Overview
Chemicals

JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.

Japan Pure Chemical Co., Ltd. (JPC) develops, manufactures, and sells precious metal plating chemicals used in the contact and connection parts of electronic components, including printed circuit boards (PCBs), package substrates, connectors, and lead frames. The company offers a comprehensive suite of gold, silver, and palladium plating solutions—covering both electrolytic and electroless methods—targeting the smartphone, PC, server, and broader electronics markets. JPC differentiates itself through proprietary in-house R&D technology (including its unique Protecting Agent technology), process advisory services, and after-sales support, without relying on foreign technology licensing.

Market Cap
¥24.6B
US$157M
EV
¥0.02B
US$0.13M
Stock¥4,235▼-0.59%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
0.0
x
LTM EV/EBIT
0.0
x
LTM PER
14.0
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+15.0%pt
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Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 6, 26Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd. changed stake (20.35%→8.63%)
2Feb 27, 26Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd. changed stake (8.63%→7.57%)
3Mar 18, 26Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd. changed stake (7.57%→0.0%)
4May 19, 26Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd. changed stake (6.83%→5.73%)
5May 26, 26Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd. changed stake (5.73%→4.69%)
MC → EV Bridge
24.6BUS$157MMarket Cap0.00BUS$0.00M+ Debt6.62BUS$42.2M− Cash18.0BUS$114M− Inv. Sec.0.02BUS$0.13MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
18.7US$119M'22/316.3US$103M'23/311.4US$72.7M'24/312.6US$80.3M'25/318.1US$115M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.32US$8.39M'22/30.65US$4.15M'23/30.40US$2.56M'24/30.59US$3.75M'25/30.66US$4.23M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.97US$6.20M'22/30.57US$3.62M'23/30.55US$3.49M'24/31.58US$10.1M'25/31.80US$11.5M'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
12.4US$78.8M'22/313.3US$85.0M'23/315.0US$95.2M'24/313.6US$86.3M'25/318.5US$118M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.3%
1
NOMURA PB NOMINEES LIMITED OMNIBUS-MARGIN (CASHPB)
19.86%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.22%
3
RBC IST 15 PCT NON LENDING ACCOUNT - CLIENT ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
4.20%
4
JPC Scholarship Foundation (public interest foundation)
2.58%
5
Kenichi SHIMODA
2.38%
6
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
2.33%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.29%
8
Watanabe Holdings Co., Ltd.
2.04%
9
Citizen Watch Co.,Ltd.
2.01%
10
MK CHEM & TECH. CO., LTD.
1.34%
Management
10 officers
Tomotaka KOJIMA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1996 Joined the Company Oct 2014 Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Department and Deputy General Manager, Business Planning Department Apr 2016 General Manager, Management Planning Department Aug 2016 General Manager, Management Planning Department and General Manager, Manufacturing Department Apr 2019 General Manager, Management Planning Department and General Manager, Quality Assurance Department Jun 2020 Director, General Manager, Management Planning Department and General Manager, Quality Assurance Department Jun 2021 Managing Director Apr 2022 Representative Director, President (current)
1972-08-09
Motoi WATANABE
Managing Director
Apr 1983 Joined Fujitsu Limited Oct 2004 General Manager, Accounting Department No. 2, Product Business Promotion Division, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2008 Deputy General Manager, Business Audit Department, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2010 General Manager, Business Audit Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2012 Director, CFO, Fujitsu Systems East Limited Jun 2014 Director, Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer and CFO, Fujitsu Marketing Limited Oct 2020 Executive Officer and CFO, Fujitsu Japan Limited Apr 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer and CFO, Fujitsu Japan Limited Apr 2022 Advisor, the Company Jun 2022 Director, General Manager, Management Planning Department and General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department Jun 2024 Managing Director (current)
1960-09-25
Masao WATANABE
Director, Advisor
Apr 1965 Joined Nihon Trading Co., Ltd. Oct 1977 Deputy General Manager, Machinery and Construction Division, Nihon Trading Co., Ltd. May 1986 Joined the Company; Director, President May 1999 Representative Director, President Jun 2009 Representative Director, Chairman Apr 2020 Representative Director, Chairman and President Apr 2022 Representative Director, Chairman Jun 2023 Director, Advisor (current)
1940-01-26
Yasuhisa OHATA
Director
Sep 2006 Representative Director, Mizuho Capital Partners Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Representative Director, Avergence Inc. Nov 2011 Representative Director and President, West Holdings Corporation Apr 2012 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Avergence Inc. Sep 2012 Director, Kawanishi Holdings Co., Ltd. Sep 2015 Managing Director, Kawanishi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jan 2016 Representative Director and President, Exsolar Medical Co., Ltd. Sep 2017 Senior Managing Director, Kawanishi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Director, the Company (current) Sep 2020 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Orba Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
1951-08-28
Isamu KAWASHIMA
Director
Apr 1981 Joined NEC Corporation Apr 2009 General Manager, Accounting Department, NEC Corporation Jun 2011 Director, General Manager, Accounting Department and General Manager, Financial Internal Control Promotion Department, NEC Corporation Jul 2011 Director, Executive Officer and CFO, NEC Corporation Apr 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer and CFO, NEC Corporation Apr 2017 Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer and CFO, NEC Corporation Jun 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NEC Corporation Nov 2020 Vice Chairman and Chair of Accounting Committee, Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association (public interest foundation) Jun 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Sanseiko Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, AGC Inc. Mar 2026 Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, AGC Inc. (current)
1959-02-20
Momoa KUROMATSU
Director
Dec 2001 Registered with the Daini Tokyo Bar Association Mar 2004 Joined Tamura, Ohashi & Yokoi Law Office (now Harumi Kyowa Law Office) (current) Jul 2011 Dispute Resolution Committee Member, Sonpo ADR Center (current) Apr 2014 Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Rikkyo University Nov 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Strike Co., Ltd. Dec 2015 Member, Harassment Prevention Committee, The University of Tokyo (current) Apr 2019 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Rikkyo University Apr 2019 Chair, Committee on Children's Rights, Daini Tokyo Bar Association Apr 2021 Civil Litigation Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan Jun 2023 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2024 Director, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (current) Apr 2026 Director, Tokyo Jogakuin School Corporation (current)
1974-08-22
Hiroshi HAYASHI
Director
