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LINE Corp.
- 4,970.00 JPY
- +80.00
- +1.64%
Japan
Sep 21, 2018Ticker
TKS(3938)Prev. close
4,890Market cap (JPY)
1,174.77BMarket cap (USD)
10,419.76MShares
240.24M
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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 2017 | JPY | USD |
| Revenue | 167,147M | 1,490.60M |
| Gross Profit | 125,973M | 1,123.41M |
| Operating income | 13,310M | 118.69M |
| Income before tax | 18,145M | 161.81M |
| Net income | 8,091M | 72.15M |
| EBITDA | 20,459M | 182.45M |
| Diluted EPS | 34.01 | 0.30 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 304,074M | 2,699.28M |
| Total liabilities | 114,097M | 1,012.84M |
| Total equity | 185,075M | 1,642.92M |
| Operating cash flow | 10,965M | 97.78M |
| Currency in JPY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Sep 2018 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | -- | 86,366.26M | 120,669.83M | 140,704.30M | 167,147M |
| Gross Profit | -- | 63,398.71M | 86,914.43M | 102,304.07M | 125,973M |
| Operating income | -- | 6,119.39M | -5,805.84M | 14,004.69M | 13,310M |
| Income before tax | -- | 6,430.85M | -11,828.31M | 18,822.84M | 18,145M |
| Net income | -- | 1,315.15M | -7,581.80M | 8,744.42M | 8,091M |
| EBITDA | -- | 8,489.01M | -1,748.63M | 19,104.27M | 20,459M |
| Diluted EPS | -- | 6.85 | -34.91 | 31.47 | 34.01 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | -- | 87,425.94M | 122,849.27M | 257,047.83M | 304,074M |
| Total liabilities | -- | 74,914.97M | 105,316.39M | 96,025.04M | 114,097M |
| Total equity | -- | 12,496.08M | 17,743.29M | 160,833.62M | 185,075M |
| Operating cash flow | -- | 12,455.97M | 6,979.47M | 28,753.22M | 10,965M |
| Sep 2018 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | -- | 815.93M | 996.73M | 1,294.91M | 1,490.60M |
| Gross Profit | -- | 598.94M | 717.91M | 941.51M | 1,123.41M |
| Operating income | -- | 57.81M | -47.95M | 128.88M | 118.69M |
| Income before tax | -- | 60.75M | -97.70M | 173.22M | 161.81M |
| Net income | -- | 12.42M | -62.62M | 80.47M | 72.15M |
| EBITDA | -- | 80.19M | -14.44M | 175.81M | 182.45M |
| Diluted EPS | -- | 0.06 | -0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| Dividends Per Share | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | -- | 729.18M | 1,021.23M | 2,203.86M | 2,699.28M |
| Total liabilities | -- | 624.83M | 875.48M | 823.29M | 1,012.84M |
| Total equity | -- | 104.22M | 147.49M | 1,378.94M | 1,642.92M |
| Operating cash flow | -- | 117.67M | 57.65M | 264.61M | 97.78M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2017 | |
| PER | 125.68 |
| ROA | 2.88% |
| ROE | 4.67% |
| Operating margin | 7.96% |
| Profit margin | 4.84% |
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. (72.8%)
- SHIN JUNGHO /LINE/ (1.9%)
- LEE HAE-JIN /NHN/ (1.9%)
- Line Employee Incentive Plan (0.8%)
- LEE JUNHO /LINE/ (0.6%)
- Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.5%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (0.5%)
- Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.4%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (0.4%)
- Fidelity Management & Research Co. (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
- Aube Ltd.
- LINE Friends Corp.
- Line Employee Incentive Plan
- Dgm59 Co. Ltd.
- LINE GAMES Corp.
- 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
- Twitter, Inc.
- Tencent Holdings Ltd.
- Alphabet Inc. Class A
- Yahoo Japan Corporation
- 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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