Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

TSE:4272 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥208.0b

Nippon Kayaku Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Nippon Kayaku's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -12.7%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 9.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Nippon Kayaku's return on equity is 1.5%, and it has net margins of 1.9%.

Key information

-12.7%

Earnings growth rate

-12.0%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth6.6%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Return on equity1.5%
Net Margin1.9%
Next Earnings Update03 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

Recent updates

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nippon Kayaku makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:4272 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24212,9923,99532,89819,398
30 Jun 24206,8525,01832,82719,398
31 Mar 24201,7914,11333,17119,398
31 Dec 23194,5062,57238,43912,886
30 Sep 23193,5609,79532,84312,886
30 Jun 23198,66811,68832,44212,886
31 Mar 23198,38014,98431,06512,886
31 Dec 22200,33718,36431,84512,578
30 Sep 22198,69319,25730,65712,578
30 Jun 22186,65417,84329,21712,578
31 Mar 22184,80517,18128,79212,578
31 Dec 21185,82117,66129,79212,047
30 Sep 21181,70316,89629,10512,047
30 Jun 21183,00316,12128,60812,047
31 Mar 21173,38112,57427,79412,047
31 Dec 20168,95310,48427,37310,629
30 Sep 20170,03311,36127,70110,629
30 Jun 20169,05511,44128,21610,629
31 Mar 20175,12312,81528,93310,629
31 Dec 19175,56315,57328,33511,907
30 Sep 19173,38813,74229,14011,907
30 Jun 19173,04213,53230,00911,907
31 Mar 19172,63914,85130,26611,907
31 Dec 18171,99013,08331,07011,436
30 Sep 18170,42114,33830,62911,436
30 Jun 18169,49815,38630,33611,436
31 Mar 18167,88815,47230,36111,436
31 Dec 17166,03117,75229,36613,350
30 Sep 17164,56619,04029,14513,350
30 Jun 17161,01117,76229,16613,350
31 Mar 17159,11715,63529,60113,350
31 Dec 16159,59211,38229,29512,446
30 Sep 16159,57015,84329,98812,446
30 Jun 16162,06214,98130,30712,446
31 Mar 16162,92217,29130,74712,446
31 Dec 15164,62620,01231,21212,345
30 Sep 15164,03114,31931,14312,345
30 Jun 15162,34916,55131,42412,345
31 Mar 15161,86115,65331,10712,345
31 Dec 14160,04815,72030,57612,672
30 Sep 14160,15116,26230,60312,672
30 Jun 14162,37516,39731,04412,672
31 Mar 14160,08016,71831,13312,672

Quality Earnings: 4272 has a large one-off loss of ¥8.9B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 4272's current net profit margins (1.9%) are lower than last year (5.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 4272's earnings have declined by 12.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 4272's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 4272 had negative earnings growth (-59.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (14%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 4272's Return on Equity (1.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 17:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. is covered by 10 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