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Daicel ( (JP:4202) ) just unveiled an update.
Daicel reported a 1.2% decline in net sales to 579.6 billion yen for the year ended March 2026, with operating income falling 31% to 42.1 billion yen and EBITDA down 16.6%. Profit attributable to owners of the parent plunged 79.4% to 10.2 billion yen, reflecting an impairment loss on a second plant under construction and weaker performance in key materials lines.
The safety business benefited from higher airbag inflator volumes in China and India and productivity gains in the U.S., but these were offset by lower acetate tow sales due to customer inventory adjustments and higher depreciation from a new engineering plastics plant. The results underscore pressure on Daicel’s margins from its materials operations and new-capex burden, even as its safety segment shows volume-led resilience in major automotive markets.
The most recent analyst rating on (JP:4202) stock is a Hold with a Yen1400.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Daicel stock, see the JP:4202 Stock Forecast page.
More about Daicel
Daicel operates across safety and materials businesses, supplying products such as airbag inflators and acetate tow, as well as engineering plastics, with significant exposure to automotive and industrial demand in markets including China, India and the U.S.
Average Trading Volume: 1,157,262
Technical Sentiment Signal: Hold
Current Market Cap: Yen324.6B
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