Market Closed -
Japan Exchange
02:00:00 2024-04-26 am EDT
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5-day change
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1st Jan Change
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24,915
JPY
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+1.51%
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+2.55%
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+6.57%
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Apr. 25 |
Elecom Co., Ltd. entered into non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to acquire Nippon Antenna Co.,Ltd. from Resona Bank, Limited, Hikari Tsushin, Inc., Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account), UH Partners 3 Co., Ltd. and UH Partners 2 Co.,Ltd.
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CI
| Feb. 01 |
Tranche Update on Hikari Tsushin, Inc.'s Equity Buyback Plan announced on November 13, 2023.
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CI
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Fiscal Period: March |
2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Capitalization
1 |
965,282
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831,883
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1,021,821
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630,776
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832,168
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1,099,692
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-
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-
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Enterprise Value (EV)
1 |
1,099,063
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959,354
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1,211,422
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905,147
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1,164,574
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1,408,867
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1,357,954
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1,312,330
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P/E ratio
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19.5
x
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16.1
x
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18.7
x
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7.26
x
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9.11
x
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12.3
x
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13.3
x
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12.7
x
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Yield
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1.67%
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2.22%
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2.05%
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3.51%
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2.93%
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2.34%
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2.43%
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2.53%
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Capitalization / Revenue
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1.99
x
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1.59
x
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1.83
x
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1.09
x
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1.29
x
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1.75
x
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1.69
x
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1.64
x
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EV / Revenue
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2.27
x
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1.83
x
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2.17
x
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1.57
x
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1.81
x
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2.25
x
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2.09
x
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1.96
x
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EV / EBITDA
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14.8
x
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10.8
x
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14.1
x
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9.07
x
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11.3
x
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12.6
x
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11.5
x
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10.6
x
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EV / FCF
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-42.7
x
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38.1
x
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-31.4
x
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-20.1
x
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-47.4
x
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59.6
x
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31.5
x
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31.6
x
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FCF Yield
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-2.34%
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2.62%
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-3.18%
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-4.97%
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-2.11%
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1.68%
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3.17%
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3.16%
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Price to Book
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3.74
x
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2.91
x
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2.6
x
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1.35
x
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1.45
x
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1.7
x
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1.57
x
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1.45
x
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Nbr of stocks (in thousands)
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46,032
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45,884
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45,883
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45,152
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44,812
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44,138
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-
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-
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Reference price
2 |
20,970
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18,130
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22,270
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13,970
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18,570
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24,915
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24,915
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24,915
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Announcement Date
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5/17/19
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5/20/20
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5/14/21
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5/16/22
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5/16/23
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-
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-
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-
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Fiscal Period: March |
2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Net sales
1 |
484,386
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524,570
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559,429
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578,269
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643,984
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626,720
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650,682
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670,437
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EBITDA
1 |
74,350
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89,088
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85,720
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99,763
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102,868
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111,795
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117,825
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123,902
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EBIT
1 |
64,277
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73,004
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69,257
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83,036
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86,615
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95,462
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101,491
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107,569
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Operating Margin
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13.27%
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13.92%
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12.38%
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14.36%
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13.45%
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15.23%
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15.6%
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16.04%
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Earnings before Tax (EBT)
1 |
71,579
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80,056
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82,170
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107,978
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118,479
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134,422
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123,485
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129,429
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Net income
1 |
49,547
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51,670
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54,614
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87,360
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91,345
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90,533
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83,177
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87,025
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Net margin
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10.23%
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9.85%
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9.76%
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15.11%
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14.18%
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14.45%
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12.78%
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12.98%
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EPS
2 |
1,076
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1,126
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1,190
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1,923
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2,038
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2,034
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1,876
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1,962
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Free Cash Flow
1 |
-25,739
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25,164
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-38,524
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-44,962
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-24,545
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23,627
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43,072
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41,490
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FCF margin
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-5.31%
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4.8%
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-6.89%
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-7.78%
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-3.81%
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3.77%
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6.62%
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6.19%
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FCF Conversion (EBITDA)
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-
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28.25%
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-
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-
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-
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21.13%
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36.56%
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33.49%
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FCF Conversion (Net income)
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-
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48.7%
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-
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-
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-
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26.1%
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51.78%
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47.68%
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Dividend per Share
2 |
351.0
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402.0
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456.0
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491.0
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545.0
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582.0
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605.1
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630.8
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Announcement Date
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5/17/19
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5/20/20
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5/14/21
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5/16/22
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5/16/23
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-
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-
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-
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Fiscal Period: March |
2020 S1
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2021 S1
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2022 Q2
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2022 S1
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2022 Q3
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2022 Q4
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2023 Q1
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2023 Q2
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2023 S1
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2023 Q3
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2023 Q4
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2023 S2
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2024 Q1
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2024 Q2
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2024 S1
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2024 Q3
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2024 Q4
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2025 Q1
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2025 Q2
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2025 Q3
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2025 Q4
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Net sales
1 |
259,768
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265,935
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138,970
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273,911
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143,478
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160,880
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143,469
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166,533
