Technology Services
LINE Corp.
- 2,975.00 JPY
- +15.00
- +0.51%
Japan
Jun 19, 2019Ticker
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2,960Market cap (JPY)
712,478.31MMarket cap (USD)
6,571.76MShares
240.70M
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Business Summary
LINE Corp. operates as a global platform for mobile messaging and communication services, content distribution and services related to daily life. Its mobile messaging application which operates on all major mobile operating systems enables users to communicate through free instant messaging, stickers and voice & video calls, and serves as a smart portal to its other applications and services. LINE was founded on September 4, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Financial Highlights
| Dec 2018 | JPY | USD |
| Revenue | 207,182M | 1,875.92M |
| Gross Profit | 126,053M | 1,141.34M |
| Operating income | -11,777M | -106.63M |
| Income before tax | 3,354M | 30.36M |
| Net income | -4,094M | -37.06M |
| EBITDA | -642M | -5.81M |
| Diluted EPS | -15.61 | -0.14 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 492,166M | 4,485.85M |
| Total liabilities | 283,652M | 2,585.35M |
| Total equity | 198,916M | 1,813.02M |
| Operating cash flow | 9,122M | 82.59M |
| Currency in JPY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | |
| Revenue | 86,366.26M | 120,669.83M | 140,704.30M | 167,147M | 207,182M |
| Gross Profit | 63,398.71M | 86,914.43M | 102,304.07M | 125,973M | 126,053M |
| Operating income | 6,119.39M | -5,805.84M | 14,004.69M | 13,310M | -11,777M |
| Income before tax | 6,262.80M | -12,033.21M | 17,989.86M | 18,145M | 3,354M |
| Net income | 1,315.15M | -7,581.80M | 8,744.42M | 8,091M | -4,094M |
| EBITDA | 8,489.01M | -1,748.63M | 19,104.27M | 20,459M | -642M |
| Diluted EPS | 6.85 | -34.91 | 31.47 | 34.01 | -15.61 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 87,425.94M | 122,849.27M | 257,047.83M | 304,074M | 492,166M |
| Total liabilities | 74,914.97M | 105,316.39M | 96,025.04M | 114,097M | 283,652M |
| Total equity | 12,496.08M | 17,743.29M | 160,833.62M | 185,075M | 198,916M |
| Operating cash flow | 12,455.97M | 6,979.47M | 28,753.22M | 10,965M | 9,122M |
| Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | |
| Revenue | 815.93M | 996.73M | 1,294.91M | 1,490.60M | 1,875.92M |
| Gross Profit | 598.94M | 717.91M | 941.51M | 1,123.41M | 1,141.34M |
| Operating income | 57.81M | -47.95M | 128.88M | 118.69M | -106.63M |
| Income before tax | 59.16M | -99.39M | 165.56M | 161.81M | 30.36M |
| Net income | 12.42M | -62.62M | 80.47M | 72.15M | -37.06M |
| EBITDA | 80.19M | -14.44M | 175.81M | 182.45M | -5.81M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.06 | -0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | -0.14 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 729.18M | 1,021.23M | 2,203.86M | 2,699.28M | 4,485.85M |
| Total liabilities | 624.83M | 875.48M | 823.29M | 1,012.84M | 2,585.35M |
| Total equity | 104.22M | 147.49M | 1,378.94M | 1,642.92M | 1,813.02M |
| Operating cash flow | 117.67M | 57.65M | 264.61M | 97.78M | 82.59M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2018 | |
| PER | -- |
| ROA | -1.02% |
| ROE | -2.13% |
| Operating margin | -5.68% |
| Profit margin | -1.97% |
Key executives
- President, CEO & Representative Director: Takeshi Idezawa
- Chief Financial Officer & Director: In-Joon Hwang
- Chief Technology Officer: Eui-Bin Park
- Executive Officer & Office Manager-Finance: Kokan Ki
- Director, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer: Jun Masuda
Shareholders
- NAVER Corp. (72.7%)
- SHIN JUNGHO /LINE/ (1.9%)
- LEE HAE-JIN /NHN/ (1.9%)
- Line Employee Incentive Plan (0.8%)
- LEE JUNHO /LINE/ (0.6%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (0.5%)
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.4%)
- Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.4%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.4%)
- BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (0.3%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://linecorp.com/ja/
- Address: JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 4-1-6 Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0022, Japan
- Phone: +81.3.4316.2050
Related Companies
- Nhn Japan Corp. /Hosting Businesses 2/
- Sellsuki Co. Ltd.
- Aube Ltd.
- LINE Friends Corp.
- Line Employee Incentive Plan
- Dgm59 Co. Ltd.
- LINE Vietnam Co., Ltd.
- Line Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Line Bros Corp.
- Mixradio Ltd.
- Line Biz+ Pte. Ltd.
- FIVE, Inc.
- LINE Pay Corp.
- MixRadio
- Line Ventures Corp.
- Line Plus Corp.
- Naver Japan Corp.
- Livedoor Co., Ltd.
Competitors
- Yahoo Japan Corporation
- Twitter, Inc.
- Alphabet Inc. Class A
- Tencent Holdings Ltd.
- Apple Inc.
- Facebook, Inc. Class A
- SINA Corp.
- Snap, Inc. Class A
- BlackBerry Limited
- Ooma Inc
- Netmarble Corp.
- Gravity Co Ltd Sponsored ADR
- PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Class B
- PLDT, Inc.
- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
- migme Limited
- Weibo Corp Sponsored ADR Class A
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Last Updated on 19 Jun, 2019