Alphaparts (7115) operates an MRO business that purchases indirect materials such as repair supplies for equipment and machinery and office equipment, and an FM business that maintains commercial facilities. In the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, MRO sales accounted for 76% of the sales, and the rest was taken up by the FM business. In terms of customer breakdown, about 51% are made up of manufacturing and construction industries, 34% are service and retail industries, and the rest are small and medium-sized resellers. The company's customers are mainly large companies centered on those listed on the prime market, and the customer cancellation rate for direct sales to large companies is almost 0%, making it a stock-type business. In June 3, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, AP Renovations Co., Ltd., which has taken over the construction business, started its operation.

By utilizing the company's services, customers can solve three problems in indirect material purchase: cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and internal control strengthening. They can reduce the time spent in the conventional indirect material purchasing process by about one third. In addition, the company's system has a cross-catalog price comparison function called "yokogushi" compared to its competitors. It is possible to search for and display the lowest-priced product from among the same products with different prices, which is consistent with the procurement needs of large companies that require comparison of quotations.

In the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, sales increased by 10.7% year-on-year to 13.56 billion yen, while operating profit decreased by 14.9% year-on-year to 280 million yen. While there was a backlash from the previous period, it seems that MRO business continued to expand its sales to large companies, its main target, while its sales to small and medium businesses decreased. For the full-year performance, the company plans to achieve sales of 57.12 billion yen, an increase of 10.0% compared to the previous year, and operating profit of 1.21 billion yen, an increase of 1.8% compared to the previous year.

The market size of MRO for large companies is about 1 trillion yen, but the market size of the existing business area (the existing business area of the company) traded in the existing electronic catalog is about 400 billion yen. The company seems to be aiming to expand its market share by continuing to grow in its existing area. However, in order to respond to areas where price negotiations are required for products listed in the electronic catalog and areas where transactions are conducted through face-to-face sales or bid-type quotation purchase systems for products not listed in the electronic catalog in the future, the company will add an "inquiry function" to the APMRO system. With the expansion of sales to large conglomerates with a strong customer base and the expansion of awareness, sustainable growth is expected in the future.