Overview
Chemicals

DKS Co.Ltd.

Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku is a specialty chemical manufacturer producing a broad portfolio of surfactants (nonionic, anionic, cationic, and amphoteric), amenity materials (sucrose fatty acid esters, cellulose and polymer materials), urethane materials, functional materials, electronic device materials (ionic liquids, battery materials, conductive pastes), and life science products (health foods, deodorizing/sterilizing agents). The company serves diverse end markets including personal care, food, construction, electronics, and healthcare. Its competitive strengths lie in proprietary bio-derived raw material technologies—including cellulose nanofibers and trehalose derivatives—and a vertically integrated global manufacturing and sales network.

Market Cap
¥132B
US$843M
EV
¥135B
US$860M
Stock¥12,460▲+0.40%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
10.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
12.8
x
LTM PER
21.4
x
LTM PBR
2.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+80.6%pt
1001234
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Mar 4, 26Concerns over key product competition
2Mar 9, 26Stock falls on profit decline forecast
3Jul 30, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
4Aug 5, 26Individual investor Akira Katayama files new large shareholding report in DKS Co.
MC → EV Bridge
132BUS$843MMarket Cap27.4BUS$175M+ Debt21.1BUS$134M− Cash9.71BUS$61.9M− Inv. Sec.5.98BUS$38.2M+ NCI135BUS$860MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
62.7US$400M'22/365.1US$415M'23/363.1US$403M'24/373.3US$467M'25/382.9US$529M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
8.06US$51.4M'22/34.48US$28.6M'23/35.29US$33.8M'24/38.57US$54.7M'25/313.3US$85.0M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
2.49US$15.9M'22/3-0.41-US$2.60M'23/31.17US$7.49M'24/32.59US$16.5M'25/36.17US$39.3M'26/3
Capital Structure
67%
33%
EquityD/E 0.50xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
16.2US$103M30.9US$197M'22/313.4US$85.5M32.5US$207M'23/321.8US$139M35.1US$224M'24/322.4US$143M31.3US$200M'25/332.6US$208M29.1US$186M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.4%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
10.66%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
8.51%
3
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG (FE-AC; Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
4.25%
4
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
4.05%
5
Akira KATAYAMA
4.01%
6
DKS Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association
3.59%
7
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
3.21%
8
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2.78%
9
The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
2.70%
10
DKS Co.Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association
2.68%
Management
12 officers
Naoki YAMAJI
Representative Director, President
Apr 1991 Joined the Company Apr 2013 General Manager, Yokkaichi Restructuring Promotion Department, Production Management Division Apr 2014 Head of Special Projects Office, President's Office Apr 2015 General Manager, Resin Materials Business Division, Business Division Apr 2016 Concurrently in charge of Tokyo Head Office Apr 2017 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Jun 2017 Director; in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs Division Apr 2018 Concurrently in charge of Production Management Division Apr 2020 Managing Director; in charge of Administration Apr 2021 In charge of Research and Development Apr 2022 Representative Director, President (current)
1964-04-13
Shinji SHIMIZU
Representative Director, Senior Managing Director
Apr 1992 Joined the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, Human Resources and General Affairs Division Apr 2016 General Manager, Shuangyili (Tianjin) New Energy Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Director, Shuangyili (Tianjin) New Energy Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 General Manager, Finance Department, Finance Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer; General Manager, Production Division Apr 2022 In charge of Administration Jun 2022 Director Apr 2025 Representative Director; Managing Director Apr 2026 Representative Director, Senior Managing Director (current)
1973-10-09
Mami SAKAMOTO
Director
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Apr 2018 Head of Special Projects Office, President's Office Dec 2018 General Manager, Public Relations and IR Office Apr 2019 General Manager, Public Relations and IR Department, Corporate Planning Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division Apr 2021 General Manager, Public Relations and IR Office Apr 2023 General Manager, Strategy Division; concurrently General Manager, Life Science Division Apr 2024 Senior Executive Officer (current) Apr 2025 General Manager, Administration Division (current) Jun 2025 Director (current)
1967-09-09
Masahiro KITAO
Director
Apr 2005 Joined the Company Apr 2020 General Manager, Vehicle Electronics Information Sales Department, Sales Division Oct 2022 Concurrently General Manager, Nagoya Branch Apr 2023 Executive Officer; General Manager, Sales Division Apr 2024 Senior Executive Officer (current) Apr 2025 General Manager, Business Division (current) Jun 2025 Director (current)
1979-12-25
Kikuo OKUYAMA
Director
Oct 1990 Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University Apr 2001 Professor, Department of Materials Chemistry and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University Apr 2013 Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University (current); Specially Appointed Professor, Hiroshima University Jun 2017 Managing Director, Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation Jun 2021 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2022 Auditor, Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation Jun 2022 Vice Chairman, Powder Technology Information Center (current)
1948-06-01
Katsumi HASHIMOTO
Director
Apr 1981 Joined Osaka National Tax Bureau Oct 1984 Joined Asahi Accounting Corporation (now PwC Azsa LLC) Mar 1987 Registered as Certified Public Accountant May 2007 Senior Partner, Asahi Audit Corporation (now PwC Azsa LLC) Jul 2010 Head of Kyoto Office, PwC Azsa LLC Jun 2019 Resigned from PwC Azsa LLC Jul 2019 Opened Hashimoto Certified Public Accountant Office; Representative (current) Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current)
1958-04-05
Hideyo NAKANO
Director
Nov 1991 Vice President, Citi Trust & Banking Corporation Oct 1993 Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Individual Asset Management Department, Citi Trust & Banking Corporation Jan 2000 Director and General Manager, Asset Management Department, Funnex Asset Management Co., Ltd. Mar 2004 Established Trias Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President (current) Mar 2020 Outside Director, Outsourcing Inc. (now BREXA Next Co., Ltd.) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Hochiki Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nissin Tool Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2026 Outside Director, JUKI Corporation (current)
