Sojitz Corporation operates in the Petroleum products sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Sojitz with three other
companies in this sector in Japan:
San-Ai Oil Co., Ltd.
(2017
sales of 655.67 billion Japanese Yen [US$6.12 billion]
of which 92%
was Petroleum Related Business),
Itochu Enex Company Limited
(695.06 billion Japanese Yen [US$6.48 billion]
of which 68%
was Car Life), and
Kamei Corporation
(423.47 billion Japanese Yen [US$3.95 billion]
of which 49%
was Energy Business).
Sales Analysis.
Sojitz reported sales of ¥1.56 trillion (US$14.51 billion)
for the
fiscal
year ending
March of 2017.
This
represents
a
decrease of 6.2%
versus 2016, when the company's sales were ¥1.66 trillion.
Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 26.3% decline
in Food, from ¥187.44 billion to ¥138.12 billion.
There were also decreases in sales in
Chemical (down 2.3% to ¥399.80 billion)
and
Mental (down 3.5% to ¥260.72 billion)
and
Retail Substance (down 12.9% to ¥134.82 billion)
and
Airline Industry Information (down 3.5% to ¥88.55 billion)
.
However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of
Living Essentials (up 0.2% to ¥179.75 billion)
and
Automobile (up 2.2% to ¥144.26 billion)
and
Environment (up 7.3% to ¥114.36 billion)
.