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Nagase & Co., Ltd.

Nagase & Co., Ltd.

6.65
EUR
-0.05
(-0.75%)
Nov 06Next 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
1,423.97
1,495.12
1,460.65
1,427.17
1,555.7
1,617.54
1,611.86
1,261.02
1,605.79
1,927.6
1,958.45
2,132.65
2,317.19
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
22.96
22.27
24.24
20.41
34.08
40.32
30.53
37.98
53.36
49.88
48.74
57.6
78.89
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.81
6.95
36.49
5.91
27.38
13.25
41.73
21.83
-58.08
-15.84
120.11
47.7
46.94
- -
Dividend per Share
6.74
7.25
7.75
8
8.51
10.28
11.5
11
12.09
15.1
20.19
21.57
22.88
- -
Book Value per Share
485.55
553.79
539.16
575.27
606.24
620.25
615.51
667.52
717.05
784.81
865.96
919.77
1,043.19
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
381.19
457.67
451.55
494.51
524.2
545.1
469.35
536.73
581.52
637.68
713.56
768.08
874.76
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
508
508
508
506
504
499
496
496
486
474
460
443
420
418
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
723,212
759,713
742,194
722,384
783,933
807,755
799,559
625,245
780,557
912,896
900,149
944,961
972,783
- -
Operating Margin (%)
2.18
2.39
2.43
2.08
3.08
3.12
2.4
3.51
4.52
3.66
3.4
4.14
4.6
- -
Depreciation Expense
10,319
10,915
11,127
10,924
11,043
11,144
12,126
13,352
13,694
14,922
16,625
18,051
19,599
- -
Net Income, GAAP
11,663
11,318
12,316
10,331
17,175
20,136
15,144
18,829
25,939
23,625
22,402
25,521
33,119
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
33.9
37.25
18.19
33.77
26.85
27.64
35.88
32.88
32.07
26.94
30.04
31.1
26.24
- -
Profit Margin (%)
1.61
1.49
1.66
1.43
2.19
2.49
1.89
3.01
3.32
2.59
2.49
2.7
3.4
- -
Working Capital
142,716
153,424
156,216
154,721
160,329
163,961
178,920
195,612
206,450
243,929
239,795
290,550
269,311
- -
LT Debt
57,140
50,322
53,108
40,078
37,906
27,577
72,621
64,514
49,255
72,460
60,025
104,925
106,077
- -
Total Equity
251,890
287,499
279,146
295,196
308,803
312,608
313,241
338,429
355,090
378,387
401,314
406,458
434,023
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
3.04
3.1
3.89
2.66
4.55
4.57
2.88
3.23
4.85
4.48
3.79
4.67
5.44
- -
Return on Capital (%)
3.5
3.13
3.46
2.87
4.59
5.32
3.7
4.14
5.28
4.71
4.38
4.78
5.79
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
4.91
4.29
4.44
3.66
5.78
6.59
4.94
5.93
7.7
6.64
5.88
6.44
8.03
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
82,686
82,175
- -
LT Borrowings
93,419
90,000
- -
LT Finance Leases
10,043
16,077
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
418
408
408
Market Capitalization
- -
- -
- -

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
534,386
566,319
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
40,663
45,599
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
314,585
321,435
- -
Inventories
164,322
177,559
- -
Total Current Liabilities
276,664
297,008
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
82,686
82,175
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
4.54%
5.12%
6.78%
Free Cash Flow
-94.84%
-267.7%
-6.77%
Net Income, GAAP
13.43%
13.47%
29.77%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.44%
9.66%
2.94%
Total Cash Common Dividend
9.79%
12.53%
0.49%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
944,961
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
972,783
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
57.6
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
78.89
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
21.57
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
22.88
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Hiroyuki Ueshima
Full Time Employees
7,756
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Wholesale distributors
Address
1-1-17, Shinmachi Osaka OS Japan 550-8668
IPO Date
Sep 22, 1964
Website
nagase.co.jp
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Business
Nagase & Co., Ltd. (8012.T) is a Japan-based global chemicals trading firm founded in 1832 and headquartered in Osaka, with primary operations spanning import, export, manufacture, and sale of specialty chemicals, plastics, electronic materials, cosmetics, and food ingredients across Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions. The company provides pharmaceutical materials, research products, diagnostic reagents, food ingredients and additives, sports nutrition products, nutrient premixes, cosmetic materials and additives, agricultural and fisheries materials, functional materials for paints, inks and adhesives, processed materials including dyes, pigments and resins, electronics and energy products such as modified epoxy resins, fluorine products, semiconductor and display materials, mobility solutions like synthetic resins and automotive parts, and life-related offerings encompassing agrochemical raw materials, radiation measurement services, and healthcare services; it serves industries including additive manufacturing, aerospace, agriculture and animal nutrition, automotive and transportation, building and construction, chemicals, energy and electronics, food and nutrition, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, paints and coatings, paper and ink, personal care, polymers and resins, and printing and packaging. In recent developments, Nagase acquired SACHEM Inc.'s Asian high-purity chemicals business for semiconductors for $101 million in June 2025 to bolster its electronics capabilities under its Medium-Term Management Plan ACE 2.0, and in September 2024 completed the acquisition of Asahi Kasei Pharma's diagnostics business, Ohito Pharmaceuticals Plant, and Ohito Office to expand its bio-related and healthcare portfolio.