Daiwa House Industry Stock

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. engages in the construction of residential and commercial buildings in Japan. The company also operates in the operation of resort hotels, sports life, and home centre businesses. The company, as of March 31, 2008, operated 30 resort hotels, 10 golf courses, 14 city type hotels, 49 fitness centers, and 47 home centers.

Segments

The company operates in five segments: Residential, Commercial Construction, Resort Hotels and Sports Life, Home Center, and Other.

Residential Business

The company engages in the development of housing as its main business, a range of enterprises related to residences, from construction and lot-subdivision for sale of single-family houses, condominiums, and rental housing, to renovations, real estate agency and property management operations.

Commercial Construction Business

Commercial Construction business is divided into two sub-divisions. One is the construction and management of commercial facilities, such as retail outlets and shopping malls, and the other comprises the planning, design and construction of distribution, medical and nursing care facilities, and miscellaneous corporate facilities.

Resort Hotels and Sports Life Business

This business operates resort hotels, golf courses and sports facilities throughout Japan, proposing healthy life.

Home Center Business

The company operates Royal Home Center nationwide that carries products centering on home related items, responding to the needs of various customers from contractors and other professionals to general consumers.

Other Businesses

Other businesses offer a range of activities in such fields as the manufacture and sale of housing construction materials, distribution and related logistics services, automobile leasing, city hotels, and others.

History

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1947.