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AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc.

AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc.

TTSE:3896
395.00
JPY
-4.00
(-1.00%)
3.92BMarket Cap
Nov 11Next Earn
AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc.
TSE:3896
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

395.00

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
JPY
1,906.38
1,726.47
1,543.93
1,605.2
1,669.72
1,606.1
1,612.54
1,620.03
1,538.86
1,257.87
1,505.62
1,734.73
1,615.11
1,716.22
1,850.37
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Revenue per Share
4.95
48.6
40.55
46.2
28.77
47.66
-122.24
3.65
-3.37
-44.59
28.34
24.32
5.26
3.59
75.42
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Basic EPS, GAAP
13.8
-38.98
14.07
-5.28
73.29
-72.99
33.1
28.22
-16.19
-44.07
129.6
8.61
-297.69
-502.08
-50.55
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Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
6.36
7
5
10.5
8.02
8
7
3.5
- -
- -
- -
5.5
- -
- -
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Dividend per Share
426.06
451.94
474.1
539.6
554.13
599.37
483.96
478.6
479.65
428.07
454.61
495.93
514.38
538.93
639.69
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Book Value per Share
416.18
446.39
470.64
537.93
552.45
597.29
482.39
476.84
477.89
426.74
453.84
494.63
511.25
526.78
610.56
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Tangible Book Value per Share
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
15,768
15,725
15,702
16,325
16,981
16,300
16,083
16,158
15,353
12,551
15,023
17,309
16,116
17,124
18,494
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Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.14
2.08
1.61
2.79
4.69
3.19
2.59
1.71
1.61
-1.23
1.79
2.17
2.2
2.53
0.32
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Operating Margin (%)
690
709
629
706
725
678
747
718
821
807
773
847
795
661
1,275
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Depreciation Expense
41
443
412
470
293
484
-1,219
36
-34
-445
283
243
52
36
754
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Net Income, GAAP
55.71
17.96
6.78
24.11
32.96
- -
- -
59.21
89.14
- -
- -
- -
28.55
- -
22.82
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Effective Tax Rate (%)
0.26
2.82
2.63
2.88
1.72
2.97
-7.58
0.23
-0.22
-3.54
1.88
1.4
0.33
0.21
4.08
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Profit Margin (%)
-554
898
638
128
614
1,051
18
43
698
1,478
1,355
1,944
-2,350
-9
1,661
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Working Capital
2,793
2,992
3,536
2,747
2,453
3,374
2,993
2,957
2,870
3,505
2,803
2,806
2,924
9,138
9,689
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LT Debt
4,334
5,620
6,134
6,999
7,092
7,479
6,474
6,463
6,633
6,101
6,373
6,468
6,884
7,584
8,899
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Total Equity
- -
2.52
2.06
2.81
4.33
- -
- -
0.94
0.22
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- -
- -
2
- -
0.21
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Return on Invested Capital (%)
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3.75
2.63
3.73
1.91
- -
- -
-0.42
-1.1
- -
- -
- -
-0.19
- -
3.02
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Return on Capital (%)
- -
10.9
8.76
9.11
5.26
8.33
-22.57
0.76
-0.7
-9.82
6.42
5.12
1.04
0.68
12.8
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Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

JPY

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in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
3,949
4,381
- -
LT Borrowings
10,317
9,640
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LT Finance Leases
53
49
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Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
10
10
10
Market Capitalization
3,881
3,921
3,511

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
8,668
10,877
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,454
1,851
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
3,163
3,263
- -
Inventories
3,545
4,165
- -
Total Current Liabilities
8,023
9,215
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
3,949
4,381
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Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
2.63%
7.98%
17.35%
Free Cash Flow
-441.05%
-813.32%
-89.91%
Net Income, GAAP
235.53%
342.79%
2,001.7%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.42%
8.46%
8%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
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Quarterly Revenue

JPY

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
17,124
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
18,494
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
3.59
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
75.42
2027
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- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
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- -
- -
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2026
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2027
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Business
Awa Paper & Technological Company, Inc. (3896.T) manufactures and sells functional specialty papers and nonwoven fabrics primarily for industrial applications including automotive, water treatment, energy, electronics, and environmental sectors; core products encompass automotive filter media such as air, oil, and fuel filter papers; clutch plate friction materials and base papers; battery separator papers for lead-acid batteries; reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration membrane support fabrics; submerged membrane units like M-fine for membrane bioreactors in wastewater treatment; carbon composite materials including CARMIX for thermal conduction, graphite sheets, and activated carbon sheets; synthetic fiber papers such as polyester, polyolefin, aramid, and high-performance fiber sheets; inorganic powder papers for gaskets and meerschaum; as well as media for nano-coat filters, brewery, dry cleaning, and electronic discharge machining, cushion and impregnated papers, and base papers for humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and building materials. The company, founded in 1916 and headquartered in Tokushima-shi, Japan, operates production facilities in Tokushima (including the new Shin-komatsushima Plant established in 2025), Komatsushima, and Anan within Japan; it maintains international presence through subsidiaries like Thai United Awa Paper Co., Ltd. in Thailand and equity affiliates such as Chuzhou Guofeng Awa Filtering Materials Co., Ltd. in China, alongside sales offices in Tokyo and technical partnerships in Asia for consignment production. Recent developments include the reacquisition of FSC forest certification in February 2025 to reinforce sustainability commitments after a prior revocation; the establishment of the Shin-komatsushima Plant in 2025 to expand production capacity; and ongoing advancements in tailor-made products via in-house paper-making, processing, evaluation technologies, and contract testing services targeting automobiles, energy, electricity, environment, and consumer goods markets.