Consumer Services
Kakaku.com, Inc.
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Business Summary
Kakaku.com, Inc. engages in the provision of Internet services through its website Kakaku.com. The website provides price, products and other information of merchandise and services including personal computers, home electronics, broadband and mobile phone telecommunication fees, food, drink, interiors and cosmetics. It operates through two segments: Internet Media and Finance. The Internet Media segment includes customer support services, advertising services, sales support, information provision, Tabelog business, 4Travel business, and other business, such as external media articles. The Finance segment includes foreign exchange margin trading and insurance services. The company was founded on December 11, 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2019 | JPY | USD |
| Revenue | 54,832M | 494.45M |
| Gross Profit | 37,507M | 338.22M |
| Operating income | 25,062M | 225.99M |
| Income before tax | 24,839M | 223.98M |
| Net income | 16,697M | 150.56M |
| EBITDA | 26,829M | 241.93M |
| Diluted EPS | 79.66 | 0.71 |
| Dividends Per Share | 36 | 0.32 |
| Total Assets | 51,242M | 462.95M |
| Total liabilities | 10,301M | 93.06M |
| Total equity | 40,538M | 366.24M |
| Operating cash flow | 18,291M | 164.94M |
| Currency in JPY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | |
| Revenue | 35,787.08M | 41,275.18M | 43,464M | 46,782M | 54,832M |
| Gross Profit | 32,249.55M | 37,269.74M | 30,782M | 32,625M | 37,507M |
| Operating income | 16,808.78M | 19,534.95M | 21,450M | 22,697M | 25,062M |
| Income before tax | 17,152.73M | 19,568.22M | 21,457M | 22,820M | 24,839M |
| Net income | 10,890.24M | 13,100.00M | 14,812M | 15,698M | 16,697M |
| EBITDA | 17,658.11M | 20,571.47M | 22,775M | 24,277M | 26,829M |
| Diluted EPS | 49 | 59.49 | 68.08 | 73.92 | 79.66 |
| Dividends Per Share | 16 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 36 |
| Total Assets | 33,555.75M | 39,070.78M | 42,481M | 42,770M | 51,242M |
| Total liabilities | 6,924.75M | 6,959.77M | 7,101M | 8,862M | 10,301M |
| Total equity | 26,468.73M | 31,927.57M | 35,158M | 33,573M | 40,538M |
| Operating cash flow | 11,848.30M | 13,348.36M | 16,337M | 16,000M | 18,291M |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | |
| Revenue | 325.76M | 343.71M | 401.37M | 422.09M | 494.45M |
| Gross Profit | 293.56M | 310.36M | 284.26M | 294.36M | 338.22M |
| Operating income | 153.00M | 162.67M | 198.08M | 204.78M | 225.99M |
| Income before tax | 156.13M | 162.95M | 198.14M | 205.89M | 223.98M |
| Net income | 99.13M | 109.09M | 136.78M | 141.63M | 150.56M |
| EBITDA | 160.73M | 171.30M | 210.31M | 219.04M | 241.93M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.71 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| Total Assets | 279.80M | 347.62M | 381.23M | 402.16M | 462.95M |
| Total liabilities | 57.74M | 61.92M | 63.72M | 83.32M | 93.06M |
| Total equity | 220.71M | 284.06M | 315.51M | 315.68M | 366.24M |
| Operating cash flow | 107.85M | 111.15M | 150.86M | 144.36M | 164.94M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2019 | |
| PER | 26.68 |
| ROA | 35.52% |
| ROE | 45.05% |
| Operating margin | 45.70% |
| Profit margin | 30.45% |
Key executives
- President & Representative Director: Shonosuke Hata
- Manager-Finance & Accounting: Hanae Nakajima
- CTO & Managing Executive Officer: Norihiko Fukuda
- Director & Executive Officer: Shingo Yuki
- Director & Executive Officer: Atsuhiro Murakami
Shareholders
- Digital Garage, Inc. (20.5%)
- KDDI Corp. (16.7%)
- Baillie Gifford & Co. (9.7%)
- Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (5.1%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.6%)
- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (Investment Management) (1.5%)
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.5%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (1.1%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.0%)
- Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (0.8%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://corporate.kakaku.com
- Address: Digital Gate Building, 3-5-7 Ebisu-Minami, Tokyo, 150-0022, Japan
- Phone: +81.3.5725.4554
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Competitors
- Danawa Co., Ltd
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Last Updated on 20 Sep, 2019