Overview
Chemicals

KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO.,LTD.

Kanto Denka Kogyo (KDK) is a Japanese specialty chemical company engaged in the manufacture and sale of basic chemicals (inorganic/organic), specialty gases and battery materials (precision chemicals), iron-based products including carriers and iron oxides, and chemical plant engineering services. The company's precision chemicals segment—particularly specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing (KSG series) and battery materials—serves the electronics, energy, and life science industries. KDK differentiates itself through proprietary technology and product development capabilities, supporting cutting-edge global industries with a focus on sustainability.

Market Cap
¥114B
US$723M
EV
¥125B
US$794M
Stock¥1,980▲+1.90%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
22.4
x
LTM PER
30.0
x
LTM PBR
1.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+66.7%pt
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Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 26, 26Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd. changed stake (19.83%→19.83%)
2Mar 4, 26Market-wide: Geopolitical risks (-3.7%)
3Mar 9, 26Market-wide: Economic concerns (-3.8%)
4Aug 12, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
5Aug 24, 26Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd. changed stake (19.83%→19.83%)
MC → EV Bridge
114BUS$723MMarket Cap42.4BUS$270M+ Debt18.7BUS$119M− Cash14.5BUS$92.1M− Inv. Sec.1.84BUS$11.7M+ NCI125BUS$794MEV
AI Briefing
Specialty chemicals player spanning semiconductor gases, battery materials, basics and iron-based products — FY26/3 revenue ¥65.4B, OP ¥5.5B (8.4%), recovering off FY24's loss. Forward EBITDA ¥20.6B vs LTM ¥14.8B signals sharp expected earnings inflection, likely semiconductor gas-led. No tender offer in data; cap table features Goldman Sachs and Nippon Zeon as strategic/financial holders alongside trust banks — watchable for activist or strategic re-rating.
Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
62.3US$397M'22/378.7US$501M'23/364.8US$412M'24/362.4US$397M'25/365.4US$416M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
17.8US$114M'22/320.6US$131M'23/36.53US$41.6M'24/312.5US$79.7M'25/314.8US$94.1M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
7.76US$49.4M'22/39.38US$59.7M'23/3-4.61-US$29.4M'24/33.25US$20.7M'25/33.79US$24.1M'26/3
Capital Structure
64%
36%
EquityD/E 0.56xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
34.2US$218M30.9US$197M'22/329.8US$189M37.8US$241M'23/334.6US$221M41.7US$265M'24/328.5US$181M37.9US$241M'25/332.4US$206M39.8US$254M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 45.3%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.54%
2
Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
6.21%
3
ZEON CORPORATION
6.17%
4
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)
5.62%
5
ECM MF (Standing Proxy: Tachibana Securities Co., Ltd.)
4.06%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.83%
7
MLI FOR SEGREGATED PB CLIENT (Standing Proxy: BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
3.48%
8
JPMSPLC CLIENT ASSETS SK JPY (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
3.17%
9
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.76%
10
The Chugoku Bank, Limited (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
2.43%
Management
13 officers
Junichi HASEGAWA
Representative Director, President (in charge of Internal Audit Office)
Jan 2000: Joined the Company Jul 2004: General Manager, Precision Chemicals Department No. 2, Sales Division Jun 2007: Executive Officer, General Manager, Precision Chemicals Department No. 2, Sales Division Jun 2009: Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division Jan 2011: Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently General Manager, Precision Chemicals Department No. 1 Jun 2011: Director, Executive Officer; Chairman and General Manager, Kachi (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Jun 2015: Representative Director, President Jun 2019: Representative Director, President; concurrently General Manager, Business Division Jun 2023: Representative Director, President (current)
1958-11-11
Taisuke YONEMURA
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Division (in charge of overall production strategy, Overseas Business Promotion Department, Materials Department, and overall administrative departments)
Apr 1998: Joined the Company Apr 2017: General Manager, No. 2 Manufacturing Department, Shibukawa Plant Jun 2020: General Manager, No. 1 Manufacturing Department, Shibukawa Plant Jun 2021: Executive Officer, Plant Manager, Shibukawa Plant; concurrently General Manager, No. 1 Manufacturing Department Apr 2022: Executive Officer, Plant Manager, Shibukawa Plant; concurrently General Manager, Quality Assurance Department, Shibukawa Plant Jun 2022: Executive Officer, Plant Manager, Shibukawa Plant Jun 2024: Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2026: Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Division (scheduled)
1972-07-14
Kenichi YATAKA
Director, Executive Officer (Special Assignment: company-wide safety measures, quality assurance, decarbonization)
Apr 1992: Joined the Company Apr 2009: General Manager, Production Technology Department, Shibukawa Plant Jun 2013: General Manager, No. 1 Manufacturing Department, Shibukawa Plant Jan 2017: General Manager, Overseas Business Promotion Department Nov 2017: General Manager, Overseas Business Promotion Department; concurrently Representative Director, Kanto Denka Fine Products Korea Co., Ltd. Jun 2020: Executive Officer, General Manager, Overseas Business Promotion Department; concurrently Representative Director, Kanto Denka Fine Products Korea Co., Ltd. Apr 2023: Executive Officer; Representative Director, Kanto Denka Fine Products Korea Co., Ltd. Jun 2023: Director, Executive Officer; Representative Director, Kanto Denka Fine Products Korea Co., Ltd. Jun 2024: Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Division (current)
1969-01-11
Takeaki YAJIMA
