Consumer Non-Durables Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 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 2020
JPY USD Revenue 1,100.03B 10,117.55M Gross Profit 384,968M 3,540.72M Operating income 101,591M 934.37M Income before tax 48,795M 448.78M Net income 18,643M 171.46M EBITDA 163,051M 1,499.65M Diluted EPS 34.34 0.31 Dividends Per Share 32 0.29 Total Assets 1,353.61B 12,538.70M Total liabilities 761,542M 7,054.25M Total equity 538,975M 4,992.58M Operating cash flow 114,856M 1,056.38M Currency in JPY Currency in USD
Historical Data Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Revenue
1,149.42B
1,091.19B
1,114.78B
1,114.30B
1,100.03B
Gross Profit
377,368M
374,412M
381,827M
381,444M
384,968M
Operating income
95,816M
87,130M
91,084M
93,371M
101,591M
Income before tax
98,778M
86,684M
80,819M
54,698M
48,795M
Net income
68,504M
53,065M
57,533M
27,509M
18,643M
EBITDA
147,680M
133,782M
142,867M
145,856M
163,051M
Diluted EPS
121.23
92.81
105.75
53.61
34.34
Dividends Per Share
28
30
32
32
32
Total Assets
1,273.89B
1,350.10B
1,426.23B
1,393.86B
1,353.61B
Total liabilities
593,161M
659,428M
705,612M
707,904M
761,542M
Total equity
609,486M
616,315M
640,833M
610,543M
538,975M
Operating cash flow
129,311M
108,907M
126,655M
123,256M
114,856M
Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Revenue
9,571.83M
10,076.83M
10,058.28M
10,048.34M
10,117.55M
Gross Profit
3,142.52M
3,457.57M
3,445.08M
3,439.69M
3,540.72M
Operating income
797.90M
804.61M
821.81M
841.97M
934.37M
Income before tax
822.57M
800.49M
729.19M
493.24M
448.78M
Net income
570.46M
490.03M
519.09M
248.06M
171.46M
EBITDA
1,229.80M
1,235.43M
1,289.03M
1,315.26M
1,499.65M
Diluted EPS
1.00
0.85
0.95
0.48
0.31
Dividends Per Share
0.23
0.27
0.28
0.28
0.29
Total Assets
11,334.07M
12,116.17M
13,410.71M
12,593.11M
12,538.70M
Total liabilities
5,277.46M
5,917.86M
6,634.80M
6,395.66M
7,054.25M
Total equity
5,422.71M
5,530.96M
6,025.69M
5,516.04M
4,992.58M
Operating cash flow
1,076.83M
1,005.72M
1,142.76M
1,111.46M
1,056.38M
Valuation Measures
Mar 2020
PER 58.50 ROA 1.35% ROE 3.24% Operating margin 9.23% Profit margin 1.69%
Key executives
President, CEO & Representative Director:
Takaaki Nishii
Head-Finance, Accounting & Planning Group:
Eiichi Mizutani
General Manager-Research & Planning:
Hiroyuki Kojima
General Manager-Technology Development Center:
Masaki Kashihara
Representative Director & Executive Vice President:
Hiroshi Fukushi Shareholders
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Norges Bank Investment Management (1.5%)
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