Company overview

ITOCHU Corporation (ITOCHU or "the group") is involved in domestic and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, and information and communications technology. The group also operates in the fields of realty, general products, insurance, logistics services, and construction. The group primarily operates in the Japan, the US, and Australia. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and employed 70,639 people as of March 31, 2012.

The group recorded revenues of JPY4,271,052 million ($54,114.2 million) during the financial year ended March 2012 (FY2012), an increase of 17% over FY2011. The operating profit* of the group was JPY277,545 million ($3,516.5 million) in FY2012, an increase of 4.5% over FY2011. Its net profit was JPY300,505 million ($3,807.4 million) in FY2012, an increase of 86.5% over FY2011.

*Operating profit has been calculated by eliminating cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses from total revenues.

Key facts

Tokyo ticker: 8001

No. employees: 70639

Turnover: 4,271,052,000,000 (JPY)

Financial year end: March

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