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Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.

In the news

New China virus spurs 24-hour output of surgical masks in Japan Jan 18, 2020
Japanese drugstore chains discuss merger to become top player Jun 2, 2019
Longer hours score record profit for drugstore Welcia Apr 3, 2018
Japan drugstore stocks slide as growing expenses spook investors Mar 2, 2018
Japan's big retailers mark first net profit growth in 3 years Jan 12, 2018

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Business Summary

Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the management of its subsidiaries and group companies which are in the pharmaceutical business. Its core business deals with the operation of drug store chains which offer prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals, sanitation and nursing care items, health food products, baby supplies, cosmetics, and household sundries. The company was founded on September 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Feb 2022	JPY	USD
Revenue	1,025.94B	9,201.33M
Gross Profit	302,259M	2,710.84M
Operating income	43,020M	385.83M
Income before tax	42,410M	380.35M
Net income	26,452M	237.23M
EBITDA	61,981M	555.88M
Diluted EPS	126.98	1.13
Dividends Per Share	30	0.26
Total Assets	463,048M	4,020.38M
Total liabilities	255,158M	2,215.39M
Total equity	201,785M	1,751.98M
Operating cash flow	16,228M	145.54M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	Feb 2020	Feb 2021	Feb 2022
Revenue	695,268M	779,148M	868,280M	949,652M	1,025.94B
Gross Profit	196,958M	222,431M	252,061M	279,361M	302,259M
Operating income	28,827M	29,046M	37,803M	42,975M	43,020M
Income before tax	26,777M	28,511M	35,936M	41,311M	42,410M
Net income	17,165M	17,423M	22,802M	27,999M	26,452M
EBITDA	42,093M	43,542M	53,466M	59,950M	61,981M
Diluted EPS	82.38	83.53	109.12	134.09	126.98
Dividends Per Share	18.50	21	25	28.50	30
Total Assets	292,238M	327,426M	390,006M	435,685M	463,048M
Total liabilities	161,751M	183,474M	227,584M	255,329M	255,158M
Total equity	129,732M	143,287M	161,925M	179,721M	201,785M
Operating cash flow	35,902M	34,872M	70,156M	46,396M	16,228M

	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	Feb 2020	Feb 2021	Feb 2022
Revenue	6,240.85M	7,052.42M	7,965.15M	8,962.27M	9,201.33M
Gross Profit	1,767.93M	2,013.32M	2,312.27M	2,636.45M	2,710.84M
Operating income	258.75M	262.90M	346.78M	405.57M	385.83M
Income before tax	240.35M	258.06M	329.65M	389.86M	380.35M
Net income	154.07M	157.70M	209.17M	264.23M	237.23M
EBITDA	377.83M	394.11M	490.46M	565.77M	555.88M
Diluted EPS	0.73	0.75	1.00	1.26	1.13
Dividends Per Share	0.16	0.19	0.22	0.26	0.26
Total Assets	2,738.74M	2,941.30M	3,615.68M	4,089.40M	4,020.38M
Total liabilities	1,515.87M	1,648.16M	2,109.89M	2,396.55M	2,215.39M
Total equity	1,215.80M	1,287.16M	1,501.18M	1,686.88M	1,751.98M
Operating cash flow	322.26M	315.64M	643.57M	437.85M	145.54M

Valuation Measures

Feb 2022
PER	24.13
ROA	5.88%
ROE	13.86%
Operating margin	4.19%
Profit margin	2.57%

Key executives

President, COO & Representative Director: Tadahisa Matsumoto
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Managing Director: Norimasa Sato
Director & Executive Officer: Takashi Abe
MD, Head-Public Relations, Legal, Operations & IR: Juichi Nakamura
Auditor: Toshio Miyamoto

Shareholders

AEON Co., Ltd. (50.5%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.8%)
Welcia Holdings Employee Stockownership Plan (1.6%)
TSURUHA Holdings, Inc. (1.5%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.2%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.1%)
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Investment Management) (0.9%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.8%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (0.8%)
Ishida KK /Kanagawa/ (0.7%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.welcia.co.jp
Address: 2-2-15 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0021, Japan
Phone: +81.3.5207.5878

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Competitors

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Last Updated on 4 Oct, 2022