Overview
Chemicals

NANKAI CHEMICAL COMPANY,LIMITED

Nankai Chemical is a pioneer in basic chemical manufacturing with over 100 years of history, operating across five business segments: basic chemicals (caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, chlor-alkali products), functional chemicals (food additives such as sodium acetate, glucosamine-based health foods), agri (chloropicrin soil sterilants), environmental recycling (waste sulfuric acid recycling), and salt processing and sales. The company primarily serves manufacturers in chemicals, steel, paper, food, and cosmetics industries, with a supply focus on the Kansai region of Japan. It operates 14 business bases in Japan and China through a group comprising the parent company, five consolidated subsidiaries, and two equity-method affiliates.

Market Cap
¥8.49B
US$54.2M
EV
¥9.88B
US$63.0M
Stock¥4,250▼-2.41%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
3.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
4.9
x
LTM PER
2.8
x
LTM PBR
0.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+32.3%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
8.49BUS$54.2MMarket Cap3.74BUS$23.8M+ Debt1.95BUS$12.4M− Cash0.52BUS$3.32M− Inv. Sec.0.12BUS$0.75M+ NCI9.88BUS$63.0MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
19.6US$125M'23/320.0US$127M'24/320.9US$133M'25/321.1US$134M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.80US$11.5M'23/32.59US$16.5M'24/32.44US$15.6M'25/32.92US$18.6M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.50US$3.21M'23/31.16US$7.39M'24/31.02US$6.47M'25/32.78US$17.7M'26/3
Capital Structure
75%
25%
EquityD/E 0.33xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
1.78US$11.3M5.97US$38.1M'23/32.19US$13.9M5.11US$32.6M'24/32.13US$13.6M5.54US$35.3M'25/32.56US$16.3M3.68US$23.5M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 36.0%
1
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
11.70%
2
NANKAI CHEMICAL COMPANY,LIMITED Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.81%
3
TOAGOSEI CO.,LTD.
3.25%
4
SODA NIKKA CO.,LTD.
2.92%
5
Daichu Bussan Co., Ltd.
2.53%
6
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)
2.51%
7
Fudo Kosan Co., Ltd.
2.45%
8
Negishi Unso Co., Ltd.
2.32%
9
Amagasaki Seikan Co., Ltd.
2.30%
10
Kyowa Shoji Co., Ltd.
2.18%
Management
8 officers
Shinya SUGIOKA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division
Apr 1990 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation May 1998 Chlor-Alkali Department, Chemicals Group, Mitsubishi Corporation Oct 2011 Department Manager, Mitsubishi Corporation GmbH (Germany) Apr 2014 Deputy General Manager and General Manager of Product Division, Chuo Kagaku Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 General Manager, Synthetic Resins Department, Chemicals Group, Mitsubishi Corporation Apr 2017 Head of Riyadh Office (General Representative, Saudi Arabia), Mitsubishi Corporation Apr 2021 Representative Director, President, Mitsubishi Corporation Plastics Ltd. Apr 2024 Joined the Company; Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division Jun 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division Apr 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1966-10-19
Toru NAGATSU
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division, Chief Compliance Officer
Apr 1984 Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd.; Nonferrous Metals and Textiles Accounting Department Jan 1994 Deputy Head, Chemicals Group, Karachi Office, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Sep 2003 Head of Organic Chemicals Section, Organic Chemicals Department, Kansai Branch, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Head of Chemicals Section, Mitsui & Co. (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Oct 2014 Deputy Manager, Overseas Section, Corporate Planning Department, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Manager, International Department, Kansai Economic Federation Apr 2021 Joined the Company; General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Apr 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division, Chief Compliance Officer Jun 2024 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division, Chief Compliance Officer (current)
1961-06-18
Hisayoshi ITO
Director and Executive Officer, Executive Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Chief Technical Officer, General Manager of Production Management and RC Division, General Manager of Production Management Department, General Manager of R&D Division
Apr 1994 Joined Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. (now Daicel Corporation); Polymer Research Laboratory, Research Institute Apr 1999 Dispatched to Polymer Science Research Institute, University of Massachusetts (USA) Jun 2001 Returned to Research Institute, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. Oct 2009 New Business Planning Group, Corporate Planning Office, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. Apr 2013 Group Leader, Functional Materials Group, Corporate Research Center, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. Apr 2017 Deputy General Manager, Technology Planning, R&D Division, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. Oct 2019 Director, Advanced Research Center, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. Apr 2020 Seconded to Pixcrystal Co., Ltd.; General Manager, R&D Department Apr 2021 Seconded to Daicel-Ornex Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President Apr 2024 Joined the Company; Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Division and General Manager of R&D Planning Department Oct 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Division Apr 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Division, Chief Technical Officer Jun 2026 Director and Executive Officer, Executive Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Chief Technical Officer, General Manager of Production Management and RC Division, General Manager of Production Management Department, General Manager of R&D Division
1969-07-17
Tomoki HORIO
Director
Apr 1980 Joined Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Apr 2013 General Manager, Purchasing Department, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation Apr 2014 Director, Asahi Kasei Commerce Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Advance Corporation Oct 2015 Executive Officer and General Manager of Purchasing Center, Asahi Kasei Advance Corporation Jun 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1956-08-24
Yasuhide KURIYAMA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1988 Joined Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. Aug 1997 Joined Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Oct 2005 Head, Tokyo Sales Office, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Jan 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of General Affairs Department, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Director, General Manager of General Affairs Department and in charge of Materials, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director, General Manager of Administration Division, General Manager of General Affairs Department and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Director, General Manager of General Affairs Department and in charge of Accounting, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director in charge of General Affairs and Accounting, Kobe Natural Products Chemicals Co., Ltd. Jul 2025 Joined the Company; Deputy General Manager of Administration Division and General Manager of Administration Department Apr 2026 Deputy General Manager of Administration Division, the Company; Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NM Salt Co., Ltd. (current); Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanwa Nankai Recycle Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company
1965-10-22
Kaoru IJUIN
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1989 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation; Fuel Management Department Jun 1995 LNG Business Development Department, Mitsubishi Corporation Dec 1998 Seconded to Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Russia) Apr 2008 Seconded to PT Donggi Senoro LNG (Indonesia) May 2011 Audit Department, Mitsubishi Corporation Jun 2016 Senior Managing Director, Konan Kasei Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2018 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2020 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current) Nov 2024 Representative Director, Konan Kasei Co., Ltd. (current)
1965-06-06
Yukinobu KAIFU
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1981 Joined The Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. Jun 2000 General Manager, Finance Department, The Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. Aug 2009 General Manager, Integrated Risk Management Department, Aozora Bank, Ltd. (renamed) Feb 2011 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Agro Kanesho Co., Ltd. Mar 2015 Director, General Manager of Administration Division, Agro Kanesho Co., Ltd. Mar 2017 Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Agro Kanesho Co., Ltd. Mar 2021 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Agro Kanesho Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1957-09-15
Ritsuko WATANABE
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Sep 2007 Registered as attorney-at-law (Osaka Bar Association); joined Honmachi Chuo Law Office Jun 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1977-06-15
Large Shareholding Reports
Resona Bank, Limited
2026-07-23
7.72%→6.66%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-22
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-04-12
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2023-04-04
Amended Securities Registration Statement
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