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Meiwa Corporation

Meiwa Corporation

TTSE:8103
997.00
JPY
-2.00
(-0.20%)
31.45BMarket Cap
Oct 30Next 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
3,341.5
3,464.17
3,232.17
3,226.88
3,395.18
3,701.94
3,281.28
3,017.12
3,424.68
3,751.21
3,797.77
3,865.51
4,105.58
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
58.26
60.48
49.25
55
49.52
54.28
50.07
28.69
57.63
41.18
66.08
83.27
83.99
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
11.68
26.34
17.12
88.5
-14.7
-14.61
60.46
94.87
-81
96.14
130.29
102.16
101.42
- -
Dividend per Share
5.99
6.99
8
8
8
9.98
54
12
61.99
71.98
25.05
34.83
42.02
- -
Book Value per Share
523.62
624.83
624.33
706.51
771.64
790.96
735.72
824.41
854.32
849.44
921.93
957
1,038.12
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
511.69
615.13
617.58
700.42
765.58
787.58
732.53
817.87
849.34
846.06
919.28
955.09
973.44
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
41
40
40
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
139,551
144,674
134,985
134,764
141,793
154,604
137,036
126,004
143,025
156,662
158,279
156,727
164,927
- -
Operating Margin (%)
1.98
1.4
1.57
1.69
1.41
1.71
1.08
1.78
2.38
2.33
1.88
2.28
2.51
- -
Depreciation Expense
116
211
195
158
165
200
155
227
271
255
255
257
369
- -
Net Income, GAAP
2,433
2,526
2,057
2,297
2,068
2,267
2,091
1,198
2,407
1,720
2,754
3,376
3,374
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
31.61
30.44
23.15
26.45
27.74
28.27
31.23
30.65
32.15
44.01
30.98
26.72
31.55
- -
Profit Margin (%)
1.74
1.75
1.52
1.7
1.46
1.47
1.53
0.95
1.68
1.1
1.74
2.15
2.05
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Working Capital
12,219
15,809
16,210
17,019
18,577
20,007
19,414
21,715
23,375
22,887
25,075
25,134
26,006
- -
LT Debt
613
2,124
1,656
212
654
522
50
634
601
87
669
533
2,062
- -
Total Equity
22,029
26,286
26,273
29,725
32,459
33,277
30,980
34,702
35,966
35,922
38,780
38,906
42,094
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.65
4.56
5.23
5.24
3.98
4.85
2.69
4.09
5.62
4.67
4.61
6.11
6.36
- -
Return on Capital (%)
8.83
8.43
6.81
7.33
5.9
6.11
5.8
3.29
5.96
3.99
6.3
7.91
7.61
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
11.85
10.53
7.89
8.27
6.7
6.95
6.56
3.68
6.87
4.83
7.47
8.79
8.45
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
7,000
2,699
- -
LT Borrowings
76
2,041
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
21
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
40
40
38
Market Capitalization
34,005
31,448
33,327

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
61,728
62,846
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
10,108
11,486
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
34,606
34,958
- -
Inventories
7,810
6,245
- -
Total Current Liabilities
39,626
36,840
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
7,000
2,699
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
5%
4%
8.19%
Free Cash Flow
-55.15%
-78.84%
-1.64%
Net Income, GAAP
11.59%
31.01%
-0.06%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.3%
5.66%
5.23%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
84.48%
19.55%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
156,727
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
164,927
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
83.27
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
83.99
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
34.83
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
42.02
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Minoru Kuboaki
Full Time Employees
596
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Wholesale distributors
Address
Shin Tokyo Building Tokyo TY Japan 100-8311
IPO Date
Apr 2, 1973
Website
meiwa.co.jp
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Business
Meiwa Corporation (TSE:8103), a Japan-based trading company, engages primarily in chemicals, lubricants, battery materials, automotive and mineral resources, and environmental businesses through four main segments; the Resources and Environment segment provides rare earth elements, rare metals, environmental products, metal products, activated carbon, quartz, and inorganic raw materials; the Flame Retardants and Construction Materials segment offers antimony trioxide, brominated and phosphorus flame retardants, resin materials for automotive, electrical/electronics, food packaging, residential construction, insulation materials, waterproof materials, flooring, and fittings; the Petroleum Products segment supplies fuel oils, lubricating oils and greases, base oils, additives, solvents, asphalt, and rubber compounding oils; and the High-Performance Materials and Automotive/Battery Materials segment delivers functional chemicals, synthetic resins, polymer raw materials, urethane, coatings resins, FRP materials, high-precision organic chemicals, inorganic fibers and fillers, automotive parts such as synthetic resin products and trim parts, and battery raw materials including cathode/anode materials, separators, and electrolytic solutions. Founded on July 25, 1947, and headquartered at 3-1, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the company operates internationally with subsidiaries and affiliates in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Korea, targeting industrial manufacturers in automotive, electronics, construction, energy, and battery sectors across Japan and Asia. Recent developments include the acquisition of Takaroku Corporation, completed on July 9, 2025, to bolster environmental initiatives; an investment announced on February 19, 2025, in a Chinese manufacturer of multilayer ceramic capacitor production equipment; upward revisions to earnings and dividend forecasts announced January 31, 2025; and elevation to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in April 2022.