Type: Public
On the web: http://www.yamato-hd.co.jp
Employees: 171,642
Employee growth: 2.4%

The well-known black cat logo of express delivery giant Yamato Holdings crosses paths throughout Japan. The holding company's flagship unit, Yamato Transport, delivers nearly 2 million parcels and another 2 million pieces of mail yearly from a network of some 3,600 delivery centers throughout Japan. Besides Yamato Transport and its signature next-day Takkyubin (door-to-door parcel delivery) and Kuroneko Mail (document delivery) businesses, Yamato Holdings' operations include logistics, financial transaction processing, and household moving services. Yamato Transport accounts for the bulk of the holding company's annual revenue.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending March, 2011:
Sales: $14,921.1M
One year growth: 15.2%
Net income: $400.7M
Income growth: 15.1%

Officers:
Chairman: Keiji Aritomi
President, CEO, and Board Member: Kaoru Seto
Executive Officer, Financing and Accounting, Investor Relations: Toshizo Kurisu

Competitors:
FedEx
Japan Post
Nippon Express

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