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Nippon Shokubai

TYO:4114 · JP3715200006
ChemicalsLarge

360

36
EV / EBIT30
Price / Owner Earnings100
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield100
Price/Sales72
EV / Gross Profit68
Price/Book93
Return on Capital14
Cash Return on Capital30
Return on Equity33
EBIT Margin15
Gross Profitability19
Cash Conversion87
Accruals34
Owner Earnings Margin30
Sales growth30
Profit Growth31
Long-Term EPS Growth10
Owner Earnings Growth17
Reinvestment51
Price momentum78
Debt load74
Refinancing51
Debt Payback1
Liquidity76
Analyst ratings38
Opinion Changes7
Price Target Upside18
Market mood62
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Nippon Shokubai doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryChemicals
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1941
Employees96
ISINJP3715200006
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Clean EnergyBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Bio-based and Renewable MaterialsEnergy StorageLithiumCleanTechElectric VehicleChemicalManufacturing

Description

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of various chemical products. The company specializes in the production of various chemical compounds and materials. Business Segments The company operates within several business segmen…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

46

Jan 2024

Average rank

71

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
72
48
69
69
Price/Earnings
55
16
44
52
Price/Book
93
64
95
93
Dividend Yield
100
98
67
65
Value (overall)
100
55
69
75

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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