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Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

212.00
EUR
+2.00
(+0.95%)
9.47BMarket Cap
Nov 11Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
12,009.44
12,198.31
9,628.4
9,231.48
9,229.14
10,515.96
11,432.53
12,192.51
12,615.12
14,365.36
13,561.66
15,607.02
16,738.64
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
623.71
450.26
485.48
840.13
927.34
1,075.66
1,126.1
1,190.29
1,927.11
2,037.63
2,753.68
2,671.58
3,440.12
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
482.4
227.2
28.02
173.93
313.63
1,012.68
1,494.31
932.85
727.32
813.25
2,521.45
1,438.58
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
127.94
159.39
174.9
220.83
286.58
337.18
389.02
442.32
480.98
530.22
584.82
687.02
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
2,867.52
3,440.64
3,413.23
3,896.35
4,878.38
5,607.3
6,227.57
8,574.92
10,379.94
12,772.99
17,906.66
20,845.16
27,056.17
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Tangible Book Value per Share
2,643.71
2,793.56
2,761.92
3,148.08
4,036.02
4,684.41
5,284.26
7,668.62
9,548.86
12,190.25
17,378.15
20,264.21
26,484.18
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
47
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
45
45
44
44
44
44
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
565,165
562,509
447,682
428,913
427,540
484,386
524,570
559,429
573,029
643,984
601,948
686,553
734,791
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Operating Margin (%)
5.62
5.42
8.41
9.69
11.94
13.27
13.92
12.38
13.29
10.63
15.71
15.3
15.88
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Depreciation Expense
4,778
5,776
5,365
5,348
7,217
10,073
16,084
16,463
16,727
16,253
14,556
14,076
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
29,352
20,763
22,573
39,034
42,959
49,547
51,670
54,614
87,537
91,345
122,225
117,523
151,014
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
36.38
49.44
48.93
34.05
15.04
26.09
32.33
27.82
15.76
19.82
26.34
19.53
21.52
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Profit Margin (%)
5.19
3.69
5.04
9.1
10.05
10.23
9.85
9.76
15.28
14.18
20.3
17.12
20.55
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Working Capital
15,123
32,337
37,340
149,651
198,584
159,971
223,265
203,877
273,130
309,417
401,615
343,697
537,043
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LT Debt
24,354
38,351
41,292
132,418
233,260
260,194
341,943
381,476
509,991
578,364
666,107
754,444
927,165
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Total Equity
143,651
173,691
172,780
193,672
241,551
273,509
318,583
429,030
499,376
598,311
819,249
943,568
1,217,650
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Return on Invested Capital (%)
10.96
6.77
7.01
8.36
9.74
8.5
7.44
5.94
6.79
5.66
4.64
4.74
4.32
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Return on Capital (%)
15.41
8.2
9
12.07
11.59
9.2
8.49
6.8
8.97
7.91
8.89
7.19
7.81
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Return on Common Equity (%)
23.66
14.31
14.21
23.02
21.17
20.53
19.03
16.08
20.31
17.57
17.95
13.78
14.38
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
173,034
161,307
- -
LT Borrowings
804,103
927,165
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
44
44
44
Market Capitalization
1,768,078
1,736,270
1,543,908

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
812,045
1,019,640
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
436,044
591,536
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
362,994
411,499
- -
Inventories
1,929
1,789
- -
Total Current Liabilities
477,113
482,597
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
173,034
161,307
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
21.86%
23.47%
29.05%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
23.14%
24.62%
28.5%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.31%
5.87%
7.03%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
686,553
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
734,791
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,671.58
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
3,440.12
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
687.02
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Yasumitsu Shigeta
Full Time Employees
4,012
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric utilities
Address
Hikari West Gate Building Tokyo TY Japan 171-0021
IPO Date
Sep 2, 1999
Website
hikari.co.jp
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Business
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. operates as a diversified holding company primarily engaged in electricity and gas supply, telecommunications services, and agency sales, alongside complementary businesses in beverages, insurance, finance, and solutions. The company provides electricity and gas to individual and corporate customers in Japan and internationally; communication line services and supplementary telecommunications offerings; natural mineral water manufacturing, sales, and delivery; non-life and life insurance products along with warranty services; microfinance and other financial services; customer management systems, settlement management platforms, and industry-specific solution services; and commission-based sales as an agent for telecommunications carriers and manufacturers. Hikari Tsushin, Inc., founded on February 5, 1988 and headquartered at Hikari West Gate Bldg. in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan, lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under ticker 9435 and employs approximately 4,000 people targeting small and medium-sized enterprises as well as retail consumers across Japan. In recent developments, the company executed a share buyback program in 2024, acquiring over 322,900 shares by November for more than 10 billion yen to optimize its capital structure, and announced a new buyback of up to 350,000 shares for 10 billion yen through June 2026. Additionally, Hikari Tsushin formed a joint venture with Fullcast Holdings Co., Ltd. for investment business expansion, executed a share exchange agreement in 2025 to make ZAPPALLAS, INC. a wholly owned subsidiary, and saw its subsidiary's stake trigger reclassification of ERI Holdings Co., Ltd. as an other affiliated company holding over 20% voting rights.