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MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MRM) is a diversified healthcare and health-tech company based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. News about MEDIROM often centers on the intersection of wellness salon operations, wearable technology, remote health monitoring, and emerging digital identity infrastructure. The MEDIROM Group operates approximately or more than 300 Re.Ra.Ku-branded wellness and relaxation salons across Japan and uses this nationwide network as a platform for new initiatives.
Investors following MRM news will see regular updates on the company’s health-tech developments, including the MOTHER Bracelet, a 24/7 recharge-free smart tracker, and the REMONY remote health monitoring system. Press releases highlight partnerships such as the distributor agreement between MEDIROM MOTHER Labs and TD SYNNEX K.K. to accelerate the national rollout of the MOTHER Bracelet and REMONY, and deployments of REMONY for organizations like the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 8th Division for health monitoring and heatstroke safety.
Another recurring news theme is MEDIROM’s collaboration with World, the Proof of Human protocol co-created by Sam Altman and Alex Blania. Company announcements describe Master Service Agreements with Tools for Humanity and World Foundation, the installation of Orb devices in Re.Ra.Ku and other group salons, and milestones such as surpassing 10,000 and 20,000 World ID verifications. These stories explain how MEDIROM operates Proof of Human verification locations and how authentication transactions are expected to contribute to revenue through operation fees and related services.
MRM news also covers corporate finance and strategy, including Form 6-K reports about convertible corporate bond issuances, short-term loans, and equity financing rounds at MEDIROM MOTHER Labs. Updates on MEDIROM’s treasury strategy involving digital assets like Worldcoin (WLD) and Ethereum (ETH) provide additional context on how the company approaches diversification and data-incentive programs linked to the MOTHER Bracelet.
By monitoring this news feed, readers can track MEDIROM’s salon network initiatives, health-tech product rollouts, Proof of Human infrastructure projects, and financing activities as disclosed through official press releases and SEC filings.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (Nasdaq: MRM) released preliminary, unaudited financial results for FY2024 under Japanese GAAP. The company reported total revenue of JPY8.2 billion ($52.6 million), a JPY1.4 billion increase from 2023, driven by salon sales to investors, increased store outsourcing revenue, and revenue from their newly acquired rehabilitation business.
The company's adjusted operating income reached JPY160 million ($1.0 million), marking a significant improvement from the previous year's operating loss. Key performance indicators showed 308 total salons as of December 2024, serving 945,395 customers with an average sales per customer of JPY7,111 ($45.2) and a repeat ratio of 76.3%.
These results exclude approximately JPY140 million in offering-related expenses from their second public equity offering in December 2024. The company notes these preliminary results are subject to final audit under U.S. GAAP standards.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (MRM) has released its December 2024 Key Performance Indicators. The company reported 80,764 total customers served with sales per customer of JPY 7,384, showing an increase from JPY 7,271 in December 2023. The customer repeat ratio stood at 77.6% with an operation ratio of 45.9%.
The company's salon network comprised 308 locations with 283 providing comparable data. In their Health Tech Business segment featuring the Lav® app, MEDIROM has expanded its presence in the specific health guidance program market, reaching 97 corporate insurance association contracts and 8,816 cumulative users by December 2024.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) has completed all corporate capital registration procedures for its offering of 2,860,000 common shares represented by American Depositary Shares. The offering, which closed on December 11, 2024, generated gross proceeds of approximately $5 million.
Following the registration completion on January 14, 2025, the company's registered corporate capital and capital reserve amounts are 365,019,146 yen and 365,019,145 yen respectively, with 7,994,451 total outstanding shares. This marks the first follow-on registered underwritten public offering in the United States by a Japanese company listed solely on a U.S. stock exchange.
The proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential investments, acquisitions, strategic collaborations to expand customer base, and development and marketing of new services.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) announces that its subsidiary, MEDIROM MOTHER Labs, is providing its remote health monitoring system, REMONY, and charging-free smart tracker device, MOTHER Bracelet, to TOPPAN's Electronics Division.
The MOTHER Bracelet is promoted as the world's first 24/7 recharge-free smart tracker, powered by temperature difference between body and air. It tracks five health metrics: heart rate, surface body temperature, step count, sleep, and calories burned. The REMONY system combines this bracelet with a gateway for automatic data synchronization and real-time management.
TOPPAN will implement this technology to monitor employee health, particularly focusing on workers living alone or on solo assignments, aiming for early detection and response to health abnormalities. This implementation aligns with TOPPAN's initiatives to ensure employee physical and mental well-being.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) released its November 2024 KPIs, showing mixed performance in its salon operations. Total customers served increased to 75,760 from 75,290 year-over-year, with sales per customer rising slightly to JPY 7,055 from JPY 7,045. The repeat ratio remained stable at 77.5%, while operation ratio improved to 44.6% from 43.9%.
In the Health Tech Business segment, the company's Lav® app, which provides health guidance programs, continued to expand. As of November 2024, MEDIROM has secured contracts with 95 corporate insurance associations, and the cumulative number of Lav® app users reached 8,515 individuals.
MEDIROM MOTHER Labs, a subsidiary of MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM), has raised JPY260.3 million (approximately $1.7 million) in its ongoing Series A financing round at a pre-money valuation of JPY9 billion ($58.6 million). NFES Technologies leads the investment, joined by M3, Inc., Elematec , and other investors.
The company's flagship product, the MOTHER Bracelet®, has received orders for over 25,000 units through B2B channels between July and October 2024. This innovative fitness tracker generates electricity from body heat, requiring no charging, and monitors fitness levels, sleep patterns, pulse, and body temperature. The company is targeting markets including hospitals, nursing homes, and gyms.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) has closed its public offering of 2,860,000 American Depositary Shares at $1.75 per share, raising approximately $5 million in gross proceeds before deducting underwriting discounts and expenses. The company granted underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 429,000 additional shares for over-allotments. ThinkEquity serves as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
The company, which operates over 300 wellness salons across Japan, plans to use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential investments, acquisitions, strategic collaborations to expand its customer base, and marketing of new services.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MRM) announced that two senior executives of its subsidiary MEDIROM MOTHER Labs have invested in Mother Labs' Series A financing. The investment was made at a pre-money valuation of JPY9 billion (approximately USD $59,000,000) as of December 1, 2024.
The investing executives are Issei Homan, Chief Technology Officer, and Yasuhiro Hayami, Chief Business Officer of Mother Labs. Both executives share MEDIROM's corporate philosophy, vision, and commitment to future growth potential. Homan brings experience from founding Aratana Inc. and working with ZOZOUSED Inc., while Hayami's background includes founding INIT Co., and executive roles at transcosmos inc.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) has announced the pricing of a public offering of 2,860,000 American Depositary Shares at $1.75 per share, aiming to raise approximately $5 million in gross proceeds before deducting underwriting discounts and expenses. The company has granted underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 429,000 shares to cover over-allotments.
The offering is expected to close on December 11, 2024. MEDIROM plans to use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential investments, acquisitions, strategic collaborations to expand its customer base, and marketing of new services. ThinkEquity is serving as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) has received orders for over 25,000 MOTHER Bracelet units through its subsidiary MEDIROM MOTHER Labs Inc. These orders include purchases from Japanese companies, notably NFES Technologies and two other major Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed companies.
MEDIROM operates over 300 wellness salons across Japan under the Re.Ra.Ku® brand. The company expanded into health tech in 2015 with the Lav® training app and entered the device business in 2020 with the MOTHER Bracelet®. In 2023, they launched REMONY, a remote monitoring system that has attracted orders from various industries including nursing care, transportation, construction, and manufacturing.