Consumer Non-Durables

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

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Business Summary

Shiseido Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of cosmetics for men and women. It operates through the following segments: Japan, China, Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe, Travel Retail, Professional, and Others. The Japan, China, Asia Pacific, Americas, and Europe segments sell cosmetics, fragrance, and personal care products with core brands such as Shiseido, clé de peau BEAUTÉ, ELIXIR, MAQUILLAGE, AUPRES, urara, TSUBAKI, Za, and narciso rodriguez in each corresponding region. The Travel Retail segment retails Shiseido, clé de peau BEAUTÉ, bareMinerals, and NARS brands in airport duty-free shops excluding Japan. The Professional segment manages the sale of beauty products in Japan, China, and Asia. The Others segment includes headquarter functions, production, frontier science, and restaurant businesses. The company was founded by Arinobu Fukuhara on September 17, 1872 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2019	JPY	USD
Revenue	1,131.54B	10,380.13M
Gross Profit	876,703M	8,042.34M
Operating income	113,832M	1,044.22M
Income before tax	107,378M	985.02M
Net income	73,562M	674.81M
EBITDA	172,242M	1,580.04M
Diluted EPS	183.99	1.68
Dividends Per Share	60	0.55
Total Assets	1,218.79B	11,215.04M
Total liabilities	700,935M	6,449.82M
Total equity	497,701M	4,579.71M
Operating cash flow	75,562M	693.16M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019
Revenue	1,017.40B	850,306M	1,005.06B	1,094.82B	1,131.54B
Gross Profit	756,063.44M	642,753M	773,735M	862,897M	876,703M
Operating income	50,213.20M	36,781M	80,437M	108,352M	113,832M
Income before tax	55,421.20M	49,866M	38,555M	104,310M	107,378M
Net income	29,178.60M	32,102M	22,749M	61,404M	73,562M
EBITDA	99,457.08M	76,177M	124,286M	152,197M	172,242M
Diluted EPS	73.01	80.30	56.87	153.55	183.99
Dividends Per Share	40	20	27.50	45	60
Total Assets	808,547M	934,590M	949,425M	1,009.61B	1,218.79B
Total liabilities	395,213M	520,718M	503,550M	541,152M	700,935M
Total equity	392,528M	393,783M	424,322M	449,533M	497,701M
Operating cash flow	60,529M	59,129M	95,392M	92,577M	75,562M

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019
Revenue	8,403.82M	7,825.46M	8,963.07M	9,913.04M	10,380.13M
Gross Profit	6,245.11M	5,915.32M	6,900.11M	7,813.06M	8,042.34M
Operating income	414.76M	338.49M	717.33M	981.06M	1,044.22M
Income before tax	457.78M	458.92M	343.83M	944.47M	985.02M
Net income	241.01M	295.43M	202.87M	555.98M	674.81M
EBITDA	821.51M	701.06M	1,108.37M	1,378.06M	1,580.04M
Diluted EPS	0.60	0.73	0.50	1.39	1.68
Dividends Per Share	0.33	0.18	0.24	0.40	0.55
Total Assets	6,721.36M	8,012.94M	8,428.09M	9,202.18M	11,215.04M
Total liabilities	3,285.36M	4,464.50M	4,470.04M	4,932.34M	6,449.82M
Total equity	3,263.04M	3,376.19M	3,766.72M	4,097.27M	4,579.71M
Operating cash flow	499.97M	544.17M	850.69M	838.23M	693.16M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2019
PER	42.25
ROA	6.60%
ROE	15.53%
Operating margin	10.05%
Profit margin	6.50%

Key executives

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer: Masahiko Uotani
CFO, Head-Finance, Accounting & Investor Relations: Michael Coombs
Chief Information Technology Officer: Atsunori Takano
Chief Beauty Strategy Officer & Executive Officer: Kiyomi Horii
Chief Brand Officer & Executive Officer: Yoshiaki Okabe

Shareholders

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (5.7%)
Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (4.1%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.5%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.9%)
EdgePoint Investment Group, Inc. (2.9%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.8%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.7%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (2.6%)
Mizuho Bank Pension Fund (2.5%)
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. (2.0%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.shiseidogroup.jp
Address: 7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan
Phone: +81.3.3572.5111

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Competitors

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A
Revlon, Inc. Class A
Coty Inc. Class A
L'Oreal SA
Unilever PLC
Unilever NV
Chlitina Holding Ltd.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
DR.WU SKINCARE Co., Ltd.
Youngevity International, Inc.
Interparfums
Pacgen Life Science Corporation
Bloomage BioTechnology Corporation Ltd Class A
Maxigen Biotech Inc.

Last Updated on 8 Jul, 2020

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