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- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.JP:2802
Market cap
¥2.79T
P/E ratio
32.1x
| Mar 31, 2018 | Mar 31, 2019 | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | |
| Profit (loss) before tax | 80,819 | 54,698 | 48,795 | 98,320 | 122,472 | 140,033 | 142,043 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 51,783 | 52,485 | 61,986 | 63,045 | 66,234 | 71,820 | 78,298 |
| Impairment losses (reversal of impairment losses) | 11,681 | 18,384 | 30,728 | 16,465 | 9,356 | 15,075 | 3,733 |
| Increase (decrease) in employee benefits | -2,560 | -1,823 | 5,969 | -2,407 | -3,510 | -14,675 | -6,343 |
| Increase (decrease) in provisions | 1,202 | 975 | -4,433 | 1,657 | -929 | 2,846 | -3,573 |
| Interest income | -4,405 | -4,373 | -4,401 | -1,851 | -1,334 | -3,373 | -5,542 |
| Dividend income | -1,341 | -1,351 | -1,506 | -913 | -944 | -987 | -959 |
| Interest expenses | 3,042 | 3,342 | 3,711 | 3,543 | 3,314 | 3,970 | 4,941 |
| Share of loss (profit) of investments accounted for using equity method | -3,981 | 560 | 2,444 | -1,317 | -985 | -4,326 | -4,730 |
| Loss on retirement of fixed assets | - | - | 3,886 | 4,450 | 4,825 | 4,388 | 4,732 |
| Gain on sale of fixed assets | -2,712 | -1,251 | -1,492 | -15,803 | -15,505 | -33,376 | -14,604 |
| Loss on sale of fixed assets | - | 554 | 1,846 | 692 | 143 | 217 | 226 |
| Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | -9,329 | -644 | 3,754 | 21,580 | 6,057 | 3,327 | -11,319 |
| Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | 20,720 | 3,375 | -8,919 | 8,315 | 10,972 | -4,065 | 17,414 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -11,287 | -3,877 | -2,092 | -8,090 | -17,914 | -41,613 | 4,346 |
| Increase (decrease) in consumption taxes payable | -1,588 | 492 | -1,923 | -2,397 | -2,065 | 2,252 | 6,804 |
| Increase (decrease) in other assets and liabilities | 4,097 | -236 | -2,250 | -2,122 | -10,132 | 6,681 | -491 |
| Other | 2,351 | 1,264 | -7,986 | 7,661 | 6,949 | 5,780 | 2,515 |
| Subtotal | 146,295 | 143,334 | 132,466 | 190,710 | 177,004 | 153,975 | 217,491 |
| Interest received | 3,619 | 4,378 | 4,403 | 1,850 | 1,425 | 3,334 | 5,538 |
| Dividends received | 2,976 | 2,111 | 2,661 | 2,631 | 2,061 | 3,225 | 4,412 |
| Interest paid | -2,922 | -3,239 | -3,522 | -3,370 | -3,233 | -3,749 | -4,829 |
| Income taxes refund (paid) | -23,313 | -23,328 | -21,152 | -26,172 | -31,681 | -39,145 | -54,538 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 126,655 | 123,256 | 114,856 | 165,650 | 145,576 | 117,640 | 168,074 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -70,727 | -70,185 | -73,703 | -76,889 | -73,842 | -68,383 | -65,786 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 3,693 | 4,441 | 1,264 | 17,226 | 17,763 | 40,255 | 13,722 |
| Purchase of intangible assets | -7,239 | -9,822 | -8,338 | -9,148 | -6,877 | -4,663 | -6,236 |
| Proceeds from sale of intangible assets | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1,884 |
| Purchase of financial assets | -1,869 | -3,495 | -26 | -652 | -1,342 | -2,155 | -11,381 |
| Proceeds from sales of financial assets | 3,082 | 6,940 | 11,621 | 2,200 | 3,555 | 3,682 | 9,027 |
| Payments for acquisition of subsidiaries | -25,307 | - | -3,809 | -5,601 | - | - | -74,366 |
| Other | -881 | -4,078 | 4,100 | 2,471 | -1,966 | 1,176 | 701 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -99,104 | -72,923 | -66,651 | -66,247 | -61,567 | -30,087 | -132,434 |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 3,313 | -3,283 | -1,759 | 3,051 | -3,949 | 4,066 | 73,849 |
| Net increase (decrease) in commercial papers | - | - | 40,000 | -10,000 | -30,000 | - | 53,000 |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 23,388 | 8,543 | 3,545 | 33,500 | 538 | 2,362 | 20,466 |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -24,174 | -11,962 | -13,735 | -15,547 | -18,328 | -14,299 | -16,933 |
| Proceeds from issuance of bonds | - | - | - | - | 9,953 | - | 29,876 |
| Redemption of bonds | - | - | - | -20,000 | - | -20,000 | -20,000 |
| Dividends paid | -17,065 | -18,455 | -17,555 | -17,526 | -27,273 | -31,630 | -38,406 |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | -5,893 | -4,889 | -4,789 | -3,585 | -3,779 | -4,100 | -4,104 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | -2,690 | -40,062 | -6 | -7 | -40,041 | -30,022 | -91,341 |
| Payments for acquisition of interests in subsidiaries from non-controlling interests | -217 | -8,640 | -49,274 | -22,077 | -151 | -8,170 | -2,557 |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | - | -1,119 | -8,835 | -8,939 | -10,168 | -9,412 | -8,960 |
| Other | -611 | 947 | 103 | 745 | 211 | 145 | -1,641 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -23,951 | -78,923 | -52,306 | -60,387 | -123,055 | -111,061 | -6,753 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | -1,734 | -754 | -7,925 | 3,891 | 8,891 | 4,831 | 9,873 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 1,865 | -29,344 | -12,024 | 42,908 | -30,155 | -18,677 | 38,759 |