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Earth Corporation

4985.T

JPXConsumer DefensiveHousehold & Personal Products

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¥4,930

+¥10.00 · +0.20%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

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Company profile

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Earth Corporation, established in 1892 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates as an international enterprise specializing in the manufacture, marketing, import, and export of a diverse range of products. Serving both Japanese and global markets, its offerings include pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, medical instruments, and various household goods. The company is organized into two primary divisions: Household Products Business and General Environment and Sanitation Business. Its extensive product portfolio features pest control solutions such as insecticides and repellents, along with gardening essentials. The household segment encompasses oral care items like mouthwash, denture supplies, and toothpastes, as well as bath salts and air fresheners. Earth Corporation also provides pet care items, specialized chemical agents for communicable disease control, agricultural, forestry, and animal husbandry applications, and raw materials. In addition to products, the company offers hygiene management services. These numerous offerings are marketed under a variety of well-recognized brands, including Earth Red, Saratect, Mondahmin, Bath Roman, Polident, and Sensodyne, among others.

Industry
Household & Personal Products
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Katsunori Kawabata
Listed since
Nov 30, 2005
Employees
4,963

Market position

Volume
56.4K
0.83× average
Average volume
67.94K
Average daily volume
Market cap
107.71B JPY
Beta
0.16
Market reference 1

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
92.76B JPY
P/E (TTM)
23.22×
P/B (TTM)
1.33×
P/S (TTM)
0.58×
EV / EBITDA
7.25×
Earnings yield
4.83%
Free cash flow yield
7.24%
Dividend yield
2.54%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
40.18%
Operating margin
4.16%
Net margin
2.51%
Return on equity
6.99%
Return on assets
3.51%
Return on invested capital
5.93%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.14×
Current ratio
1.34×
Altman Z-score
2.71
Piotroski F-score
4 of 9

Earnings

EPS beat rate
0%
0 beats, 1 miss, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-56.14%
1 comparable report
Latest EPS result
198.07

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates246.3295.95-54.41-204.78Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 11, 2024: actual -18.66, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 13, 2025: actual -170.4, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 214.82, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 215.21, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 11, 2025: actual -16.36, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual -173.67, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 204.02, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 198.07, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates66.46B54.49B42.51B30.54BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MetQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 13, 2025: actual 34.42B JPY, estimate 33.1B JPY, surprise +3.99%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 44.78B JPY, estimate 43.8B JPY, surprise +2.24%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 57.89B JPY, estimate 63.9B JPY, surprise -9.41%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 11, 2025: actual 40.28B JPY, estimate 39.5B JPY, surprise +1.98%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 36.23B JPY, estimate 36.23B JPY, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 47.91B JPY, estimate 46.8B JPY, surprise +2.38%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 61.14B JPY, estimate 61.6B JPY, surprise -0.75%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 11, 2026: actual —, estimate 42.4B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥125

2025 complete year+5.9% since 2021

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2026

¥130

Irregular

Record Dec 31, 2026 · Payment Dec 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2025

¥125

Special

Record Dec 31, 2025 · Payment Mar 11, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 27, 2024

¥120

Special

Record Dec 31, 2024 · Payment Mar 13, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 28, 2023

¥118

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2023 · Payment Mar 8, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2022

¥118

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2022 · Payment Mar 10, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2021

¥118

Annual

Record Dec 31, 2021 · Payment Mar 9, 2022

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