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Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.

Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.

27.20
EUR
-0.40
(-1.45%)
266.38MMarket Cap
Nov 05Next Earn
Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.
FRA:NPV
(Frankfurt Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

27.20

P/E

ratio

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yld

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
JPY
3,077.76
3,308.95
2,669.62
2,677.13
2,602.16
2,553.86
2,065.19
2,528.16
4,347.32
4,061.27
2,422.19
2,858
3,241.58
3,429.07
3,434.75
3,413.42
- -
Revenue per Share
149.09
181.33
37.38
61.04
70.55
95.11
-488.1
267.7
931.81
876.77
163.58
246.99
289.22
366.75
369.03
436.91
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
439.35
402.23
-130.95
135.8
300.95
64.88
-247.43
212.82
949.64
100.06
-92.18
534.53
358.21
7.06
46.51
71.55
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
49.58
49.69
49.69
48.9
50.58
50.03
49.68
49.81
99.77
150.14
200.09
199.66
199.75
199.49
199.63
199.55
- -
Dividend per Share
2,539.42
2,649.43
2,656.83
2,727.8
2,772.67
2,837.98
2,293.47
2,552.85
3,302.78
4,080.14
3,989.08
4,073.32
4,125.68
4,477.95
4,704.43
4,919.38
5,041.1
Book Value per Share
2,528.25
2,642.04
2,651.46
2,721.64
2,766.95
2,827.61
2,279.77
2,534.93
3,284.52
4,065.68
3,971.19
4,049.42
4,103.95
4,458.48
4,687.97
4,906.99
5,030.39
Tangible Book Value per Share
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
35,012
37,628
30,356
30,439
29,580
28,891
22,903
27,964
48,017
44,931
26,802
31,578
35,799
37,867
37,956
37,735
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Sales/Revenue/Turnover
10.78
12.53
5.63
2.32
4.77
7.14
-2.89
9.19
34.16
33
11.25
11.74
13.38
17.36
16.65
12.74
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Operating Margin (%)
3,516
3,237
3,362
2,860
2,667
2,474
2,342
1,570
1,553
1,847
2,193
2,385
2,484
2,666
2,986
3,534
- -
Depreciation Expense
1,696
2,062
425
694
802
1,076
-5,413
2,961
10,292
9,700
1,810
2,729
3,194
4,050
4,078
4,830
- -
Net Income, GAAP
44.7
42.43
47.92
24.62
41.11
51.39
- -
- -
30.9
29.76
30.06
30.92
30.22
31.98
30.36
31.18
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
4.84
5.48
1.4
2.28
2.71
3.72
-23.63
10.59
21.43
21.59
6.75
8.64
8.92
10.7
10.74
12.8
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Profit Margin (%)
9,645
12,059
12,980
13,963
15,910
16,321
17,211
18,667
25,562
29,882
27,448
28,372
28,371
29,493
27,781
30,443
31,083
Working Capital
4,407
3,742
1,825
897
906
2,160
7,095
5,977
4,867
3,637
2,562
1,387
200
278
196
180
140
LT Debt
31,946
33,461
35,164
36,100
36,687
36,615
30,808
33,904
42,732
51,652
50,996
52,255
53,209
57,680
60,817
63,606
64,112
Total Equity
4.1
5.42
1.81
1.12
1.76
2.1
- -
- -
20.64
16.47
3.27
4.02
5.25
6.8
6.33
4.5
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
3.22
3.81
-0.04
1.43
1.66
2.65
- -
- -
18.77
15.56
2.19
3.88
4.44
5.25
4.98
6.04
- -
Return on Capital (%)
5.97
6.99
1.41
2.27
2.57
3.42
-19.02
11.04
31.8
23.75
4.05
6.12
7.05
8.52
8.04
9.08
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Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'24
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
9,076
- -
10,225
LT Borrowings
194
- -
140
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
11
11
11
Market Capitalization
56,410
48,535
49,475

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'24
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
48,050
- -
48,346
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
13,612
- -
16,305
Accounts Receivable, Net
11,691
- -
9,965
Inventories
20,183
- -
19,205
Total Current Liabilities
18,850
- -
17,263
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
9,076
- -
10,225
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
6.26%
4.55%
4.59%
Free Cash Flow
-79.28%
-39.44%
53.89%
Net Income, GAAP
-48.35%
22.75%
18.44%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.29%
7.33%
-0.58%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
8,438
10,362
- -
- -
37,956
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
37,735
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
87.74
119.7
- -
- -
369.03
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
436.91
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
199.63
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
199.55
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells advanced carbon and graphite products for industrial applications worldwide. Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company operates through segments including carbon products, silicon carbide products, and others; it maintains facilities in Japan such as the Toyama, Shiga, and Shirakawa plants, along with offices in Osaka, Nagoya, and a liaison office in Seoul, Korea. Core offerings encompass artificial graphite electrodes for steelmaking electric furnaces; carbon fiber products such as CARBORON soft felt, C/C composites, and CARBEST packing materials for high-temperature furnaces and aerospace components; specialty graphite including isotropic high-purity graphite for semiconductors, optical fibers, and mechanical parts like bearings and seals; silicon carbide continuous fibers (Nicalon, Hi-Nicalon, Hi-Nicalon Type S) for ceramic and plastic composites; anode materials for lithium-ion batteries; impervious graphite RESBON for chemical equipment; flexible graphite NICAFILM and surface-coated NICABEADS; VESCOAT silicon carbide coated products; and SC CARBON sliding composites, serving sectors like steelmaking, automotive, electronics, chemicals, solar panels, and aviation. In 2024, Nippon Carbon established an exclusive North American distribution partnership with TMS International for graphite electrodes, effective January 1; the company also issued its Integrated Report 2025, announced mid-term management policy GO BEYOND 2030, and addressed a fire incident at the Toyama Plant in August 2025 with subsequent operational updates.