Unicharm Corporation

Unicharm Corporation

5.70
EUR
+0.10
(+1.79%)
0.23EPS
25.48P/E
8.78BMarket Cap
Nov 06Next Earn
Unicharm Corporation
STU:UN4
(Stuttgart Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

5.70

P/E

ratio

25.48

div

yld

1.71%

ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
JPY
208.35
222.28
255.71
298.6
335.16
410.6
339.25
364.17
387.89
400.23
405.84
436.79
503.01
534.02
560.82
540.67
558.56
Revenue per Share
14.28
19.79
16.11
25.97
21.37
22.52
26.35
29.95
34.58
25.84
29.2
40.59
37.87
48.79
46.41
37.3
37.17
Basic EPS, GAAP
17.86
-26.57
19.67
12.07
19.98
21.36
36.89
37.17
38.08
22.93
64.01
39.39
33.2
70.31
55.44
58.82
62.71
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
2.3
2.86
3.33
3.66
3.83
4.6
5.15
5.67
7.66
8.68
9.98
11.33
12.35
13.1
14.01
16.38
18.11
Dividend per Share
108.23
120.53
129.07
169.48
206.65
195.69
198.64
220.56
246.62
264.48
274.31
311.78
347.72
392.91
439.46
456.75
471.64
Book Value per Share
99.63
80.3
70.15
112.65
153.95
166.74
171.22
194.06
190.68
211.84
224.23
264.03
296.86
338.85
382
400.96
405.5
Tangible Book Value per Share
1,713
1,696
1,675
1,660
1,789
1,799
1,782
1,762
1,774
1,785
1,793
1,792
1,785
1,764
1,763
1,748
1,733
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
356,825
376,947
428,391
495,771
599,455
738,707
604,653
641,647
688,290
714,233
727,475
782,723
898,022
941,790
988,981
945,268
968,231
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
12.63
12.35
12.12
12
11.22
10.82
12.69
13.46
13.44
9.77
13.14
15.11
12.83
13.88
13.63
10.79
10.83
Operating Margin (%)
16,393
17,380
17,156
21,053
31,304
31,983
27,598
29,345
30,353
38,676
36,165
37,926
41,486
43,253
46,538
47,808
47,471
Depreciation Expense
24,463
33,560
26,981
43,121
38,216
40,511
46,971
52,772
61,353
46,116
52,344
72,745
67,608
86,053
81,842
65,212
64,430
Net Income, GAAP
31.65
14.46
32.64
23.91
35.21
37.31
32.41
38.05
26.53
24.3
34.71
31.46
32.26
25.94
29.22
32.76
33.34
Effective Tax Rate (%)
6.86
8.9
6.3
8.7
6.38
5.48
7.77
8.22
8.91
6.46
7.2
9.29
7.53
9.14
8.28
6.9
6.65
Profit Margin (%)
79,927
114,576
84,276
89,181
116,288
145,045
162,675
213,197
152,943
210,252
257,747
273,293
347,093
368,829
369,455
377,711
370,955
Working Capital
943
127,996
115,804
76,333
21,000
59,623
61,190
58,000
21,428
27,601
24,202
4,432
16,235
13,588
5,857
7,567
6,472
LT Debt
207,413
219,632
243,207
329,201
432,152
413,317
414,387
453,029
503,670
542,900
562,653
635,438
708,613
788,250
873,711
891,259
906,982
Total Equity
14.64
13.66
9.58
11.51
9.88
10.54
10.84
10.49
12.52
9.22
10.4
12.48
10.86
12.23
10.9
7.49
7.7
Return on Invested Capital (%)
9.35
10.64
6.52
9.64
7.49
7.02
10.23
9.87
11.04
7.52
7.59
9.91
8.46
10.03
8.79
6.9
6.56
Return on Capital (%)
13.92
17.38
12.96
17.1
11.5
11.19
13.39
14.27
14.8
10.09
10.84
13.85
11.49
13.09
11.14
8.32
8.18
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
3,488
3,014
6,850
LT Borrowings
7,567
7,431
6,472
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
1,740
1,721
1,721
Market Capitalization
1,528,214
1,641,632
1,629,957

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
641,644
608,355
621,007
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
353,371
335,667
334,833
Accounts Receivable, Net
154,762
138,842
146,360
Inventories
123,344
120,109
125,610
Total Current Liabilities
263,933
237,126
250,052
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
3,488
3,014
6,850
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
8.07%
9.71%
2.01%
Free Cash Flow
25.36%
7.75%
5.19%
Net Income, GAAP
6.72%
6.8%
-20.32%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.86%
5.56%
-4.42%
Total Cash Common Dividend
13.49%
9.95%
15.96%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
236,281
251,448
234,323
266,929
988,981
2025
227,520
236,650
230,055
251,043
945,268
2026
234,185
252,948
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
10.07
12.35
11.33
12.67
46.41
2025
14.18
9.66
10.86
2.58
37.3
2026
11.4
12.36
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
6.67
-0.01
7.34
-0.01
14.01
2025
7.35
-0.01
9.06
-0.01
16.38
2026
9.04
-0.01
- -
- -
- -
Business
Unicharm Corporation Unicharm Corporation manufactures and sells personal care products including baby care items such as disposable diapers under the Moony, Mamy Poko Pants, Trepanman and Oyasuminman brands; feminine care products under the Sofy and Silcot brands; adult incontinence and healthcare products under the Lifely, Charm Nap, Wave and Cook Up brands; pet care products under the Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Aiken Genki, Silver Plate, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Neko Genki, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deodorizing Beads and Deo Clean brands; and other items such as food-packaging materials and recycling services for paper pants and disposable diapers under the RefF brand. The company operates through Personal Care, Pet Care and Others segments, with personal care accounting for the majority of sales, and generates significant revenue from international markets particularly in Asia including China, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Vietnam, as well as Saudi Arabia, the Americas and Europe; it serves customers via drugstores, supermarkets, baby product specialty stores and e-commerce channels. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Unicharm Corporation employs approximately 18,000 people and focuses on hygiene products utilizing nonwoven fabrics, positioning it as a leading producer of disposable baby diapers, feminine sanitary products and adult incontinence items in Japan and Asia. Recently, the company established a joint venture, Sofy East Africa Limited, with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO Kenya Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2025 to expand local production and sales of Sofy sanitary napkins including SOFY Long Lasting and sachets, building on prior imports from Egypt and aiming for broader East African market penetration to support women's social advancement; it launched trial operations for the next-generation healthcare service Sofy FemScan in November 2025 utilizing menstrual blood analysis in partnership with iLAC Inc. for daily health management; completed a new plant in Ahmedabad, India in February 2025 to strengthen its presence; announced medium- to long-term ESG goals under Kyo-sei Life Vision 2035 in October 2025; signed a comprehensive partnership with Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in November 2025 to empower women and address social issues; and joined initiatives like the Circular Economy Partnership and GX League working group for sustainability and resource circulation centered on the RefF project.

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