Showa Chemical Industry Co.

4990 昭和化学工業株式会社

Chemicals · Standard

PRICE: ¥479 · MKT CAP: ¥5.1B · P/E: 12.4x · P/B: 0.63x · DIV YIELD: 1.3%

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Characteristics & Business Summary

Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. engages in manufacturing and selling diatomite and perlite filter aids under the Radiolite and Topco brand in China and Japan. Its diatomite and perlite filter aids are used to remove particulates from liquids and gases, as...

Income Statement Highlights (¥ Million, except EPS/DPS in ¥)

Fiscal Period	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024
Net Sales	7,676	7,780	9,226	9,197	9,237
Operating Profit	366	300	601	504	346
Ordinary Profit	474	480	835	720	571
Net Profit	292	345	617	584	412
EPS	¥28	¥33	¥58	¥55	¥39
DPS	¥5	¥5	¥9	¥8	¥6

Balance Sheet & Valuation Highlights

Total Assets ¥14B

Net Assets (Equity) ¥8B

Equity Ratio 59.5%

ROE (Return on Equity) 6.1%

Cash & Equivalents ¥3B

Interest-Bearing Debt ¥3B

Capital Expenditure (CapEx) ¥0B

Depreciation & Amort. ¥0B

Major Shareholders

1. シグマ株式会社 17.6%
2. 石橋健藏 12.9%
3. 公益財団法人石橋奨学会 9.1%
4. Asahi Mutual Life Insurance 7.0%
5. Business Partner Stock Ownership Plan 4.7%
6. 白山工業株式会社 3.1%
7. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 3.1%
8. 石橋敬子 2.9%
9. KITAZAWASANGYOco.,ltd. 2.3%
10. 株式会社北陸銀行 2.1%

Activist Activity

Sigma corporation 16.18%

2025-02-21 · change

Sigma corporation 16.18%

2024-09-11 · correction

Sigma corporation 16.18%

2024-09-11 · change

Kenzo Ishibashi 11.85%

2024-09-11 · change

Historical Per-Share Data & Valuation Ratios

Per Share Metric	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024
Revenues per share	¥727	¥735	¥871	¥864	¥867
FCF/Share	¥58	¥37	¥38	¥57	¥38
EPS	¥28	¥33	¥58	¥55	¥39
DPS	¥5	¥5	¥9	¥8	¥6
Capital Spending per share	¥19	¥12	¥21	¥21	¥34
Book Value per share	¥483	¥511	¥563	¥608	¥636
Common Shares Outstanding	11M	11M	11M	11M	11M

Financial Aggregates & Margins

Financial Aggregate	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024
Revenues (Net Sales)	¥8B	¥8B	¥9B	¥9B	¥9B
Operating Margin (%)	4.8%	3.9%	6.5%	5.5%	3.7%
Net Profit (owners)	¥0B	¥0B	¥1B	¥1B	¥0B
Net Profit Margin (%)	3.8%	4.4%	6.7%	6.4%	4.5%
Working Capital	¥-0B	¥0B	¥1B	¥1B	¥1B
Total Debt (Interest-bearing)	¥4B	¥4B	¥3B	¥3B	¥3B
Net Worth (Common Equity)	¥5B	¥5B	¥6B	¥6B	¥7B
Return on Total Assets (ROA)	2.4%	2.7%	4.7%	4.3%	3.0%
Return on Common Equity (ROE)	5.7%	6.4%	10.3%	9.0%	6.1%

Business Summary & Analysis

Capital Strategy Targets

No active capital policy disclosure records found.