Process Industries

Showa Denko K.K.

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Business Summary

Showa Denko K.K. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical products. It operates through the following segments: Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Electronics, Inorganics, Aluminum, and Others. The Petrochemicals segment produces and merchandises olefins, organic chemicals, and synthetic resin products. The Chemicals segment manufactures and sells functional polymers, industrial gases, basic chemicals, information electronic chemicals, and coating materials. The Electronics segment covers hard disks, silicon carbide epitaxial wafer, compound semiconductors, and lithium ion battery materials. The Inorganics segment deals with graphite electrodes and ceramics. The Aluminum segment manufactures and sells high-purity aluminum foil for capacitors, cylinders for laser beam printers, extruded and forged products, heat exchanger, and beverage cans. The Others segment deals with wholesale and building materials. The company was founded by Nobuteru Mori on June 1, 1939 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2021	JPY	USD
Revenue	1,419.63B	12,920.66M
Gross Profit	321,742M	2,928.30M
Operating income	87,197M	793.61M
Income before tax	22,926M	208.65M
Net income	-12,094M	-110.07M
EBITDA	202,643M	1,844.33M
Diluted EPS	-77.39	-0.70
Dividends Per Share	65	0.59
Total Assets	2,142.39B	18,604.40M
Total liabilities	1,323.93B	11,497.00M
Total equity	513,989M	4,463.45M
Operating cash flow	115,283M	1,049.23M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	780,387M	992,136M	906,454M	973,700M	1,419.63B
Gross Profit	177,619M	287,245M	235,311M	165,394M	321,742M
Operating income	77,709M	180,003M	120,798M	-19,449M	87,197M
Income before tax	50,531M	145,509M	97,883M	-68,260M	22,926M
Net income	37,404M	111,503M	73,088M	-76,304M	-12,094M
EBITDA	116,696M	219,866M	158,998M	58,913M	202,643M
Diluted EPS	262.44	758.14	501.03	-523.05	-77.39
Dividends Per Share	80	120	130	65	65
Total Assets	1,026.99B	1,074.98B	1,076.38B	2,203.60B	2,142.39B
Total liabilities	658,004M	609,643M	556,949M	1,485.52B	1,323.93B
Total equity	352,470M	445,963M	499,366M	405,961M	513,989M
Operating cash flow	67,235M	149,782M	78,554M	109,286M	115,283M

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	6,959.43M	8,983.25M	8,315.26M	9,119.72M	12,920.66M
Gross Profit	1,583.99M	2,600.84M	2,158.60M	1,549.08M	2,928.30M
Operating income	693.00M	1,629.82M	1,108.12M	-182.16M	793.61M
Income before tax	450.63M	1,317.50M	897.92M	-639.32M	208.65M
Net income	333.56M	1,009.59M	670.46M	-714.66M	-110.07M
EBITDA	1,040.68M	1,990.76M	1,458.55M	551.78M	1,844.33M
Diluted EPS	2.34	6.86	4.59	-4.89	-0.70
Dividends Per Share	0.71	1.08	1.19	0.60	0.59
Total Assets	9,116.72M	9,797.95M	9,904.58M	21,343.46M	18,604.40M
Total liabilities	5,841.13M	5,556.60M	5,124.90M	14,388.35M	11,497.00M
Total equity	3,128.89M	4,064.74M	4,595.04M	3,932.01M	4,463.45M
Operating cash flow	599.59M	1,356.19M	720.60M	1,023.57M	1,049.23M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2021
PER	--
ROA	-0.55%
ROE	-2.62%
Operating margin	6.14%
Profit margin	-0.85%

Key executives

President, CEO & Representative Director: Hidehito Takahashi
CFO, Representative Director & Head-Accounting: Motohiro Takeuchi
Director & Chief Technology Officer: Hiroshi Sakai
Executive Officer: Taichi Nagai
Senior Managing Executive Officer: Jiro Ishikawa

Shareholders

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.9%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.8%)
Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (2.8%)
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (2.4%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.3%)
Showa Denko K.K. (1.9%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (1.8%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.7%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (1.4%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.sdk.co.jp
Address: 1-13-9 Shiba Daimon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 105-8518, Japan
Phone: +81.3.5470.3235

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Last Updated on 17 May, 2022