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Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

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Business Summary

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of food and beverage products, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It operates through the following segments: Food and Beverages in Japan, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe; Pharmaceuticals, and Others. The Food and Beverages segment produces and merchandises milk drinks, noodles, juices, and soft drinks. The Pharmaceuticals segment manufactures and sells anti-cancer drugs and other pharmaceutical products. The Others segment includes cosmetics and professional baseball team management. The company was founded by Minoru Shirota in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2022	JPY	USD
Revenue	415,116M	3,694.10M
Gross Profit	243,892M	2,170.38M
Operating income	53,204M	473.46M
Income before tax	69,479M	618.29M
Net income	44,917M	399.71M
EBITDA	76,973M	684.97M
Diluted EPS	280.35	2.49
Dividends Per Share	72	0.64
Total Assets	672,855M	5,543.60M
Total liabilities	187,917M	1,548.23M
Total equity	446,068M	3,675.12M
Operating cash flow	73,390M	653.09M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	401,569M	407,017M	406,004M	385,706M	415,116M
Gross Profit	225,387M	231,095M	229,697M	222,334M	243,892M
Operating income	43,464M	45,846M	45,676M	43,694M	53,204M
Income before tax	53,481M	55,801M	58,728M	59,336M	69,479M
Net income	34,065M	34,935M	39,735M	39,268M	44,917M
EBITDA	64,996M	67,083M	68,000M	65,807M	76,973M
Diluted EPS	207.01	217.89	248.03	244.84	280.35
Dividends Per Share	34	44	46	52	72
Total Assets	627,031M	618,532M	627,871M	635,102M	672,855M
Total liabilities	240,353M	226,251M	215,783M	195,338M	187,917M
Total equity	352,179M	357,272M	373,380M	404,951M	446,068M
Operating cash flow	61,989M	62,125M	62,791M	55,820M	73,390M

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	3,623.20M	3,670.30M	3,734.20M	3,636.76M	3,694.10M
Gross Profit	2,033.58M	2,083.91M	2,112.62M	2,096.35M	2,170.38M
Operating income	392.15M	413.41M	420.10M	411.98M	473.46M
Income before tax	482.53M	503.18M	540.14M	559.47M	618.29M
Net income	307.35M	315.02M	365.46M	370.25M	399.71M
EBITDA	586.43M	604.92M	625.42M	620.48M	684.97M
Diluted EPS	1.86	1.96	2.28	2.30	2.49
Dividends Per Share	0.30	0.39	0.42	0.49	0.64
Total Assets	5,895.91M	5,588.21M	5,816.04M	5,747.52M	5,543.60M
Total liabilities	2,260.01M	2,044.09M	1,998.82M	1,767.76M	1,548.23M
Total equity	3,311.50M	3,227.82M	3,458.66M	3,664.71M	3,675.12M
Operating cash flow	559.30M	560.21M	577.51M	526.31M	653.09M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2022
PER	23.25
ROA	6.86%
ROE	10.55%
Operating margin	12.81%
Profit margin	10.82%

Key executives

President & Representative Director: Hiroshi Narita
Director, General Manager-Research & Development: Fumiyasu Ishikawa
Director, Executive VP & GM-International Business: Yoshihiro Kawabata
Executive Officer & Head-Direct Sales: Akira Kishimoto
Executive Officer & Head-Information Systems: Hidekazu Watanabe

Shareholders

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. (8.7%)
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (3.7%)
Mizuho Bank Pension Fund (2.8%)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (2.8%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.8%)
Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (2.6%)
Yakult Kyoshinkai Association (2.2%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.0%)
Matsusho Co., Ltd. (1.9%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.4%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.yakult.co.jp
Address: 1-10-30 Kaigan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 105-0022, Japan
Phone: +81.3.3574.8960

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Last Updated on 10 Aug, 2022