AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. (JP:3896)
:3896
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AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc.
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Rating:61Neutral
Price Target:
¥469.00
▲(42.55% Upside)
Action:DowngradedDate:01/27/26
The score is held back primarily by weak fundamentals—low profitability, high leverage, and negative free cash flow—despite supportive technical momentum (price above key moving averages with positive MACD). Valuation is also a concern due to a negative P/E and no dividend data to offset uncertainty.
Positive Factors
Revenue Growth
Consistent top-line expansion (revenue up from ¥16.1B to ¥17.1B and reported RevenueGrowth ~11.4%) indicates sustained demand for specialty papers and functional materials. Durable revenue growth supports scale, incremental investment returns, and long-term market position in industrial applications.
Negative Factors
High Leverage
A debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34 and modest equity ratio (19.8%) reflect significant leverage that raises solvency and refinancing risk. Over the medium term, high leverage reduces strategic flexibility, increases interest burdens, and magnifies earnings volatility if volumes or margins decline.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth
Consistent top-line expansion (revenue up from ¥16.1B to ¥17.1B and reported RevenueGrowth ~11.4%) indicates sustained demand for specialty papers and functional materials. Durable revenue growth supports scale, incremental investment returns, and long-term market position in industrial applications.
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AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. (3896) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥4.44B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)20.86K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.08
Revenue Growth11.37%
EPS Growth-28.47%
CountryJP
Employees640
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryPaper, Lumber & Forest Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-7.59
Shares Outstanding10,172,676
10 Day Avg. Volume27,680
30 Day Avg. Volume20,860
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-3.61
Price to Book (P/B)0.76
Price to Sales (P/S)0.24
P/FCF Ratio-0.84
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Awa Paper & Technological Company, Inc. manufactures and sells papers worldwide. It provides air filter media, polyolefin sheets, base papers, cabin filter media, heat radiation sheets and fins, carbon fiber reinforced plastics, ceramic sheets, an...
How the Company Makes Money
AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. primarily makes money by selling specialty paper products and functional material products to business customers. Revenue is generated through product sales (manufactured in-house and sold directly or via di...
AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
68
Positive
Balance Sheet
62
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 17.74B | 17.12B | 16.12B | 17.31B | 15.02B | 12.55B |
| Gross Profit | 2.66B | 2.74B | 2.57B | 2.73B | 2.61B | 1.89B |
| EBITDA | 1.16B | 1.09B | 1.15B | 1.22B | 1.04B | 652.72M |
| Net Income | -75.78M | 35.87M | 52.45M | 242.67M | 282.82M | -444.90M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 26.70B | 27.20B | 21.25B | 16.27B | 15.53B | 15.74B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 842.64M | 988.73M | 1.11B | 539.97M | 555.89M | 635.76M |
| Total Debt | 14.04B | 12.60B | 7.75B | 4.12B | 4.41B | 5.62B |
| Total Liabilities | 19.65B | 19.62B | 14.37B | 9.81B | 9.16B | 9.64B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.99B | 5.38B | 5.13B | 4.95B | 4.54B | 4.27B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | -4.92B | -2.95B | 89.07M | 1.29B | -439.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | 160.87M | 792.17M | 762.45M | 1.52B | 199.17M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -5.18B | -3.77B | -360.68M | -316.05M | -472.63M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | 4.82B | 3.51B | -459.53M | -1.29B | 220.88M |
AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. Technical Analysis
Positive
329.00
Price Trends
425.30
Positive
396.28
Positive
388.69
Positive
Market Momentum
16.40
Negative
62.35
Neutral
69.22
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:3896, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 329 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 423.85, below the 50-day MA of 425.30, and below the 200-day MA of 388.69, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 16.40 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 62.35 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 69.22 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for JP:3896.
AWA PAPER & TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY, Inc. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | ¥60.00B | 8.00 | ― | 2.67% | 2.79% | -14.09% | |
64 Neutral | ¥8.87B | 7.60 | ― | 1.90% | 0.02% | -47.00% | |
62 Neutral | ¥816.92B | 9.64 | 2.55% | 3.51% | 3.97% | -49.92% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
61 Neutral | ¥4.44B | -10.91 | ― | ― | 11.37% | -28.47% | |
59 Neutral | ¥41.25B | -9.37 | -0.13% | 2.31% | -11.24% | -101.49% | |
59 Neutral | ¥156.90B | 8.74 | 1.66% | 1.53% | -1.57% | ― |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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