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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company DB:MUG Stock Report

Last Price

€16.70

Market Cap

€3.4b

7D

-1.8%

1Y

14.4%

Updated

03 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

DB:MUG Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.4b

MUG Stock Overview

Manufactures and sells basic and fine chemicals, and functional materials in Japan. More details

MUG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 10.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 17.3% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 26.5%

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 3.67% is not well covered by free cash flows

Profit margins (4%) are lower than last year (5.9%)


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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Competitors

BASF

XTRA:BAS

€41.6b

Wacker Chemie

XTRA:WCH

€3.3b

K+S

XTRA:SDF

€2.4b

Fuchs

XTRA:FPE3

€5.0b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥16.70
52 Week HighJP¥18.00
52 Week LowJP¥13.80
Beta0.87
1 Month Change-3.47%
3 Month Change6.37%
1 Year Change14.38%
3 Year Change6.37%
5 Year Change9.87%
Change since IPO221.15%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

MUGDE ChemicalsDE Market
7D-1.8%0.001%2.1%
1Y14.4%3.9%15.0%

Return vs Industry: MUG exceeded the German Chemicals industry which returned 3.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MUG matched the German Market which returned 15% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MUG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MUG volatility
MUG Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement4.0%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: MUG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: MUG's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19187,918Masashi Fujiiwww.mgc.co.jp

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. manufactures and sells basic and fine chemicals, and functional materials in Japan. It operates through Basic Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals segments. The company offers methanol, oxygen absorbers, polyolefin beads and molded bead, nylons, copper-clad laminates, hydrogen peroxide, ammonium hydroxide, performance chemicals, meta-xylenediamine, polycarbonate resin, polyacetal, blowing agents, wood adhesives and formalins, copper-clad laminates and polycarbonate sheets and films.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MUG fundamental statistics
Market cap€3.38b
Earnings (TTM)€200.97m
Revenue (TTM)€4.99b

16.8x

P/E Ratio

0.7x

P/S Ratio

Is MUG overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MUG income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥801.90b
Cost of RevenueJP¥625.73b
Gross ProfitJP¥176.17b
Other ExpensesJP¥143.86b
EarningsJP¥32.31b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)162.19
Gross Margin21.97%
Net Profit Margin4.03%
Debt/Equity Ratio23.9%

How did MUG perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.7%

Current Dividend Yield

53%

Payout Ratio

Does MUG pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MUG by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMar 28 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 06 2025
Days until Ex dividend53 days
Days until Dividend pay date123 days

Does MUG pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/03 10:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mikiya YamadaBarclays
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Atsushi IkedaCitigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.