Daikokuya Holdings Co., Ltd.

Daikokuya Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese holding company headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market under securities code 6993. It operates two core segments: an investment business centered on the reuse and resale of pre-owned branded goods, and an electrical equipment business that manufactures and sells industrial lighting, including explosion-proof luminaires for hazardous environments. The company traces its origins to 1912, when founder Shinjiro Mori established Mori Shinjiro Shoten to manufacture and sell lighting fixtures; the business was reorganized as Mori Denki Co., Ltd. in 1935, the year the company now cites as its establishment. It listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1961. In the 2000s and 2010s the company transformed from a lighting manufacturer into a holding company with a major presence in Japan's second-hand luxury market. In 2009 it acquired a 38.6% effective stake in Daikokuya Global Holding (then D-Wonderland, JASDAQ 9611), making the well-known pawnshop and pre-owned brand-goods operator Daikokuya an equity-method affiliate; in 2013 a tender offer added 4.1% and made both Daikokuya Global Holding and its wholly owned subsidiary Daikokuya consolidated subsidiaries. The company renamed itself Asia Growth Capital in 2012 and then Daikokuya Holdings in 2016. It has also expanded overseas, establishing Luxwise in 2015, acquiring UK-linked entities including AU 79 LIMITED, and founding a wholly owned Shanghai subsidiary, Shanghai Daiku Commercial Co., Ltd., in 2021. Today the group positions itself around "AI instant appraisal and DX" with the ambition of becoming the global number one in brand reuse. Its consumer-facing services include easy brand buy-back via LINE, where customers send photos and an AI appraiser estimates a purchase price. The company describes itself as building on more than 80 years of history and on the experience of a pawnshop tradition dating to the Kamakura period, combined with modern AI and digital transformation technologies. Its electrical segment supplies explosion-proof and industrial lighting for petroleum refining, chemicals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and other safety-critical sites. As of the latest company disclosure, it reported consolidated revenue of 11,472 million yen, capital of 6,506 million yen, 707,822,870 issued shares, and 140 consolidated employees, with Katsuhiro Shimano serving as representative director and president.

The company's origins lie in lighting. In October 1912, founder Shinjiro Mori established Mori Shinjiro Shoten and began manufacturing and selling lighting fixtures. In December 1935 the business was reorganized as Mori Denki Co., Ltd., the date the company now treats as its establishment. After World War II, production resumed in August 1946 with capital of one million yen. In October 1961 the company listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and increased its capital to 95,000 thousand yen. A decisive shift came in July 2009, when the company effectively acquired a 38.6% stake in Daikokuya Global Holding Co., Ltd. (formerly D-Wonderland, then listed on JASDAQ under code 9611), making Daikokuya — a major operator of pre-owned brand-goods trading and pawnshops — an equity-method affiliate. In December 2012 the company changed its trade name to Asia Growth Capital Co., Ltd. In November 2013 it conducted a tender offer to acquire an additional 4.1% of Daikokuya Global Holding, making that company and its wholly owned subsidiary Daikokuya consolidated subsidiaries. In September 2015 it established Luxwise Co., Ltd. In October 2015 D-Wonderland (now Daikokuya Global Holding) acquired shares in AU 79 LIMITED, bringing AU 79 LIMITED, AG 47 LIMITED, SPEEDLOAN FINANCE LIMITED and CHANTRY COLLECTIONS LIMITED into the consolidation scope. In December 2015 it signed a memorandum with CITIC XINBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LTD. for a business alliance and the establishment of a joint venture. In August 2016 the company changed its name to Daikokuya Holdings Co., Ltd. In March 2021 it established a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China, Shanghai Daiku Commercial Co., Ltd. In April 2022, following the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market restructuring, it moved from the Second Section to the Standard Market. Today the group describes itself as combining more than 80 years of history and the experience of a pawnshop and antique-dealing tradition dating to the Kamakura period with modern AI and digital transformation. Its stated mission is to become the global number one in brand reuse through AI instant appraisal and DX. The group operates an investment business in pre-owned branded goods and an electrical business supplying explosion-proof and industrial lighting for sectors such as petroleum refining, chemicals, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. As of its latest disclosures, it reported consolidated revenue of 11,472 million yen, capital of 6,506 million yen, 707,822,870 issued shares and 140 consolidated employees, with Katsuhiro Shimano as representative director and president.

• 2022

  Moved from the Second Section to the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

• 2021

  Established wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Daiku Commercial Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China.

• 2016

  Changed name to Daikokuya Holdings Co., Ltd.

• 2015

  Established Luxwise Co., Ltd.; acquired UK-linked entities including AU 79 LIMITED; signed memorandum with CITIC XINBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LTD.

• 2013

  Tender offer added 4.1% of Daikokuya Global Holding, making it and Daikokuya consolidated subsidiaries.

• 2012

  Changed trade name to Asia Growth Capital Co., Ltd.

• 2009

  Effectively acquired 38.6% of Daikokuya Global Holding (then D-Wonderland, JASDAQ 9611), making Daikokuya an equity-method affiliate.

• 1961

  Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; capital increased to 95,000 thousand yen.

• 1946

  Resumed production after World War II with capital of 1 million yen.

• 1935

  Reorganized as Mori Denki Co., Ltd.

• 1912

  Founder Shinjiro Mori established Mori Shinjiro Shoten and began manufacturing and selling lighting fixtures.

A holding company pursuing global leadership in brand reuse through AI and DX, while maintaining an industrial lighting business rooted in safety.

• Brand buy-back and appraisal

  Consumer service for purchasing pre-owned branded goods, including AI instant appraisal via LINE.

• Explosion-proof lighting fixtures

  Industrial lighting for hazardous environments such as petroleum refining, chemicals, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.

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