Consumer Non-Durables

Unicharm Corp.

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Business Summary

Unicharm Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of baby, feminine, pet, and health care products. It operates through the following segments: Personal Care, Pet Care and Others. The Personal Care segment handles baby care, feminine care, health care, and clean-and-fresh products, which include the brands moony, Natural moony, MamyPoko, Center-in, Kiyora, Sofy, Lifree, Charm Nap, and Silcot. The Pet Care segment deals with the production of pet food and pet toiletries, which include the brands Aiken Genki, Neko Genki, Gin no Spoon, Deo-Sheet, Deo-Manner-Wear, Deo-Sand, and Deo-Toilet. The Others segment manages commercial products that used in nonwoven fabric. It also offers industrial and food packaging materials. The company was founded by Keiichiro Takahara on February 10, 1961 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2021	JPY	USD
Revenue	782,723M	7,123.87M
Gross Profit	303,113M	2,758.75M
Operating income	122,483M	1,114.76M
Income before tax	121,977M	1,110.16M
Net income	72,745M	662.08M
EBITDA	160,409M	1,459.94M
Diluted EPS	121.69	1.10
Dividends Per Share	36	0.32
Total Assets	987,655M	8,576.74M
Total liabilities	352,216M	3,058.62M
Total equity	557,639M	4,842.50M
Operating cash flow	105,253M	957.94M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	641,647M	688,290M	714,233M	727,475M	782,723M
Gross Profit	243,471M	259,432M	256,957M	281,939M	303,113M
Operating income	86,839M	95,107M	89,779M	114,744M	122,483M
Income before tax	92,926M	91,561M	69,538M	95,849M	121,977M
Net income	52,771M	61,352M	46,117M	52,343M	72,745M
EBITDA	116,184M	125,460M	128,455M	150,909M	160,409M
Diluted EPS	87.05	101.43	77.04	87.45	121.69
Dividends Per Share	20	24	28	32	36
Total Assets	736,644M	795,483M	864,003M	893,413M	987,655M
Total liabilities	283,615M	291,813M	321,103M	330,760M	352,216M
Total equity	387,568M	441,456M	473,073M	493,002M	557,639M
Operating cash flow	98,086M	110,867M	84,936M	150,254M	105,253M

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	5,722.16M	6,232.09M	6,551.94M	6,813.57M	7,123.87M
Gross Profit	2,171.25M	2,349.01M	2,357.16M	2,640.65M	2,758.75M
Operating income	774.42M	861.14M	823.57M	1,074.69M	1,114.76M
Income before tax	828.70M	829.03M	637.90M	897.72M	1,110.16M
Net income	470.60M	555.50M	423.04M	490.24M	662.08M
EBITDA	1,036.12M	1,135.97M	1,178.36M	1,413.42M	1,459.94M
Diluted EPS	0.77	0.91	0.70	0.81	1.10
Dividends Per Share	0.17	0.21	0.25	0.29	0.32
Total Assets	6,539.22M	7,250.44M	7,950.33M	8,653.32M	8,576.74M
Total liabilities	2,517.66M	2,659.73M	2,954.70M	3,203.64M	3,058.62M
Total equity	3,440.46M	4,023.66M	4,353.09M	4,775.06M	4,842.50M
Operating cash flow	874.72M	1,003.84M	779.15M	1,407.28M	957.94M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2021
PER	41.04
ROA	7.73%
ROE	13.84%
Operating margin	15.64%
Profit margin	9.29%

Key executives

Executive President & Representative Director: Takahisa Takahara
General Manager-Finance & Accounting: Hirotatsu Shimada
Director, Vice President & Head-Sales: Shinji Mori
Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer: Toshifumi Hikosaka
Senior Managing Executive Officer: Shite Tetsuya

Shareholders

TAKAHARA FAMILY (24.9%)
TAKAHARA KEIICHIRO (4.5%)
Unicharm Corp. (3.9%)
The Iyo Bank Ltd. (2.4%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.4%)
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd. (2.2%)
Nippon Life Insurance Co. (1.9%)
Hiroshima Bank Pension Fund (1.9%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.6%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.1%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.unicharm.co.jp
Address: Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Bldg West, 3-5-27 Mita, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan
Phone: +81.3.3451.5111

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Last Updated on 5 Aug, 2022