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1987: Joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2003: Branch Manager, Tottori Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2010: General Manager, Eighth Unit, Branch Division, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2012: Branch Manager, Tachikawa Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2014: General Manager, No. 2 Branch Operations Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2015: General Manager, No. 1 Tokyo Sales Department, Tokyo Sales Division, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Jun 2018: Advisor to the Company; Director, Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2021: Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)
1963-04-20
Ryoji MASUJIMA
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1992: Joined the Company Jun 2015: General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2017: Chairman and General Manager, Kachi (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Jun 2019: Executive Officer; Chairman and General Manager, Kachi (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Mar 2021: Executive Officer, General Manager, Legal and General Affairs Department Dec 2021: Executive Officer, General Manager, Legal and General Affairs Department; concurrently General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Office Jun 2022: Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2024: Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)
1967-06-16
Yasuhiro OTSUKA
Director, Executive Officer (in charge of Accounting and Finance Department)
Apr 1988: Joined Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2005: General Manager, Bond Investment Unit, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2010: General Manager, Finance Unit, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2013: General Manager, Asset Management Risk Management Unit, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2015: General Manager, Asset Management Planning Department, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2016: Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Real Estate Departments, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2020: Deputy President Executive Officer, Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2020: Director, Deputy President Executive Officer, Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2024: President and Representative Director, Asahi Life Card Service Co., Ltd. Jun 2026: Director, Executive Officer of the Company (scheduled)
1965-08-25
Hideki MATSUI
Director
Apr 1987: Registered as attorney-at-law Apr 1987: Joined Marunouchi Sogo Law Office Oct 2006: Outside Corporate Auditor, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. Sep 2011: Co-Managing Partner Attorney, Marunouchi Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2015: Outside Director of the Company (current)
1962-07-09
Hitoshi HABUKA
Director
Apr 1981: Joined Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Mar 2000: Resigned from Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Apr 2000: Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University Apr 2002: Professor, Division of Functional Creation, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University Apr 2017: Vice Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University Jun 2019: Outside Director of the Company (current) Apr 2022: Professor Emeritus, Yokohama National University (current); part-time lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University (current)
1957-03-25
Yuko KARIYA
Director
Apr 1983: Joined Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2012: Executive Officer, General Manager, Reliability Assurance Division; General Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Marketing Supervisor, Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2013: Director, General Manager, Reliability Assurance Division, Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mar 2020: Full-time Advisor, Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mar 2021: Resigned from Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2022: Outside Director of the Company (current); Outside Director, Nihon Kinzoku Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2024: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Welby Inc. (current)
1960-04-15
Takako AMITANI
Director
Sep 1993: Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 1993: Head, Amitani CPA Office (current) Mar 2005: Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jun 2008: Auditor, Vaccination Research Center Foundation (current) Jun 2019: Outside Director, Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Jun 2021: Auditor, General Incorporated Foundation Certified Psychologist Examination and Training Center (current) Jun 2023: Outside Director, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024: Outside Director of the Company (current)
1958-07-21
Junko KOSHINO
Director
Apr 1993: Joined Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. (now Aozora Bank, Ltd.) Jan 1997: Investment Analyst, Operations Department, Fidelity Investments Trust Co., Ltd. Apr 2002: Investment Analyst, Operations Department, Capital Research and Management Company Feb 2006: Investment Analyst, Tokyo Representative Office, Hulbadia Capital Management Apr 2012: Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Morito Co., Ltd. Oct 2015: General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Otsuka Kagu, Ltd. Apr 2016: General Manager, Business Development Department and Corporate Planning Department, JVCKENWOOD Corporation Apr 2019: Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, JVCKENWOOD Corporation Apr 2020: Executive Officer, Assistant to CEO, JVCKENWOOD Corporation Jul 2020: Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Frontier Management Inc. Jun 2021: Outside Director, Saxa Holdings, Inc. Jun 2022: Outside Director, Rikei Corporation (current) Jun 2024: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Suzuki Kiko Co., Ltd.; Outside Director of the Company (current) Apr 2025: Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Division, Suzuki Kiko Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2026: Director, Suzuki Kiko Co., Ltd. (retiring Jun 2026) Jun 2026: Outside Director, Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd. (scheduled)
1969-09-08
Kimiaki TANAKA
