Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd operates within the Natural gas distribution sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd with three other
companies in this sector in Japan:
Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd.
(2018
sales of 103.58 billion Japanese Yen [US$932.23 million]
of which 55%
was Gas),
Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd.
(45.70 billion Japanese Yen [US$411.26 million]
of which 91%
was City Gas), and
Nippon Gas Co., Ltd.
(114.73 billion Japanese Yen [US$1.03 billion]
of which 56%
was LP Gas).
Sales Analysis.
During the year ended March of 2018, sales at
Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd were ¥73.72 billion (US$663.45 million).
This
is
an
increase of 5.3%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were ¥70.00 billion.
Despite this increase, sales are still
below the level achieved in 2016, when Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd
reported sales of ¥76.30 billion.
The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd had sales
of ¥77.91 billion.
Sales of Lpg Business saw an increase
of
9.5% in 2018, from
¥13.40 billion to ¥14.67 billion.
Not all segments of Hiroshima Gas Co Ltd experienced an increase in sales in 2018:
sales of Other Businesses fell 25.4% to ¥2.57 billion.
(However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).