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SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,LTD.

Sanyo Chemical Industries is a specialty chemical manufacturer that develops and sells a broad range of functional chemicals across five key industrial segments: daily life & healthcare (surfactants, high-absorbent resins), petroleum & automotive (polyurethane foam materials, lubricant additives), plastics & textiles (antistatic agents, resin modifiers), information & electronics (toner binders, electrolytes for aluminum capacitors, semiconductor materials), and environmental & construction (polymer flocculants, polyurethane insulation materials). The company operates through a group of 19 subsidiaries and 6 associates, with manufacturing and sales presence in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, the United States, and South Korea. Sanyo Chemical positions itself as a unique global specialty chemical group that underpins diverse industries through proprietary chemical technologies.

Market Cap
¥143B
US$915M
EV
¥69.5B
US$443M
Stock¥1,621▼-1.16%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
3.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
5.0
x
LTM PER
12.7
x
LTM PBR
0.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+30.0%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 7, 26FY27/3 operating profit guidance raised +30%, dividend hike to ¥200, ¥2.5bn buyback announced
MC → EV Bridge
143BUS$915MMarket Cap2.88BUS$18.3M+ Debt35.1BUS$224M− Cash45.1BUS$288M− Inv. Sec.3.43BUS$21.9M+ NCI69.5BUS$443MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
163US$1.04B'22/3175US$1.12B'23/3160US$1.02B'24/3142US$907M'25/3128US$815M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
21.5US$137M'22/318.6US$119M'23/315.7US$100M'24/318.1US$115M'25/319.1US$122M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
6.70US$42.7M'22/35.68US$36.3M'23/3-8.50-US$54.2M'24/34.15US$26.5M'25/315.6US$99.7M'26/3
Capital Structure
98%
EquityD/E 0.02xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
47.4US$303M7.89US$50.3M'22/344.7US$285M10.2US$65.2M'23/357.9US$370M10.7US$68.3M'24/355.2US$352M3.42US$21.8M'25/378.9US$503M2.88US$18.4M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 65.8%
1
TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION
19.24%
2
TORAY INDUSTRIES,INC.
17.18%
3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
10.70%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.78%
5
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO.,LTD.
3.39%
6
SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
2.51%
7
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
2.05%
8
ENEOS Holdings,Inc.
1.67%
9
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.42%
10
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
0.84%
Management
13 officers
Fumi SHIRAI
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Apr 1979 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Jun 1993 Member, Amagasaki City Council Dec 2002 Mayor of Amagasaki City Jun 2018 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2019 Outside Director, Brother Industries, Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Royal Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Company (current)
1960-05-23
Masahiro HARADA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Jul 2010 General Manager, Second Transportation Machinery & Foam Industry Department Apr 2017 General Manager, Electronics, Resins & Colorants Division Jun 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Electronics, Resins & Colorants Division Jun 2021 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Planning Division and General Manager, Energy Business Promotion Division Apr 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Planning Division and General Manager, Energy Business Division Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Business Planning, General Manager, Energy Business Division and General Manager, Bio & Medical Business Division Apr 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Business Planning, General Manager, Energy Business Division, and in charge of Beauty & Personal Care Division Apr 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales, General Manager, Surfactants Business Division; Representative Director, President, San-Apro Ltd. Jun 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales, General Manager, Surfactants Business Division and General Manager, Sales Office Group Oct 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales, General Manager, Sales Office Group Apr 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division Jun 2025 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division Apr 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division Jun 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1964-02-08
Hiroyuki SUZAKI
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Sustainability and Corporate Strategy Division
Apr 1988 Joined Tomen Corporation Apr 2012 General Manager, Industrial Chemicals Department, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2015 Deputy General Manager, International Business Promotion Division, the Company Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, International Business Promotion Division Jun 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Jul 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sustainability, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sustainability and Corporate Strategy Division Jun 2025 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Sun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Jun 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sustainability and Corporate Strategy Division (current)
1965-08-28
Yoshiyuki OKU
Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Company-wide Safety and Production Division
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Sep 2011 Director and Deputy General Manager, Sanyo Chemical Industries (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.; Director and Deputy General Manager, Sanyo Chemical Industries Fine Chemicals (Nantong) Co., Ltd. Aug 2019 Deputy General Manager, Corporate Planning Division and Deputy General Manager, Human Resources Division, the Company Apr 2020 General Manager, Human Resources Division, the Company Jun 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources Division Jun 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources Division Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Company-wide Safety and General Manager, Production Division (current) Jun 2026 Representative Director, President, Sun Chemical Co., Ltd. (current)
1967-09-28
Kenichi NISHIMURA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Ethics and Indirect Departments
Apr 1988 Joined Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. Mar 1990 Joined Toray Industries, Inc. Sep 2011 Head, Finance & Accounting, Toray Industries, Inc.; Director, Toray Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Sep 2017 General Manager, Finance Division, Toray Industries, Inc. Sep 2021 Deputy General Manager, Administration Division, the Company Jun 2022 Director, Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Ethics and Indirect Departments, General Manager, Administration Division Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Ethics and Indirect Departments, General Manager, General Affairs Division Apr 2025 Director, Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Ethics and Indirect Departments Jun 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Ethics and Indirect Departments (current)