Apr 1983 Joined Fujitsu Limited Jun 2006 General Manager, Global HR Department, General Affairs and HR Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2014 General Manager, HR Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2015 Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, HR Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2016 Executive Officer and General Manager, HR Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2018 Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, CHRO/CHO and General Manager, HR Division, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2019 Senior Advisor, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1960-02-09
Shigetoo TOMIKUNI
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1984 Joined NEC Corporation Apr 2001 Manager, Management Innovation Promotion Office, NEC Corporation Jul 2006 General Manager, Accounting Department, NEC Vacuum Glass Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Senior Expert, Planning Office, Accounting Department, NEC Corporation Oct 2016 General Manager, Management Office, Accounting Headquarters, NEC Corporation Jun 2019 Executive Expert, Accounting and Finance Services Division, NEC Management Partner, Ltd. Jun 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NEC Facilities, Ltd. Jun 2023 Outside Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2025 Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1961-12-25
Masanori TAKANO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1983 Joined Yasuda Life Insurance Company (now Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company) Sep 2004 Manager, Personnel System Group, Personnel Department Apr 2006 Manager, Corporate Sales Planning Group, Corporate Sales Planning Department Apr 2007 General Manager, Corporate Sales Department No. 2, Central Japan Public Corporations Department Apr 2010 General Manager, Corporate Department, Shikoku Public Corporations Department Apr 2012 General Manager, Corporate Department No. 2, General Corporate Division Apr 2014 General Manager, Corporate Sales Planning Department Apr 2015 Managing Officer and General Manager, Corporate Sales Planning Department Apr 2017 Managing Officer and General Manager, Public Corporations Business Department Apr 2018 Executive Officer and General Manager, No. 1 Public Corporations Department Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer and Deputy Division Head, Public Corporations Sales Apr 2023 Representative Director and Chairman, Meiji Yasuda Insurance Service Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1961-04-01
Hiroko OTAKE
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1996 Joined Odai Accounting Office Apr 1999 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2000 Joined Mizuho Corporate Advisory Co., Ltd. May 2006 Established Pro Vitas Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jul 2006 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant; opened Hiroko Otake CPA & Tax Accountant Office (current) Jun 2015 Outside Director, Seed Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director, MCP Capital Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1973-08-17
Large Shareholding Reports
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
2026-10-05
3.79%→3.53%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-07-29
6.30%→5.00%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-07-24
7.47%→6.30%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-07-09
8.73%→7.47%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
2026-07-06
3.10%→3.79%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-07-01
10.05%→8.73%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-06-26
11.19%→10.05%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-06-25
12.48%→11.19%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-06-23
12.66%→12.48%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-06-08
12.66%→12.66%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
2026-06-05
3.10%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-06-04
12.66%→12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-06-02
12.66%→12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-05-28
12.66%→12.66%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-05-28
12.66%→12.66%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-05-26
12.66%→12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-05-19
12.66%→12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2026-04-08
20.24%→12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-03-18
19.49%→12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-03-18
12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-02-27
12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-02-06
12.66%
Hibiki Path Advisors SPC
2026-02-06
12.66%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-11-20
3.21%→3.22%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-11-07
3.22%→3.21%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-10-07
3.14%→3.22%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
3.14%→3.14%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-04
3.15%→3.14%
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
2025-08-20
6.25%→4.06%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-07-30
19.24%→20.35%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-07-30
18.19%→19.24%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-07-03
18.19%→19.24%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-07-03
17.12%→18.19%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-06-26
18.19%→19.24%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-05-22
17.12%→18.19%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-04-09
16.07%→17.12%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2025-01-15
15.04%→16.07%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-10-07
13.98%→15.04%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-06-06
12.98%→13.98%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-05-08
11.71%→12.98%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-04-19
10.45%→11.71%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-04-09
9.43%→10.45%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-03-28
8.41%→9.43%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-03-15
7.31%→8.41%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-03-06
6.18%→7.31%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-02-21
5.15%→6.18%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2024-02-08
5.73%→5.15%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2023-11-15
6.74%→5.73%
Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd.
2021-10-07
6.06%→6.74%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-24
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-24
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-09
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-01
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-17
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-08
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-02
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-05-28
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-05-28
Change Report
EDINET
2026-05-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-08
Change Report
EDINET
2026-03-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnetAmended
2026-01-27
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-01-26
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
EDINET
2025-11-07
Large Shareholding Report
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