Rakuten Group Inc. (RKUNY)
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Rakuten: Q3 Beat And Positive Corporate Developments Draw Attention
I maintain a "Buy" rating for Rakuten after analyzing the company's third-quarter financials and its latest corporate moves. The group's operating profit jumped by 213% YoY in 3Q2025, with all three divisions contributing to the strong results. My view of RKUNY's collaboration with HP and the potential IPO of its card business is favorable.
Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten weighing US IPO of credit card business, sources say
Japanese e-commerce and finance heavyweight Rakuten is weighing an initial public offering in the United States of its credit card business, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Rakuten Group, Inc. (RKUNY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Rakuten Group, Inc. (OTCPK:RKUNY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call August 8, 2025 2:45 AM ET Company Participants Kenji Hirose - Group Executive VP, Group CFO & Director Ting Cai - Chief AI & Data Officer and Group Senior Managing Executive Officer of AI & Data Division Conference Call Participants Unidentified Company Representative Hello, everyone. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to join us today.
Credit card startup Imprint beats big banks for Rakuten co-brand deal
Imprint, the 5-year-old credit card startup, beat out banks in a competitive bidding process for a new co-branded card from online shopping platform Rakuten, CNBC has learned. The deal, to be announced later Tuesday, is the most recent sign that Imprint is gaining traction in the co-branded credit card industry.
Rakuten Group, Inc. (RKUNY) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Rakuten Group, Inc. (OTCPK:RKUNY) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 14, 2025 2:45 AM ET Company Participants Hiroshi Mikitani - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Kenji Hirose - Chief Financial Officer Ting Cai - Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Data Officer, Group Senior Managing Executive Hiroshi Mikitani Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to join us today. I am pleased to provide a detailed report on the financial status of the Rakuten Group for the first quarter of 2025.
Rakuten: Worry Less About Credit Risks And Mobile Division Losses
My Buy rating for Rakuten Group is unchanged, as I think that investors' major concerns about the stock have eased. RKUNF's credit health is expected to improve for the future; the company has targeted to reduce its net leverage metric by half within the next 2 years. RKUNY's wireless unit is anticipated to become EBITDA-positive in FY25 on the back of subscriber growth and ARPU expansion.
Mizuho and Rakuten's advisory venture targets $360 million in assets by 2029
The financial advisory joint venture of the securities arms of Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group is aiming to reach 50 billion yen ($357 million) in customer assets in its first five years of operations, its chief executive said.
Rakuten Card aiming for 100 billion yen profit, eyes 1,100 trillion yen B2B market
Japan's largest credit card company, Rakuten Card, is aiming to almost double its annual operating profit to 100 billion yen ($663.7 million) in the medium term and sees opportunity in expanding into the largely untapped business-to-business payments market, its new chief executive officer said.
Rakuten Group, Inc. (RKUNY) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Rakuten Group, Inc. (OTCPK:RKUNY) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 13, 2024 1:45 AM ET Company Participants Hiroshi Mikitani - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Kenji Hirose - Chief Financial Officer Ting Cai - Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Data Officer, Group Senior Managing Executive Conference Call Participants Unidentified Company Representative Good afternoon, and thank you for joining Rakuten's 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results meeting. We have disclosed the latest consolidated financial report at 3:30 p.m.
Rakuten: Q3 Marks A Profitability Inflection Point
Rakuten achieved positive quarterly operating profit for the first time in 17 quarters, with an operating income of JPY 537 million for Q3 2024. RKUNY suffered from operating losses for four straight years running in the 2020-2023 time frame, and I expect a turnaround with expectations of positive operating profit for Rakuten in 2025. I stick to my existing Buy rating for Rakuten, as it has reached a profitability inflection point and is deserving of higher valuations.
Mizuho Financial Group to buy 15% of Rakuten Card for $1 bln
Japan's Mizuho Financial Group will take a 15% stake in Rakuten Group subsidiary Rakuten Card for 165 billion yen ($1.06 billion) in a further deepening of the two companies' strategic alliance, they said on Wednesday.
