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DAIICHI KIGENSO KAGAKU-KOGYO CO.,LTD

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo is Japan's leading manufacturer of zirconium compounds, centered on zirconium oxide (zirconia), produced via both wet and dry (electrofusion) processes with an integrated ore-to-product manufacturing system. The company supplies a broad range of high-purity zirconium and rare earth compounds to diverse end markets including semiconductors/electronics, energy (fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries), healthcare (dental materials, medical devices), automotive exhaust catalysts, and industrial catalysts/refractory materials. Its proprietary compounding and purification technologies, combined with multi-process capabilities, enable customized product solutions that address a wide spectrum of customer requirements.

Market Cap
¥42.0B
US$268M
EV
¥52.9B
US$337M
Stock¥1,741▼-0.51%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
12.7
x
LTM PER
12.1
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+37.8%pt
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Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 24, 25Continued multi-day surge
2Oct 27, 25Resumption of sharp uptrend
3Oct 29, 25Profit-taking after sharp gains
4Nov 6, 25Continued correction from highs
5Jan 7, 26Renewed buying in new year trading
MC → EV Bridge
42.0BUS$268MMarket Cap20.3BUS$129M+ Debt9.14BUS$58.3M− Cash0.84BUS$5.34M− Inv. Sec.0.58BUS$3.67M+ NCI52.9BUS$337MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
29.4US$187M'22/335.7US$228M'23/335.2US$225M'24/333.6US$215M'25/335.8US$228M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
6.40US$40.8M'22/38.11US$51.7M'23/35.53US$35.2M'24/35.85US$37.3M'25/36.80US$43.3M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.85US$11.8M'22/34.02US$25.6M'23/31.14US$7.27M'24/30.79US$5.05M'25/32.51US$16.0M'26/3
Capital Structure
66%
34%
EquityD/E 0.52xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
9.58US$61.1M21.9US$140M'22/311.5US$73.5M25.2US$161M'23/39.35US$59.6M24.2US$154M'24/39.79US$62.5M21.3US$136M'25/312.0US$76.4M21.5US$137M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 33.8%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.50%
2
Katsuhiko KOKUBU
5.01%
3
DAIICHI KIGENSO KAGAKU-KOGYO CO.,LTD Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.90%
4
IWATANI CORPORATION
3.57%
5
Tsuyoshi INOUE
3.36%
6
Junko INOUE
3.35%
7
Tomoyuki KOKUBU
2.85%
8
UBS AG LONDON A/C IPB SEGREGATED CLIENT ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
2.25%
9
Tadashi TERADA
1.61%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.42%
Management
9 officers
Hiroshi KOKUBU
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1995 Joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Oct 2004 Joined the Company Jun 2009 Manager, Tokyo Sales Office, Sales Department Mar 2011 General Manager, Materials Department Jun 2013 Director, General Manager, Materials Department Jul 2014 Vice Chairman, Shandong Guangyin Dikaikai New Materials Co., Ltd. Jul 2014 Vice Chairman, Shandong Guangyin Dikaikai Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Director, I.D.U Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Director, General Manager, Sales Department; in charge of Materials Department Dec 2017 Chairman, Dikaikai (Shanghai) Materials Trading Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Director, General Manager, Business Division Apr 2020 Managing Director, General Manager, Business Division Jun 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division Apr 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer Jun 2022 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1972-02-26
Kimio OUCHI
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1992 Joined the Company Sep 2006 Manager, Osaka Sales Office, Sales Department Apr 2008 Director, I.D.U Co., Ltd. Jun 2008 Director, General Manager, Sales Department Apr 2011 Representative Director, I.D.U Co., Ltd. Apr 2013 Managing Director; in charge of Sales, Technology and Planning Departments Sep 2013 Director, Suika (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. (now Dikaikai (Shanghai) Materials Trading Co., Ltd.) Apr 2016 Managing Director, General Manager, R&D Office and IP Management Office; in charge of Technology and Planning Departments Jul 2017 Representative Director, DKK Logistics Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Managing Director; in charge of R&D Office, IP Management Office and Technology Department Apr 2019 Managing Director; in charge of Technology Division Jun 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division (current)
1967-07-01
Masayuki ITABASHI
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Apr 2013 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2017 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department; in charge of Finance Department Jun 2018 Director, VIETNAM RARE ELEMENTS CHEMICAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY (current) Apr 2019 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2020 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Apr 2024 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Division Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Division Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Division (current)
1966-12-22
Toshiyuki UMEHARA
Director
Sep 1957 Born Apr 1984 Joined Nitto Denko Corporation Jun 2010 Executive Officer, Nitto Denko Corporation Jun 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Automotive Materials Business Division, Nitto Denko Corporation Apr 2018 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO, CIO, General Manager, Corporate Technology Division, Nitto Denko Corporation Jun 2019 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO, General Manager, Corporate Technology Division, Nitto Denko Corporation Jul 2020 Part-time Executive Board Member, Hokkaido University Aug 2020 Specially Appointed Professor, Keio University Jun 2021 Outside Director, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. (current) Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd. (current) Dec 2022 Representative Director, Unilac Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Representative Director, JCCL Co., Ltd. (current)
1957-09-03
Junichi TANAKA
Director
Jan 1957 Born Apr 1979 Joined Fukui Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Jan 2008 General Manager, Finance Department, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (full-time, Committee Chair), Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current)
1957-01-02
Naomi TOBITA
Director
Jul 1962 Born Apr 1986 Joined BANDAI CO., LTD. Aug 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager, Girls Toy Business Division, BANDAI CO., LTD. Apr 2012 Director, General Manager, Play Toy Business Division, and Chief Tamagotchi Officer (CTO), BANDAI CO., LTD. Apr 2018 Managing Director, Bandai Namco Business Ark Co., Ltd.; Deputy General Manager, Group Administration Division, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. Sep 2022 Outside Director, Information Technology Development Co., Ltd. (now TDI Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2023 Director of the Company (current)
1962-07-03
Hiroshi KAWAGUCHI
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Dec 1955 Born Jan 1979 Joined Watabe Ishoten Co., Ltd. (now Watabe Wedding Co., Ltd.) May 1995 General Manager, Accounting Department, Management Division, Watabe Wedding Co., Ltd. Dec 2000 General Manager, Finance Department, Management Division, Watabe Wedding Co., Ltd. Jun 2002 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Watabe Wedding Co., Ltd. Jun 2005 Director, General Manager, President's Office, Watabe Wedding Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinobu Foods Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1955-12-17
Yoshinori TSUDA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1995 Joined Chuo Audit Corporation (renamed Misuzu Audit Corporation in Sep 2006) Apr 1998 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 2006 Senior Manager, Misuzu Audit Corporation Aug 2007 Representative Director, Asuka Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2007 Opened Yoshinori Tsuda CPA Office (current) Jun 2011 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2013 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yamazen Corporation Jun 2016 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Yamazen Corporation (current)
1972-08-18
Ayako OURA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Jul 1979 Born Oct 2004 Registered as attorney-at-law (Osaka Bar Association) Oct 2004 Attorney, Amano Law Office May 2010 LL.M., Boston University School of Law Sep 2010 In-house attorney, foreign-affiliated company Apr 2011 Registered as attorney in the State of New York Nov 2011 Returned to Amano Law Office Aug 2012 Partner Attorney, Noguchi & Partners Law Office (current) Jun 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1979-07-04
Large Shareholding Reports
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
2026-09-25
5.33%→4.16%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
2026-03-23
5.33%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-15
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-03-23
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-07-11
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-06-19
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
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-11-02
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-23
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-23
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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