consecutive years of dividend growth since listing
(Yen)
50
DPS
Consolidated payout ratio
344.5%
33.1 33.75
37.7
43.4
51.8
160%
300%
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 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)
Earnings Distributions - Stock RepurchaseIn 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
On December 24, 2025, the adjustment transaction was completed. Due to the steady stock price trend, fixed-investment-amount stock acquisition rights were exercised, and 1,006,400 shares were issued from treasury stock.
Results of acquisition
Type of shares | Common shares |
Period of repurchase | June 25, 2025 |
Total number of shares repurchased | 10,325,900 shares *The total number of shares repurchased after adjustment transactions is 9,319,500 shares. |
Aggregate value of shares repurchased | 15,999,982,050 yen |
*For details regarding the acquisition of treasury stock, please refer to the respective timely disclosures announced on June 24, 2025, June 25, 2025, and December 24, 2025.
Earnings Distributions - Total Payout Ratio
Policy for shareholder distributions: Total shareholder distributions of at least 100% (from FY2025 to FY2027)
(Million yen)
Dividend paid Stock repurchased Total payout ratio240%
40,000
344.5%
300%
200%
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 DistributionsAim at increasing shareholder value by a two-pronged strategy of solid
investments in growth and active shareholder distributions
26 years in a rowafter 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 ValueIncrease 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)