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West Japan Railway Co.

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Business Summary

West Japan Railway Co. engages in the railway transportation business. It operates through the following segments: Transportation, Distribution, Real Estate, and Other Businesses. The Transportation segment provides railway, bus, and ferry services. The Distribution segment operates department stores, restaurants, retail, and wholesale shops. The Real Estate segment sells and leases properties, and manages shopping centers. The Other Businesses segment includes hotels, travel agencies, advertising, and construction services. The company was founded on April 1, 1987 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2022	JPY	USD
Revenue	1,031.10B	9,175.74M
Gross Profit	30,213M	268.86M
Operating income	-119,092M	-1,059.79M
Income before tax	-105,573M	-939.48M
Net income	-113,197M	-1,007.33M
EBITDA	42,973M	382.41M
Diluted EPS	-516.06	-4.59
Dividends Per Share	100	0.88
Total Assets	3,702.42B	30,503.98M
Total liabilities	2,628.20B	21,653.58M
Total equity	968,939M	7,983.01M
Operating cash flow	-86,468M	-769.47M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	1,500.44B	1,529.30B	1,508.20B	920,046M	1,031.10B
Gross Profit	375,229M	388,613M	363,892M	-91,328M	30,213M
Operating income	191,367M	196,947M	160,628M	-245,507M	-119,092M
Income before tax	170,679M	157,173M	140,662M	-274,702M	-105,573M
Net income	110,494M	102,750M	89,381M	-233,166M	-113,197M
EBITDA	356,129M	361,332M	332,273M	-70,842M	42,973M
Diluted EPS	570.71	533.31	466.88	-1,219.46	-516.06
Dividends Per Share	160	175	182.50	100	100
Total Assets	3,071.82B	3,237.59B	3,275.25B	3,477.38B	3,702.42B
Total liabilities	1,955.52B	2,057.73B	2,052.14B	2,521.12B	2,628.20B
Total equity	1,020.96B	1,079.59B	1,118.02B	853,053M	968,939M
Operating cash flow	275,101M	289,728M	240,152M	-103,295M	-86,468M

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	13,537.96M	13,790.63M	13,871.60M	8,674.98M	9,175.74M
Gross Profit	3,385.55M	3,504.34M	3,346.87M	-861.11M	268.86M
Operating income	1,726.63M	1,775.98M	1,477.36M	-2,314.84M	-1,059.79M
Income before tax	1,539.97M	1,417.31M	1,293.73M	-2,590.12M	-939.48M
Net income	996.94M	926.55M	822.07M	-2,198.48M	-1,007.33M
EBITDA	3,213.22M	3,258.33M	3,056.06M	-667.95M	382.41M
Diluted EPS	5.14	4.80	4.29	-11.49	-4.59
Dividends Per Share	1.44	1.57	1.67	0.94	0.88
Total Assets	28,884.14M	29,250.54M	30,339.09M	31,469.52M	30,503.98M
Total liabilities	18,387.60M	18,590.87M	19,009.26M	22,815.56M	21,653.58M
Total equity	9,600.00M	9,753.79M	10,356.40M	7,719.93M	7,983.01M
Operating cash flow	2,482.13M	2,612.64M	2,208.78M	-973.95M	-769.47M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2022
PER	--
ROA	-3.15%
ROE	-12.42%
Operating margin	-11.54%
Profit margin	-10.97%

Key executives

President & Representative Director: Kazuaki Hasegawa
Representative Director & Vice President: Shoji Kurasaka
Representative Director & Vice President: Keijiro Nakamura
Representative Director, VP & Executive Officer: Fumito Ogata
Executive Officer & Manager-Technology Planning: Eiji Tsubone

Shareholders

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.9%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.6%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.4%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (1.8%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (1.8%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.7%)
Nippon Life Insurance Co. (1.6%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (1.6%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.5%)
JR West Employee Stock Ownership Plan (1.4%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.westjr.co.jp
Address: 2-4-24 Shibata, Kita-Ku, Osaka, 530-8341, Japan
Phone: +81.6.6376.6060

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Competitors

Central Japan Railway Company
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Last Updated on 7 Dec, 2022