Electronic Technology
Kyocera Corp.
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Business Summary
Kyocera Corp. engages in the design, development, production, manufacture and sale electronic equipment. It operates through the following segments: Fine Ceramics, Semiconductor Components, Applied Ceramic Products, Electronic Devices, Telecommunications Equipment, Information Equipment and Others. The Fine Ceramics segment provides components for semiconductor processing equipment, flat panel display manufacturing equipment, information and telecommunication, general industrial machinery, sapphire substrates, and automotive. The Semiconductor Components segment caters ceramic packages for crystal and saw devices, ceramic metal oxide semiconductor/charge coupled device image sensor ceramic packages, large scale integration ceramic packages, wireless communication device packages, optical communication device packages and components, and organic multilayer packages. The Applied Ceramic Products segment handles the residential and commercial use solar power generating systems, solar cells and modules, cutting tools, micro drills, medical and dental implants, and jewelry and applied ceramic products. The Electronic Devices segment offers ceramic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, saw devices, radio frequency modules, electromagnetic interference filters, clock oscillators, crystal units, ceramic resonators, optical low pass filters, connectors, thermal print heads, inkjet print heads, amorphous silicon photoreceptor drums, liquid crystal displays, and touch panel. The Telecommunications Equipment segment markets mobile phones, and personal handy phone system handsets and base stations. The Information Equipment segment distributes monochrome and color printers, multifunctional products, wide format systems, document solutions, application software, and supplies. The Others segment administers information systems and telecommunication services, engineering business, management consulting business, epoxy molding compounds for semiconductor encapsulation, electrical insulators, flexible printed circuit sheet materials, synthetic resin molded parts, realty development business, and light emitting diode lighting systems. The company was founded by Kazuo Inamori on April 1, 1959 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
Financial Highlights
| Mar 2020 | JPY | USD |
| Revenue | 1,599.05B | 14,707.21M |
| Gross Profit | 441,174M | 4,057.67M |
| Operating income | 110,683M | 1,018.00M |
| Income before tax | 148,826M | 1,368.81M |
| Net income | 107,721M | 990.75M |
| EBITDA | 203,431M | 1,871.04M |
| Diluted EPS | 297.35 | 2.73 |
| Dividends Per Share | 160 | 1.47 |
| Total Assets | 3,250.17B | 30,106.75M |
| Total liabilities | 795,933M | 7,372.82M |
| Total equity | 2,432.13B | 22,529.14M |
| Operating cash flow | 214,630M | 1,974.04M |
| Currency in JPY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | |
| Revenue | 1,479.72B | 1,422.87B | 1,577.03B | 1,623.71B | 1,599.05B |
| Gross Profit | 372,571M | 360,120M | 372,828M | 464,023M | 441,174M |
| Operating income | 111,247M | 106,543M | 91,541M | 105,961M | 110,683M |
| Income before tax | 145,583M | 137,849M | 129,992M | 140,610M | 148,826M |
| Net income | 109,047M | 103,843M | 79,137M | 103,210M | 107,721M |
| EBITDA | 187,894M | 183,988M | 173,911M | 169,850M | 203,431M |
| Diluted EPS | 297.24 | 282.62 | 215.19 | 284.70 | 297.35 |
| Dividends Per Share | 100 | 110 | 120 | 140 | 160 |
| Total Assets | 3,095.04B | 3,110.47B | 3,128.81B | 2,968.47B | 3,250.17B |
| Total liabilities | 721,287M | 691,561M | 715,514M | 606,215M | 795,933M |
| Total equity | 2,284.26B | 2,334.21B | 2,325.79B | 2,265.91B | 2,432.13B |
| Operating cash flow | 194,040M | 164,231M | 158,905M | 220,025M | 214,630M |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | |
| Revenue | 12,322.41M | 13,139.74M | 14,229.04M | 14,641.91M | 14,707.21M |
| Gross Profit | 3,102.57M | 3,325.59M | 3,363.88M | 4,184.35M | 4,057.67M |
| Operating income | 926.40M | 983.89M | 825.94M | 955.51M | 1,018.00M |
| Income before tax | 1,212.34M | 1,272.99M | 1,172.86M | 1,267.95M | 1,368.81M |
| Net income | 908.08M | 958.95M | 714.02M | 930.70M | 990.75M |
| EBITDA | 1,564.68M | 1,699.06M | 1,569.13M | 1,531.63M | 1,871.04M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.47 | 2.60 | 1.94 | 2.56 | 2.73 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.83 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.26 | 1.47 |
| Total Assets | 27,537.24M | 27,914.11M | 29,419.95M | 26,819.12M | 30,106.75M |
| Total liabilities | 6,417.42M | 6,206.23M | 6,727.91M | 5,476.93M | 7,372.82M |
| Total equity | 20,323.53M | 20,947.85M | 21,869.21M | 20,471.78M | 22,529.14M |
| Operating cash flow | 1,615.86M | 1,516.62M | 1,433.74M | 1,984.09M | 1,974.04M |
Valuation Measures
| Mar 2020 | |
| PER | 21.54 |
| ROA | 3.46% |
| ROE | 4.58% |
| Operating margin | 6.92% |
| Profit margin | 6.73% |
Key executives
- President & Representative Director: Hideo Tanimoto
- Senior Executive Officer, General Manager-R&D: Masahiro Inagaki
- Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager-R&D: Hironao Kudo
- Director & General Manager-Business Administration: Shoichi Aoki
- Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer: Yoji Date
Shareholders
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (8.3%)
- Kyocera Corp. (4.0%)
- The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (3.8%)
- Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.7%)
- Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (3.6%)
- INAMORI KAZUO (2.7%)
- Dodge & Cox (2.5%)
- Inamori Foundation (2.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.3%)
- Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.0%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.kyocera.co.jp
- Address: 6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto, 612-8501, Japan
- Phone: +81.75.604.3500
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Last Updated on 26 Oct, 2020
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