Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (JP:4078)
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Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
¥4,120.00
▲(29.56% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/05/26
The score is driven primarily by improved profitability and strong free cash flow alongside a conservative balance sheet. Technicals are supportive due to an uptrend, but overbought momentum signals add short-term risk. Valuation is mixed: the dividend yield helps, while the negative P/E reduces confidence in earnings-based valuation.
Positive Factors
Improved profitability
Recovery to net income ¥5,014m with EBIT 7.22% and EBITDA 11.56% reflects structural margin improvement. Stronger operating profitability increases resilience to input cost swings, supports reinvestment and dividend capacity, and enhances long-term cash returns to stakeholders.
Negative Factors
Weak headline growth
Negative recent revenue growth limits scale economies and constrains long-term margin expansion. Stagnant or declining top-line pressures the company to rely on pricing or cost control for earnings, reducing capacity for organic growth and making strategic investments harder to fund.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Improved profitability
Recovery to net income ¥5,014m with EBIT 7.22% and EBITDA 11.56% reflects structural margin improvement. Stronger operating profitability increases resilience to input cost swings, supports reinvestment and dividend capacity, and enhances long-term cash returns to stakeholders.
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Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (4078) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥55.02B
Dividend Yield4.37%
Average Volume (3M)59.20K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.94
Revenue Growth-1.09%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryJP
Employees1,999
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.23
Shares Outstanding16,000,000
10 Day Avg. Volume59,470
30 Day Avg. Volume59,203
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.05
Price to Book (P/B)0.56
Price to Sales (P/S)0.52
P/FCF Ratio8.69
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)340.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥80.10B
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. provides various chemical products in Japan. It offers titanium dioxide used in a range of applications, including paints, printer inks, paper manufacturing, plastics, chemical fibers, rubbers, and porcelain ename...
How the Company Makes Money
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. generates revenue through the manufacturing and sale of its chemical products across multiple sectors. The company has key revenue streams from its industrial chemicals, which are utilized in manufacturing process...
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
65
Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 82.97B | 84.41B | 82.11B | 83.86B | 80.14B | 84.92B |
| Gross Profit | 20.62B | 20.17B | 16.73B | 18.34B | 21.05B | 17.22B |
| EBITDA | 10.08B | 9.85B | 7.42B | 8.96B | 11.96B | 8.68B |
| Net Income | 4.87B | 5.01B | -7.09B | 2.34B | 6.75B | -2.80B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 123.36B | 123.32B | 125.44B | 128.02B | 123.92B | 123.01B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 16.39B | 16.42B | 16.71B | 12.41B | 10.88B | 11.41B |
| Total Debt | 22.98B | 21.92B | 27.04B | 21.64B | 16.96B | 20.44B |
| Total Liabilities | 45.67B | 43.93B | 49.98B | 43.30B | 41.21B | 43.74B |
| Stockholders Equity | 76.64B | 78.29B | 74.39B | 80.49B | 78.85B | 75.81B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | 5.06B | 2.84B | -1.89B | 1.50B | -1.74B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | 12.01B | 6.87B | 773.00M | 6.57B | 7.83B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -5.71B | -3.96B | -2.62B | -1.65B | -7.42B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -6.88B | 1.26B | 3.28B | -5.65B | 1.67B |
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Technical Analysis
Neutral
3180.00
Price Trends
3621.60
Negative
3346.54
Positive
3052.53
Positive
Market Momentum
-13.04
Positive
39.47
Neutral
10.02
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:4078, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 3180 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3851.00, below the 50-day MA of 3621.60, and above the 200-day MA of 3052.53, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -13.04 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 39.47 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 10.02 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for JP:4078.
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | ¥79.53B | 11.63 | 15.07% | 1.74% | 15.12% | 40.72% | |
75 Outperform | ¥54.38B | 16.36 | ― | 2.92% | 3.03% | 28.27% | |
73 Outperform | ¥59.22B | 18.37 | 6.31% | 4.01% | 6.38% | 22.81% | |
70 Outperform | ¥83.56B | 10.34 | ― | 3.74% | -0.68% | -9.93% | |
70 Outperform | ¥55.02B | -468.17 | ― | 4.37% | -1.09% | ― | |
66 Neutral | ¥22.90B | 5.80 | ― | 4.62% | 7.19% | ― | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Corporate Events
Sakai Chemical Launches Special Career Transition Program as Part of Structural Reforms
Feb 24, 2026
Sakai Chemical Industry will introduce a Special Career Transition Support Program as part of its broader structural reforms to build a higher-profit business structure aligned with its BEYOND 2030 plan. The initiative is framed as support for emp...
Sakai Chemical Books ¥2.4bn Impairment but Lifts Dividend Forecast
Feb 12, 2026
Sakai Chemical Industry will book an extraordinary impairment loss of ¥2.433 billion in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, mainly from cosmetic ingredient manufacturing facilities whose profitability has worsened amid...
Sakai Chemical Lifts Dividend as Profit Falls Despite Stronger Margins
Feb 12, 2026
Sakai Chemical reported consolidated net sales of ¥61.37 billion for the quarter ended December 2025, down 3.5% year on year, while operating profit rose 14.7% to ¥5.37 billion and ordinary profit increased 10.2% to ¥5.48 billion. P...
Sakai Chemical to Cancel 1 Million Treasury Shares, Shrinking Share Float by Nearly 6%
Dec 23, 2025
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. has resolved at its board meeting on December 23, 2025 to cancel 1,000,000 of its common treasury shares, equivalent to 5.88% of its issued shares prior to cancellation, under Article 178 of the Companies Act. The...
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