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LY Corporation

LY Corporation

4689.T
LY CorporationJP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
442.10
JPY
-7.10
- -
3.03TMarket Cap
LY Corporation
4689.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

442.10

P/E

ratio

- -

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
50.43
52.08
59.16
71.26
75.27
114.6
149.97
157.58
178.85
217.61
240.99
206.78
223.13
242.06
262.39
278.65
125.72
Revenue per Share
15.9
17.34
19.84
22.43
23.37
30.15
23.99
23.04
14.74
16.88
14.02
10.2
23.87
15.1
21
26.5
2.6
Basic EPS, GAAP
9.83
14.72
20.89
19.2
17.89
11.78
12.35
-2.14
12.16
32.33
27.42
-0.83
-7.46
32.74
57.45
90.7
24.14
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
2.87
3.17
3.47
4.02
4.43
8.85
8.86
8.86
9.45
9.31
8.43
5.57
5.81
5.59
5.71
6.82
- -
Dividend per Share
66.18
80.39
91.48
105.76
125.44
146.76
161.89
176.1
157.57
117.42
120.05
84.34
119.34
129.66
148.9
170.8
135.74
Book Value per Share
64.48
78.67
88.71
103.62
119.53
110.27
123.06
139.24
106.77
-6.53
27.45
-2.99
-3.28
17.37
15.33
29.03
2.9
Tangible Book Value per Share
5,799
5,800
5,797
5,733
5,693
5,692
5,693
5,694
5,338
4,839
5,004
7,580
7,495
7,497
7,308
7,308
7,500
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
292,423
302,088
342,989
408,514
428,487
652,327
853,730
897,185
954,714
1,052,943
1,205,846
1,567,421
1,672,377
1,814,663
1,917,478
2,036,366
942,864
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
54.58
54.62
54.33
48.09
46.03
25.34
23.75
19.52
13.88
15.24
13.39
11.13
9.53
11.19
16.43
14.01
10.26
Operating Margin (%)
9,804
11,527
13,386
13,452
16,935
30,697
38,046
44,404
52,498
83,419
102,080
135,744
148,776
162,917
159,874
176,445
76,975
Depreciation Expense
92,174
100,559
115,035
128,605
133,051
171,617
136,589
131,153
78,677
81,675
70,145
77,316
178,868
113,199
153,465
193,692
19,463
Net Income, GAAP
41.12
40.57
38.3
37.73
35.7
23.87
31.45
30.42
36.91
35.12
37.51
42.2
19.58
23.43
26.37
3.79
35.11
Effective Tax Rate (%)
31.52
33.29
33.54
31.48
31.05
26.31
16
14.62
8.24
7.76
5.82
4.93
10.7
6.24
8
9.51
2.06
Profit Margin (%)
168,553
366,019
375,975
440,371
502,055
440,358
613,838
1,158,164
828,970
1,208,656
1,626,886
1,924,785
2,234,872
2,172,615
1,960,574
2,299,758
2,054,366
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
9,754
104,546
190,574
215,212
1,086,436
1,389,563
1,666,503
1,913,799
1,882,752
1,694,398
1,961,998
1,847,254
LT Debt
385,105
468,300
545,617
627,718
740,553
912,763
998,708
1,121,886
910,522
1,047,822
2,989,597
2,982,196
3,317,900
3,446,985
3,418,915
3,713,509
3,327,205
Total Equity
23.85
21.28
21.08
19.4
17.53
14.45
12.97
9.68
6.71
6.28
3.06
2.21
2.57
2.93
4.41
5.05
1.19
Return on Invested Capital (%)
25.96
23.44
22.74
22.14
19.68
20.61
13.65
10.51
6.49
4.89
2.42
2.57
5.8
2.7
3.23
2.93
0.04
Return on Capital (%)
26.65
23.66
23.09
22.63
20.15
22.15
15.55
13.63
8.53
11.59
12
12.47
23.32
12.13
14.9
16.58
1.98
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
1,882,752
- -
1,847,254
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
7,501
- -
7,117
Market Capitalization
2,906,876
2,917,084
3,144,733

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
3,762,587
- -
3,582,970
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,420,430
- -
1,201,696
Accounts Receivable, Net
684,011
- -
646,747
Inventories
35,028
- -
32,608
Total Current Liabilities
1,589,972
- -
1,528,604
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
22.6%
4.54%
8.62%
Free Cash Flow
-34.67%
54.13%
57.88%
Net Income, GAAP
9.19%
33.33%
26.21%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
12.43%
11.41%
6.2%
Total Cash Common Dividend
0.16%
3.7%
19.51%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
430,523
441,276
475,041
467,823
1,814,663
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,917,478
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,036,366

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
4.98
7.52
3.83
- -
15.1
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
21
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
26.5

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
5.59
- -
- -
- -
5.59
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
5.71
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
6.82
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Business
LY Corporation manages a comprehensive array of internet services, operating across pivotal segments including Media, Commerce, Strategic (Fintech), and Communications. The Media division encompasses a wide range of advertising solutions, such as search-linked and display ads, alongside content platforms like LINE NEWS and Yahoo! JAPAN, which offers news, search, and weather. Its Commerce segment facilitates various online retail activities, including the Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auction marketplaces, fashion e-commerce through ZOZOTOWN, and business-to-business mail-order services from ASKUL. The Strategic segment focuses on financial technology, centered on the PayPay cashless payment ecosystem, which extends into banking, credit cards, securities, and insurance offerings. Additionally, the Communications segment is anchored by the widely used LINE messaging application. The company provides premium membership benefits through LYP Premium and other related services. The entity that would become LY Corporation was initially established as Yahoo Japan Corporation on January 31, 1996, eventually consolidating major internet service providers to form LY Corporation in October 2023. It maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.