Company Information

Corporate Site 

Aeon Hokkaido engages in the retail industry and operates stores in Hokkaido.  It is a subsidiary of the Aeon Group.

Despite being mostly identical to the main Aeon corporation in terms of business activities, Aeon Hokkaido is a different company. They have a few unique characteristics, such as holding regular promotions regarding Hokkaido produce and the Nippon Ham Fighters baseball team.

Stock Perks

Rights day

End of February

Details

Coupons, gift cards, and a lounge pass. The coupons are worth 100 yen each and can be used for purchases in increments of 1000 yen, so they're similar to 10% off tickets. The coupons can be used at most Aeon-branded stores including MaxValu and My Basket, but not everything within the group such as Daiei and Maruetsu. The list of stores is here.  The gift card does not have this restriction and can be used as you like until the amount is depleted, and they can be used at more brands than the coupons. The lounge pass will let you enter Aeon Lounges which exist in some malls and shopping centers.

All of the benefits can be used at Aeon stores around the country, not just in Hokkaido.

Requirements

Discount coupons:

100 shares - 25 coupons

200 shares - 50 coupons

500 shares - 100 coupons

1,000 shares - 150 coupons

2,000 shares - 200 coupons

Gift cards, requires 3 years or more of holding the stock:

500 shares - 2,000 yen worth

2,000 shares - 4,000 yen worth

3,000 shares - 6,000 yen worth

5,000 shares - 10,000 yen worth

Aeon Lounge Pass - 500 shares and up

Comment

Although the coupon amounts are quite nice, having to use them in increments of 1000 yen is somewhat annoying, but if you shop at Aeon-branded stores often you'll probably be able to use up the tickets during the year they're valid. The gift card is much more useful but doesn't scale as well with the shares required. 500 shares would probably be a sweet spot in terms of value assuming you plan to hold the stock for a long time. The lounge pass you can also get from investing in  Aeon and Aeon Kyushu and is not really worth aiming for. The lounges have become much worse post-COVID with many more restrictions on usage, removing the snacks, and even limiting drinks.

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