LIXIL Stock

LIXIL Corporation engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of building materials and equipment, and plumbing fixtures. The company also provides housing-related services, including homebuilding franchises and real estate brokerage.

Segments

The company’s segments include Metal Building Material Business; Plumbing Fixtures Business; Other Building Materials and Equipment Business; Distribution and Retail Business; and Housing, Real Estate, and Other Businesses.

Metal Building Material Business: Metal Building Material Business engages in the manufacture and sale of sashes, doors, and shutters.

Plumbing Fixtures Business: Plumbing Fixtures Business engages in the manufacture and sale of sanitary ware, bathroom units, kitchen units, and washstand cabinet units.

Other Building Materials and Equipment Business: Other Building Materials and Equipment Business engages in the manufacture and sale of fire-prevention and other disaster prevention, wooden interior furnishing materials, and building materials, such as tiles.

Distribution and Retail Business: Distribution and Retail Business includes sales of daily necessities and ‘do it yourself’ products at the home centre stores.

Housing, Real Estate, and Other Businesses: Housing, Real Estate, and Other Businesses includes insurance business for warranty against housing defects, ground inspection and ground improvement businesses, sale and manufacture of housing structures, homebuilding franchises business, real estate business, and assisted living condominium businesses.

Markets

The company has operations in Europe, America, Japan, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and other Asian countries.

History

The company was founded in 1923. It was formerly known as Tostem Inax Holding Corporation and changed its name to JS Group Corporation in 2004. The company further changed its name to LIXIL Group Corporation in 2012 and to LIXIL Corporation in March 2020.