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4968:TYO

Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd

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Basic MaterialsChemicals
  • Price (JPY)1,453.00
  • Today's Change-15.00 / -1.02%
  • Shares traded52.80k
  • 1 Year change+22.62%
  • Beta0.7512
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About the company

ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of intermediate materials for papermaking chemicals, printing ink resins, adhesive resins and electronic materials. The Company has four business segments. Papermaking Chemicals segment’s main products include sizing agents, paper strength enhancers and coated paper chemicals. Coating segment’s main products include printing ink resins, paint resins, synthetic rubber polymerization emulsifiers and photocurable resins. Adhesive segment’s main products include adhesive resins and ultra-light rosin. Functional Materials segment’s main products include compounded products for electronic materials, functional fine chemical products, precision abrasives, precision parts cleaners and cleaning equipment. The Company is also involved in non-life insurance and real estate brokerage business.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)81.40bn
  • Net income in JPY1.71bn
  • Incorporated1936
  • Employees1.67k
  • Location
    Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd1-3-7, Hirano-machi, Chuo-kuOSAKA-SHI 541-0046JapanJPN
  • Phone+81 662098500
  • Fax+81 662098543
  • Websitehttps://www.arakawachem.co.jp/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
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Natural WaveAnnounced02 Feb 202602 Feb 2026Announced10.49%--
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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)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Achilles Corp81.10bn-541.00m23.97bn1.68k--0.561610.390.2956-39.13-39.135,931.412,931.030.98564.113.7048,357,180.00-0.6575-1.06-0.9854-1.5520.5419.27-0.6671-1.091.11--0.2678--0.6183-0.2838105.20-25.77-4.15-12.94
Tokyo Printing Ink Mfg Co Ltd49.58bn2.22bn24.74bn675.0010.460.74166.470.4989173.58173.583,867.852,447.340.90844.142.8573,456,300.004.082.116.423.2216.6015.204.492.381.15--0.18225.146.571.9133.9412.430.271518.89
Keiwa Inc20.47bn2.27bn24.94bn419.0010.611.005.701.22121.85121.851,101.601,290.280.65045.834.33--7.2110.078.8413.2542.8944.0011.0814.713.4053.110.079914.10-3.116.80-18.7025.0912.3951.57
OAT Agrio Co Ltd31.95bn2.33bn25.32bn601.009.941.235.790.7925230.09230.093,162.251,864.910.88792.484.12--6.846.9311.8312.0348.1047.837.707.951.06--0.3149--7.319.5112.0422.6913.46--
Harima Chemicals Group Inc103.21bn1.84bn26.42bn1.70k13.350.6445.600.25675.8575.854,249.891,572.921.023.394.2960,890,860.001.811.133.491.9921.6921.531.781.120.7234--0.523149.569.407.06165.72-19.228.502.02
Hagihara Industries Inc31.94bn1.79bn26.52bn1.29k13.950.8096.740.8303127.64127.642,268.292,200.280.74873.474.1424,718,640.004.214.595.235.8826.2426.935.635.851.83--0.127538.80-3.573.2418.19-1.0513.4912.54
Soda Nikka Co Ltd66.39bn2.20bn27.22bn411.0012.290.818610.090.4196.3896.382,913.081,447.580.802338.391.40161,520,700.002.662.296.075.0414.2411.693.312.261.25--0.099846.101.58-8.1718.6521.1857.8519.42
Nippon Carbide Industries Co Inc50.36bn2.59bn27.65bn3.31k10.560.74175.730.549277.95277.955,403.493,957.350.78533.483.5115,204,110.004.562.786.414.0533.1130.055.813.871.94--0.182437.5912.710.8538121.324.90-2.9814.87
Nippon Chemical Industrial Co Ltd38.41bn2.05bn28.55bn732.0013.660.58124.990.7433234.24234.244,390.745,505.730.49632.593.2252,478,140.002.653.033.654.0519.6320.965.335.830.9537--0.250830.280.79141.4060.946.62-3.205.62
Nihon Seiko Co Ltd39.34bn5.58bn29.89bn261.005.031.814.790.75992,280.242,280.2416,063.496,342.621.834.058.13150,713,700.0026.047.9737.4311.2024.5016.5414.196.821.4190.010.161225.5061.5218.20388.5453.72-0.730216.36
Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd81.40bn1.71bn30.32bn1.67k17.050.49155.110.372486.0986.094,103.282,986.630.64632.722.5948,832,630.000.1977-0.45930.2991-0.69221.2519.430.3059-0.68880.888--0.42891,421.6911.101.92353.748.83-13.172.18
Nicca Chemical Co Ltd55.71bn2.38bn30.53bn1.53k11.480.77956.330.5481150.19150.193,510.842,211.790.81673.304.66--3.954.295.986.4636.2634.054.844.861.0896.180.3258--2.976.23-13.4417.9654.93--
Fujikura Kasei Co Ltd54.36bn973.87m31.22bn1.22k30.150.65911.800.574333.5633.561,839.671,535.600.86884.555.4144,484,980.001.641.632.162.2329.8428.561.891.742.05--0.063571.835.540.8955-52.47-16.18-1.212.38
Japan Pure Chemical Co Ltd14.82bn1.68bn31.43bn52.0017.951.8017.772.12288.65288.652,542.942,878.970.816121.598.90284,934,000.009.275.589.575.8012.2011.5511.365.9018.85--0.0061.9510.43-0.5588188.1412.981.229.51
Taki Chemical Co Ltd41.98bn3.28bn35.42bn604.009.600.72827.600.8439390.14390.144,982.845,143.170.67684.663.22--5.314.176.465.1024.4023.627.845.892.01--0.028419.117.876.8242.5416.026.465.92
Moriroku Co Ltd135.73bn-6.98bn35.82bn4.36k--0.5559--0.2639-473.70-473.709,410.314,472.391.087.064.3031,130,050.00-5.510.243-8.970.407917.3614.71-5.110.22531.08--0.2365585.190.368-3.06-358.57---11.832.24
Data as of Feb 17 2026. Currency figures normalised to Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

11.84%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 04 Feb 2026554.65k2.69%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 05 Feb 2026524.30k2.54%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 05 Feb 2026286.74k1.39%
Mellon Investments Corp.as of 06 Feb 2026264.20k1.28%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 06 Feb 2026246.30k1.19%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 30 Jan 2026236.10k1.14%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 30 Jun 2025139.12k0.67%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 28 Jul 2025118.80k0.58%
BlackRock Japan Co. Ltd.as of 05 Feb 202643.60k0.21%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.as of 30 Nov 202531.56k0.15%
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