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Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.

4041.T

JPXBasic MaterialsChemicals

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¥3,945

+¥15.00 · +0.38%

Aug 24, 1:15 PM JST

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Company profile

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Operating both domestically in Japan and across global markets, Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. is involved in the entire lifecycle of various products, from development and manufacturing to distribution and export, focusing primarily on chemicals and agrochemicals. Its extensive agrochemical portfolio includes solutions like fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, and herbicides. Beyond agrochemicals, the firm supplies a broad array of specialty organic chemicals, featuring titanates, magnesium ethylate, o-tolidine diisocyanate, various adhesive agents, photoresist base resins, thermal paper developers, epoxy catalysts, permethyl polysilane, crown ethers, and photocatalysts. It also produces bactericides, algaecides, wood fungicides, insecticides, termiticides, and liquid-1,2-polybutadiene. Furthermore, Nippon Soda offers pharmaceutical excipients such as diaminomaleonitrile, sodium stearyl fumarate, and hydroxypropyl cellulose. Its eco-friendly and consumer chemical offerings encompass inorganic chlorine tablets and granules, toilet scale removers, heavy metal chelating agents, and PCB treatment systems. The company's chlor-alkali chemical segment includes caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, liquid chlorine, potassium cyanide, sodium hypochlorite, sodium metal, sodium alcoholates, sodium cyanide, phosphorus oxychloride, and phosphorus trichloride. Other product categories comprise functional materials, synthetic resins and plastics, dyes, industrial equipment, construction materials, pharmaceutical products, molded resin items, and agents for smoking, deoxygenation, and dehumidification. It also deals in general industrial chemicals, household products, agricultural supplies, and feed additives. Beyond manufacturing, Nippon Soda provides diverse services such as warehousing, packaging, customs brokerage, and insurance agency operations. Its logistics arm handles freight forwarding and truck transportation. The company is additionally involved in plant construction, civil engineering, soil and rock mining, and the production and sale of non-ferrous metals and concrete goods. Established in 1920, Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Industry
Chemicals
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Eiji Aga
Listed since
Feb 1, 1920
Employees
2,407

Market position

Day range

Current ¥3,945

52-week range

Current ¥3,945

Open
¥3,955
Previous close
¥3,930
Volume
24.7K
0.2× average
Average volume
121.94K
Average daily volume
Market cap
211.47B JPY
Beta
0.07
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥3,722.9
+5.97% above average
200-day average
¥3,679.25
+7.22% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
217.39B JPY
P/E (TTM)
11.61×
P/B (TTM)
P/S (TTM)
1.38×
EV / EBITDA
6.47×
Earnings yield
9.63%
Free cash flow yield
4.44%
Dividend yield
4.06%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
29.91%
Operating margin
10.12%
Net margin
11.93%
Return on equity
8.92%
Return on assets
5.95%
Return on invested capital
4.00%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.26×
Current ratio
2.57×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends32%23%14%6%Gross margin, FY2021: 27.60%Gross margin, FY2022: 28.52%Gross margin, FY2023: 27.65%Gross margin, FY2024: 28.95%Gross margin, FY2025: 29.59%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.82%Operating margin, FY2022: 9.78%Operating margin, FY2023: 8.98%Operating margin, FY2024: 10.35%Operating margin, FY2025: 9.84%Net margin, FY2021: 8.31%Net margin, FY2022: 9.66%Net margin, FY2023: 10.76%Net margin, FY2024: 9.67%Net margin, FY2025: 12.01%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 27.60%. Gross margin FY2022 28.52%. Gross margin FY2023 27.65%. Gross margin FY2024 28.95%. Gross margin FY2025 29.59%. Operating margin FY2021 7.82%. Operating margin FY2022 9.78%. Operating margin FY2023 8.98%. Operating margin FY2024 10.35%. Operating margin FY2025 9.84%. Net margin FY2021 8.31%. Net margin FY2022 9.66%. Net margin FY2023 10.76%. Net margin FY2024 9.67%. Net margin FY2025 12.01%.

Income trends

Revenue

152.09B JPY-2.00%

Operating income

14.97B JPY-6.80%

Net income

18.27B JPY+21.72%
Income trends across reported periods188.9B JPY124.55B JPY60.19B JPY−4.16B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 152.54B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 172.81B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 154.43B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 155.2B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 152.09B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 11.93B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 16.89B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 13.87B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 16.06B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 14.97B JPYNet income, FY2021: 12.68B JPYNet income, FY2022: 16.69B JPYNet income, FY2023: 16.61B JPYNet income, FY2024: 15.01B JPYNet income, FY2025: 18.27B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 152.54B JPY. Revenue FY2022 172.81B JPY. Revenue FY2023 154.43B JPY. Revenue FY2024 155.2B JPY. Revenue FY2025 152.09B JPY. Operating income FY2021 11.93B JPY. Operating income FY2022 16.89B JPY. Operating income FY2023 13.87B JPY. Operating income FY2024 16.06B JPY. Operating income FY2025 14.97B JPY. Net income FY2021 12.68B JPY. Net income FY2022 16.69B JPY. Net income FY2023 16.61B JPY. Net income FY2024 15.01B JPY. Net income FY2025 18.27B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue152.09B JPY155.2B JPY154.43B JPY172.81B JPY152.54B JPY
Cost of goods sold107.09B JPY110.26B JPY111.73B JPY123.53B JPY110.43B JPY
Gross profit45B JPY44.94B JPY42.7B JPY49.28B JPY42.11B JPY
Research and development6.61B JPY6.42B JPY6.31B JPY5.84B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative30.03B JPY21.02B JPY21.2B JPY24.5B JPY22.88B JPY
Operating expenses30.03B JPY28.87B JPY28.83B JPY32.39B JPY30.18B JPY
Interest income119M JPY157M JPY69M JPY32M JPY4M JPY
Interest expense667M JPY425M JPY281M JPY297M JPY279M JPY
Depreciation and amortization8.18B JPY7.86B JPY7.87B JPY9.11B JPY8.61B JPY
Operating income14.97B JPY16.06B JPY13.87B JPY16.89B JPY11.93B JPY
Net income18.27B JPY15.01B JPY16.61B JPY16.69B JPY12.68B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
61.16

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates118.589.3360.1731Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 13, 2024: actual 36.47, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 13, 2025: actual 112.42, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 44.9, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 58.46, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 13, 2025: actual 65.64, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 104.1, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 108.34, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 61.16, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates49.81B42.54B35.26B27.98BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 13, 2025: actual 40.23B JPY, estimate 33.7B JPY, surprise +19.36%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 47.9B JPY, estimate 47.7B JPY, surprise +0.42%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 32.64B JPY, estimate 29.9B JPY, surprise +9.16%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 13, 2025: actual 34.43B JPY, estimate 30.66B JPY, surprise +12.29%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 39.2B JPY, estimate 37.5B JPY, surprise +4.54%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 45.82B JPY, estimate 44.21B JPY, surprise +3.63%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 34.25B JPY, estimate 31.6B JPY, surprise +8.38%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 12, 2026: actual —, estimate 36.2B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥150

2025 complete year+215.8% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥90.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026

¥80.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥80.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥90.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025

¥70.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Dec 4, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥80.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 30, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024

¥120

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Dec 4, 2024

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