Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.

OTCPK:YKLT.Y Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.7b

Yakult HonshaLtd Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Yakult HonshaLtd has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.4%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.3% per year. Yakult HonshaLtd's return on equity is 9.3%, and it has net margins of 10.4%.

Key information

7.4%

Earnings growth rate

8.3%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth16.0%
Revenue growth rate6.3%
Return on equity9.3%
Net Margin10.4%
Next Earnings Update14 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Yakult HonshaLtd makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:YKLT.Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24505,34352,404226,6919,051
30 Jun 24503,60851,984224,7109,051
31 Mar 24503,07951,006222,7949,051
31 Dec 23502,92447,697220,3039,338
30 Sep 23503,11549,797217,6739,338
30 Jun 23497,20352,301213,5099,338
31 Mar 23483,07150,641208,4829,338
31 Dec 22466,44549,178201,4138,617
30 Sep 22444,90546,259193,2678,617
30 Jun 22426,67644,626185,9478,617
31 Mar 22415,11644,917182,0338,617
31 Dec 21406,18843,947179,5388,449
30 Sep 21398,27443,135175,9528,449
30 Jun 21389,60139,590172,7398,449
31 Mar 21385,70639,267170,1538,449
31 Dec 20389,12341,452169,4638,931
30 Sep 20394,47240,787170,3098,931
30 Jun 20402,67642,526186,5860
31 Mar 20406,00439,736175,0538,931
31 Dec 19404,86536,326172,44910,534
30 Sep 19405,47034,277174,14410,534
30 Jun 19406,18233,540174,65510,534
31 Mar 19407,01734,935174,68510,535
31 Dec 18407,69535,546176,59010,171
30 Sep 18407,34837,501175,02110,171
30 Jun 18403,77936,049173,70910,171
31 Mar 18401,56934,064171,71610,171
31 Dec 17396,18936,123167,46310,511
30 Sep 17387,08933,067165,21610,511
30 Jun 17382,17132,708162,95310,511
31 Mar 17378,30730,154162,04710,511
31 Dec 16381,66827,312159,33512,640
30 Sep 16385,06726,819160,81212,640
30 Jun 16388,17126,389161,68112,640
31 Mar 16390,41228,843160,86712,640
31 Dec 15387,89931,818159,08812,097
30 Sep 15381,77330,031155,38512,097
30 Jun 15374,45928,543152,03012,097
31 Mar 15367,98025,056150,69312,097
31 Dec 14366,07325,551150,85611,127
30 Sep 14358,15423,902149,17111,127
30 Jun 14354,54523,213147,31911,127
31 Mar 14350,32222,543145,63211,127

Quality Earnings: YKLT.Y has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: YKLT.Y's current net profit margins (10.4%) are higher than last year (9.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: YKLT.Y's earnings have grown by 7.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: YKLT.Y's earnings growth over the past year (5.2%) is below its 5-year average (7.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: YKLT.Y earnings growth over the past year (5.2%) exceeded the Food industry 1.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: YKLT.Y's Return on Equity (9.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 11:24
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. is covered by 23 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takayuki HayanoBarclays
Shumpei KanekoBofA Global Research
Nobuyoshi MiuraCitigroup Inc