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310,002
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160,512
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173,470
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-
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140,140
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156,339
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296,479
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150,209
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173,525
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141,400
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160,400
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156,400
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171,300
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EBITDA
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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EBIT
1 |
44,874
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47,588
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24,704
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48,881
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19,185
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14,970
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18,264
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27,881
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46,145
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20,092
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20,378
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-
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23,966
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24,525
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48,491
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26,015
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23,523
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24,300
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25,200
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25,300
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25,900
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Operating Margin
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17.27%
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17.89%
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17.78%
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17.85%
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13.37%
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9.31%
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12.73%
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16.74%
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14.89%
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12.52%
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11.75%
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-
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17.1%
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15.69%
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16.36%
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17.32%
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13.56%
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17.19%
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15.71%
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16.18%
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15.12%
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Earnings before Tax (EBT)
1 |
46,878
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50,102
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30,616
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60,674
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24,647
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22,657
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40,585
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41,693
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82,278
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12,152
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24,049
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-
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47,583
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39,636
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87,219
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20,721
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39,253
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32,300
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30,200
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30,300
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34,300
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Net income
1 |
31,037
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29,928
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19,614
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40,147
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18,448
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28,765
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27,603
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32,208
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59,811
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6,743
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24,791
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-
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32,739
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29,022
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61,761
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12,077
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28,152
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21,800
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20,300
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20,400
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23,100
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Net margin
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11.95%
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11.25%
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14.11%
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14.66%
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12.86%
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17.88%
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19.24%
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19.34%
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19.29%
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4.2%
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14.29%
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-
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23.36%
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18.56%
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20.83%
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8.04%
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16.22%
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15.42%
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12.66%
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13.04%
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13.49%
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EPS
2 |
676.4
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652.3
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431.8
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880.8
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406.7
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635.7
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615.0
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718.6
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1,334
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150.8
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553.3
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-
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733.1
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653.4
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1,386
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274.2
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965.0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Dividend per Share
2 |
195.0
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222.0
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121.0
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240.0
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124.0
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127.0
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131.0
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135.0
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266.0
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138.0
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141.0
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279.0
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143.0
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145.0
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288.0
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-
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141.0
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141.0
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142.0
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143.0
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197.2
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Announcement Date
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11/13/19
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11/12/20
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11/12/21
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11/12/21
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2/14/22
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5/16/22
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8/12/22
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11/14/22
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11/14/22
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2/14/23
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5/16/23
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5/16/23
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8/14/23
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11/13/23
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11/13/23
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2/13/24
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Fiscal Period: March |
2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Net Debt
1 |
133,781
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127,471
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189,601
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274,371
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332,406
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309,175
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258,262
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212,639
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Net Cash position
1 |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Leverage (Debt/EBITDA)
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1.799
x
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1.431
x
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2.212
x
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2.75
x
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3.231
x
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2.766
x
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2.192
x
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1.716
x
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Free Cash Flow
1 |
-25,739
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25,164
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-38,524
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-44,962
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-24,545
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23,627
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43,073
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41,490
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ROE (net income / shareholders' equity)
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20.5%
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19%
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16.1%
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20.3%
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17.6%
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14.5%
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12.3%
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11.9%
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ROA (Net income/ Total Assets)
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6.65%
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9.01%
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7.37%
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7.98%
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7.54%
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5.4%
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4.6%
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4.5%
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Assets
1 |
744,944
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573,227
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740,722
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1,095,175
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1,211,366
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1,676,531
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1,808,192
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1,933,890
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Book Value Per Share
2 |
5,607
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6,228
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8,575
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10,352
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12,773
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14,630
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15,881
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17,170
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Cash Flow per Share
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1,294
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1,477
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1,549
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2,291
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2,400
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-
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-
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-
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Capex
1 |
16,634
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18,513
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15,319
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17,990
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18,325
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16,500
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16,500
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16,500
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Capex / Sales
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3.43%
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3.53%
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2.74%
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3.11%
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2.85%
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2.63%
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2.54%
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2.46%
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Announcement Date
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5/17/19
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5/20/20
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5/14/21
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5/16/22
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5/16/23
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-
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-
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-
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Last Close Price
24,915
JPY Average target price
27,113
JPY Spread / Average Target +8.82% Consensus |
1st Jan change
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Capi.
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| +6.57% | 6.99B | | -5.27% | 194B | | +12.39% | 82.95B | | +61.44% | 66.91B | | +10.66% | 57.73B | | +11.60% | 27.55B | | +12.37% | 20.23B | | +63.72% | 20.06B | | -9.05% | 17.46B | | +8.53% | 17.63B |
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