1965-01-03
Hideaki OBATA
Director
Apr 1973 Joined Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Jun 1997 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Jun 2004 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Department, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Jun 2008 Managing Director, Deputy Head of Production Engineering Division and General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Department, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Jun 2009 Senior Managing Director, Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 Representative Director, Senior Managing Director, Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Representative Director, President, Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Representative Director, Chairman, Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current); Special Advisor, Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.; Chairman, Kyoto Prefectural Council of Social Welfare (current) Jun 2023 Advisor, Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. (current)
1951-02-18
Sho TAKEUCHI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Mar 2009 General Manager, Legal Department, the Company Jul 2020 Deputy General Manager, Administration Division Apr 2021 General Manager, General Affairs Division Jun 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Division Apr 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Division and General Manager, CSR Promotion Department Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1964-10-18
Yumi SANO
Director
Apr 1984 Joined Shikishima Spinning Co., Ltd. Apr 1997 Joined Kansai Employers Association Apr 2004 Manager, Membership Department, Kansai Employers Association Apr 2013 Joined 21st Century Job Foundation Apr 2014 Director, Kansai Office, 21st Century Job Foundation (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Sumitomo Densetsu Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Outside Director, Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. (current) May 2026 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Studio Alice Co., Ltd. (current)
1961-08-20
Hiroshi TOMINAGA
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2007 General Manager, Accounting & Planning Department, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2013 Executive Officer, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2017 Managing Executive Officer, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Jun 2017 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2019 Director, Assistant to CSO, CIO and CTO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2020 Director, CSO and CDTO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Jun 2020 CSO and CDTO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2021 CSO and Kiwami CEO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Jun 2021 Representative Director, CSO and Kiwami CEO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Jun 2025 CSO and Kiwami CEO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current) Oct 2025 CSO, CHRO and Kiwami CEO, Toyota Tsusho Corporation Apr 2026 Executive Advisor, Toyota Tsusho Corporation (current)
1963-02-18
Junko KUBOKAWA
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Ciba-Geigy Japan Ltd. Nov 1996 Manager, Business Planning Department, Additives Business, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Japan K.K. Jan 2001 Seconded to Musashino Geigy Co., Ltd. as Director and Senior Managing Director Nov 2005 Head of Northeast Asia, Home & Personal Care Business, Ciba Specialty Chemicals K.K. Mar 2010 Manager, Human Nutrition Division, BASF Japan Ltd. Apr 2011 General Manager, Nutrition & Health Business Division, BASF Japan Ltd. Aug 2014 Director, General Manager, Sales, Croda Japan K.K. Mar 2017 Representative Director, President, Croda Japan K.K. Jun 2026 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1962-10-04
Taiichi KUROME
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1982 Joined Toray Industries, Inc. Jun 2003 General Manager, Film Production Department, Gifu Plant, Toray Industries, Inc. Dec 2005 Director, Penfiber Sep 2008 General Manager, Gifu Film Technology Department, Toray Industries, Inc. Nov 2009 Plant Manager, Tsuchiura Plant, Toray Industries, Inc. Jun 2012 Plant Manager, Gifu Plant, Toray Industries, Inc. May 2015 Plant Manager, Mishima Plant, Toray Industries, Inc. Jun 2016 Director, Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; President, Penfiber Jun 2018 Managing Director, Toray Industries, Inc.; Deputy Representative of Toray in Malaysia; Vice President, Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; President, Penfiber May 2021 Managing Director, in charge of Management Planning Office, Toray Industries, Inc. Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1957-09-05
Yusuke NAKANO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 2002 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2005 Representative Partner, Seiyu Audit Corporation (current) Sep 2005 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jan 2010 Head, Nakano Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Dec 2014 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, SK Electronics Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NISSHA Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2018 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), SK Electronics Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Nov 2023 Representative Partner, Seiyu Tax Corporation (current)
1969-05-15
Shuichi KAWATO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1973 Joined Mobil Oil Japan Ltd. Nov 1996 General Manager, Distribution Sales Department, Mobil Oil Japan Ltd. Jan 2001 General Manager, Industrial Fuel Sales Division, Exxon Mobil Sekiyu Y.K. Feb 2003 Director in charge of Sales, Lubrizol Japan Ltd. Feb 2007 Representative Director, President, Lubrizol Japan Ltd. Mar 2013 Representative Director, Chairman, Lubrizol Japan Ltd. Jan 2019 Senior Advisor, San-ai Oil Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1947-05-23
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-16
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-09
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-11-13
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-12
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2024-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-11-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
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2023-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
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2023-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
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2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
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2022-08-05
Quarterly Securities Report
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2022-06-20
Annual Securities Report
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2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-06-21
Annual Securities Report
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2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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