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Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd

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Basic MaterialsChemicals
  • Price (JPY)1,842.50
  • Today's Change-89.00 / -4.61%
  • Shares traded559.40k
  • 1 Year change+35.08%
  • Beta0.5700
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About the company

Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd is engaged in the mobility & imaging business, fine chemicals business and life sciences business. The Company operates in three segments. The Mobility & Imaging segment includes safety systems, such as airbag inflators, micro gas generators and squibs, and polatechno, which produces components for liquid crystal displays (LCDs), LCD projectors, and X-ray analyzers. The Fine Chemicals segment provides functional materials such as epoxy resins, maleimide resins, curing agents, reactive flame-retardant resins, acrylic esters, Ultraviolet (UV)-curable resins, resists for microelectromechanical systems, cleaners for LCDs and semiconductors, sealants, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, dyes for inkjet printers, dyes for inkjet textile printing, industrial inkjet inks, materials and dichroic dyes for light-control glass. The Life Science segment includes pharmaceutical-related products such as anti-cancer agents, biological products, and real estate rental business.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)229.23bn
  • Net income in JPY21.52bn
  • Incorporated1916
  • Employees5.98k
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Inabata & Co Ltd827.53bn19.11bn229.36bn4.68k12.020.99029.290.2772355.36355.3615,364.334,312.311.728.214.43176,935,200.004.185.067.069.339.858.742.422.721.61--0.251931.729.386.89-0.83511.6822.8618.72
Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd137.03bn11.83bn230.73bn2.14k17.592.3515.091.68238.51238.512,762.951,781.710.943.123.3964,121,200.009.245.9414.429.7633.4028.759.836.721.75--0.18745.8912.898.3738.71--5.8723.33
Kureha Corp157.77bn9.94bn234.98bn4.02k18.610.987210.451.49252.80252.803,669.674,766.020.44852.435.1739,274,580.002.874.283.615.3127.0928.716.407.420.7379--0.390935.35-8.972.61-19.87-10.6826.288.88
Tokai Carbon Co Ltd322.96bn20.08bn235.85bn4.63k11.150.70324.220.730394.0494.041,512.721,491.090.4952.514.86--3.571.594.852.2124.6925.917.212.841.31--0.3701121.74-7.769.89135.3981.519.520.00
Fujimi Inc67.16bn9.93bn247.10bn1.24k23.052.8220.193.68133.84133.84905.301,094.340.64192.554.5154,378,950.009.5610.8811.3312.4744.9045.2514.8915.532.50--0.175958.5121.5510.2345.0717.1741.4420.39
Aica Kogyo Co Ltd250.15bn17.95bn262.32bn5.25k14.401.369.371.05269.59269.593,780.022,856.890.86775.354.9947,647,620.006.815.969.598.5727.9226.197.856.522.02--0.174454.835.105.3711.645.821.883.52
UBE Corp459.33bn35.38bn290.03bn7.56k7.500.62454.510.6314364.24364.244,728.634,373.070.53332.484.4960,733,970.004.311.535.712.1422.7218.128.082.210.8814--0.444675.003.96-6.13-116.62--6.684.10
Tokuyama Corp341.21bn25.34bn298.45bn5.78k11.751.086.390.8747352.21352.214,742.633,851.050.66012.904.3659,012,450.004.964.746.436.2235.0029.947.516.341.22--0.359527.190.31671.6531.763.242.787.39
Osaka Soda Co Ltd95.47bn13.03bn303.41bn1.02k21.852.2817.583.18103.91103.91760.56995.740.6013.542.7893,691,860.008.206.5710.238.6533.0727.3213.659.162.49--0.059423.701.99-1.7835.069.6916.617.89
Denka Co Ltd389.43bn-9.34bn305.96bn6.54k--1.0126.140.7857-108.41-108.414,518.403,436.800.59222.424.1059,527,210.00-2.631.92-4.022.7622.9524.62-4.452.840.6965--0.415480.332.821.00-202.95--12.07-4.36
Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd229.23bn21.52bn309.04bn5.98k13.921.068.381.35138.71138.711,471.791,818.240.58481.933.2338,338,680.005.514.116.754.8030.3532.609.426.791.84--0.162855.0010.304.91325.676.4413.5714.87
ISE Chemicals Corp39.26bn6.50bn326.08bn323.0049.808.0838.168.31127.51127.51770.37786.340.81562.394.41--13.509.9916.5011.9031.5927.6216.5513.522.2140.530.01434.5017.9418.4228.1437.070.530934.08
Teijin Ltd909.24bn-81.60bn333.95bn20.28k--0.8408--0.3673-423.19-423.194,715.972,006.440.82323.175.2344,836,380.00-7.35-1.48-11.25-2.2318.7524.78-8.93-1.791.05-12.260.4982--4.693.33-321.31---2.67-3.58
Kaneka Corp802.43bn26.01bn337.52bn11.51k12.290.64464.570.4206416.28416.2812,827.127,934.070.86192.844.4669,703,780.002.953.144.654.8727.8027.613.423.350.7974--0.295531.825.896.069.0012.573.885.39
Fuso Chemical Co Ltd75.01bn13.14bn343.04bn915.0025.923.0114.824.57372.72372.722,127.333,208.310.5272.634.1181,977,990.009.239.9510.4311.6437.7538.7917.5217.562.85--0.137320.7817.8610.9739.3110.6334.749.68
Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd400.06bn17.74bn372.90bn4.69k21.030.94747.380.9321118.24118.242,659.182,624.060.71323.774.0785,391,250.003.302.544.173.2118.4518.494.623.501.60--0.117769.694.426.2658.019.410.566620.43
Data as of Mar 04 2026. Currency figures normalised to Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

25.16%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Silchester International Investors LLPas of 30 Jan 202610.84m6.77%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 04 Feb 20265.31m3.32%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 15 Sep 20255.07m3.17%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 05 Feb 20264.49m2.81%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 05 Feb 20263.25m2.03%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 30 Jun 20252.75m1.72%
Amundi Japan Ltd.as of 26 Feb 20262.64m1.65%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 06 Feb 20262.02m1.26%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 30 Jan 20261.99m1.24%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 15 Sep 20251.91m1.19%
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