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Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

4996.T

JPXBasic MaterialsAgricultural Inputs

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¥786

−¥10.00 · -1.26%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

4996.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells agrochemicals in Japan and internationally. The company provides agricultural chemicals, such as herbicides, such as bensulfuron-methyl, bispyribac-sodium, fenoxasulfone, fenquinotrione, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyrithiobac-sodium, pyroxasulfone, and thiobencarb; fungicides, including benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, dichlobentiazox, mepanipyrim, mepronil, and pyribencarb; and prohexadione-calcium. It also offers fine chemicals comprising chlorotoluenes, chlorobenzyl chlorides, chlorobenzotrichlorides, chlorobenzaldehydes, chlorobenzoyl chlorides, phenoxyphenols, and phosphines. In addition, the company provides amine curing agents for urethane and epoxy resins. The company was formerly known as Ihara Agrochemical Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in October 1968. Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Taito, Japan.

Industry
Agricultural Inputs
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Shizuya Iwamura
Listed since
Jan 1, 2001
Employees
2,153

Market position

Volume
321.3K
0.68× average
Average volume
475.07K
Average daily volume
Market cap
94.69B JPY
Beta
-0.24
Market reference 1

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

P/E (TTM)
13.81×
P/B (TTM)
0.61×
P/S (TTM)
0.53×
Dividend yield
3.05%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
20.24%
Operating margin
6.53%
Net margin
3.87%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.35×
Altman Z-score
2.44
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 trends30%20%10%0%Gross margin, FY2021: 27.53%Gross margin, FY2022: 26.10%Gross margin, FY2023: 25.68%Gross margin, FY2024: 23.68%Gross margin, FY2025: 21.68%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.13%Operating margin, FY2022: 8.75%Operating margin, FY2023: 8.70%Operating margin, FY2024: 7.05%Operating margin, FY2025: 6.29%Net margin, FY2021: 7.64%Net margin, FY2022: 11.24%Net margin, FY2023: 11.19%Net margin, FY2024: 8.44%Net margin, FY2025: 2.57%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 27.53%. Gross margin FY2022 26.10%. Gross margin FY2023 25.68%. Gross margin FY2024 23.68%. Gross margin FY2025 21.68%. Operating margin FY2021 7.13%. Operating margin FY2022 8.75%. Operating margin FY2023 8.70%. Operating margin FY2024 7.05%. Operating margin FY2025 6.29%. Net margin FY2021 7.64%. Net margin FY2022 11.24%. Net margin FY2023 11.19%. Net margin FY2024 8.44%. Net margin FY2025 2.57%.

Income trends

Revenue

170.46B JPY+5.84%

Operating income

10.73B JPY-5.59%

Net income

4.38B JPY-67.76%
Income trends across reported periods187.07B JPY120.64B JPY54.21B JPY−12.23B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 118.18B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 145.3B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 161B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 161.05B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 170.46B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 8.43B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 12.72B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 14.02B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 11.36B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 10.73B JPYNet income, FY2021: 9.02B JPYNet income, FY2022: 16.33B JPYNet income, FY2023: 18.02B JPYNet income, FY2024: 13.59B JPYNet income, FY2025: 4.38B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 118.18B JPY. Revenue FY2022 145.3B JPY. Revenue FY2023 161B JPY. Revenue FY2024 161.05B JPY. Revenue FY2025 170.46B JPY. Operating income FY2021 8.43B JPY. Operating income FY2022 12.72B JPY. Operating income FY2023 14.02B JPY. Operating income FY2024 11.36B JPY. Operating income FY2025 10.73B JPY. Net income FY2021 9.02B JPY. Net income FY2022 16.33B JPY. Net income FY2023 18.02B JPY. Net income FY2024 13.59B JPY. Net income FY2025 4.38B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue170.46B JPY161.05B JPY161B JPY145.3B JPY118.18B JPY
Cost of goods sold133.51B JPY122.92B JPY119.66B JPY107.37B JPY85.65B JPY
Gross profit36.95B JPY38.13B JPY41.34B JPY37.93B JPY32.53B JPY
Research and development7.06B JPY6.99B JPY6.19B JPY5.14B JPY4.95B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative19.16B JPY19.78B JPY21.14B JPY20.04B JPY19.12B JPY
Operating expenses26.22B JPY26.77B JPY27.33B JPY25.21B JPY24.11B JPY
Interest income134M JPY160M JPY125M JPY50M JPY23M JPY
Interest expense621M JPY417M JPY225M JPY180M JPY141M JPY
Depreciation and amortization6.36B JPY5.92B JPY5.09B JPY4.84B JPY4.32B JPY
Operating income10.73B JPY11.36B JPY14.02B JPY12.72B JPY8.43B JPY
Net income4.38B JPY13.59B JPY18.02B JPY16.33B JPY9.02B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
39.88

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates46.1715.76-14.64-45.05Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Q3 2024, reported Sep 6, 2024: actual 29.12, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2024, reported Dec 13, 2024: actual 6.34, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Mar 7, 2025: actual 33.26, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Jun 6, 2025: actual 18.86, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 23.04, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual -38.76, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Mar 13, 2026: actual 32.75, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Jun 12, 2026: actual 39.88, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates58.63B46.95B35.28B23.6BQ4 '24BeatQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26Estimate
Q4 2024, reported Dec 13, 2024: actual 31.85B JPY, estimate 30.8B JPY, surprise +3.41%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Mar 7, 2025: actual 43.38B JPY, estimate 47.1B JPY, surprise -7.90%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported Jun 6, 2025: actual 52.8B JPY, estimate 40.9B JPY, surprise +29.09%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 38.31B JPY, estimate 40.9B JPY, surprise -6.34%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 35.98B JPY, estimate 26.02B JPY, surprise +38.29%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 13, 2026: actual 46.71B JPY, estimate 41.55B JPY, surprise +12.41%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Jun 12, 2026: actual 56.21B JPY, estimate 45.79B JPY, surprise +22.75%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Sep 11, 2026: actual —, estimate 37.25B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥24.00

2025 complete year+84.6% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥10.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Oct 29, 2026

¥14.00

Semi-Annual

Record Oct 31, 2026 · Payment Oct 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 28, 2026

¥10.00

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 30, 2026 · Payment Jul 9, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Oct 30, 2025

¥14.00

Semi-Annual

Record Oct 31, 2025 · Payment Jan 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 28, 2025

¥10.00

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 30, 2025 · Payment Jul 9, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Oct 30, 2024

¥24.00

Semi-Annual

Record Oct 31, 2024 · Payment Jan 30, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 26, 2024

¥10.00

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 30, 2024 · Payment Jul 9, 2024

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iShares Core TOPIX ETF logoiShares Core TOPIX ETF1475.T
Market value
186.34M
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
5.73M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
646.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$87.188-0.60%
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis International Small Cap Value ETFAVDV
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5.7M
Weight
0.03%
AUM
20.24B USD
Expense ratio
0.36%
Price / 1D
$111.61-0.30%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF logoVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA
Market value
3.69M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
315B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$73.085-0.46%
Dimensional - International Small Cap Value ETF logoDimensional - International Small Cap Value ETFDISV
Market value
3.6M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
5.23B USD
Expense ratio
0.42%
Price / 1D
$44.375-0.26%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logoiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA
Market value
3.57M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
195.14B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$100.65-0.20%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF logoiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFSCZ
Market value
1.25M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
13.28B USD
Expense ratio
0.40%
Price / 1D
$86.5047-0.11%
Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF logoDimensional - International Small Cap ETFDFIS
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