- CEO
- Koichi Ohtani
- Full Time Employees
- 3,725
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Gas distributors
- Address
- 1-17-1 Chiyo Fukuoka FK Japan 060-8530
- IPO Date
- Jul 4, 1949
- Business
- Saibu Gas Holdings Co., Ltd. (9536.T) operates as a holding company primarily engaged in the production, supply, sale, and distribution of city gas, liquefied natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas in Japan, with additional operations in electricity sales, renewable energy, real estate development, and other diversified businesses including food sales and carbon materials. The company manufactures, supplies, and sells natural gas and liquefied natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers; distributes liquefied petroleum gas and related equipment; provides electricity through retail, wholesale, and power generation including the operation of Hibiki Power Plant; offers gas equipment installation, internal pipe construction, heat supply, and photovoltaic power generation services; and engages in real estate activities encompassing condominium and single-family home sales, leasing, land development, housing construction, and asset securitization via development-type private funds. It serves markets principally in the northern Kyushu region including Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto prefectures, with expansion into international energy transactions utilizing the Hibiki LNG Terminal. Founded in 1902 and headquartered in Fukuoka City, Japan, the company restructured from Saibu Gas Co., Ltd. to its current name in April 2021 and oversees 46 consolidated subsidiaries focused on energy infrastructure, urban development, and ancillary services. In recent developments, Saibu Gas Holdings advances capacity expansion at Hibiki LNG Terminal with a new 230,000 cubic meter No. 3 tank, construction commencing by March 2025 end to support fuel switching from coal, LNG bunkering including Japan's first ship-to-ship operation for a cruise ship, and global reloading via isotank containers; launches renewable energy-integrated storage batteries at Ene-Seed Nagasaki No.2 Solar Power Plant in October 2025 in collaboration with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions and GS Yuasa, marking the group's first such installation with plans for four more sites; reports record net sales of 128.6 billion yen and operating profit up 205% to 5.1 billion yen for the six months ended September 30, 2025, driven by real estate condominium sales growth, electricity volume increases of 61% year-over-year, and gas profit gains from lower depreciation; progresses Medium-Term Management Plan ACT 2027 targeting 38 billion yen cumulative ordinary profit through FY2027 via energy transition demand capture, electricity sales to 900 million kWh, ROE of 8%, and ROIC of 2.3%; implements strategic business units, ROIC-based portfolio management, human capital initiatives like open job postings and strategic talent development; and conducts share repurchases of 790,600 shares for 1.46 billion yen as of October 2025 alongside cross-shareholding reductions.