Energy Minerals

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 2020	JPY	USD
Revenue	318,822M	2,932.34M
Gross Profit	41,703M	383.56M
Operating income	14,285M	131.38M
Income before tax	31,903M	293.42M
Net income	26,815M	246.62M
EBITDA	39,475M	363.06M
Diluted EPS	469.18	4.31
Dividends Per Share	50	0.45
Total Assets	627,132M	5,809.19M
Total liabilities	186,973M	1,731.95M
Total equity	402,707M	3,730.32M
Operating cash flow	83,991M	772.50M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020
Revenue	240,302M	207,130M	230,629M	267,980M	318,822M
Gross Profit	36,268M	26,175M	25,746M	32,647M	41,703M
Operating income	8,221M	351M	969M	5,609M	14,285M
Income before tax	1,508M	3,192M	-69,403M	13,074M	31,903M
Net income	2,090M	3,442M	-30,960M	14,769M	26,815M
EBITDA	25,299M	16,041M	24,339M	25,612M	39,475M
Diluted EPS	36.57	60.24	-541.69	258.43	469.18
Dividends Per Share	50	15	20	40	50
Total Assets	707,601M	746,739M	699,536M	655,288M	627,132M
Total liabilities	212,284M	236,126M	240,278M	205,127M	186,973M
Total equity	421,009M	437,518M	425,115M	416,488M	402,707M
Operating cash flow	62,767M	48,287M	59,901M	43,252M	83,991M

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020
Revenue	2,001.11M	1,912.77M	2,080.88M	2,416.52M	2,932.34M
Gross Profit	302.02M	241.71M	232.29M	294.39M	383.56M
Operating income	68.46M	3.24M	8.74M	50.57M	131.38M
Income before tax	12.55M	29.47M	-626.19M	117.89M	293.42M
Net income	17.40M	31.78M	-279.34M	133.18M	246.62M
EBITDA	210.67M	148.13M	219.60M	230.95M	363.06M
Diluted EPS	0.30	0.55	-4.88	2.33	4.31
Dividends Per Share	0.41	0.13	0.18	0.36	0.45
Total Assets	6,295.66M	6,701.41M	6,577.67M	5,920.29M	5,809.19M
Total liabilities	1,888.73M	2,119.05M	2,259.31M	1,853.25M	1,731.95M
Total equity	3,745.79M	3,926.39M	3,997.31M	3,762.82M	3,730.32M
Operating cash flow	522.69M	445.91M	540.46M	390.02M	772.50M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2020
PER	3.78
ROA	4.18%
ROE	6.54%
Operating margin	4.48%
Profit margin	8.41%

Key executives

President & Representative Director: Masahiro Fujita
Head-Information Systems & Internal Control: Kunio Suga
Managing Executive Officer & GM-Technology: Yasushi Hamada
Representative Director, EVP & GM-Sales: Yosuke Higai
Executive Officer & Head-Personnel: Masa Matsunaga

Shareholders

Government of Japan (34.0%)
Orbis Investment Management Ltd. (5.0%)
INPEX Corp. (4.9%)
JFE Holdings, Inc. (3.2%)
Baillie Gifford & Co. (1.8%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.8%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.5%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (1.0%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (0.9%)
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 18 Jan, 2021

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

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Business Summary

Financial Highlights

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Valuation Measures

Key executives

Shareholders

Contact Details

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