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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.

TTSE:4008
1,448.00
JPY
-4.00
(-0.28%)
76.46BMarket Cap
Nov 11Next Earn
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
TSE:4008
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

1,448.00

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
JPY
937.66
988.75
1,023.52
1,376.16
1,344.15
1,261.64
1,433.54
1,535.43
1,589.82
1,445.78
1,497.3
1,682.43
2,129.54
2,128.64
2,230.96
2,270.24
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Revenue per Share
46.86
30.3
45.25
82.01
80.38
58.19
83.22
97.13
8.76
62.14
103.23
85.81
127.91
91.79
90.12
117.48
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
93.5
91.45
35.87
230.47
116.51
178.89
214.08
167.11
70.61
156.13
235.66
78.44
-1.91
30.31
-111.84
64.5
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
9.98
9.99
9.99
10
17.47
14.99
14.99
17.5
19.98
19.98
20.01
22.07
32.11
40.11
40.18
40.08
- -
Dividend per Share
472.02
482.2
543.94
668.41
770.31
776.48
847.85
933.95
921.87
931.85
1,055.59
1,167.1
1,284.62
1,429.35
1,439.16
1,601.93
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Book Value per Share
439.3
454.61
523.06
654.19
764.03
773.48
843.18
929.79
918.7
927.97
1,052.21
1,164.14
1,251.59
1,376.25
1,376.23
1,537
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Tangible Book Value per Share
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
67
67
66
65
65
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
64,672
68,194
70,591
94,911
92,698
87,003
98,857
105,883
109,634
99,701
103,254
115,583
143,041
142,986
147,571
148,354
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Sales/Revenue/Turnover
13.95
6.27
5.93
8.49
7.83
8.51
10.67
9.2
8.28
7.8
9.79
6.99
7.31
6.67
7.26
9.75
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Operating Margin (%)
4,207
4,577
4,627
6,066
6,012
5,911
6,016
5,793
5,790
5,430
5,280
4,896
5,097
5,747
5,737
5,524
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Depreciation Expense
3,232
2,090
3,121
5,656
5,543
4,013
5,739
6,698
604
4,285
7,119
5,895
8,592
6,166
5,961
7,677
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Net Income, GAAP
21.51
23.87
24.07
27.58
27.71
30.35
31.73
30.11
83.35
31.92
24.12
29.56
23.33
29.29
28.37
34.26
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Effective Tax Rate (%)
5
3.06
4.42
5.96
5.98
4.61
5.81
6.33
0.55
4.3
6.89
5.1
6.01
4.31
4.04
5.17
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Profit Margin (%)
13,217
14,316
12,553
19,503
23,614
26,672
29,487
25,226
26,842
31,696
40,713
43,787
46,841
47,472
39,602
49,555
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Working Capital
11,472
12,623
13,677
15,282
16,483
21,158
15,238
6,003
3,912
3,872
3,297
352
271
175
5,364
14,746
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LT Debt
33,819
34,452
38,900
47,866
55,565
56,130
60,883
66,575
66,002
66,729
75,490
81,904
86,660
95,051
94,312
103,619
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Total Equity
7.91
5.89
5
7.91
6.32
5.78
8.07
7.63
1.71
6.27
8.84
6.03
8.08
6.46
6.9
7.96
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Return on Invested Capital (%)
5.95
3.62
4.73
7.48
6.63
4.38
6.51
7.67
0.55
5.21
8.29
6.46
8.97
6.26
5.61
6.7
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Return on Capital (%)
10.19
6.35
8.82
13.53
11.17
7.52
10.25
10.9
0.94
6.7
10.39
7.78
10.39
6.79
6.3
7.76
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Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
11,414
3,187
- -
LT Borrowings
7,200
14,500
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
246
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
66
65
64
Market Capitalization
62,339
76,456
81,933

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
79,412
82,362
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
17,497
18,217
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
32,950
32,363
- -
Inventories
24,951
25,190
- -
Total Current Liabilities
36,792
32,807
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
11,414
3,187
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
6.43%
6.62%
9.87%
Free Cash Flow
-236.81%
-496.03%
-156.97%
Net Income, GAAP
67.01%
5.16%
28.79%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.82%
7.88%
0.53%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
14.85%
-1.47%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
147,571
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
148,354
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
90.12
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
117.48
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
40.18
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
40.08
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited (4008.T) manufactures and sells super absorbent polymers, functional chemicals, and gases primarily for hygiene products, personal care, industrial materials, electronics, and medical applications. The company offers sodium polyacrylate-based super absorbent polymers under its proprietary brands for disposable diapers, incontinence pads, pet sheets, cooling gel sheets, and agricultural uses; functional chemicals including water-soluble and water-absorbent polymers, emulsions, latex products, powdered plastics, fine chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, binders and additives for rechargeable batteries, tackifiers, and thickeners serving cosmetics, skincare, adhesives, rubber products, inks, and tissue paper; and gases such as electronic and specialty gases for semiconductors, LCD monitors, LEDs, and smartphones, standard gases for environmental measurements, medical gases, chemical gases, along with precision pressure regulators, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) gas generators for oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen, and chemical engineering equipment including plants and storage systems. Sumitomo Seika operates through three main segments: Super Absorbent Polymers, Functional Materials, and Gas & Engineering; it maintains production facilities and sales offices in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Europe (France), Taiwan, China, and the United States, with overseas sales accounting for approximately 73.7% of total revenue; the company, founded in 1944 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, employs about 1,402 people and has 11 consolidated subsidiaries. Recent developments include the launch of new super absorbent polymer grades in fiscal 2023 with plans for further enhanced absorption variants in fiscal 2025 and applications in cables; construction of a new carbon monoxide production facility in South Korea operational since May 2023 to boost semiconductor material gases capacity; decisions to build a new pilot facility for super absorbent polymers at Himeji Works, expand manufacturing in Singapore, and establish a new R&D center in the Befu area; implementation of SAP S/4HANA core business system; receipt of ISCC PLUS certification by its Korean and European polymer subsidiaries; signing of the United Nations Global Compact; and announcement of a treasury stock acquisition program for up to 210,000 shares, or about 1.6% of issued shares, in late 2025.