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Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

TTSE:4992
1,722.00
JPY
-12.00
(-0.69%)
45.99BMarket Cap
Jan 08Next Earn
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
1,406.39
1,538.15
1,532.8
1,449.76
1,452.94
1,515.44
1,550.12
1,449.47
1,481.2
1,656.64
1,670.06
1,708.35
1,874.63
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
17.65
36.15
68.93
71.3
72.5
108.7
104.05
88.62
108.06
155.61
137.51
148.15
169.89
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
71.6
89.28
5.8
66.44
142.78
50.66
70.97
98.7
36.81
41.06
103.91
172.15
192.4
- -
Dividend per Share
8.01
8.01
8.02
9.51
10.53
12.96
16.51
18.46
17.98
20.01
22.97
27.99
36.25
- -
Book Value per Share
525.68
554.53
635.99
685.05
809.59
892.75
973.14
1,121.14
1,263.55
1,412.03
1,727.04
1,735.81
2,051.92
2,352.12
Tangible Book Value per Share
493.3
521.85
608.52
663.96
792.2
881.68
950.29
1,102.31
1,237.52
1,389.32
1,702.48
1,713.64
2,032.99
2,332.41
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
38,795
42,416
42,251
39,953
39,861
41,042
41,981
39,255
40,121
44,864
45,227
46,195
49,125
- -
Operating Margin (%)
1.36
4.68
5.91
6.17
5.73
7.65
6.91
5.82
7.14
10.54
9.76
9.83
10
- -
Depreciation Expense
1,672
1,609
1,462
1,444
1,505
1,349
1,301
1,535
1,390
1,413
1,959
1,859
1,799
- -
Net Income, GAAP
487
997
1,900
1,965
1,989
2,944
2,818
2,400
2,927
4,214
3,724
4,006
4,452
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
47.3
40.6
35.53
29
30.2
24.94
24.2
22.61
25.69
27.24
30.9
27.95
28.42
- -
Profit Margin (%)
1.26
2.35
4.5
4.92
4.99
7.17
6.71
6.11
7.3
9.39
8.23
8.67
9.06
- -
Working Capital
7,759
9,074
11,006
12,961
14,233
14,786
14,686
18,351
20,441
20,107
25,159
28,195
28,176
30,839
LT Debt
2,944
2,829
2,501
2,973
1,940
950
450
1,200
1,400
- -
1,000
1,000
- -
1,000
Total Equity
14,499
15,289
17,528
18,877
21,926
24,178
26,355
30,363
34,219
38,240
46,770
46,197
52,899
60,638
Return on Invested Capital (%)
1.12
4.83
6.33
6.72
6.24
8.93
7.96
5.76
6.1
8.91
6.8
6.74
6.8
- -
Return on Capital (%)
2.41
4.58
8.12
8.09
8.18
11.64
10.61
8.11
8.64
11.23
8.55
8.47
8.84
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
3.5
6.69
11.58
10.8
9.75
12.77
11.15
8.46
9.06
11.63
8.76
8.62
8.99
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
May'24
Feb'26
May'26
ST Debt
4,900
- -
3,600
LT Borrowings
1,000
- -
1,000
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
27
26
26
Market Capitalization
41,569
48,441
45,992

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
May'24
Feb'26
May'26
Total Current Assets
45,412
- -
52,627
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2,419
- -
5,209
Accounts Receivable, Net
26,331
- -
31,341
Inventories
16,174
- -
15,047
Total Current Liabilities
17,794
- -
21,788
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
4,900
- -
3,600
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
11.84%
12.01%
14.51%
Free Cash Flow
134.81%
35.12%
8.31%
Net Income, GAAP
10.65%
14.6%
11.13%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.64%
4.66%
6.34%
Total Cash Common Dividend
16.02%
14.13%
25.5%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
14,409
14,529
- -
- -
46,195
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
49,125
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
48.67
50.18
- -
- -
148.15
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
169.89
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
27.99
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
36.25
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Kenichi Sano
Full Time Employees
742
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Chemicals: agricultural
Address
Sumitomo Fudosan Nihonbashi Building Tokyo TY Japan 103-8341
IPO Date
Oct 2, 1961
Website
hokkochem.co.jp
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Business
Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells crop protection products, fine chemicals, and textile materials primarily in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three main segments, including the Agricultural Chemicals Business offering insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and plant growth regulators; the Fine Chemicals Business providing pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates, epoxy resin curing accelerators, electronic materials such as specialty styrene monomers for photo-resist applications, functional ceramic raw materials, catalysts, organometallic chemicals like Grignard reagents, organophosphines, and organoborons, as well as antiseptic and antifungal agents; and the Textile Materials Business supplying recycled fiber materials for industrial uses in automobiles and furniture, and consumer applications in bags, shoes, and apparel. Founded in 1950 and headquartered at Sumitomo Fudosan Nihonbashi Building in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Hokko maintains factories in Hokkaido, Niigata, and Okayama, research laboratories in Atsugi, and branches across Japan including Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata, Tokyo, West Japan, and Fukuoka to serve domestic markets while exporting products globally. In recent developments, the company entered a licensing agreement with ENEOS in July 2025 for a new TIB phosphine ligand used in nickel-catalyzed coupling reactions, planning small-sample sales from September 2025, and completed a share repurchase program in August 2025 acquiring 286,800 shares or 1.09% of its stock for ¥431.79 million.