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Fuso Chemical Co.,Ltd.

4368.T

JPXBasic MaterialsChemicals - Specialty

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¥3,040

−¥35.00 · -1.14%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

4368.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Established in 1952 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Fuso Chemical Co.,Ltd. operates globally, specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of a diverse portfolio spanning life science, electronic material, and functional chemical products. The company's life science division offers a comprehensive array of organic acids and their derivatives, including malic, citric, L-tartaric, lactic, and gluconic acids, as well as ascorbic, isoascorbic acids, and amino acid compounds. This segment also provides industrial solutions such as water-soluble rust-preventive agents and grinding/cutting fluids. For the electronics industry, Fuso Chemical produces ultra-high purity colloidal silica and high-purity organosilica sol. Additionally, its functional chemical offerings encompass various oxidation-reduction agents and benzoic acid derivatives.

Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Shinichi Sugita
Listed since
May 30, 2001
Employees
956

Market position

Day range

Current ¥3,040

52-week range

Current ¥3,040

Open
¥3,005
Previous close
¥3,075
Volume
972K
1.24× average
Average volume
783.77K
Average daily volume
Market cap
321.62B JPY
Beta
1.01
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥3,979.6
-23.61% below average
200-day average
¥3,130.62
-2.89% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
264.27B JPY
P/E (TTM)
17.97×
P/B (TTM)
2.61×
P/S (TTM)
3.97×
EV / EBITDA
8.64×
Earnings yield
4.96%
Free cash flow yield
6.05%
Dividend yield
0.90%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
38.49%
Operating margin
25.07%
Net margin
22.07%
Return on equity
12.21%
Return on assets
9.40%
Return on invested capital
10.13%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.13×
Current ratio
3.95×
Altman Z-score
6.65
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends44%33%22%11%Gross margin, FY2021: 41.39%Gross margin, FY2022: 41.50%Gross margin, FY2023: 34.89%Gross margin, FY2024: 37.37%Gross margin, FY2025: 38.11%Operating margin, FY2021: 26.96%Operating margin, FY2022: 27.65%Operating margin, FY2023: 18.79%Operating margin, FY2024: 23.35%Operating margin, FY2025: 24.50%Net margin, FY2021: 19.53%Net margin, FY2022: 20.64%Net margin, FY2023: 14.15%Net margin, FY2024: 16.72%Net margin, FY2025: 18.60%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 41.39%. Gross margin FY2022 41.50%. Gross margin FY2023 34.89%. Gross margin FY2024 37.37%. Gross margin FY2025 38.11%. Operating margin FY2021 26.96%. Operating margin FY2022 27.65%. Operating margin FY2023 18.79%. Operating margin FY2024 23.35%. Operating margin FY2025 24.50%. Net margin FY2021 19.53%. Net margin FY2022 20.64%. Net margin FY2023 14.15%. Net margin FY2024 16.72%. Net margin FY2025 18.60%.

Income trends

Revenue

76.93B JPY+10.68%

Operating income

18.85B JPY+16.15%

Net income

14.31B JPY+23.14%
Income trends across reported periods83.78B JPY56.35B JPY28.92B JPY1.48B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 55.76B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 68.46B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 58.97B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 69.5B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 76.93B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 15.03B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 18.93B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 11.08B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 16.23B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 18.85B JPYNet income, FY2021: 10.89B JPYNet income, FY2022: 14.13B JPYNet income, FY2023: 8.34B JPYNet income, FY2024: 11.62B JPYNet income, FY2025: 14.31B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 55.76B JPY. Revenue FY2022 68.46B JPY. Revenue FY2023 58.97B JPY. Revenue FY2024 69.5B JPY. Revenue FY2025 76.93B JPY. Operating income FY2021 15.03B JPY. Operating income FY2022 18.93B JPY. Operating income FY2023 11.08B JPY. Operating income FY2024 16.23B JPY. Operating income FY2025 18.85B JPY. Net income FY2021 10.89B JPY. Net income FY2022 14.13B JPY. Net income FY2023 8.34B JPY. Net income FY2024 11.62B JPY. Net income FY2025 14.31B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue76.93B JPY69.5B JPY58.97B JPY68.46B JPY55.76B JPY
Cost of goods sold47.61B JPY43.53B JPY38.4B JPY40.05B JPY32.68B JPY
Gross profit29.32B JPY25.97B JPY20.57B JPY28.41B JPY23.08B JPY
Research and development—923M JPY———
Selling, general, and administrative10.47B JPY9.74B JPY9.49B JPY9.48B JPY8.05B JPY
Operating expenses10.47B JPY9.74B JPY9.49B JPY9.48B JPY8.05B JPY
Interest income427.97M JPY339.12M JPY246.37M JPY135.07M JPY16.91M JPY
Interest expense123.22M JPY131.52M JPY121.68M JPY——
Depreciation and amortization10.94B JPY8.31B JPY7.16B JPY4.34B JPY4.45B JPY
Operating income18.85B JPY16.23B JPY11.08B JPY18.93B JPY15.03B JPY
Net income14.31B JPY11.62B JPY8.34B JPY14.13B JPY10.89B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
100%
2 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+106.62%
2 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
63.22

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates81.5960.9640.3419.71Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 31, 2024: actual 77.26, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 7, 2025: actual 33.67, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 23.19, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 29.36, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 35.68, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 6, 2026: actual 36.01, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 11, 2026: actual 34.23, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 63.22, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates23.73B21.21B18.69B16.17BQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 7, 2025: actual 17.66B JPY, estimate 17.7B JPY, surprise -0.20%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 17.08B JPY, estimate 17.88B JPY, surprise -4.47%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 18.66B JPY, estimate 17.6B JPY, surprise +6.01%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 19.05B JPY, estimate 18.84B JPY, surprise +1.09%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 6, 2026: actual 20.22B JPY, estimate 19.3B JPY, surprise +4.78%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 11, 2026: actual 19B JPY, estimate 19.82B JPY, surprise -4.16%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 22.82B JPY, estimate 21.35B JPY, surprise +6.88%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 22.26B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥26.3333

2025 complete year+58.6% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥13.666

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026

¥14.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥14.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥40.998

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 24, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025

¥41.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Dec 10, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥38.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 23, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024

¥35.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Dec 10, 2024

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ETFs holding 4368.T

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core TOPIX ETF logoiShares Core TOPIX ETF1475.T
Market value
503.07M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
2.89T JPY
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
¥417.7-0.07%
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF logoVanguard Total International Stock ETFVXUS
Market value
20.6M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
646.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$87.185-0.60%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF logoVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA
Market value
13.94M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
315B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$73.075-0.47%
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis International Small Cap Value ETFAVDV
Market value
7.93M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
20.24B USD
Expense ratio
0.36%
Price / 1D
$111.79-0.14%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logoiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA
Market value
7.44M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
195.14B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$100.65-0.20%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETFVSS
Market value
5.43M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
13.6B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$159.55-0.32%
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund logoWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity FundDXJ
Market value
4.23M
Weight
0.06%
AUM
7.11B USD
Expense ratio
0.48%
Price / 1D
$176.93-0.34%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF logoiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFSCZ
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Weight
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Expense ratio
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