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Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

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Business Summary

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. engages in the development, sale, production and exploration of oil, natural gas, and other energy resources. It operates through the following regional segments: Japan, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Others. The Japan segment deals with the exploration, development, production, purchase, sale, and transport of crude oil and natural gas; manufacture, purchase, sale, and transport of petroleum products; and contract operation of drilling wells. The North America segment handles the exploration, development, production, purchase, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and bitumen. The Europe segment explores crude oil and natural gas exploration in Europe. The Middle East segment manages the development works of crude oil and natural gas in the middle east. The Others segment includes operations in Southeast Asia. It also conducts contract service-related operations such as drilling. The company was founded in December 1955 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2022	JPY	USD
Revenue	249,140M	2,217.08M
Gross Profit	45,382M	403.85M
Operating income	19,810M	176.28M
Income before tax	-18,501M	-164.63M
Net income	-30,988M	-275.76M
EBITDA	37,531M	333.98M
Diluted EPS	-545.62	-4.85
Dividends Per Share	50	0.44
Total Assets	471,941M	3,888.28M
Total liabilities	69,169M	569.87M
Total equity	371,639M	3,061.90M
Operating cash flow	18,140M	161.42M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	230,629M	267,980M	318,822M	240,078M	249,140M
Gross Profit	25,746M	32,647M	41,703M	31,213M	45,382M
Operating income	969M	5,609M	14,285M	4,194M	19,810M
Income before tax	-69,403M	13,074M	31,903M	-7,322M	-18,501M
Net income	-30,960M	14,769M	26,815M	-2,726M	-30,988M
EBITDA	24,339M	25,612M	39,475M	26,793M	37,531M
Diluted EPS	-541.69	258.43	469.18	-47.71	-545.62
Dividends Per Share	20	40	50	50	50
Total Assets	699,536M	655,288M	627,132M	624,786M	471,941M
Total liabilities	240,278M	205,127M	186,973M	190,291M	69,169M
Total equity	425,115M	416,488M	402,707M	400,172M	371,639M
Operating cash flow	59,901M	43,252M	83,991M	50,713M	18,140M

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	2,080.88M	2,416.52M	2,932.34M	2,263.66M	2,217.08M
Gross Profit	232.29M	294.39M	383.56M	294.30M	403.85M
Operating income	8.74M	50.57M	131.38M	39.54M	176.28M
Income before tax	-626.19M	117.89M	293.42M	-69.03M	-164.63M
Net income	-279.34M	133.18M	246.62M	-25.70M	-275.76M
EBITDA	219.60M	230.95M	363.06M	252.62M	333.98M
Diluted EPS	-4.88	2.33	4.31	-0.44	-4.85
Dividends Per Share	0.18	0.36	0.45	0.47	0.44
Total Assets	6,577.67M	5,920.29M	5,809.19M	5,654.17M	3,888.28M
Total liabilities	2,259.31M	1,853.25M	1,731.95M	1,722.09M	569.87M
Total equity	3,997.31M	3,762.82M	3,730.32M	3,621.46M	3,061.90M
Operating cash flow	540.46M	390.02M	772.50M	478.16M	161.42M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2022
PER	--
ROA	-5.65%
ROE	-8.02%
Operating margin	7.95%
Profit margin	-12.43%

Key executives

President & Representative Director: Masahiro Fujita
Executive Officer, Head-Information System & Legal: Yoshihiko Motoyama
Managing Executive Officer & GM-Technology: Yasushi Hamada
Secretary, Representative Director, EVP & GM-Sales: Yosuke Higai
Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer: Kazuhiko Ozeki

Shareholders

Government of Japan (34.0%)
Orbis Investment Management Ltd. (6.7%)
INPEX Corp. (4.9%)
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (4.5%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.9%)
Kopernik Global Investors LLC (1.6%)
JFE Holdings, Inc. (1.6%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.3%)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (1.2%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.8%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.japex.co.jp
Address: Sapia Tower, 1-7-12 Marunouchi, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
Phone: +81.3.6268.7000

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Last Updated on 10 Aug, 2022