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LY Corporation

LY Corporation

3.05
USD
+0.05
(+1.50%)
19.53BMarket Cap
Nov 05Next 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
71.26
75.27
114.6
149.97
157.58
178.85
217.61
240.99
206.78
223.13
241.99
276.86
294.06
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
22.43
23.37
30.15
23.99
23.04
14.74
16.88
14.02
10.2
23.87
15.1
22.16
27.97
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
19.2
17.89
11.78
12.35
-2.14
12.16
32.33
27.42
-0.83
-7.46
32.73
60.62
95.72
- -
Dividend per Share
4.02
4.43
8.85
8.86
8.86
9.45
9.31
8.43
5.57
5.81
5.59
6.02
7.2
- -
Book Value per Share
108.83
127.54
148.29
163.51
177.97
160.96
162.01
353.17
358.25
387.68
404.89
420.77
437.23
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
102.92
116.99
98.22
111.13
120.17
93.97
-64.64
-22.38
-42.77
-56.19
-37.29
-43.33
-73.27
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
5,733
5,693
5,692
5,693
5,694
5,338
4,839
5,004
7,580
7,495
7,499
6,926
6,925
6,922
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
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
- -
Operating Margin (%)
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
- -
Depreciation Expense
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
- -
Net Income, GAAP
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
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
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
- -
Profit Margin (%)
31.48
31.05
26.31
16
14.62
8.24
7.76
5.82
4.93
10.7
6.24
8
9.51
- -
Working Capital
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
- -
LT Debt
- -
- -
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
- -
Total Equity
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
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
19.4
17.53
19.67
12.28
10.27
7.12
5.96
3.07
2.4
5.08
3
4.41
6.04
- -
Return on Capital (%)
21.74
19.32
20.36
13.53
10.43
6.52
4.62
1.57
1.4
3.41
1.65
2
1.93
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
22.21
19.77
21.86
15.39
13.49
8.59
10.27
4.06
2.88
6.38
3.8
5.09
6.46
- -

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
1,958,799
1,961,998
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
6,850
6,859
6,859
Market Capitalization
3,287,480
3,098,497
2,947,165

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
4,325,181
4,561,398
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,041,056
1,068,032
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
712,221
539,360
- -
Inventories
35,713
32,335
- -
Total Current Liabilities
1,999,758
2,261,640
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,917,478
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,036,366
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
22.16
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
27.97
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
6.02
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
7.2
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Takeshi Idezawa
Full Time Employees
29,863
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Internet software/Services
Address
Kioi Tower Tokyo TY Japan 102-8282
IPO Date
Nov 4, 1997
Website
lycorp.co.jp
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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.

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