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JCU Corporation

4975.T

JPXBasic MaterialsChemicals - Specialty

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¥5,440

−¥10.00 · -0.18%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

4975.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, JCU Corporation manufactures and supplies a range of chemicals, specialized machinery, and ancillary equipment for surface finishing applications. The company's chemical products serve purposes such as enhancing aesthetics and providing rust protection for items like automotive components, plumbing fixtures, and building materials. They are also indispensable in the production of printed circuit boards (PCBs), electronic components, and semiconductors. Furthermore, JCU Corporation provides automated plating and processing systems, as well as distinct etching and washing devices for PCBs, including vertical batch, panel-to-panel, and roll-to-roll variants. The company also undertakes the design, installation, and ongoing management of solar photovoltaic electricity generation sites. Founded in 1957, the firm was previously known as Ebara-Udylite Co., Ltd. before officially rebranding as JCU Corporation in October 2012.

Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Masashi Kimura
Listed since
Dec 22, 2005
Employees
567

Market position

Day range

Current ¥5,440

52-week range

Current ¥5,440

Open
¥5,450
Previous close
¥5,450
Volume
65.5K
0.61× average
Average volume
107.33K
Average daily volume
Market cap
133.93B JPY
Beta
1.18
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥6,598.4
-17.56% below average
200-day average
¥6,013.45
-9.54% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
108.12B JPY
EV / EBITDA
7.96×
Earnings yield
6.87%
Free cash flow yield
1.29%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
16.63%
Return on assets
14.48%
Return on invested capital
15.83%

Financial health

Current ratio
5.18×
Altman Z-score
20.82
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends71%54%36%18%Gross margin, FY2021: 63.22%Gross margin, FY2022: 58.96%Gross margin, FY2023: 59.18%Gross margin, FY2024: 63.47%Gross margin, FY2025: 66.98%Operating margin, FY2021: 37.07%Operating margin, FY2022: 34.24%Operating margin, FY2023: 32.58%Operating margin, FY2024: 37.08%Operating margin, FY2025: 40.97%Net margin, FY2021: 26.26%Net margin, FY2022: 22.16%Net margin, FY2023: 22.25%Net margin, FY2024: 26.44%Net margin, FY2025: 30.58%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 63.22%. Gross margin FY2022 58.96%. Gross margin FY2023 59.18%. Gross margin FY2024 63.47%. Gross margin FY2025 66.98%. Operating margin FY2021 37.07%. Operating margin FY2022 34.24%. Operating margin FY2023 32.58%. Operating margin FY2024 37.08%. Operating margin FY2025 40.97%. Net margin FY2021 26.26%. Net margin FY2022 22.16%. Net margin FY2023 22.25%. Net margin FY2024 26.44%. Net margin FY2025 30.58%.

Income trends

Revenue

29.67B JPY+4.64%

Operating income

12.16B JPY+15.62%

Net income

9.07B JPY+21.02%
Income trends across reported periods32.09B JPY22.43B JPY12.77B JPY3.12B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 24.26B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 27.14B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 24.86B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 28.36B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 29.67B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 8.99B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 9.29B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 8.1B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 10.51B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 12.16B JPYNet income, FY2021: 6.37B JPYNet income, FY2022: 6.01B JPYNet income, FY2023: 5.53B JPYNet income, FY2024: 7.5B JPYNet income, FY2025: 9.07B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 24.26B JPY. Revenue FY2022 27.14B JPY. Revenue FY2023 24.86B JPY. Revenue FY2024 28.36B JPY. Revenue FY2025 29.67B JPY. Operating income FY2021 8.99B JPY. Operating income FY2022 9.29B JPY. Operating income FY2023 8.1B JPY. Operating income FY2024 10.51B JPY. Operating income FY2025 12.16B JPY. Net income FY2021 6.37B JPY. Net income FY2022 6.01B JPY. Net income FY2023 5.53B JPY. Net income FY2024 7.5B JPY. Net income FY2025 9.07B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue29.67B JPY28.36B JPY24.86B JPY27.14B JPY24.26B JPY
Cost of goods sold9.8B JPY10.36B JPY10.15B JPY11.14B JPY8.92B JPY
Gross profit19.87B JPY18B JPY14.71B JPY16B JPY15.33B JPY
Research and development—1.3B JPY1.06B JPY1.06B JPY962M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative—6.18B JPY5.56B JPY5.65B JPY5.38B JPY
Operating expenses7.72B JPY7.49B JPY6.61B JPY6.71B JPY6.34B JPY
Interest income127M JPY185.34M JPY193.98M JPY88.82M JPY56.68M JPY
Interest expense4M JPY4.65M JPY6.31M JPY8.28M JPY8.13M JPY
Depreciation and amortization1.01B JPY866.1M JPY727.32M JPY676.53M JPY619.96M JPY
Operating income12.16B JPY10.51B JPY8.1B JPY9.29B JPY8.99B JPY
Net income9.07B JPY7.5B JPY5.53B JPY6.01B JPY6.37B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
84.28

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates105.1993.5181.8270.14Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 7, 2024: actual 74.19, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 6, 2025: actual 83.57, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 80.42, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 81.25, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 7, 2025: actual 93.81, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 5, 2026: actual 89.54, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 101.14, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 84.28, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates27.9B20.57B13.24B5.92BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 6, 2025: actual 8B JPY, estimate 7.05B JPY, surprise +13.42%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 7.62B JPY, estimate 7.27B JPY, surprise +4.90%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 7.04B JPY, estimate 26.35B JPY, surprise -73.29%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 7, 2025: actual 7.22B JPY, estimate 6.96B JPY, surprise +3.71%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 5, 2026: actual 7.26B JPY, estimate 7.45B JPY, surprise -2.60%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 8.16B JPY, estimate 7.64B JPY, surprise +6.84%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 7.49B JPY, estimate 7.55B JPY, surprise -0.77%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 11, 2026: actual —, estimate 8.1B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥80.00

2025 complete year+53.8% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥54.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026

¥90.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 31, 2027

¥90.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 31, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥54.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 11, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025

¥41.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Dec 1, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥39.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 12, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024

¥37.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Dec 2, 2024

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ETFs holding 4975.T

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

iShares Core TOPIX ETF logoiShares Core TOPIX ETF1475.T
Market value
298.12M
Weight
0.01%
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
10.24M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
646.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$87.71+0.78%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF logoVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA
Market value
6.69M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
315B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$73.42+0.80%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logoiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA
Market value
4.23M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
195.14B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$100.85+0.86%
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund logoWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity FundDXJ
Market value
2.91M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
7.11B USD
Expense ratio
0.48%
Price / 1D
$177.54+1.10%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETFVSS
Market value
2.55M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
13.6B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$160.06+0.43%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF logoiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFSCZ
Market value
2.38M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
13.28B USD
Expense ratio
0.40%
Price / 1D
$86.60+0.70%
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF logoVanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETFVIGI
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Weight
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AUM
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Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
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