Stella Chemifa Corporation (4109.T) stock price, financials & research

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Company profile

Stella Chemifa Corporation, a Japanese company established in 1916 and headquartered in Osaka, specializes as a global manufacturer and supplier of inorganic fluorine compounds. Formerly known as Hashimoto Chemical Corporation until its rebranding in 1997, the company offers a comprehensive product portfolio tailored for diverse industrial applications worldwide. For the electronics sector, Stella Chemifa provides essential materials such as hydrofluoric acid, buffered hydrofluoric acid, and various etching solutions used in the production of semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, and solar cells. It also supplies a range of metal fluorides, including calcium, aluminum, and lithium fluoride, crucial for optical applications, alongside lithium hexafluorophosphate for battery manufacturing. Its offerings extend to numerous boron trifluoride compounds, serving as vital reactive catalysts across different chemical processes. Additionally, the company produces anhydrous hydrofluoric acid and 55% hydrofluoric acid, utilized in surface treatment and as more environmentally conscious alternatives to CFCs. Stella Chemifa also supports the nuclear energy industry with potassium fluoroborate and boric acid, and provides tin fluoride (II) USP for products requiring GMP compliance. Beyond these specialized compounds, the company's extensive catalog includes a broad array of other fluorochemicals, such as fluorosilicic acid, various fluorosilicates, fluoroboric acid, diverse fluoroborates, and a selection of ammonium, sodium, and potassium fluorides. Complementing its manufacturing operations, Stella Chemifa offers logistics services for the transportation of specialized chemical substances, high-pressure gases, and hazardous materials. Demonstrating a commitment to innovation, the company is also actively involved in the development of Boron Neutron Capture therapy for cancer treatment.

Industry: Chemicals - Specialty
Sector: Basic Materials
Headquarters: JP
CEO: Aki Hashimoto
Listed since: Jan 4, 2001
Employees: 683

Market position

Day range

Current ¥5,510

¥5,450¥5,550

52-week range

Current ¥5,510

¥3,890¥8,100

Open: ¥5,500
Previous close: ¥5,500
Volume: 51K; 0.55× average
Average volume: 92.34K; Average daily volume
Market cap: 67.26B JPY
Beta: 0.5; Market reference 1
50-day average: ¥5,980.4; -7.87% below average
200-day average: ¥5,367.25; +2.66% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 47.85B JPY
P/E (TTM): 19.83×
P/B (TTM): 1.41×
P/S (TTM): 1.78×
EV / EBITDA: 6.35×
Earnings yield: 5.37%
Free cash flow yield: 2.51%
Dividend yield: 3.27%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin: 22.92%
Operating margin: 12.35%
Net margin: 8.80%
Return on equity: 6.39%
Return on assets: 4.77%
Return on invested capital: 5.57%

Financial health

Debt / equity: 0.11×
Current ratio: 3.18×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin

Income trends

Revenue

36.8B JPY+1.41%

Operating income

4.65B JPY+7.05%

Net income

3.06B JPY+5.78%

Metric (JPY)	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Revenue	36.8B JPY	36.29B JPY	30.45B JPY	35.38B JPY	37.3B JPY
Cost of goods sold	28.22B JPY	28.03B JPY	24B JPY	27.97B JPY	28.4B JPY
Gross profit	8.58B JPY	8.26B JPY	6.45B JPY	7.41B JPY	8.9B JPY
Research and development	—	597M JPY	698M JPY	660M JPY	744M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative	3.94B JPY	3.32B JPY	3.03B JPY	3.24B JPY	3.57B JPY
Operating expenses	3.94B JPY	3.92B JPY	3.72B JPY	3.9B JPY	4.32B JPY
Interest income	87M JPY	107M JPY	79M JPY	34M JPY	10M JPY
Interest expense	74M JPY	39M JPY	30M JPY	32M JPY	35M JPY
Depreciation and amortization	2.89B JPY	2.81B JPY	2.77B JPY	2.59B JPY	2.71B JPY
Operating income	4.65B JPY	4.34B JPY	2.72B JPY	3.51B JPY	4.58B JPY
Net income	3.06B JPY	2.89B JPY	1.85B JPY	2.28B JPY	5.36B JPY