Rohto Pharmaceutical

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Native name
ロート製薬株式会社
Rōto Seiyaku kabushiki gaisha
Company typePublic
TYO: 4527
Industry
FoundedHigashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (September 15, 1949 (1949-09-15), to reorganize "Shintendo, Yasutami Yamada pharmaceutical Company")
FounderYasutami Yamada
HeadquartersIkuno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Key people
  • Kunio Yamada (chair and CEO, great-grandson of the founder)
  • Masashi Sugimoto (president and COO)
Revenue
  • ¥120,292 million (FY 2011)
  • ¥115,472 million (FY 2010)
  • ¥13,624 million (FY 2011)
  • ¥13,105 million (FY 2010)
  • ¥8,184 million (FY 2011)
  • ¥7,966 million (FY 2010)
Total assets
  • ¥136,008 million (FY 2011)
  • ¥126,472 million (FY 2010)
Total equity
  • ¥83,627 million (FY 2011)
  • ¥77,911 million (FY 2010)
Number of employees
7,259 (as of March 31, 2024)
SubsidiariesMentholatum
Rohto Advanced Research Hong Kong Ltd
Websitewww.rohto.co.jp/global/
Footnotes / references
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012" (PDF). Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. May 11, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (ロート製薬株式会社, Rōto Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a multinational corporation specializing in fast-moving consumer goods and pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan. The company primary focuses on skin and eye care products. They also produce cosmetics, supplements, and over-the-counter medications.