Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

2026/01/16 Updated
Market Cap: $1.7B (¥266.8B)
Stock Price: $11.21 (¥1,777)
Exchange Rate: 1 USD = ¥158.48

Stock Price Chart

2026/01/16 Updated
12.17
PER (Price Earnings Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: +2.6
1.01
PBR (Price to Book Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: -0.3
3.38%
Dividend Yield
vs Industry Avg: +0.43%

Price Trend

2026/01/16 Updated
Short-term
5-Day MA
+2.31%
Near-term
25-Day MA
+5.08%
Mid-term
75-Day MA
+15.88%
Long-term
200-Day MA
+26.95%

Price & Trading Details

2026/01/16 Updated

PRICE

Previous Close ¥1,752
Open ¥1,760
High ¥1,783
Low ¥1,757
Close ¥1,777

TRADING

Volume 454,400
Average Volume 509,103
Turnover ¥8億
Min. Purchase ¥177,700

Shareholder Composition

Updated 2026/01/11
9.5%
Insider Holdings
44.6%
Institutional
45.8%
Public Float
109
Institutional Holders
Insider Holdings 9.5%
Institutional 44.6%
Public Float 45.8%

Major Holders

Updated 2026/01/11
Institution Ownership Shares Change
VANGUARD STAR FUNDS-Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
1.31%
2.1M -2.89%
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
0.82%
1.3M -2.34%
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-DFA Intl Small Cap Value PORT.
0.62%
994.0K 0.00%
iShares Trust-iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
0.59%
951.7K +1.09%
Old Westbury Funds Inc-Old Westbury Small & Mid Cap Strategies Fund
0.45%
716.2K +3.69%
DFA INVESTMENT TRUST CO-The Japanese Small Company Series
0.41%
661.1K +6.27%

Dividend History 1Years Growth

Updated 2026/01/11
-%
Dividend Yield
¥68
Annual Dividend
+50.0%
YoY Growth
63.0%
Payout Ratio
Year Dividend Change
2025 ¥68 +50.0%
2024 ¥45 -5.3%
2023 ¥48 +5.6%
2022 ¥45 +50.0%
2021 ¥30 -

Financial Performance

2026/01/11 Updated

Revenue & Profit

Margins

Cash Flow

Financial Health

2022 2023 2024 2025
Income Statement
Revenue ¥184,805M ¥198,380M ¥201,791M ¥222,584M
Gross Profit ¥63,967M ¥66,752M ¥61,301M ¥71,482M
Operating Income ¥21,052M ¥21,506M ¥7,338M ¥20,402M
Pretax Income ¥23,782M ¥21,075M ¥7,332M ¥22,231M
Net Income ¥17,181M ¥14,984M ¥4,113M ¥17,508M
EPS ¥101.65 ¥89.33 ¥24.79 ¥107.16
Operating Margin 11.39% 10.84% 3.64% 9.17%
Balance Sheet
Total Assets ¥315,459M ¥322,858M ¥363,173M ¥373,708M
Total Equity ¥245,479M ¥254,016M ¥269,560M ¥267,526M
Total Liabilities ¥69,980M ¥68,842M ¥93,613M ¥106,182M
Cash ¥38,459M ¥48,051M ¥56,749M ¥55,425M
Interest-bearing Debt ¥16,650M ¥19,580M ¥31,450M ¥42,096M
Equity Ratio 77.82% 78.68% 74.22% 71.59%
D/E Ratio 0.07 0.08 0.12 0.16
Cash Flow
Operating CF ¥23,141M ¥20,039M ¥23,242M ¥25,530M
Investing CF -¥10,641M -¥15,158M -¥19,409M -¥27,313M
Financing CF -¥11,090M -¥7,950M ¥3,823M -¥4,756M
Free CF ¥13,674M ¥7,052M ¥7,220M -¥5,478M
Efficiency
ROE 7.00% 5.90% 1.53% 6.54%
ROA 5.45% 4.64% 1.13% 4.68%

Company Information

English Name Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
Japanese Name 日本化薬(株)
Stock Code 4272.T (JPX)
Sector / Industry Basic Materials / Chemicals
Employees 5,979

About

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. engages in mobility and imaging, fine chemicals, and life sciences businesses in Japan. The company offers airbag inflators, micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners and squib; and liquid crystal display (LCD) projector and display, and x-ray analysis system components. It also provides epoxy and maleimide resin, epoxy resin hardener, reactive flame retardant, acrylic acid esters, UV-curable resins for resist, resist for MEMS, cleaners for LCDs and semiconductors, and LCD sealants, as well as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, such as laminator, remover, mounter, UV irradiation equipment; colorants for inkjet printers, dyes for inkjet textile printing, inks for industrial inkjet printers, image sensor materials, dichotomous colorants for dimmable glass, near infrared absorbers, dyes for textiles and paper, colorants for resins, developers for thermal paper, and pigment derivative; and catalysts for the production of acrylic acid, acrolein, and methacrylic acid. In addition, the company offers Anti-cancer and biological drugs, cardiovascular and photodynamic diagnostic agents, in-vitro diagnostic drugs, embolization materials, pharmaceutical API and intermediates, food additives, health food ingredients, preservatives for food quality, and cleaners and disinfectants; Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, miticides, public health insecticides, soil fumigants, and animal repellents; and engages in real estate business. The company was formerly known as Nihon Kayaku Seizou Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. in 1945. Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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