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Hokko Chemical Industry TSE:4992 Stock Report

Last Price

JP¥1.45k

Market Cap

JP¥38.7b

7D

3.0%

1Y

42.6%

Updated

31 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

TSE:4992 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥38.7b

4992 Stock Overview

Manufactures and sells crop protection and fine chemicals products in Japan. More details

4992 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 71% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 8.49% per year

Earnings have grown 11.1% per year over the past 5 years

Pays a reliable dividend of 2.21%

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

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


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Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Competitors

Taki Chemical

TSE:4025

JP¥28.3b

Agro-Kanesho

TSE:4955

JP¥22.8b

Nihon Nohyaku

TSE:4997

JP¥59.5b

OAT Agrio

TSE:4979

JP¥20.5b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Hokko Chemical Industry
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥1,449.00
52 Week HighJP¥1,720.00
52 Week LowJP¥1,011.00
Beta0.30
1 Month Change9.61%
3 Month Change15.83%
1 Year Change42.62%
3 Year Change87.94%
5 Year Change121.22%
Change since IPO30.54%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Returns On Capital At Hokko Chemical Industry (TSE:4992) Paint A Concerning Picture

Sep 10
Returns On Capital At Hokko Chemical Industry (TSE:4992) Paint A Concerning Picture

Is Hokko Chemical Industry (TSE:4992) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 02
Is Hokko Chemical Industry (TSE:4992) Using Too Much Debt?

The Market Lifts Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:4992) Shares 26% But It Can Do More

Apr 14
The Market Lifts Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:4992) Shares 26% But It Can Do More

Shareholder Returns

4992JP ChemicalsJP Market
7D3.0%-1.6%1.2%
1Y42.6%-3.4%8.4%

Return vs Industry: 4992 exceeded the JP Chemicals industry which returned -3.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 4992 exceeded the JP Market which returned 8.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 4992's price volatile compared to industry and market?
4992 volatility
4992 Average Weekly Movement5.3%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement3.5%
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market7.3%
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market1.9%

Stable Share Price: 4992's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the JP market.

Volatility Over Time: 4992's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of JP stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1950749Kenichi Sanowww.hokkochem.co.jp

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells crop protection and fine chemicals products in Japan. The company operates through Agricultural Chemicals Business, Fine Chemicals Business, and Textile Materials Business segments. It offers insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators, and related products; and pharmaceutical raw materials and intermediates, epoxy resin curing accelerators, functional ceramic raw materials, various catalysts, antiseptic and antifugal agents, and related products, as well as electronic materials.

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Fundamentals Summary

How do Hokko Chemical Industry's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
4992 fundamental statistics
Market capJP¥38.70b
Earnings (TTM)JP¥4.01b
Revenue (TTM)JP¥46.20b

9.7x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/S Ratio

Is 4992 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
4992 income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥46.20b
Cost of RevenueJP¥34.13b
Gross ProfitJP¥12.07b
Other ExpensesJP¥8.06b
EarningsJP¥4.01b

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)149.97
Gross Margin26.13%
Net Profit Margin8.67%
Debt/Equity Ratio2.2%

How did 4992 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.2%

Current Dividend Yield

17%

Payout Ratio

Does 4992 pay a reliable dividends?

See 4992 dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy 4992 by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Hokko Chemical Industry dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateNov 28 2024
Dividend Pay DateFeb 27 2025
Days until Ex dividend65 days
Days until Dividend pay date26 days

Does 4992 pay a reliable dividends?

See 4992 dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/31 21:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Yusuke MiuraDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
null nullDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.