Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited.

4008.T
Specialty Chemicals
2026/08/21 Updated
Market Cap: $609.8M (¥96.9B)
Stock Price: $9.47 (¥1,505)
Exchange Rate: 1 USD = ¥158.98

Stock Price Chart

2026/08/21 Updated
12.81
PER (Price Earnings Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: +3.3
0.92
PBR (Price to Book Ratio)
vs Industry Avg: -0.4
4.65%
Dividend Yield
vs Industry Avg: +1.70%

Price Trend

2026/08/21 Updated
Short-term
5-Day MA
-1.35%
Near-term
25-Day MA
+10.14%
Mid-term
75-Day MA
+15.06%
Long-term
200-Day MA
+25.20%

Price & Trading Details

2026/08/21 Updated

PRICE

Previous Close ¥1,499
Open ¥1,520
High ¥1,520
Low ¥1,486
Close ¥1,505

TRADING

Volume 209,900
Average Volume 217,258
Turnover ¥3億
Min. Purchase ¥150,500

Earnings Calendar

Updated 2026/08/01

Recent Earnings

Date EPS Est. EPS Actual Surprise
2016/02/03 ¥26.71 ¥26.18 -2.0%
2015/08/02 ¥21.88 ¥15.30 -30.1%
2015/05/11 ¥19.56 ¥8.90 -54.5%
2015/02/03 ¥21.62 ¥31.32 +44.9%

Shareholder Composition

Updated 2026/08/01
36.9%
Insider Holdings
21.0%
Institutional
42.1%
Public Float
47
Institutional Holders
Insider Holdings 36.9%
Institutional 21.0%
Public Float 42.1%

Major Holders

Updated 2026/08/01
Institution Ownership Shares Change
Price (T.Rowe) International Discovery Fund
4.67%
652.7K 0.00%
DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio
0.99%
138.9K +4.20%
Vanguard International Stock Index-Total Intl Stock Indx
0.73%
102.6K -26.46%
Price (T.Rowe) International Small-Cap Equity Trust
0.67%
94.0K +3.18%
Vanguard Tax Managed Fund-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
0.47%
66.0K +13.60%
DFA Japanese Small Company Series
0.38%
53.6K -4.96%

Dividend History

Updated 2026/08/23
-%
Dividend Yield
¥24
Annual Dividend
-40.0%
YoY Growth
20.4%
Payout Ratio
Year Dividend Change
2026 ¥24 -40.0%
2025 ¥40 0.0%
2024 ¥40 0.0%
2023 ¥40 +25.0%
2022 ¥32 -

Financial Performance

2026/08/23 Updated

Revenue & Profit

Margins

Cash Flow

Financial Health

2023 2024 2025 2026
Income Statement
Revenue ¥143,041M ¥142,986M ¥147,571M ¥148,354M
Gross Profit ¥30,135M ¥28,007M ¥30,681M ¥35,435M
Operating Income ¥10,459M ¥9,532M ¥10,715M ¥14,467M
Pretax Income ¥11,535M ¥9,119M ¥8,608M ¥11,957M
Net Income ¥8,592M ¥6,166M ¥5,961M ¥7,677M
EPS ¥127.37 ¥91.80 ¥90.12 ¥117.48
Operating Margin 7.31% 6.67% 7.26% 9.75%
Balance Sheet
Total Assets ¥126,651M ¥136,305M ¥141,532M ¥152,732M
Total Equity ¥86,660M ¥95,051M ¥94,312M ¥103,619M
Total Liabilities ¥39,991M ¥41,254M ¥47,220M ¥49,113M
Cash ¥23,553M ¥21,662M ¥16,863M ¥18,217M
Interest-bearing Debt ¥12,623M ¥11,569M ¥18,863M ¥17,933M
Equity Ratio 68.42% 69.73% 66.64% 67.84%
D/E Ratio 0.15 0.12 0.20 0.17
Cash Flow
Operating CF ¥6,703M ¥12,008M ¥13,681M ¥17,480M
Investing CF -¥5,942M -¥10,372M -¥20,915M -¥11,331M
Financing CF -¥8,303M -¥5,767M ¥3,186M -¥5,091M
Free CF -¥128M ¥2,036M -¥7,398M ¥4,215M
Efficiency
ROE 9.91% 6.49% 6.32% 7.41%
ROA 6.78% 4.52% 4.21% 5.03%

Latest IR Information

Company Information

English Name Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited.
Japanese Name 住友精化(株)
Stock Code 4008.T (JPX)
Sector / Industry Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
Employees 1,438

About

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited. engages in the manufacture and sale of absorbent polymers, functional chemicals, and gases in Japan and internationally. It operates through the Super Absorbent Polymers and Functional Materials segments. The Super Absorbent Polymers segment offers a super absorbent polymer, AQUA KEEP, used in water absorbent materials for hygiene products, including disposable diapers, baby diapers, sanitary napkins, and incontinent pad; industrial materials comprising water blocking tape for power and optical cables and water-swelling rubber; and other applications, such as water absorbent pad, freshness agent, water retention agent, anti-dewing agent, pet sheets, and water absorbent sheets. Its Functional Materials segment manufactures and sells water soluble polymers, emulsions, latexes, powder resins, and organic synthetic chemicals. This segment also produces particle polymers, pharmaceuticals-related products, functional products, electronics gases, standard gases, industrial chemicals, medical gases, chemical gases, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and other gas generators, including PSA systems. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

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