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Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

NPKYY
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.US flagOther OTC
13.16
USD
- -
- -
1.95BMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 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
1,362.48
626.91
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
-11.94
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
- -
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
- -
Book Value per Share
- -
790.33
852.01
928.84
1,024.57
1,082.35
1,138.15
1,153.48
1,209.29
1,245.98
1,299.53
1,291.23
1,332.26
1,305.85
Tangible Book Value per Share
- -
965.31
1,087.31
1,102.08
1,174.27
1,253.45
1,302.66
1,197.33
1,296.51
1,413.73
1,481.88
1,609.02
1,618.86
1,569.98
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
181
181
181
180
173
173
173
173
171
169
168
166
163
166
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
103,883
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
2.47
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
- -
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
-1,979
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
56.43
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
-1.91
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
132,519
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
15,400
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
264,200
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
16.85
7.45
7.19
6.45
7.24
6.09
5.16
4.51
5.95
5.68
1.47
5.29
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
17.66
8.17
8.62
7.46
7.12
6.46
5.76
5.63
7.55
6.43
1.7
6.95
1.69
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
23.34
10.52
10.76
9.07
8.49
7.73
6.47
6.2
8.24
7
1.9
8.11
-0.91

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
13,450
- -
13,300
LT Borrowings
18,000
- -
15,400
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
166
- -
164
Market Capitalization
- -
- -
214,130

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
203,146
- -
195,196
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
66,177
- -
53,786
Accounts Receivable, Net
60,267
- -
59,840
Inventories
67,008
- -
71,886
Total Current Liabilities
59,815
- -
62,677
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
13,450
- -
13,300
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.12%
5.09%
-0.75%
Free Cash Flow
5%
-39.16%
-175.87%
Net Income, GAAP
25.72%
55.02%
325.67%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.31%
4.99%
10.3%
Total Cash Common Dividend
5.12%
8.99%
-5.86%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
48,584
49,324
51,845
52,038
201,791
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
222,584
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
16.05
- -
- -
- -
24.8
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
107.17
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
47.36
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
45.27
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChatGPT
CEO
Shigeyuki Kawamura
Full Time Employees
5,946
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Address
Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building Tokyo TY Japan 100-0005
IPO Date
Aug 3, 2012
Website
nipponkayaku.co.jp
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Business
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets functional chemicals, pharmaceuticals, safety systems and agrochemicals across Japan, Asia, Europe and other international markets; founded in 1916 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The Functional Chemicals segment provides epoxy resins and UV-curable resins for semiconductors and displays, photoresists and insulating materials for microelectromechanical systems, inkjet colorants, textile and paper dyes, catalysts for acrylic acid production, polarizing films, liquid crystal components and x-ray analysis parts; the Pharmaceuticals segment offers anti-cancer agents including ROS1 inhibitors, biosimilars, generic drugs, interventional radiology products, cardiovascular drugs, bulk drug intermediates and diabetes markers like GlycoMark; the Safety Systems segment supplies airbag inflators for driver, passenger, side, curtain and knee applications, micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners and squibs; the Agrochemicals segment delivers insecticides, herbicides, soil fumigants and sanitary insecticides. 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 pharmaceuticals into Asia including Japan and Oceania, granting Nippon Kayaku preferential rights for Japanese development and sales; in November 2025, it launched IBTROZI Capsules 200mg, an oncology drug for ROS1 fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer exclusively licensed from Nuvation Bio Inc., following national health insurance listing; additionally in November 2024, it initiated a share buyback of up to 6.5 million shares for 7.0 billion yen to boost capital efficiency.