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Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

1,295.00
JPY
+25.00
(+1.97%)
146.33BMarket Cap
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
9,339.09
9,091.63
8,700.4
8,574.42
9,042.33
9,234.73
9,025.94
8,720.94
9,046.34
9,976.25
10,114.12
10,245.65
10,327.52
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
196.67
200.26
20.94
72.57
67.8
-304.34
122.88
27.67
17.23
-436.27
197.09
39.33
101.69
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
654.37
707
452.85
752.42
388.34
516.39
579.61
728.93
626.51
569.7
782.25
630.72
649.35
- -
Dividend per Share
40.27
50.08
60.07
59.97
59.96
30.07
40.07
40.01
40.09
30.15
- -
10.03
15.02
- -
Book Value per Share
3,652.74
4,198.08
3,645.86
3,714.62
3,776.24
3,328.27
3,248.53
3,570.13
3,695.29
3,415.74
4,062.18
4,175.75
4,409.61
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Tangible Book Value per Share
3,464.4
4,034.01
3,513.75
3,580.32
3,656.41
3,232.04
3,170.65
3,356.2
3,493.81
3,220.65
3,866.36
4,061.31
4,308.61
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
115
115
115
115
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,081,277
1,052,491
1,007,097
992,428
1,046,499
1,068,703
1,043,912
1,007,339
1,045,086
1,152,645
1,167,314
1,182,431
1,192,606
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Operating Margin (%)
2.64
2.25
2.25
2.39
1.68
1.84
3.36
1.91
1.16
-2.33
1.48
1.67
2.11
- -
Depreciation Expense
65,465
63,726
59,743
57,112
59,941
62,458
60,545
65,695
67,565
67,328
65,259
66,642
63,213
- -
Net Income, GAAP
22,770
23,183
2,424
8,399
7,847
-35,220
14,212
3,196
1,990
-50,406
22,747
4,539
11,743
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
26.72
37.03
54.95
65.99
62.93
- -
20.93
42.27
58.29
- -
13.34
43.61
43.58
- -
Profit Margin (%)
2.11
2.2
0.24
0.85
0.75
-3.3
1.36
0.32
0.19
-4.37
1.95
0.38
0.98
- -
Working Capital
-3,817
8,666
53,000
-8,288
-39,238
37,541
62,662
107,077
148,799
123,120
143,844
159,113
202,528
- -
LT Debt
480,719
464,799
445,725
404,353
403,334
451,474
479,677
609,846
647,259
674,809
660,734
633,592
654,517
- -
Total Equity
426,583
489,737
424,684
434,909
443,396
395,342
386,576
424,719
438,602
415,199
495,647
510,433
540,506
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
1.76
1.23
0.87
0.72
0.58
- -
2.56
0.96
0.39
- -
1.1
0.8
1.01
- -
Return on Capital (%)
2.66
2.45
0.62
1.08
1.05
- -
1.52
0.39
0.3
- -
2.02
0.51
1.14
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
6.1
5.1
0.53
1.97
1.81
-8.57
3.74
0.81
0.47
-12.27
5.27
0.95
2.37
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
191,904
222,341
- -
LT Borrowings
660,256
635,911
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
18,606
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
116
115
115
Market Capitalization
140,718
146,326
147,132

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
638,440
665,069
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
162,480
207,411
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
195,405
181,228
- -
Inventories
237,548
237,263
- -
Total Current Liabilities
428,755
462,541
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
191,904
222,341
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
2.73%
5.24%
5.89%
Free Cash Flow
8.62%
-0.46%
3.02%
Net Income, GAAP
-326.39%
-547.43%
158.71%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.78%
3.49%
0.86%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
49.96%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,182,431
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,192,606
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
39.33
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
101.69
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
10.03
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
15.02
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Akira Sebe
Full Time Employees
15,042
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Pulp & paper
Address
4-6, Kanda-Surugadai Tokyo TY Japan 101-0062
IPO Date
Apr 1, 2013
Website
nipponpapergroup.com
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Business
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells pulp, paper, and paperboard products; operates in segments including paper and pulp, paperboard and packaging, energy and environment, and other businesses such as chemicals, cellulose nanofiber, agriculture, energy, concrete admixtures, logs, lumber, and building materials; and provides paper products encompassing newsprint, printing and writing paper, business communication paper, wrapping paper, functional specialty paper, linerboard and corrugated medium, paperboard, paper packs, household paper products, professional products, health care items, converting paper, barrier materials like SHIELDPLUS, paper straws, kitchen products, and pulp. Founded August 1, 1949 and headquartered at 4-6 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the company conducts operations in Japan, Oceania, Asia, North America, and internationally, managing 180,000 hectares of forests in a sustainable cycle and employing 15,145 consolidated staff as of March 31, 2025. Recent strategic developments include plans under new President Akira Sebe to increase exports of household paper, paper containers, and biomass materials while pursuing merger and acquisition opportunities in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa to offset shrinking domestic graphic paper demand; completion of a new lithium-ion battery CMC factory in Hungary in May 2025; establishment of a joint venture for bioethanol production from woody biomass; signing of an MoU with JAL, Airbus, Sumitomo Corporation, and GEI for wood-based sustainable aviation fuel in March 2025; and a commitment announced May 15, 2025 to reduce cross-shareholdings by 15 billion yen in sales value over FY2025-2027.