Company DescriptionKikkoman Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells food products in Japan, North America, and internationally. The company offers soy sauces, soy sauce soup bases, dipping and marinade sauces, handy seasoning mixes, and Del Monte seasonings; soy milk and Del Monte beverages; sweet sake for cooking; and wines. It also manufactures and sells canned fruits, canned corn, and tomato ketchup, as well as health foods; and purchases and sells oriental food products. In addition, the company produces and sells clinical diagnostic reagents, hygiene inspection agents, and processing enzymes, as well as chemical products, including hyaluronic acid; and offers real estate rental, logistics, and back-office support services. It serves home, and industrial and food service sectors. The company was formerly known as Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kikkoman Corporation in 1980. Kikkoman Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Noda, Japan.

How the Company Makes Money

Kikkoman Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

TTM	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020
Breakdown
Income Statement		Total Revenue
701.48B	660.84B	618.90B	516.44B	439.41B	468.62B
	Gross Profit
239.39B	219.01B	204.43B	178.83B	154.23B	181.64B
	EBIT
76.08B	73.40B	55.37B	50.68B	41.67B	39.83B
	EBITDA
99.21B	93.72B	80.13B	69.92B	62.34B	56.59B
	Net Income Common Stockholders
62.25B	56.44B	43.73B	38.90B	31.16B	26.83B
Balance Sheet		Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
26.80B	119.16B	103.86B	81.77B	61.28B	30.09B
	Total Assets
311.18B	667.88B	566.38B	503.06B	438.51B	387.33B
	Total Debt
92.20B	59.91B	50.98B	43.46B	41.66B	35.35B
	Net Debt
65.54B	-59.25B	-48.36B	-35.77B	-14.02B	5.26B
	Total Liabilities
144.09B	169.62B	149.42B	139.15B	124.99B	109.57B
	Stockholders Equity
165.46B	491.36B	410.51B	357.82B	308.13B	272.43B
Cash Flow		Free Cash Flow
16.65B	49.74B	32.65B	32.53B	40.10B	13.69B
	Operating Cash Flow
27.06B	80.81B	59.20B	52.09B	57.17B	39.65B
	Investing Cash Flow
-11.51B	-42.99B	-26.62B	-16.11B	-16.89B	-29.23B
	Financing Cash Flow
-2.21B	-31.42B	-20.38B	-17.90B	-15.42B	-9.15B

Kikkoman Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform

Sector (65)

Financial Indicators

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
KIKOF		$8.50B	20.81	12.17%	1.86%	―	―
Sector *	65 Neutral	$8.88B	15.05	4.75%	203.76%	3.54%	-2.50%
AJINF		$24.90B	54.81	8.89%	1.06%	―	―
QPJ		€2.82B	15.97	9.19%	1.96%	―	―
2804	69 Neutral	¥23.70B	37.66		1.98%	0.93%	330.14%
2811	66 Neutral	¥260.53B	16.54		1.94%	25.63%	-24.35%
2819	64 Neutral	¥24.06B	18.03		1.74%	6.08%	-22.00%

* Consumer Defensive Sector Average

Performance Comparison

KIKOF

Kikkoman

8.96

-2.81

-23.87%

AJINF

Ajinomoto Co

25.42

7.25

39.90%

DE:QPJ

Kewpie Corporation

19.80

2.24

12.76%

JP:2804

Bull-Dog Sauce Co., Ltd.

1,751.00

-160.64

-8.40%

JP:2811

Kagome Co., Ltd.

2,937.00

-638.42

-17.86%

JP:2819

Ebara Foods Industry, Inc.

2,571.00

-288.98

-10.10%

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