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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

20.00
EUR
-0.80
(-3.85%)
3.88BMarket 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
2,366.39
2,344.94
2,675.04
2,571.01
2,956.11
3,037.9
2,913.33
2,863.97
3,391.98
3,805.12
4,001.52
3,888.51
3,791.01
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
66.07
191.94
153.85
221.83
281.39
257.45
100.5
173.41
232.15
239.08
190.96
228.93
-207.04
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
120.36
340.88
381.63
382.14
421.72
299.78
352.61
266.65
250.39
268.97
361.44
379.2
383.73
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Dividend per Share
24
26
30.17
32.28
46.15
69.99
70.59
69.99
80
75.32
80.52
85.56
99.99
- -
Book Value per Share
1,382.52
1,672.25
1,707
1,967.93
2,187.98
2,354.24
2,368.11
2,520.34
2,733.85
2,970.06
3,284.95
3,431.89
3,319.36
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Tangible Book Value per Share
1,368.48
1,631.45
1,667.42
1,929.15
2,148.61
2,313.92
2,317.16
2,469.87
2,679.58
2,911.5
3,160.73
3,303.52
3,198.46
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
226
226
222
216
215
214
211
208
208
205
203
199
195
195
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
534,443
529,570
593,502
556,480
635,909
648,986
613,344
595,718
705,656
781,211
813,417
773,591
738,243
- -
Operating Margin (%)
2.15
2.83
5.73
7.86
9.87
6.38
5.59
7.47
7.85
6.28
5.82
6.57
6.14
- -
Depreciation Expense
23,360
24,246
26,985
25,906
27,397
27,711
29,971
31,057
32,395
33,970
38,233
36,406
39,863
- -
Net Income, GAAP
14,921
43,346
34,134
48,013
60,531
55,000
21,158
36,070
48,295
49,085
38,818
45,544
-40,318
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
17.27
3.5
15.46
12.56
10.2
13.16
28.7
19.55
24.56
22
23.11
9.6
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
2.79
8.19
5.75
8.63
9.52
8.47
3.45
6.05
6.84
6.28
4.77
5.89
-5.46
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Working Capital
108,745
147,098
126,561
138,248
177,414
190,425
195,095
234,194
253,241
262,807
221,668
185,339
220,667
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LT Debt
126,961
109,984
70,976
43,942
35,706
36,905
30,303
57,845
68,158
97,956
102,182
116,389
159,349
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Total Equity
323,858
422,850
423,133
473,368
519,142
553,281
548,139
581,410
630,886
671,247
684,830
697,374
679,549
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Return on Invested Capital (%)
1.88
2.47
4.61
6.36
9.19
5.6
3.81
5.45
5.82
4.86
4.36
5.24
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
3.5
7.65
5.09
7.32
9.21
7.98
2.91
5.13
6.3
5.75
3.96
4.86
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
5.01
12.57
9.05
11.98
13.57
11.34
4.25
7.09
8.84
8.35
6.14
6.87
-6.13
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
87,456
64,918
- -
LT Borrowings
126,183
157,439
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
1,910
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
195
195
195
Market Capitalization
506,877
710,851
992,298

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
436,531
450,491
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
60,778
68,966
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
144,199
149,578
- -
Inventories
206,080
206,983
- -
Total Current Liabilities
246,954
229,824
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
87,456
64,918
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
4.95%
3.24%
-2.56%
Free Cash Flow
0.33%
6.94%
-0.95%
Net Income, GAAP
-9.01%
-31.32%
-188.53%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.55%
4.76%
-4.57%
Total Cash Common Dividend
12.59%
6.29%
14.4%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
773,591
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
738,243
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
228.93
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
-207.04
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
85.56
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
99.99
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Yoshinori Isahaya
Full Time Employees
8,319
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Chemicals: specialty
Address
Mitsubishi Building Tokyo TY Japan 100-8324
IPO Date
Jan 1, 1954
Website
mgc.co.jp
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Business
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. manufactures and sells basic chemicals, fine chemicals, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials primarily in Japan and internationally. The company operates through five main business segments: Natural Gas Chemicals, which produces methanol, ammonia, and derivatives; Aromatic Chemicals, offering xylenes, nylon products, and raw materials for plastics, coatings, and adhesives; Specialty Chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, electronics cleaning agents, engineering plastics such as Iupilon™ polycarbonate, Iupital™ polyacetal, Reny™ high-performance polyamide, Iupizeta™ optical polymer, monomers for high refractive index lenses, BT resin laminated materials for printed circuit boards, LE Sheet™, and AGELESS™ oxygen absorbers; Information & Advanced Materials, providing functional materials for semiconductors, electronics, and automotive applications; and a real estate business. Founded in 1918 and incorporated in 1951, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. maintains its headquarters at the Mitsubishi Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, with operations spanning Asia, North America, and Europe through 91 subsidiaries and 41 affiliates as of recent records. The company serves diverse industries including electronics, automotive, food preservation, and energy, targeting manufacturers and developers of high-performance materials worldwide. In recent developments, it entered a long-term supply agreement with Transition Industries LLC in 2025 for ultra-low carbon methanol, underscoring its sustainability initiatives under the Grow UP 2026 medium-term management plan; announced an extraordinary loss and revised full-year forecasts alongside 2Q results in November 2025; temporarily suspended construction at its MGC Specialty Chemicals Netherlands B.V. subsidiary in September 2025; implemented restricted stock compensation programs and repurchases of treasury shares throughout 2025; and underwent changes in representative directors earlier in the year.