Technology Services
LINE Corp.
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Business Summary
LINE Corp. engages in the mobile communication business. It operates through the Core and Strategy segments. The Core segment handles advertising, communication, and content business. The Strategy segment includes FinTech services such as Line Pay. It also deals with artificial intelligence and e-commerce. The company was founded on September 4, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Financial Highlights
| Dec 2019 | JPY | USD |
| Revenue | 227,485M | 2,086.81M |
| Gross Profit | 119,222M | 1,093.67M |
| Operating income | -42,112M | -386.31M |
| Income before tax | -51,616M | -473.49M |
| Net income | -47,472M | -435.47M |
| EBITDA | -19,375M | -177.73M |
| Diluted EPS | -196.06 | -1.79 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 558,436M | 5,138.58M |
| Total liabilities | 383,773M | 3,531.38M |
| Total equity | 158,133M | 1,455.10M |
| Operating cash flow | -3,105M | -28.48M |
| Currency in JPY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | |
| Revenue | 120,669.83M | 140,704.30M | 167,147M | 207,182M | 227,485M |
| Gross Profit | 86,914.43M | 102,304.07M | 125,973M | 126,053M | 119,222M |
| Operating income | -5,805.84M | 14,004.69M | 13,310M | -11,777M | -42,112M |
| Income before tax | -12,033.21M | 17,989.86M | 18,145M | 3,354M | -51,616M |
| Net income | -7,581.80M | 8,744.42M | 8,091M | -4,094M | -47,472M |
| EBITDA | -1,748.63M | 19,104.27M | 20,459M | -642M | -19,375M |
| Diluted EPS | -34.91 | 31.47 | 34.01 | -15.61 | -196.06 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 122,849.27M | 257,047.83M | 304,074M | 492,166M | 558,436M |
| Total liabilities | 105,316.39M | 96,025.04M | 114,097M | 283,652M | 383,773M |
| Total equity | 17,743.29M | 160,833.62M | 185,075M | 198,916M | 158,133M |
| Operating cash flow | 6,979.47M | 28,753.22M | 10,965M | 9,122M | -3,105M |
| Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | |
| Revenue | 996.73M | 1,294.91M | 1,490.60M | 1,875.92M | 2,086.81M |
| Gross Profit | 717.91M | 941.51M | 1,123.41M | 1,141.34M | 1,093.67M |
| Operating income | -47.95M | 128.88M | 118.69M | -106.63M | -386.31M |
| Income before tax | -99.39M | 165.56M | 161.81M | 30.36M | -473.49M |
| Net income | -62.62M | 80.47M | 72.15M | -37.06M | -435.47M |
| EBITDA | -14.44M | 175.81M | 182.45M | -5.81M | -177.73M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | -0.14 | -1.79 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 1,021.23M | 2,203.86M | 2,699.28M | 4,485.85M | 5,138.58M |
| Total liabilities | 875.48M | 823.29M | 1,012.84M | 2,585.35M | 3,531.38M |
| Total equity | 147.49M | 1,378.94M | 1,642.92M | 1,813.02M | 1,455.10M |
| Operating cash flow | 57.65M | 264.61M | 97.78M | 82.59M | -28.48M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2019 | |
| PER | -- |
| ROA | -9.03% |
| ROE | -26.59% |
| Operating margin | -18.51% |
| Profit margin | -20.86% |
Key executives
- President, CEO & Representative Director: Takeshi Idezawa
- Chief Financial Officer & Director: In-Joon Hwang
- Chief Technology Officer: Eui-Bin Park
- Chief Privacy Officer, Head-Compliance & Legal: Tsuyoshi Nakayama
- Executive Officer & Head-Investor Relations: Satoshi Yano
Shareholders
- NAVER Corp. (72.4%)
- SHIN JUNGHO /LINE/ (1.9%)
- LEE HAE-JIN /NHN/ (1.9%)
- LEE JUNHO /LINE/ (0.6%)
- Line Employee Incentive Plan (0.6%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (0.6%)
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.5%)
- DWS Investments (UK) Ltd. (0.4%)
- Comgest SA (0.4%)
- Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. (0.3%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://linecorp.com/ja/
- Address: JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 23/F, 4-1-6 Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0022, Japan
- Phone: +81.3.4316.2050
Related Companies
- Line Ventures Co., Ltd.
- Line Mobile Corp.
- LINE Corp. /Mobile Applications Business/
- Line Part Time Job Ltd.
- Nhn Japan Corp. /Hosting Businesses 2/
- Sellsuki Co. Ltd.
- LINE Friends Corp.
- Line Employee Incentive Plan
- Dgm59 Co. Ltd.
- Line Technology 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.
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Last Updated on 3 Jul, 2020