Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

TSE:4272 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥209.8b

Nippon Kayaku Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Nippon Kayaku's CEO is Shigeyuki Kawamura, appointed in Jun 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.01% of the company’s shares, worth ¥21.55M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1 years and 1.8 years respectively.

Key information

Shigeyuki Kawamura

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure1yr
Board average tenure1.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Jul 09
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥30.00

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272)

May 14
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272)

Calculating The Fair Value Of Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TSE:4272)

Mar 19
Calculating The Fair Value Of Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TSE:4272)

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TSE:4272) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Feb 23
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TSE:4272) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥37.50

Feb 06
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥37.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Feb 03
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥22.50

Jan 06
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥22.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Dec 03
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Nippon Kayaku's (TSE:4272) Soft Earnings

Nov 21
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Nippon Kayaku's (TSE:4272) Soft Earnings

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Nippon Kayaku's (TSE:4272) Returns On Capital

Oct 24
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Nippon Kayaku's (TSE:4272) Returns On Capital

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Sep 22
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥22.50

Aug 22
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥22.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Aug 08
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥22.50

Jul 25
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥22.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Jul 11
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 12
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Investors Could Be Concerned With Nippon Kayaku's (TSE:4272) Returns On Capital

Apr 17
Investors Could Be Concerned With Nippon Kayaku's (TSE:4272) Returns On Capital

Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥22.50

Feb 27
Nippon Kayaku (TSE:4272) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥22.50

CEO

Shigeyuki Kawamura (62 yo)

less than a year
Tenure

Shigeyuki Kawamura is President & Director of Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. from June 2025 and serves as its Director. Shigeyuki Kawamura served as MD, Head of Safety Systems Group at Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.and...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Shigeyuki Kawamura
President & Directorless than a yearno data0.010%
¥ 21.5m
Tsutomu Kawamura
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Divisionno datano datano data
Akihiko Miura
General Manager of Responsible Care & Technology Divisionless than a yearno datano data
Ichio Kohinata
General Manager of Legal Affairs Divisionless than a yearno datano data
Makoto Takeda
MD & Director3.2yrsno data0.0051%
¥ 10.8m
Shinji Inoue
MD & Director2.5yrsno data0.017%
¥ 36.4m
Hiroshi Shimada
Senior MD2.5yrsno data0.010%
¥ 21.5m
Yasuhito Kato
MD & Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Hideyuki Yuya
Director and Head of Polatechno Group - Mobility & Imaging Business Unit2.5yrsno datano data
Shigehide Kagaya
Head of Catalysts Group1.5yrsno datano data
Yoshiki Akatani
Managing Director1yrno datano data
Seiichiro Kodama
Director & Head of Agrochemicals Group of Life Science Business Unit1yrno datano data
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 4272's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Shigeyuki Kawamura
President & Director2.1yrsno data0.010%
¥ 21.5m
Makoto Takeda
MD & Director1.5yrsno data0.0051%
¥ 10.8m
Shinji Inoue
MD & Director1.5yrsno data0.017%
¥ 36.4m
Hiroshi Shimada
Senior MD1.5yrsno data0.010%
¥ 21.5m
Yasuhito Kato
MD & Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Yasuyuki Fujishima
Independent Outside Director9.1yrsno data0.0045%
¥ 9.4m
Ichiro Wakasa
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member3.1yrsno datano data
Seiichi Fusamura
Independent Outside Director5.1yrsno datano data
Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto
Independent Outside Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ikuko Akamatsu
Outside Independent Director2.1yrsno datano data
Yoichiro Wada
Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member2.1yrsno data0.011%
¥ 22.9m
Atsushi Iwasaki
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member1.5yrsno datano data
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 4272's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/19 20:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/18 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. is covered by 9 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Yoshinaga ToshiakiAizawa Securities Co. Ltd.
Joshua BennisonCLSA
Masami SawatoCredit Suisse