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1979: Joined Zeon Corporation Feb 2003: General Manager, High-Performance Chemicals Division, Zeon Corporation Jun 2005: Director; General Manager, High-Performance Chemicals Division, No. 2 and No. 3 Sales Departments, and Research Institute for High-Performance Materials, Zeon Corporation Jun 2007: Director, Executive Officer; General Manager, High-Performance Chemicals Division and Sales Department, Zeon Corporation Jun 2008: Director, Executive Officer; General Manager, Functional Materials Division and Sales Department; Representative Director, Zeon Chemical Service Co., Ltd. May 2010: Director, Executive Officer; General Manager, Functional Materials Division and Sales Department; Representative Director, Zeon Chemical Service Co., Ltd. Feb 2011: Director, Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Human Resources and General Affairs; General Manager, Corporate Planning Division and Department, Zeon Corporation Jun 2012: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Human Resources and Production, Zeon Corporation Jun 2013: Representative Director, President, Zeon Corporation Jun 2023: Representative Director, Chairman, Zeon Corporation (retiring Jun 2026) Jun 2026: Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company (scheduled)
1953-02-19
Kenichi IKEDA
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1986: Joined Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2011: General Manager, Claims Unit, Operations and Systems Division, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2014: General Manager, Product Development Unit, Sales Planning Division, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2015: General Manager, Product Development Department, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2016: General Manager, Sales Planning Department, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2017: Executive Officer, Sales Planning Department, in charge of Product Development, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2019: Executive Officer, Sales Planning Department, Marketing Division, in charge of Product Development, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2020: Executive Officer, Risk Management Division, in charge of Compliance Division, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Jun 2020: Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Jul 2020: Director, Executive Officer, Risk Management Division, in charge of Compliance Division, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning and Public Relations, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2024: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Apr 2025: Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company (current)
1962-12-23
Large Shareholding Reports
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2026-10-23
19.83%→19.83%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte Ltd
2026-08-24
19.83%→19.83%
Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company
2026-06-05
6.44%→6.20%
Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company
2026-05-12
6.20%→6.20%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2026-02-26
19.83%→19.83%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2025-09-22
19.83%→19.83%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2025-08-18
19.83%→19.83%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2025-04-10
19.12%→19.83%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2024-12-02
18.02%→19.12%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2024-11-25
16.79%→18.02%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2024-11-18
15.41%→16.79%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2024-11-08
14.22%→15.41%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2024-10-10
13.06%→14.22%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-12-18
12.16%→13.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-10-03
11.16%→12.16%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-08-24
10.12%→11.16%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-05-02
10.12%→10.12%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-05-01
10.12%→10.12%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-04-10
10.07%→10.12%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-03-28
10.05%→10.07%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-03-27
9.04%→10.05%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2023-02-06
8.04%→9.04%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-12-21
7.29%→8.04%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-12-06
7.06%→7.29%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-11-07
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-09-22
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-09-06
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-08-19
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-07-22
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-06-21
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-05-10
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-04-21
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-03-22
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-03-04
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2022-02-04
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2021-12-21
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2021-11-05
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2021-10-21
7.06%→7.06%
Effissimo Capital Management Pte. Ltd.
2021-10-05
7.06%→7.06%
Disclosures
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EDINET
2026-10-23
Large Shareholding Report
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2026-08-24
Large Shareholding Report
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2026-08-10
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-26
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-18
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-04-10
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
EDINET
2024-12-02
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-11-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-11-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-08
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-10-10
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2024-08-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-12-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-10-03
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-08-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
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