1959-09-13
Yoshiyuki FURUSAWA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Apr 2010 General Manager, Internal Audit Office Apr 2013 General Manager, Finance Department, Finance Division Apr 2015 General Manager, Secretariat Apr 2020 General Manager, Finance Control Department, Administration Division Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Life Science Business Overall Division Apr 2022 General Manager, Internal Audit Office Apr 2024 Assistant to General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jun 2024 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1969-10-12
Yoshiyuki HASHIMOTO
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Oct 2010 General Manager, Functional Chemicals Research Institute, Functional Chemicals Division Apr 2013 General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Corporate Planning Division Apr 2014 Executive Officer; Deputy Head, Research and Development Division Apr 2017 Executive Director Apr 2019 General Manager, Functional Chemicals Division, Business Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer; Representative Director, President, Yokkaichi Gosei Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Head of Research Division Apr 2024 Senior Executive Officer Apr 2025 Assistant to President Jun 2025 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1968-05-13
Toshitada TAKAHASHI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1982 Joined Fuji Bank (now Mizuho Bank) May 2004 General Manager, Urawa Branch, Mizuho Bank Nov 2005 General Manager, Maebashi Branch, Mizuho Bank Apr 2008 General Manager, Shinagawa Branch, Mizuho Bank Apr 2010 Chief Auditor, Internal Audit Department, Mizuho Bank Jan 2011 Joined UC Card Co., Ltd. Feb 2011 Managing Director, UC Card Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Director; Managing Executive Officer, UC Card Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), IT Media Inc. (current) Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1957-08-20
Masayoshi MIYANAGA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1981 Joined Nippon Credit Bank (now Aozora Bank) Feb 1990 Seconded to Nikko Investment Advisory Co., Ltd. Oct 1991 Seconded to Nippon Credit Gartmore Ltd. (UK) Apr 1995 Joined Schroder Investment Management Japan Ltd. Apr 2000 Director, Schroder Investment Management Japan Ltd. Jan 2001 Joined Prudential Asset Management Japan Ltd. (now PGIM Japan Co., Ltd.); Chief Investment Officer, Equities Nov 2003 Joined IRB Co., Ltd. (now Falcon Consulting Co., Ltd.); Co-Representative Partner Nov 2011 Representative Director, Falcon Consulting Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Director, Falcon Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2017 Professor, Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo University of Science Jun 2017 Outside Director, Universal Entertainment Corporation (current) Apr 2023 Specially Appointed Professor, Chuo University Business School Jun 2023 Outside Director, S.T Corporation (current) Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Nov 2025 Outside Director, Cypress Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2026 Professor, Chuo University Business School (current)
1958-06-03
Shigeki SAKURAI
Director
Apr 1980 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) Jun 1994 Head, Australia Office, Metal Mining Agency of Japan (now Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security), seconded Jul 2001 Director, Technical Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI Aug 2003 Director, Coal Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, METI Sep 2005 Director, Oil and Natural Gas Technology Development Planning Department, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (now JOGMEC), seconded Jul 2008 Senior Councillor, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, seconded Aug 2009 Managing Director, Coal Frontier Organization (now Carbon Frontier Organization), seconded Jul 2012 Professor, Center for Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University Apr 2013 Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University Apr 2020 Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University (current) Apr 2020 Vice President (Acting President), Kaishi Professional University Apr 2020 Professor, Faculty of Business Creation, Kaishi Professional University Apr 2025 Professor Emeritus, Kaishi Professional University (current) Jun 2026 Director of the Company
1955-11-02
Large Shareholding Reports
Akira KATAYAMA
2026-08-31
7.73%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.01%
KATAYAMA
2026-08-31
1.71%→1.72%
Akira Katayama
2026-08-05
6.71%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.01%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-07-22
7.10%→7.15%
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
2026-07-07
3.38%→4.41%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2026-06-22
4.90%→4.18%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-06-19
6.15%→7.10%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-06-04
4.70%→6.15%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-05-21
3.93%→4.70%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2026-04-22
4.90%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-21
3.57%→3.93%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-06
3.42%→3.57%
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
2026-03-23
2.60%→3.38%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-02-19
3.30%→3.42%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2026-02-06
5.79%→4.74%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-01-09
2.81%→3.30%
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
2025-12-19
6.08%→4.30%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.05%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-11-20
2.81%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-11-10
2.76%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.78%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-10-07
3.70%→2.76%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.78%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2025-10-07
4.69%→5.79%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-09-22
4.00%→3.70%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.78%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2025-09-05
4.69%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINETAmended
2026-08-31
Change Report
EDINET
2026-08-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-08-05
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-29
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-28
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-01-09
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-10
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-09-02
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-08-25
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-08-25
Securities Registration Statement
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