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Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- 1,639.00 JPY
- -3.50
- -0.21%
Japan
Feb 15, 2019Ticker
TKS(2802)Prev. close
1,642.5Market cap (JPY)
902,000.75MMarket cap (USD)
8,147.05MShares
549.16M
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Business Summary
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of food products, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Food Products, Overseas Food Products, Life Support, Healthcare and Others. The Domestic Food Products segment includes seasonings and processed foods, and frozen foods. The Overseas Food Products segment provides consumer foods, which include flavor seasonings and instant noodles; and umami seasonings for processed food manufacturers. The Life Support segment offers feed-use amino acids, amino acids for pharmaceuticals and foods, sweeteners, pharmaceutical fine chemicals, and specialty chemicals. The Healthcare segment handles medical foods and pharmaceuticals. The Others segment covers the packaging materials business, healthcare business, partnership business, logistics, and other services. The company was founded by Saburosuke Suzuki II on May 20, 1909 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2018 | JPY | USD |
| Revenue | 1,150.20B | 10,377.91M |
| Gross Profit | 384,562M | 3,469.76M |
| Operating income | 94,001M | 848.13M |
| Income before tax | 85,445M | 770.93M |
| Net income | 60,742M | 548.05M |
| EBITDA | 145,784M | 1,315.35M |
| Diluted EPS | 106.84 | 0.96 |
| Dividends Per Share | 32 | 0.28 |
| Total Assets | 1,425.85B | 13,407.22M |
| Total liabilities | 705,308M | 6,631.94M |
| Total equity | 641,445M | 6,031.45M |
| Operating cash flow | 126,655M | 1,142.76M |
| Currency in JPY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | |
| Revenue | 991,332M | 1,006.63B | 1,149.42B | 1,091.19B | 1,150.20B |
| Gross Profit | 344,462M | 335,392M | 377,368M | 374,412M | 384,562M |
| Operating income | 62,548M | 74,519M | 95,816M | 87,130M | 94,001M |
| Income before tax | 73,302M | 79,049M | 98,778M | 86,684M | 85,445M |
| Net income | 42,795M | 46,495M | 68,504M | 53,065M | 60,742M |
| EBITDA | 109,883M | 120,096M | 147,680M | 133,782M | 145,784M |
| Diluted EPS | 69.70 | 78.54 | 121.23 | 92.81 | 106.84 |
| Dividends Per Share | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Total Assets | 1,091.65B | 1,255.09B | 1,273.89B | 1,350.10B | 1,425.85B |
| Total liabilities | 432,163M | 511,601M | 593,161M | 659,428M | 705,308M |
| Total equity | 598,925M | 669,576M | 609,486M | 616,315M | 641,445M |
| Operating cash flow | 63,017M | 109,259M | 129,311M | 108,907M | 126,655M |
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | |
| Revenue | 9,896.34M | 9,163.13M | 9,571.83M | 10,076.83M | 10,377.91M |
| Gross Profit | 3,438.72M | 3,053.00M | 3,142.52M | 3,457.57M | 3,469.76M |
| Operating income | 624.40M | 678.33M | 797.90M | 804.61M | 848.13M |
| Income before tax | 731.76M | 719.56M | 822.57M | 800.49M | 770.93M |
| Net income | 427.21M | 423.23M | 570.46M | 490.03M | 548.05M |
| EBITDA | 1,096.94M | 1,093.20M | 1,229.80M | 1,235.43M | 1,315.35M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.69 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.96 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| Total Assets | 10,600.08M | 10,465.62M | 11,334.07M | 12,116.17M | 13,407.22M |
| Total liabilities | 4,196.36M | 4,266.00M | 5,277.46M | 5,917.86M | 6,631.94M |
| Total equity | 5,815.65M | 5,583.28M | 5,422.71M | 5,530.96M | 6,031.45M |
| Operating cash flow | 629.09M | 994.56M | 1,076.83M | 1,005.72M | 1,142.76M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2018 | |
| PER | 18.01 |
| ROA | 4.37% |
| ROE | 9.65% |
| Operating margin | 8.17% |
| Profit margin | 5.28% |
Key executives
- President, CEO & Representative Director: Takaaki Nishii
- Manager-Research & Development Planning: Kazuya Onomichi
- Representative Director & Executive Vice President: Tamotsu Iwamoto
- Executive Officer: Chiaki Nosaka
- Executive Officer & Manager-Human Resources: Yoshimasa Yoshimiya
Shareholders
- Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (4.7%)
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (4.6%)
- Nippon Life Insurance Co. (4.4%)
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (4.0%)
- Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (3.4%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (3.2%)
- Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.8%)
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.3%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.3%)
- Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. (2.2%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp
- Address: 1-15-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-8315, Japan
- Phone: +81.3.5250.8111
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Last Updated on 15 Feb, 2019