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KNC Laboratories Co., Ltd.

6568.T

JPXBasic MaterialsChemicals

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¥1,252

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Company profile

Company website

KNC Laboratories Co., Ltd. engages in research, development, and production solutions for organic chemicals. Its operations are carried out through the following business divisions: Functional Materials Business, Pharmaceutical Business, and Bio Business. The Functional Materials Business division provides display materials, chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing, carbon nanotube dispersions, etc. The Pharmaceutical Business division provides compounds for pharmaceutical research and development. The Bio Business Division provides auxiliary agents for antibody drug manufacturing. The company was founded on January 22, 1985 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.

Industry
Chemicals
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Takuya Maoka
Listed since
Mar 15, 2018
Employees
340

Market position

Day range

Current ¥1,252

52-week range

Current ¥1,252

Open
¥1,244
Previous close
¥1,251
Volume
5.7K
1.33× average
Average volume
4.29K
Average daily volume
Market cap
9.69B JPY
Beta
0.34
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥1,284.84
-2.56% below average
200-day average
¥1,226.73
+2.06% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
10.93B JPY
EV / EBITDA
4.76×
Earnings yield
8.06%
Free cash flow yield
-3.83%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
5.44%
Return on assets
3.54%
Return on invested capital
3.82%

Financial health

Current ratio
2.87×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends41%29%17%5%Gross margin, FY2021: 27.72%Gross margin, FY2022: 37.73%Gross margin, FY2023: 35.45%Gross margin, FY2024: 27.77%Gross margin, FY2025: 26.26%Operating margin, FY2021: 14.71%Operating margin, FY2022: 25.08%Operating margin, FY2023: 22.74%Operating margin, FY2024: 9.44%Operating margin, FY2025: 11.27%Net margin, FY2021: 8.65%Net margin, FY2022: 17.88%Net margin, FY2023: 16.31%Net margin, FY2024: 9.01%Net margin, FY2025: 8.43%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 27.72%. Gross margin FY2022 37.73%. Gross margin FY2023 35.45%. Gross margin FY2024 27.77%. Gross margin FY2025 26.26%. Operating margin FY2021 14.71%. Operating margin FY2022 25.08%. Operating margin FY2023 22.74%. Operating margin FY2024 9.44%. Operating margin FY2025 11.27%. Net margin FY2021 8.65%. Net margin FY2022 17.88%. Net margin FY2023 16.31%. Net margin FY2024 9.01%. Net margin FY2025 8.43%.

Income trends

Revenue

9.09B JPY+11.18%

Operating income

1.02B JPY+32.74%

Net income

766.2M JPY+3.92%
Income trends across reported periods10.01B JPY6.6B JPY3.2B JPY−207.65M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 7.44B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 8.63B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 9.15B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 8.18B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 9.09B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 1.09B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 2.16B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 2.08B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 771.86M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 1.02B JPYNet income, FY2021: 643.46M JPYNet income, FY2022: 1.54B JPYNet income, FY2023: 1.49B JPYNet income, FY2024: 737.33M JPYNet income, FY2025: 766.2M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 7.44B JPY. Revenue FY2022 8.63B JPY. Revenue FY2023 9.15B JPY. Revenue FY2024 8.18B JPY. Revenue FY2025 9.09B JPY. Operating income FY2021 1.09B JPY. Operating income FY2022 2.16B JPY. Operating income FY2023 2.08B JPY. Operating income FY2024 771.86M JPY. Operating income FY2025 1.02B JPY. Net income FY2021 643.46M JPY. Net income FY2022 1.54B JPY. Net income FY2023 1.49B JPY. Net income FY2024 737.33M JPY. Net income FY2025 766.2M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue9.09B JPY8.18B JPY9.15B JPY8.63B JPY7.44B JPY
Cost of goods sold6.71B JPY5.91B JPY5.91B JPY5.37B JPY5.38B JPY
Gross profit2.39B JPY2.27B JPY3.24B JPY3.26B JPY2.06B JPY
Research and development—416.72M JPY114.91M JPY136.95M JPY127.14M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative1.36B JPY1.08B JPY1.05B JPY954.92M JPY841M JPY
Operating expenses1.36B JPY1.5B JPY1.16B JPY1.09B JPY968.15M JPY
Interest income3.7M JPY1.22M JPY18K JPY14K JPY12K JPY
Interest expense34.45M JPY19.2M JPY9.37M JPY9.69M JPY9.98M JPY
Depreciation and amortization1.23B JPY879.3M JPY922.36M JPY919.08M JPY929.27M JPY
Operating income1.02B JPY771.86M JPY2.08B JPY2.16B JPY1.09B JPY
Net income766.2M JPY737.33M JPY1.49B JPY1.54B JPY643.46M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
5.3

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates92.3158.7425.16-8.41Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual -0.2, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 36.75, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 51.57, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual -1.46, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 14, 2025: actual 1.59, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 13.53, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 85.36, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 5.3, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates3.65B2.94B2.24B1.53BQ4 '24BeatQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25No estimateQ4 '25No estimateQ1 '26No estimateQ2 '26No estimateQ3 '26No estimate
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual 1.92B JPY, estimate 1.72B JPY, surprise +11.45%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 1.93B JPY, estimate 1.93B JPY, surprise +0.10%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 2.92B JPY, estimate 3.5B JPY, surprise -16.46%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 1.69B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 14, 2025: actual 1.68B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 2.22B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 3.5B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 2.12B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

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