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Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

11.20
EUR
-0.50
(-4.27%)
1.39BMarket 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
883.22
893.22
905.42
918.19
969.58
997.08
1,014.69
1,015.17
1,093.9
1,183.07
1,216.73
1,362.45
1,581.98
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
92.25
86.38
96.08
90.22
89.45
85.77
74.25
73.62
101.7
89.36
24.8
107.17
161.18
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
65.31
25.12
26.49
95.52
41.45
61.98
62.74
63.73
80.94
42.06
43.53
-33.53
22.17
- -
Dividend per Share
19.96
27.44
25.11
30.15
32.42
29.93
30.02
29.92
30.01
45.03
47.36
45.27
69.07
- -
Book Value per Share
918.34
1,030.15
1,075.55
1,120.72
1,203.22
1,247.74
1,225.71
1,332.05
1,459.05
1,532.33
1,625.18
1,673.23
1,878.85
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
901.86
1,015.53
1,063.23
1,107
1,182.53
1,227.57
1,206.02
1,292.02
1,413.96
1,492.89
1,602.9
1,647.89
1,853.57
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
181
181
180
173
173
173
173
171
169
168
166
163
153
153
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
160,068
161,857
162,936
159,112
167,882
172,640
175,133
173,384
184,805
198,380
201,791
222,584
241,851
- -
Operating Margin (%)
15.05
13.78
13.33
12.35
13.47
11.55
9.98
8.76
11.39
10.84
3.64
9.17
9.28
- -
Depreciation Expense
10,435
10,743
11,238
11,343
11,673
11,969
12,584
13,473
14,099
14,240
14,402
14,077
15,759
- -
Net Income, GAAP
16,718
15,653
17,291
15,635
15,488
14,851
12,815
12,574
17,181
14,984
4,113
17,508
24,641
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
28.98
29.89
27.27
26.88
26.52
26.32
29.01
28.15
27.24
28.27
42
20.12
26.43
- -
Profit Margin (%)
10.44
9.67
10.61
9.83
9.23
8.6
7.32
7.25
9.3
7.55
2.04
7.87
10.19
- -
Working Capital
100,572
102,367
111,430
112,281
115,068
120,546
114,302
119,361
130,083
146,988
143,331
151,188
155,025
- -
LT Debt
13,717
9,518
12,460
8,201
7,577
8,778
18,182
15,770
9,474
16,200
18,000
34,884
38,171
- -
Total Equity
177,933
199,678
200,490
205,863
220,616
229,042
210,018
228,272
246,424
255,024
270,547
268,518
280,102
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
7.45
7.19
6.45
7.24
6.09
5.16
4.51
5.95
5.68
1.47
5.29
5.11
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
7.07
7.55
6.81
6.54
5.92
5.41
5.26
6.73
5.58
1.43
5.75
7.79
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
8.87
9.21
8.16
7.7
7
6.03
5.76
7.26
6
1.57
6.52
9.02
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
10,414
11,013
- -
LT Borrowings
43,277
38,171
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
153
148
147
Market Capitalization
205,883
254,677
287,158

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
223,833
220,153
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
72,188
54,495
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
57,447
67,567
- -
Inventories
77,957
84,309
- -
Total Current Liabilities
65,281
65,128
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
10,414
11,013
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.51%
4.22%
4.31%
Free Cash Flow
-11.67%
-71.64%
-161.88%
Net Income, GAAP
28.75%
63.54%
40.74%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
4.1%
6.92%
8.66%
Total Cash Common Dividend
10.31%
17.82%
42.79%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
222,584
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
241,851
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
107.17
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
161.18
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
45.27
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
69.07
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Shigeyuki Kawamura
Full Time Employees
5,946
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Chemicals: major diversified
Address
Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building Tokyo TY Japan 100-0005
IPO Date
May 16, 1949
Website
nipponkayaku.co.jp
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Business
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells functional chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and safety systems. The company operates through three main segments: the Mobility and Imaging Business Area, which provides airbag inflators, micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners, squibs, dye-type polarizers for projectors and vehicles, and components for X-ray analysis systems including rare metals detectors; the Fine Chemicals Business Area, which offers resins for semiconductors, UV-curing resins, resist materials for MEMS, agrochemicals, color materials such as industrial inkjet inks and developers for thermal paper, and other high-performance materials for electronics; and the Life Science Business Area, which develops and markets oncology drugs and other specialized pharmaceuticals. Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Nippon Kayaku serves global markets including Asia, Europe, and North America through subsidiaries such as Kayaku Safety Systems Europe a.s., Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) Co., Ltd., and RaySpec Ltd. In August 2025, the company executed a shareholders agreement with Formiica Pharmaceuticals Pte. Ltd. and CBC Co., Ltd. to establish a Singapore-based joint venture for in-licensing and sublicensing pharmaceutical products into Asia and Oceania, granting Nippon Kayaku preferential rights for Japan to bolster its domestic operations. In November 2025, Nippon Kayaku launched IBTROZI Capsules 200mg (taletrectinib adipate), an in-licensed oncology medicine from Nuvation Bio Inc. for ROS1 fusion gene-positive unresectable advanced and/or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, marking its entry into next-generation targeted therapies. The company also completed a treasury stock acquisition of approximately 6.59 million shares in September 2025 as part of its capital management strategy.