Process Industries

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

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Business Summary

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Safety Systems, and Others. The Functional Chemicals segment provides products in the environment and energy conservation fields based on dye and resin technology. The Pharmaceuticals segment centers on anti-cancer drugs and cancer related fields. The Safety Systems segment handles the improvement of automobile safety through applied explosive technologies that includes airbag inflators and gas generators. The Others segment deals with agrochemicals and real estate leasing. The company was founded by Jotaro Yamamoto, Naokichi Kaneko, and Soubei Mogi on June 5, 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2022	JPY	USD
Revenue	184,805M	1,644.57M
Gross Profit	62,881M	559.57M
Operating income	21,052M	187.34M
Income before tax	23,700M	210.90M
Net income	17,181M	152.89M
EBITDA	35,151M	312.80M
Diluted EPS	101.65	0.90
Dividends Per Share	40	0.35
Total Assets	315,459M	2,599.04M
Total liabilities	69,031M	568.74M
Total equity	245,480M	2,022.49M
Operating cash flow	23,141M	205.93M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	167,882M	172,640M	175,133M	173,384M	184,805M
Gross Profit	64,591M	62,756M	57,477M	55,474M	62,881M
Operating income	22,201M	19,941M	17,487M	15,193M	21,052M
Income before tax	22,061M	21,283M	18,141M	17,523M	23,700M
Net income	15,489M	14,852M	12,816M	12,574M	17,181M
EBITDA	34,409M	32,130M	30,071M	28,666M	35,151M
Diluted EPS	89.43	85.75	74.22	73.61	101.65
Dividends Per Share	30	30	30	30	40
Total Assets	285,600M	293,571M	278,496M	294,535M	315,459M
Total liabilities	64,977M	64,525M	68,474M	66,257M	69,031M
Total equity	208,335M	216,041M	209,344M	227,506M	245,480M
Operating cash flow	20,121M	26,803M	27,281M	24,408M	23,141M

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	1,514.73M	1,556.79M	1,610.77M	1,634.81M	1,644.57M
Gross Profit	582.78M	565.90M	528.64M	523.05M	559.57M
Operating income	200.31M	179.81M	160.83M	143.25M	187.34M
Income before tax	199.04M	191.92M	166.85M	165.22M	210.90M
Net income	139.75M	133.92M	117.87M	118.55M	152.89M
EBITDA	310.45M	289.73M	276.57M	270.28M	312.80M
Diluted EPS	0.80	0.77	0.68	0.69	0.90
Dividends Per Share	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.28	0.35
Total Assets	2,685.47M	2,652.31M	2,579.74M	2,665.47M	2,599.04M
Total liabilities	610.97M	582.96M	634.28M	599.61M	568.74M
Total equity	1,958.95M	1,951.85M	1,939.17M	2,058.87M	2,022.49M
Operating cash flow	181.54M	241.69M	250.91M	230.13M	205.93M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2022
PER	11.41
ROA	5.63%
ROE	7.26%
Operating margin	11.39%
Profit margin	9.29%

Key executives

President & Representative Director: Atsuhiro Wakumoto
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager-R&D: Yoshimi Inoue
Executive Officer & Manager-Legal Affairs: Hitoshi Kawamura
Managing Director, GM-Administration & Personnel: Hiroshi Mikami
Representative Director & GM-Corporate Strategy: Tomoo Shibuya

Shareholders

Silchester International Investors LLP (7.9%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (4.1%)
Nippon Kayaku Kayabe Star Club Business Association (3.5%)
National Mutual Insurance Fed. of Agricultural Cooperatives (3.0%)
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. (2.9%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.9%)
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. (2.8%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.7%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.3%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.3%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.nipponkayaku.co.jp
Address: Meiji Yasuda Seimei Bldg 19th-20th/F, 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
Phone: +81.3.6731.5200

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Last Updated on 16 Aug, 2022