Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. - SWOT Analysis

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Yakult Honsha is a Japan-based beverage manufacturer. The company has also expanded its business to include cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It has operations across Asia, Europe and the US. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and employed 2,852 people as on March 31, 2007. The company recorded revenues of JPY273,100 million (approximately $2,337.7 million) during the fiscal year ended March 2007, an increase of 2% over 2006. The increase in revenues was primarily due to the robust performance of the overseas subsidiaries in the food and beverages segment and strong sales of the anticancer drug Elplat in the pharmaceuticals segment. The operating profit of the company was JPY23,893 million (approximately $204.5 million) during fiscal year 2007, an increase of 9.8% over 2006. The net profit was JPY14,806 million (approximately $126.7 million) in fiscal year 2007, an increase of 2.5% over 2006.

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