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LINE Corp.
- 4,105.00 JPY
- +20.00
- +0.49%
Japan
Feb 18, 2019Ticker
TKS(3938)Prev. close
4,085Market cap (JPY)
982,543.18MMarket cap (USD)
8,887.37MShares
240.52M
In the news
- Japan megabanks nix plan for peer-to-peer mobile remittance Jan 30, 2019
- Line to license its AI tools in race against Google and Amazon Dec 30, 2018
- FamilyMart joins chase for Japan's cashless purses Dec 28, 2018
- East Asia's reigning chat apps zero in on home turf Dec 25, 2018
- Line adds 'white-hat' hackers with South Korean acquisition Dec 15, 2018 See more articles on LINE Corp.
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 | 133,399M | 1,207.85M |
| Operating income | 16,110M | 145.86M |
| Income before tax | 3,354M | 30.36M |
| Net income | -4,094M | -37.06M |
| EBITDA | 27,245M | 246.68M |
| Diluted EPS | -15.61 | -0.14 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- |
| Total Assets | 486,587M | 4,435.00M |
| Total liabilities | 278,073M | 2,534.50M |
| 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 | 133,399M |
| Operating income | 6,119.39M | -5,805.84M | 14,004.69M | 13,310M | 16,110M |
| Income before tax | 6,430.85M | -11,828.31M | 18,822.84M | 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 | 27,245M |
| Diluted EPS | 6.85 | -34.91 | 31.47 | 34.01 | -15.61 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Total Assets | 87,425.94M | 122,849.27M | 257,047.83M | 304,074M | 486,587M |
| Total liabilities | 74,914.97M | 105,316.39M | 96,025.04M | 114,097M | 278,073M |
| 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 | 1,207.85M |
| Operating income | 57.81M | -47.95M | 128.88M | 118.69M | 145.86M |
| Income before tax | 60.75M | -97.70M | 173.22M | 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 | 246.68M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.06 | -0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | -0.14 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Total Assets | 729.18M | 1,021.23M | 2,203.86M | 2,699.28M | 4,435.00M |
| Total liabilities | 624.83M | 875.48M | 823.29M | 1,012.84M | 2,534.50M |
| 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 | -1.03% |
| ROE | -2.13% |
| Operating margin | 7.77% |
| 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 Service Officer: Jungho Shin
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%)
- Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.5%)
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.4%)
- Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.4%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.4%)
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
- 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.
- Line C&I Corp.
- LINE Pay Corp.
- MixRadio
- Line Ventures Corp.
- Line Plus Corp.
- Naver Japan Corp.
- Livedoor Co., Ltd.
Competitors
- Snap, Inc. Class A
- BlackBerry Limited
- Yahoo Japan Corporation
- Twitter, Inc.
- Tencent Holdings Ltd.
- Alphabet Inc. Class A
- Apple Inc.
- Facebook, Inc. Class A
- SINA Corp.
- Netmarble Corp.
- Gravity Co Ltd Sponsored ADR
- Ooma Inc
- KT Corporation
- PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Class B
- PLDT, Inc.
- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
- migme Limited
- Weibo Corp Sponsored ADR Class A
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Last Updated on 18 Feb, 2019