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Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd.

Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd.

TTSE:5942
671.00
JPY
-4.00
(-0.59%)
10.98BMarket 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
1,039.21
1,098.68
1,163.91
1,239.06
1,289.93
1,235.45
1,143.06
1,012.88
1,158.77
1,234.91
1,378.11
1,455.82
1,436.82
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
51.28
53.81
70.03
75.51
102.49
41.9
-20.62
-4.35
50.73
51.28
62.56
31.65
-37.47
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.57
54.81
7.51
114.87
3.21
13.45
-45.58
75.02
12.45
-38.72
-25.48
12.92
-0.88
- -
Dividend per Share
3
9.06
8.11
14.08
14.08
20.21
12.13
12.08
12.16
16.33
18.41
32.92
29.56
- -
Book Value per Share
605.83
682.97
763.36
766.91
962.7
970.47
928.96
912.35
1,004.28
1,062.35
1,140.26
1,158.21
1,143.22
1,197.18
Tangible Book Value per Share
556.03
633.93
715.84
724.35
919.22
931.73
899.46
886.53
973.33
1,030.99
1,110.9
1,132.59
1,123.19
1,178.59
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
23,000
24,151
25,418
27,263
28,379
27,055
24,702
21,742
24,782
25,950
27,986
28,639
27,842
- -
Operating Margin (%)
3.78
4.83
5.44
6.95
6.24
5.01
2.54
0.51
4.45
4.09
2.26
3.23
2.4
- -
Depreciation Expense
1,493
1,440
1,443
1,359
1,542
1,568
1,596
1,291
1,318
1,489
1,613
1,753
1,960
- -
Net Income, GAAP
1,135
1,183
1,529
1,661
2,255
918
-446
-93
1,085
1,078
1,270
623
-726
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
3.94
18.45
10.96
10.79
- -
39.9
- -
164.58
25.96
27.72
28.78
36.83
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
4.93
4.9
6.02
6.09
7.95
3.39
-1.8
-0.43
4.38
4.15
4.54
2.17
-2.61
- -
Working Capital
4,466
6,148
6,772
6,824
6,492
5,367
5,430
5,173
5,775
6,151
7,476
7,417
6,666
6,530
LT Debt
4,184
4,656
4,711
4,061
3,690
2,502
3,272
3,468
4,191
3,893
3,563
3,530
3,426
2,818
Total Equity
13,638
15,124
16,979
17,218
21,274
21,585
20,279
19,666
21,897
22,724
23,156
23,259
22,553
23,511
Return on Invested Capital (%)
3.91
4.12
5.05
6.56
- -
2.69
- -
-0.24
2.69
2.33
1.32
1.71
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
5.87
5.45
6.62
6.72
- -
3.14
- -
-0.55
3.63
3.28
3.72
1.79
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
9.35
8.37
9.68
9.87
11.88
4.33
-2.15
-0.47
5.29
4.91
5.64
2.73
-3.23
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'24
May'24
May'26
ST Debt
7,591
7,101
8,302
LT Borrowings
3,566
3,966
2,818
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
19
20
19
Market Capitalization
10,639
10,242
10,984

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'24
May'24
May'26
Total Current Assets
20,888
21,357
20,999
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
4,464
5,275
5,018
Accounts Receivable, Net
8,665
8,050
8,070
Inventories
7,334
7,450
7,348
Total Current Liabilities
13,953
13,443
14,469
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
7,591
7,101
8,302
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.18%
2.88%
-3.04%
Free Cash Flow
18.2%
-156.28%
-106.71%
Net Income, GAAP
-175.58%
-302.65%
-216.61%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.21%
5.22%
-2.78%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
20.58%
-11.57%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
6,924
7,173
- -
- -
28,639
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
27,842
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
4.86
22.94
- -
- -
31.65
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
-37.47
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
32.92
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
29.56
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Hiroyuki Nagura
Full Time Employees
1,273
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Pulp & paper
Address
2220 Ohmaru Tokyo TY Japan 206-8577
IPO Date
Oct 2, 1961
Website
filcon.co.jp
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Business
Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells industrial filters, conveyor belts, electronic components, photomasks, environment-related products, and water treatment systems; offers forming fabrics for paper machines including mesh for pulp and paper manufacturing, industrial wire mesh, adsorbents, precision etching products, solar power generation systems, and real estate leasing services. The company operates through segments such as Industrial Filters and Conveyor Belt Business, Electronic Components and Photomask Business, Environment-Related and Water Treatment Business, and Real Estate Leasing, serving customers in the pulp and paper, electronics, and environmental sectors primarily in Japan, rest of Asia including Thailand, and the United States via subsidiaries like FILCON America, Inc. Founded in 1916 and formally established in 1936, Nippon Filcon maintains its head office in Inagi City, Tokyo, with additional offices in Osaka, Shizuoka, Nagoya, and Hokkaido, plants in Tokyo, Shizuoka, and Thailand, and lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market under ticker 5942. In recent developments, the company issued its interim report for the period December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2025, and announced implementation results of a time-limited early retirement preferential program, alongside regular quarterly and annual regulatory filings reflecting ongoing operational stability and shareholder communications as of late 2025.