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Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

SYCHF
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.US flagOther OTC
32.55
USD
- -
- -
720.08MMarket 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
6,466.84
7,489.05
7,574.5
7,164.85
6,810.87
7,334.3
7,330.42
7,054.21
6,566.43
7,369.46
7,928.45
7,222.29
6,435.71
3,634.16
Basic EPS, GAAP
189.45
222.97
266.44
314.09
462.26
420.58
242.46
347.85
330.32
303.75
257.56
-384.91
187.79
-584.27
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
602.61
714.93
522.27
1,026.03
925.98
712.6
662.42
781.71
1,011.57
513.65
491.73
897.14
629.96
442.04
Dividend per Share
74.94
74.99
75.04
80.04
89.99
109.95
115.04
134.87
139.85
164.78
169.6
169.97
170.1
84.93
Book Value per Share
3,635.66
3,784.04
3,992.59
4,227.2
4,614.84
4,925.84
5,053.35
5,266.01
5,430.39
5,566.52
5,655.58
5,095.54
5,108.42
5,054.72
Tangible Book Value per Share
4,156.31
4,592.87
5,227.54
5,223.66
5,663.14
6,054.93
5,906.33
5,788.33
6,321.8
6,428.9
6,394.35
6,067.84
5,972.36
5,998.9
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
142,652
165,183
167,045
157,992
150,166
161,692
161,599
155,503
144,757
162,526
174,973
159,510
142,258
80,232
Operating Margin (%)
4.34
4.91
5.36
7.91
9.09
7.42
8
8
8.25
7.31
4.65
3.07
5.93
3.58
Depreciation Expense
9,205
9,791
9,750
9,435
7,628
8,513
9,835
9,159
9,678
9,662
10,239
10,828
9,633
5,424
Net Income, GAAP
4,179
4,918
5,876
6,926
10,192
9,272
5,345
7,668
7,282
6,699
5,684
-8,501
4,151
-12,899
Effective Tax Rate (%)
29.68
30.55
29.18
32.54
21.8
22.88
63.11
29.56
27.25
33.31
33.83
- -
24.05
- -
Profit Margin (%)
2.93
2.98
3.52
4.38
6.79
5.73
3.31
4.93
5.03
4.12
3.25
-5.33
2.92
-16.08
Working Capital
23,379
27,342
32,244
38,220
40,870
38,745
42,529
43,069
43,118
45,860
50,386
52,410
54,610
54,289
LT Debt
6,037
3,017
3,784
8,320
7,981
5,762
3,800
2,400
1,000
150
1,909
1,516
2,230
1,439
Total Equity
94,279
103,906
117,686
118,284
127,649
136,269
132,621
130,095
142,949
147,031
148,994
141,576
138,302
139,140
Return on Invested Capital (%)
3.87
4.69
4.83
6.19
7.65
6.32
3.22
6.08
5.91
5.1
3.39
- -
4.33
- -
Return on Capital (%)
3.79
4.16
4.69
5.4
8.14
7.47
6.31
6.01
5.29
4.74
3.85
- -
2.85
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
5.29
6.01
6.85
7.64
10.46
8.82
4.86
6.74
6.18
5.53
4.59
-7.16
3.68
-10.8

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
9,187
- -
4,905
LT Borrowings
1,516
- -
1,439
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
22
- -
22
Market Capitalization
282,553
300,381
- -

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
105,929
- -
92,633
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
27,240
- -
21,823
Accounts Receivable, Net
44,967
- -
38,797
Inventories
31,133
- -
29,570
Total Current Liabilities
53,519
- -
38,344
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
9,187
- -
4,905
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
1.74%
1.36%
-2.31%
Free Cash Flow
10.34%
5.77%
-29.72%
Net Income, GAAP
-36.95%
-85.32%
-148.83%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-1.32%
-1.33%
-10.82%
Total Cash Common Dividend
8.81%
5%
0.16%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
38,914
40,364
42,854
37,378
159,510
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
142,258
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
134.09
- -
- -
- -
-384.91
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
187.79
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
83.9
- -
- -
- -
169.97
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
170.1
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
CEO
Akinori Higuchi
Full Time Employees
2,042
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
Address
11-1, Ikkyo Nomoto-cho Kyoto Japan 605-0995
IPO Date
Aug 10, 2022
Website
sanyo-chemical.co.jp
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Business
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd manufactures and sells functional chemicals, including surfactants for detergents, toiletries and cleaning agents; superabsorbent polymers; polyurethane raw materials such as polypropylene glycols and thermoplastic polyurethane beads for automotive interiors and foams; lubricant additives; permanent antistatic agents and pigment dispersants for plastics and textiles; toner binders and electrolytes for aluminum electrolytic capacitors; and polymer flocculants for wastewater treatment. The company operates through segments spanning life and health care, petroleum and transportation, plastics and textiles, information electronics, and environment housing construction; it serves automotive, electronics, medical, cosmetics and agriculture markets primarily in Japan, with production and sales facilities also in China, the US, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Sanyo Chemical lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and maintains 18 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Recent strategic changes include the May 2023 establishment of Japan Polyol Limited Liability Partnership with Mitsui Chemicals Inc to optimize polypropylene glycol production through shared facilities, logistics and raw material procurement; the 2022 formation of FUJIFILM Sanyo Chemical Healthcare Corporation; and the November 2023 launch of the electronic nose FlavoTone for odor visualization in quality control applications. In March 2024, the company announced withdrawal from its superabsorbent polymer business, involving suspension of production at SDP GLOBAL (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, planned halt at SDP Global Co Ltd during fiscal 2024, and consideration of divesting San-Dia Polymers (Nantong) Co Ltd; these moves support the New Medium-Term Management Plan 2025 targeting 15 billion yen operating profit by fiscal 2025 through high value-added product expansion and structural reforms. Overseas production expansions continue for lubricant additives in South Korea, antistatic agents in Thailand, and capacitor electrolytes to meet electric vehicle demand.