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Hokushin Co., Ltd.

7897.T

JPXBasic MaterialsPaper, Lumber & Forest Products

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¥106

¥0.00 · 0.00%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

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Company profile

Company website

Founded in 1950, Hokushin Co., Ltd. specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of medium density fiberboards (MDF). The firm's base of operations is located in Kishiwada, Japan.

Industry
Paper, Lumber & Forest Products
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Hideaki Takahashi
Listed since
Jan 1, 2001
Employees
167

Market position

Day range

Current ¥106

52-week range

Current ¥106

Open
¥106
Previous close
¥106
Volume
102.6K
0.54× average
Average volume
188.28K
Average daily volume
Market cap
3.01B JPY
Beta
0.38
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥101.32
+4.62% above average
200-day average
¥106.54
-0.51% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
5.91B JPY
P/E (TTM)
62.35×
P/B (TTM)
0.51×
P/S (TTM)
0.28×
EV / EBITDA
17.68×
Earnings yield
-0.92%
Free cash flow yield
16.84%
Dividend yield
1.89%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
14.20%
Operating margin
0.81%
Net margin
0.46%
Return on equity
-0.47%
Return on assets
-0.21%
Return on invested capital
-0.26%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.75×
Current ratio
1.33×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends18%11%4%-2%Gross margin, FY2021: 16.14%Gross margin, FY2022: 15.34%Gross margin, FY2023: 13.99%Gross margin, FY2024: 13.08%Gross margin, FY2025: 13.51%Operating margin, FY2021: 4.05%Operating margin, FY2022: 3.80%Operating margin, FY2023: 1.16%Operating margin, FY2024: -0.67%Operating margin, FY2025: -0.36%Net margin, FY2021: 3.50%Net margin, FY2022: 2.58%Net margin, FY2023: 1.45%Net margin, FY2024: 0.20%Net margin, FY2025: -0.27%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 16.14%. Gross margin FY2022 15.34%. Gross margin FY2023 13.99%. Gross margin FY2024 13.08%. Gross margin FY2025 13.51%. Operating margin FY2021 4.05%. Operating margin FY2022 3.80%. Operating margin FY2023 1.16%. Operating margin FY2024 -0.67%. Operating margin FY2025 -0.36%. Net margin FY2021 3.50%. Net margin FY2022 2.58%. Net margin FY2023 1.45%. Net margin FY2024 0.20%. Net margin FY2025 -0.27%.

Income trends

Revenue

10.27B JPY+0.42%

Operating income

−37.08M JPY+45.76%

Net income

−27.58M JPY−47.92M JPY
Income trends across reported periods14.18B JPY9B JPY3.82B JPY−1.36B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 10.78B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 12.89B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 10.98B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 10.22B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 10.27B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 436.91M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 489.47M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 126.9M JPYOperating income, FY2024: −68.37M JPYOperating income, FY2025: −37.08M JPYNet income, FY2021: 377.34M JPYNet income, FY2022: 332.41M JPYNet income, FY2023: 158.74M JPYNet income, FY2024: 20.34M JPYNet income, FY2025: −27.58M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 10.78B JPY. Revenue FY2022 12.89B JPY. Revenue FY2023 10.98B JPY. Revenue FY2024 10.22B JPY. Revenue FY2025 10.27B JPY. Operating income FY2021 436.91M JPY. Operating income FY2022 489.47M JPY. Operating income FY2023 126.9M JPY. Operating income FY2024 −68.37M JPY. Operating income FY2025 −37.08M JPY. Net income FY2021 377.34M JPY. Net income FY2022 332.41M JPY. Net income FY2023 158.74M JPY. Net income FY2024 20.34M JPY. Net income FY2025 −27.58M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue10.27B JPY10.22B JPY10.98B JPY12.89B JPY10.78B JPY
Cost of goods sold8.88B JPY8.89B JPY9.44B JPY10.91B JPY9.04B JPY
Gross profit1.39B JPY1.34B JPY1.54B JPY1.98B JPY1.74B JPY
Research and development—105.12M JPY132.62M JPY66.42M JPY61.31M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative1.42B JPY1.3B JPY1.28B JPY1.42B JPY1.24B JPY
Operating expenses1.42B JPY1.41B JPY1.41B JPY1.49B JPY1.3B JPY
Interest income1.85M JPY393K JPY32K JPY36K JPY86K JPY
Interest expense47.49M JPY31.15M JPY21.62M JPY19.7M JPY19.44M JPY
Depreciation and amortization323.66M JPY307.12M JPY301.87M JPY312.03M JPY327.59M JPY
Operating income−37.08M JPY−68.37M JPY126.9M JPY489.47M JPY436.91M JPY
Net income−27.58M JPY20.34M JPY158.74M JPY332.41M JPY377.34M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
0.86

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.460.29-0.89-2.06Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 31, 2024: actual -1.24, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 31, 2025: actual 1.13, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 0.87, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual -1.82, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual -1.38, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 30, 2026: actual 1.01, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 1.22, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 31, 2026: actual 0.86, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates2.95B2.75B2.55B2.34BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 31, 2024: actual 2.46B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 31, 2025: actual 2.84B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 2.55B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 2.46B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 2.61B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 30, 2026: actual 2.68B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 2.52B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 31, 2026: actual 2.8B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥2.00

2025 complete year+33.3% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥2.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥2.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥2.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 25, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥2.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 27, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024

¥2.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment Jun 24, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023

¥4.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2023 · Payment Jun 29, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2022

¥4.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2022 · Payment Jun 23, 2022

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