Alpha Purchase（7115 TSE Standard）
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Develops indirect material sales business and facility/equipment management business
Develops Indirect Material Sales Business and Facility/Equipment Management Business
Alpha Purchase operates the maintenance repair and operation business (MRO business) and the facility management business (FM business).
In Japan, MRO is often referred to as the sale of indirect materials such as parts for repairing equipment and machinery, stationery and office equipment, so the company also refers to the sale of MRO products as the MRO business. On the other hand, equipment/facility management is included in MRO in the broad sense of the term, but because of the difference between selling goods and providing services, the company classifies it as the FM business.
In fiscal year ended December 2021, the MRO business accounted for 74.5% of total net sales, the FM business for 25.3% and others for 0.3%. Segment profit margin was 1.9% for the MRO business and 2.8% for the FM business.
MRO Business Supports Purchasing Process of Indirect Materials for Large Companies
The MRO business uses the internet to streamline processes from ordering to delivery, and sells indirect materials such as consumables that companies purchase on a daily basis. Indirect materials are typical high-mix, low-volume, small-value commodities with low purchase volume and low unit cost per item.
The company operates to serve entire corporate groups of large companies as customers by providing the optimal IT platform for their purchases, leveraging its strength in being able to purchase (1) the optimal products from a wide selection of products, (2) at competitive unit prices and (3) through customers‘ controlled internal decision-making.
FM Business
Facility management generally refers to the overall management of all business assets, including land, buildings, structures and equipment, to operate and maintain them at minimum cost and maximum utilization. The company limits its services to new construction, renovation, repair, cleaning and operational support for the interior and exterior of commercial facilities and equipment, as well as the provision of construction building materials to meet each store’s construction schedule.
Develops Indirect Material Sales Business and Facility/Equipment Management Business
Alpha Purchase operates the maintenance repair and operation business (MRO business) and the facility management business (FM business).
In Japan, MRO is often referred to as the sale of indirect materials such as parts for repairing equipment and machinery, stationery and office equipment, so the company also refers to the sale of MRO products as the MRO business. On the other hand, equipment/facility management is included in MRO in the broad sense of the term, but because of the difference between selling goods and providing services, the company classifies it as the FM business.
In fiscal year ended December 2021, the MRO business accounted for 74.5% of total net sales, the FM business for 25.3% and others for 0.3%. Segment profit margin was 1.9% for the MRO business and 2.8% for the FM business.
MRO Business Supports Purchasing Process of Indirect Materials for Large Companies
The MRO business uses the internet to streamline processes from ordering to delivery, and sells indirect materials such as consumables that companies purchase on a daily basis. Indirect materials are typical high-mix, low-volume, small-value commodities with low purchase volume and low unit cost per item.
The company operates to serve entire corporate groups of large companies as customers by providing the optimal IT platform for their purchases, leveraging its strength in being able to purchase (1) the optimal products from a wide selection of products, (2) at competitive unit prices and (3) through customers‘ controlled internal decision-making.
FM Business
Facility management generally refers to the overall management of all business assets, including land, buildings, structures and equipment, to operate and maintain them at minimum cost and maximum utilization. The company limits its services to new construction, renovation, repair, cleaning and operational support for the interior and exterior of commercial facilities and equipment, as well as the provision of construction building materials to meet each store’s construction schedule.
概要（レポートから抜粋）
アルファパーチェス（以下、同社）は、間接材物販事業（「Maintenance Repair and Operation事業、以下、MRO事業）と設備・施設管理事業（Facility Management事業、以下、FM事業）を展開している。
MROは、本来、商品販売とサービス提供の双方を含む概念であるが、日本では設備や機械の修理用備品、文具、オフィス用備品等の間接材の物販のことをMROと呼ぶことが多いため、同社でもMRO商品の物販をMRO事業と称している。
一方、設備・施設管理は、広義のMROに含まれるが、物販と役務の提供という違いがあるため、同社ではFM事業として区分管理している。
21/12期の売上高構成比は、MRO事業74.5%、FM事業25.3%、報告セグメントに含まれないその他（子会社ATCが担当するソフトウェア関連事業）0.3%であった。セグメント利益率では、MRO事業1.9%、FM事業2.8%であった。
22年9月末の数値となるが、従業員は、MRO事業に107名、FM事業に103名、その他（ATC）に13名、コーポレート・プランニング本部と内部監査室に30名が配属されている。
MRO事業では、インターネットを活用して発注から納入までを効率化し、企業が日常的に購入する消耗品等の間接材（MRO商品）を販売している。MRO商品は、種類が極めて多い一方、一品当たりの購入量が少なく、単価も安い、典型的なロングテール（多品種・少量・少額）型の商品である。
MROは、本来、商品販売とサービス提供の双方を含む概念であるが、日本では設備や機械の修理用備品、文具、オフィス用備品等の間接材の物販のことをMROと呼ぶことが多いため、同社でもMRO商品の物販をMRO事業と称している。
一方、設備・施設管理は、広義のMROに含まれるが、物販と役務の提供という違いがあるため、同社ではFM事業として区分管理している。
21/12期の売上高構成比は、MRO事業74.5%、FM事業25.3%、報告セグメントに含まれないその他（子会社ATCが担当するソフトウェア関連事業）0.3%であった。セグメント利益率では、MRO事業1.9%、FM事業2.8%であった。
22年9月末の数値となるが、従業員は、MRO事業に107名、FM事業に103名、その他（ATC）に13名、コーポレート・プランニング本部と内部監査室に30名が配属されている。
MRO事業では、インターネットを活用して発注から納入までを効率化し、企業が日常的に購入する消耗品等の間接材（MRO商品）を販売している。MRO商品は、種類が極めて多い一方、一品当たりの購入量が少なく、単価も安い、典型的なロングテール（多品種・少量・少額）型の商品である。
