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IWATANI Corporation

IWATANI Corporation

10.40
EUR
-0.10
(-0.95%)
2.60BMarket Cap
Nov 10Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
3,575.9
3,515.02
3,130.07
2,987.18
3,407.87
3,632.97
3,488.91
2,614.31
3,000.87
3,938.7
3,684.64
3,836.98
3,947.36
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
53.17
31.49
62.81
84.05
89.3
97.65
106.65
107.09
130.24
139.17
188.9
175.83
207.1
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
12.78
116.15
55.17
44.84
19.14
74.67
73.45
86.09
-66.8
89.35
60.47
-9.63
57.88
- -
Dividend per Share
8.74
8.75
8.74
9.99
10.02
13.73
16.24
21.72
18.73
21.23
23.72
32.46
70.4
- -
Book Value per Share
491.44
553.7
583.04
682.84
784.52
840.47
925.91
1,061.33
1,174.13
1,312.38
1,557.63
1,677.47
1,898.97
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Tangible Book Value per Share
405.49
467.29
497.31
603.16
694.82
750.37
840.73
985.28
1,103.81
1,152.15
1,399
1,466.27
1,744.5
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
197
197
197
197
197
197
197
215
230
230
230
230
230
230
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
703,923
691,902
616,201
588,045
670,792
715,085
686,771
562,223
690,392
906,261
847,888
883,011
908,522
- -
Operating Margin (%)
2.63
1.62
3.33
4.26
4.05
3.7
4.18
5.22
5.81
4.42
5.97
5.23
4.22
- -
Depreciation Expense
17,722
18,017
18,316
19,706
19,864
20,772
22,111
23,210
23,878
27,557
29,317
31,184
33,874
- -
Net Income, GAAP
10,466
6,199
12,365
16,546
17,577
19,221
20,994
23,030
29,964
32,022
43,468
40,465
47,666
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
39.21
44.5
35.84
34.42
36.05
31.48
32.22
31.58
32.53
29.8
29.78
33.49
30.5
- -
Profit Margin (%)
1.49
0.9
2.01
2.81
2.62
2.69
3.06
4.1
4.34
3.53
5.13
4.58
5.25
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Working Capital
-3,711
-10,869
3,389
2,195
12,683
25,113
12,641
51,129
73,171
90,720
-2,940
73,465
106,798
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LT Debt
90,268
78,687
89,722
87,613
87,760
90,874
67,620
61,528
66,688
100,441
111,489
183,088
191,766
- -
Total Equity
105,057
117,941
124,582
144,879
165,898
173,986
191,150
253,585
280,306
312,229
369,032
397,206
448,995
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Return on Invested Capital (%)
4.33
2.31
4.98
5.95
5.88
5.94
6.18
5.89
7.14
6.54
6.49
4.82
3.96
- -
Return on Capital (%)
4.38
2.47
4.77
6.03
5.98
6.33
6.72
6.86
7.96
7.51
8.15
6.55
7.3
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
11.64
6.03
11.05
13.28
12.17
12.02
12.08
10.8
11.65
11.19
13.16
10.87
11.58
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
25,518
55,475
- -
LT Borrowings
172,275
190,254
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
1,512
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
230
230
230
Market Capitalization
367,054
477,096
436,048

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
297,729
317,947
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
26,032
27,670
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
125,655
150,865
- -
Inventories
94,082
86,221
- -
Total Current Liabilities
226,912
211,149
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
25,518
55,475
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
13.9%
12.16%
13.04%
Free Cash Flow
-102.55%
-253.19%
-700.9%
Net Income, GAAP
15.19%
16.72%
17.8%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
4.87%
10.93%
2.89%
Total Cash Common Dividend
28.72%
34.23%
116.95%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
883,011
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
908,522
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
175.83
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
207.1
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
32.46
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
70.4
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Hiroshi Majima
Full Time Employees
12,113
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Wholesale distributors
Address
6-4, Hommachi 3-chome Osaka OS Japan 541-0053
IPO Date
Aug 10, 1962
Website
iwatani.co.jp
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Business
Iwatani Corporation engages in the integrated energy, industrial gases and machinery, and materials businesses primarily in Japan, with operations extending to China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the United States, and Australia. Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company supplies liquefied petroleum gas under the MaruiGas brand for household, commercial, and industrial use; liquefied natural gas and petroleum products; household kitchen appliances and home energy components including Ene-Farm and gas heat pump air-conditioners; portable gas cooking stoves, cassette gas canisters, natural mineral water, health foods, and electricity; air separation gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, semiconductor material gases, and medical gases; gas supply facilities, welding materials and equipment, pumps, compressors, industrial robots, disaster prevention equipment, high-pressure gas containers, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, factory automation systems, and environmental equipment; as well as functional plastics including PET and general-purpose resins, biomass fuels, secondary battery and semiconductor materials, electronic display films, mineral sands, rare earths, ceramics, stainless steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals. In recent developments, Iwatani acquired all shares of ISG Inc., an LP gas provider in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on November 6, 2024, to integrate its regional customer base, enhance operational efficiency in Chiba and Ibaraki, and expand comprehensive energy and lifestyle services including home renovations and decarbonization initiatives; completed a 20% stake acquisition in Cosmo Energy in March 2024 to foster synergies in hydrogen stations, sustainable aviation fuel production, green propane, and carbon capture initiatives; announced on September 30, 2025, a collaboration with Toyota Tsusho and Eurus Energy for an onsite low-carbon hydrogen production project at Aichi Steel; invested in Caremag SAS in March 2025 to diversify rare earth sources; and relocated its Tokyo Head Office in June 2025.