Technology Services A Holdings Corp. Business Summary
LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally. It offers LINE, a smartphone application that allows users to make free calls and messaging with other users regardless of which mobile network provider they are using.The company also offers NAVER, a search communication service; NAVER Matome, a user-participatory curation platform; Livedoor, a portal site; livedoor Blog, a blogging service; and livedoor News that provides information gathered from various news sources, as well as a range of advertising products. In addition, it operates LINE GAME, a platform that lets LINE users to play games.
Financial Highlights
Dec 2019
USD Revenue 2,086.81M 2,086.81M Gross Profit 1,093.67M 1,093.67M Operating income -386.31M -386.31M Income before tax -473.49M -473.49M Net income -435.47M -435.47M EBITDA -177.73M -177.73M Diluted EPS -1.79 -1.79 Dividends Per Share 0 0 Total Assets 5,138.58M 5,138.58M Total liabilities 3,531.38M 3,531.38M Total equity 1,455.10M 1,455.10M Operating cash flow -28.48M -28.48M Currency in USD Currency in USD
Historical Data Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Revenue
996.73M
1,294.91M
1,490.60M
1,875.92M
2,086.81M
Gross Profit
717.91M
941.51M
1,123.41M
1,141.34M
1,093.67M
Operating income
-47.95M
128.88M
118.69M
-106.63M
-386.31M
Income before tax
-99.39M
165.56M
161.81M
30.36M
-473.49M
Net income
-62.62M
80.47M
72.15M
-37.06M
-435.47M
EBITDA
-14.44M
175.81M
182.45M
-5.81M
-177.73M
Diluted EPS
-0.28
0.28
0.30
-0.14
-1.79
Dividends Per Share
--
0
0
0
0
Total Assets
1,021.23M
2,203.86M
2,699.28M
4,485.85M
5,138.58M
Total liabilities
875.48M
823.29M
1,012.84M
2,585.35M
3,531.38M
Total equity
147.49M
1,378.94M
1,642.92M
1,813.02M
1,455.10M
Operating cash flow
57.65M
264.61M
97.78M
82.59M
-28.48M
Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Revenue
996.73M
1,294.91M
1,490.60M
1,875.92M
2,086.81M
Gross Profit
717.91M
941.51M
1,123.41M
1,141.34M
1,093.67M
Operating income
-47.95M
128.88M
118.69M
-106.63M
-386.31M
Income before tax
-99.39M
165.56M
161.81M
30.36M
-473.49M
Net income
-62.62M
80.47M
72.15M
-37.06M
-435.47M
EBITDA
-14.44M
175.81M
182.45M
-5.81M
-177.73M
Diluted EPS
-0.28
0.28
0.30
-0.14
-1.79
Dividends Per Share
--
0
0
0
0
Total Assets
1,021.23M
2,203.86M
2,699.28M
4,485.85M
5,138.58M
Total liabilities
875.48M
823.29M
1,012.84M
2,585.35M
3,531.38M
Total equity
147.49M
1,378.94M
1,642.92M
1,813.02M
1,455.10M
Operating cash flow
57.65M
264.61M
97.78M
82.59M
-28.48M
Valuation Measures
Dec 2019
PER -- ROA -9.04% ROE -26.65% Operating margin -18.51% Profit margin -20.86%
Key executives
President, CEO & Representative Director:
Takeshi Idezawa
Chief Financial Officer & Director:
In-Joon Hwang
Chief Technology Officer:
Eui-Bin Park
Chief Privacy Officer, Head-Compliance & Legal:
Tsuyoshi Nakayama
Executive Officer & Head-Investor Relations:
Satoshi Yano Shareholders
Aperio Group LLC (0.0%)
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.0%)
JPMorgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (0.0%)
Excellence Nessuah Mutual Funds Management Ltd. (0.0%)
Tower Research Capital LLC (0.0%)
Lindbrook Capital LLC (0.0%)
Barclays Bank Plc (Private Banking) (0)
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC (0)
Parallel Advisors LLC (0)
Rockefeller & Co. LLC (0)
Contact Details Website: https://linecorp.com/ja/ Address:
JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 23/F,
4-1-6 Shinjuku,
Tokyo,
160-0022,
Japan
Phone:
+81.3.4316.2050
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