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Consumer Staples Food Producers
  • Price (JPY)5,686.00
  • Today's Change1.00 / 0.02%
  • Shares traded1.16m
  • 1 Year change+17.41%
  • Beta0.2639
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About the company

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a food company. The Company operates in four business segments. Japanese Food segment’s and Overseas Food segment’s main products include seasonings and processed foods, frozen foods, coffees, as well as umami seasonings and sweeteners for processing. Life Support segment’s main products include animal nutrition and chemical products. Healthcare segment’s main products include amino acids for pharmaceuticals and foods. The Company also conducts business such as contract manufacturing, fats and oils, material packaging, as well as service providing, among others.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)1.40tn
  • Net income in JPY95.25bn
  • Incorporated1925
  • Employees34.62k
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
2802:TYO since
announced
Transaction
value
Ajinomoto Genexine Co LtdDeal completed28 Jun 202328 Jun 2023Deal completed0.11%14.86m
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc849.36bn42.05bn617.09bn9.42k14.341.279.210.7265141.40141.402,856.151,599.061.155.577.2790,165,290.005.822.307.462.9021.3725.075.082.231.48--0.149776.4317.508.14-159.29---1.096.64
YAMAZAKI BAKING CO., LTD.1.18tn30.17bn838.40bn32.73k26.021.9611.390.7132146.25146.255,696.491,942.851.5127.569.1235,922,440.004.062.196.493.4132.2433.802.691.511.11--0.152331.949.152.10143.9217.39-3.574.56
MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd1.10tn67.09bn1.03tn17.29k14.581.308.210.9378240.54240.543,933.552,691.940.89523.924.9963,451,530.005.747.048.349.9829.1434.626.416.361.11--0.092832.634.84-3.06-20.662.530.10966.72
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd468.87bn47.66bn1.03tn4.75k19.892.1915.972.19466.69466.694,591.074,235.500.90279.316.2698,813,910.009.216.1110.977.3027.1532.6910.216.354.08--0.008134.7520.552.3147.7912.44-8.008.45
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.502.92bn47.70bn1.06tn29.88k20.141.7013.022.10153.11153.111,613.471,813.300.62925.577.3316,831,460.006.757.218.779.3859.2358.8610.7311.142.43--0.096523.0616.373.7612.748.256.2821.49
Nissin Foods Holdings Co Ltd716.70bn58.89bn1.30tn15.23k21.882.6713.811.81192.46192.462,342.451,578.470.95367.476.1347,067,840.008.455.8412.278.4134.9834.518.866.791.20--0.066237.1117.478.7026.408.97-11.819.24
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION647.41bn52.88bn1.90tn7.78k35.424.1224.822.9455.4255.42678.00476.911.114.717.7883,268,040.009.137.8210.949.5334.1635.078.246.842.47--0.108630.7319.847.5212.4212.909.1214.87
Aeon Co Ltd9.55tn44.69bn2.90tn160.40k63.652.706.440.303452.2252.2211,167.841,232.940.75589.835.33--0.82950.49022.611.5137.1236.211.100.63770.954612.860.6393532.314.792.32109.0313.59-3.341.15
Ajinomoto Co Inc1.40tn95.25bn2.96tn34.62k31.253.6616.552.12181.93181.932,671.561,553.190.83593.187.5040,445,990.006.224.399.115.9835.1036.197.445.370.835863.220.375544.6118.254.0424.2210.37-1.3016.27
Itochu Corp13.85tn729.98bn10.91tn110.70k13.711.959.120.7876502.13502.139,525.413,537.100.99097.904.75125,137,500.005.575.928.879.4415.4815.565.625.520.9069--0.432224.9013.4420.41-2.4114.8712.4714.87
Data as of Apr 25 2024. Currency figures normalised to Ajinomoto Co Inc's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

35.72%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)as of 15 Feb 202448.55m9.31%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 30 Sep 202331.06m5.96%
Capital International Ltd.as of 04 Apr 202417.13m3.29%
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.as of 30 Nov 202316.60m3.18%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 05 Apr 202416.53m3.17%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 30 Nov 202314.79m2.84%
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 30 Nov 202313.76m2.64%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 29 Mar 202411.68m2.24%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 04 Apr 20249.31m1.79%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 27 Nov 20236.81m1.31%
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