Tobu Railway Co Ltd operates within the Local and suburban transit sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Tobu Railway Co Ltd with three other companies in this sector in Japan: Kyushu Railway Co (2018 sales of 413.37 billion Japanese Yen [US$3.75 billion] of which 43% was Transportation service), Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd (524.66 billion Japanese Yen [US$4.75 billion] of which 40% was Distribution Business), and Keihan Holdings Co Ltd (322.28 billion Japanese Yen [US$2.92 billion] of which 31% was Distribution Business).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended March of 2018, sales at Tobu Railway Co Ltd were ¥569.52 billion (US$5.16 billion). This is a very small increase of 0.1% versus 2017, when the company's sales were ¥568.89 billion. Despite this increase, sales are still slightly below the level achieved in 2016, when Tobu Railway Co Ltd reported sales of ¥574.33 billion. The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Tobu Railway Co Ltd had sales of ¥577.22 billion. Sales of Other Businesses saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 6.4% in 2018, from ¥51.44 billion to ¥54.73 billion. Tobu Railway Co Ltd also saw significant increases in sales in Leisure Business (up 2.5% to ¥77.00 billion) . Not all segments of Tobu Railway Co Ltd experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Real Estate Business fell 5.4% to ¥36.64 billion. Tobu Railway Co Ltd also experienced decreases in sales in Transportation Business (down 0.3% to ¥211.55 billion) and Distribution Business (down 1.0% to ¥189.60 billion) .