- CEO
- Taisuke Murai
- Full Time Employees
- 3,871
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Medical distributors
- Address
- 1-1-12, Tsurumaki Tokyo TY Japan 154-0016
- IPO Date
- Apr 1, 2009
- Business
- Vital KSK Holdings, Inc. (3151.T) is a Japan-based holding company that engages in corporate planning and management of group companies involved in the wholesale and retail sale of pharmaceutical products; it operates primarily in the healthcare distribution sector through segments including Pharmaceutical Wholesale, Pharmacy Business, Veterinary Drug Wholesale, and other related operations. The company provides general wholesale of medical pharmaceuticals, clinical test reagents, veterinary drugs, medical devices, vaccines, sanitary materials, serums, poisonous or deleterious substances, narcotics, quasi-drugs, paints, pigments, dyes, medical equipment, hygiene goods, nursing care products, and beverages to hospitals, medical institutions, pharmacies, nursing care facilities, farms, ranches, and veterinary clinics; its Pharmacy Business operates community-based stores offering remote medication guidance, clean benches, and medication lockers in compliance with Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act amendments; the Veterinary Drug Wholesale Business supports livestock farmers and pet health through veterinary medicines and feed; additional services encompass agrochemical wholesale via VITAL-GREEN, INC., nursing care support, medical and pharmacy consulting through Health Care Management Institute, Ltd., general freight transportation, insurance agency, real estate management, and sports facility operations. Founded on April 1, 2009, through the merger of VITAL-NET, INC. and KSK Co., Ltd., Vital KSK Holdings maintains its headquarters at 1-1-12 Tsurumaki, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and employs 3,705 consolidated staff as of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, with net sales of 87,471 million yen; it lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and focuses on community-based networks across Japan to enhance social infrastructure for health protection. Recent developments include recording a gain on sale of investment securities totaling 3,235 million yen by subsidiaries in December 2024 as extraordinary income; a subsidiary's initiation of a Phase II clinical trial in Japan for ACCRUFER (ferric maltol) as a treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; share repurchases and updates to large shareholder status; revisions to FY2025 financial forecasts reflecting decreased sales offset by higher investment returns; and consolidated financial results announcements for interim periods ending September 2024 and beyond, alongside ongoing enhancements in pharmacy compliance and logistics efficiency.