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MEC TSE:4971 Stock Report

Last Price

JP¥2.60k

Market Cap

JP¥48.7b

7D

8.1%

1Y

-40.5%

Updated

31 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

MEC Company Ltd.

TSE:4971 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥48.7b

4971 Stock Overview

Engages in the research and development, production, and sale of chemicals, equipment, and related materials used in the production of printed circuit boards in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and Europe. More details

4971 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 53.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 24.68% per year

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the JP market

Profit margins (10.9%) are lower than last year (19.2%)


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for MEC
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥2,599.00
52 Week HighJP¥4,685.00
52 Week LowJP¥1,804.00
Beta0.76
1 Month Change7.35%
3 Month Change3.09%
1 Year Change-40.46%
3 Year Change-8.81%
5 Year Change30.47%
Change since IPO433.13%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

MEC Company Ltd.'s (TSE:4971) Stock Retreats 29% But Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Apr 07
MEC Company Ltd.'s (TSE:4971) Stock Retreats 29% But Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

MEC Company Ltd. (TSE:4971) Shares Slammed 25% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

Feb 21
MEC Company Ltd. (TSE:4971) Shares Slammed 25% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless

MEC (TSE:4971) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Dec 16
MEC (TSE:4971) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

MEC (TSE:4971) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Sep 21
MEC (TSE:4971) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

MEC (TSE:4971) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Aug 25
MEC (TSE:4971) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥25.00

MEC (TSE:4971) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Aug 11
MEC (TSE:4971) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

MEC Company Ltd. (TSE:4971) Shares May Have Slumped 32% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely

Aug 05
MEC Company Ltd. (TSE:4971) Shares May Have Slumped 32% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely

MEC (TSE:4971) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥20.00

Jun 21
MEC (TSE:4971) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥20.00

MEC (TSE:4971) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥20.00

Jun 07
MEC (TSE:4971) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of ¥20.00

MEC (TSE:4971) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥20.00

Apr 11
MEC (TSE:4971) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥20.00

Shareholder Returns

4971JP ChemicalsJP Market
7D8.1%3.0%2.3%
1Y-40.5%-6.9%1.8%

Return vs Industry: 4971 underperformed the JP Chemicals industry which returned -6.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 4971 underperformed the JP Market which returned 1.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 4971's price volatile compared to industry and market?
4971 volatility
4971 Average Weekly Movement7.8%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement5.3%
Market Average Movement5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market9.3%
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: 4971's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the JP market.

Volatility Over Time: 4971's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of JP stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1969480Kazuo Maedawww.mec-co.com

MEC Company Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of chemicals, equipment, and related materials used in the production of printed circuit boards in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and Europe. It offers various chemicals for electronic substrates, such as roughening type adhesion enhancement; rolled annealed copper roughening treatment; pre-lamination treatment of multilayer substrates and adhesion enhancement for high-frequency substrates; anisotropic etching and seed layer etching; copper surface treatment for CO2 laser direct drilling; degreasing, rust removal, and temporary anti-tarnish; other metal surface treatment; DFR pre-treatment; microetching; etch down; and various residue removal treatments. The company also provides AMALPHA, a metal surface treatment technology for direct metal and resin bonding.

MEC Company Ltd. Fundamentals Summary

How do MEC's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
4971 fundamental statistics
Market capJP¥48.67b
Earnings (TTM)JP¥1.99b
Revenue (TTM)JP¥18.30b
24.5x
P/E Ratio
2.7x
P/S Ratio

Is 4971 overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
4971 income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥18.30b
Cost of RevenueJP¥7.00b
Gross ProfitJP¥11.30b
Other ExpensesJP¥9.31b
EarningsJP¥1.99b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)106.17
Gross Margin61.75%
Net Profit Margin10.86%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did 4971 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.1%
Current Dividend Yield
42%
Payout Ratio

Does 4971 pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy 4971 by to receive an upcoming dividend?
MEC dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJun 27 2025
Dividend Pay DateSep 03 2025
Days until Ex dividend26 days
Days until Dividend pay date94 days

Does 4971 pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/31 19:58
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/30 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

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Analyst Sources

MEC Company Ltd. is covered by 7 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Koichi HariyaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.
Hideki MurakamiMarusan Securities Co. Ltd.
Yoshihito HasegawaMitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Company Limited