LY Corporation

LY Corporation

YAHOY
LY CorporationUS flagOther OTC
5.45
USD
-0.04
- -
18.69BMarket Cap
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
142.52
150.53
229.19
299.94
315.16
357.7
435.22
481.97
413.57
446.27
484.13
524.77
557.3
251.43
Basic EPS, GAAP
44.87
46.74
60.3
47.99
46.07
29.48
33.76
28.04
20.4
47.73
30.2
42
53.01
5.19
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
38.4
35.78
23.56
24.7
-4.27
24.32
64.67
54.83
-1.67
-14.93
65.49
114.9
181.41
48.29
Dividend per Share
8.04
8.85
17.71
17.71
17.72
18.91
18.61
16.86
11.14
11.62
11.17
11.42
13.65
0.01
Book Value per Share
211.51
250.88
293.51
323.79
352.2
315.13
234.85
240.11
168.68
238.68
259.32
297.8
341.6
271.48
Tangible Book Value per Share
207.24
239.07
220.54
246.11
278.47
213.54
-13.06
54.89
-5.98
-6.57
34.74
30.66
58.06
5.8
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
2,866
2,846
2,846
2,846
2,847
2,669
2,419
2,502
3,790
3,747
3,748
3,654
3,654
3,750
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
942,864
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
10.26
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
76,975
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
19,463
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
35.11
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
2.06
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
2,054,366
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
1,847,254
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
3,327,205
Return on Invested Capital (%)
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 Capital (%)
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 Common Equity (%)
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

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
2,856,534
2,891,912
3,120,940

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
9.96
15.04
7.66
- -
30.2
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
42
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
53.01

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
11.17
-0.01
- -
- -
11.17
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
11.42
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
13.65

Company Description

APIChatGPT
CEO
Takeshi Idezawa
Full Time Employees
29,863
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Address
Kioi Tower Tokyo TY Japan 102-8282
IPO Date
Jan 20, 2010
Business
LY Corporation LY Corporation (YAHOY) operates as a Japanese internet holding company, providing comprehensive digital services focused on communication, media, commerce, advertising, fintech, and AI through its core platforms LINE and Yahoo! JAPAN; key offerings include LINE's free voice, video, and chat communication app utilized in over 230 countries and regions, Yahoo! JAPAN's search engine, news, weather, auction (Yahoo! Auction!), shopping (Yahoo! Shopping), premium membership services, and ASKUL Corp.'s business-to-business procurement; additional services encompass online advertising such as search-linked and display ads, reuse platforms, payment solutions including PayPay integration, financial products via subsidiaries like PayPay Bank and PayPay Securities, content creation, telecommunications, and emerging AI technologies. The company manages diverse business segments including media, commerce, strategic initiatives, messenger/social media, and settlement finance, primarily targeting individual consumers, businesses, and advertisers with touchpoints in everyday life across online and offline channels; operations center on Japan with global reach via LINE, and it maintains headquarters in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, tracing roots to 1996 through predecessor entities. LY Corporation was founded in 2023 via the merger of Z Holdings Corporation, Line Corporation, Yahoo! Japan Corporation, Z Entertainment, and Z Data, streamlining decision-making and integrating overlapping services like QR payments and user IDs; recent developments include the March 2023 launch of the joint LYP Mileage loyalty program with Yahoo!, LINE, and PayPay for earning redeemable points on purchases, the consolidation of domestic financial businesses such as Line Securities and Line Credit into Z Financial in July 2023, a May 2025 tender offer for its own shares approved by its board to enhance capital efficiency, and ongoing investments in product enhancements, AI expansion, and robust Q1 fiscal growth reported in 2024 with 7.6% revenue increase and 21.7% rise in adjusted EBITDA; as a subsidiary of A Holdings Corporation—a joint venture of SoftBank Group SoftBank Group Corp. and Naver Corporation—it continues to pursue synergies amid challenges like data security enhancements following 2023-2024 incidents.

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