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KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

Kumiai Chemical Industry is a Japanese agrochemical manufacturer engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and sale of pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides) as well as fine and specialty chemicals. Its flagship product, Axeev® (pyroxasulfone), is a proprietary innovative herbicide effective against hard-to-control and resistance-prone weeds in major crops such as soybeans, corn, wheat, and sugarcane, and serves as a key growth driver globally. The company also operates a chemicals segment producing chlorotoluene/chloroxylenol-based chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, urethane crosslinkers, and industrial/sanitary biocides.

Market Cap

¥78.9B

US$502M

¥59.3B

US$377M

Stock¥655▼-0.30%

US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)

LTM EV/EBITDA

4.3

LTM EV/EBIT

6.8

LTM PER

74.6

LTM PBR

0.5

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

77%

23%

EquityD/E 0.30xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 42.2%

as of 2026-04-30 · Source: Annual Securities Report

National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations

22.02%

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)

3.77%

Kyoei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

3.72%

The Norinchukin Bank

2.86%

Shizuoka Prefectural Federation of Economic Agricultural Cooperatives

2.30%

KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association

1.62%

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)

1.60%

Nippon Soda Co.,Ltd.

1.60%

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited

1.38%

Nippon Life Insurance Company

1.33%

Management

13 officers

Yu YOKOYAMA

Representative Director, President

Apr 1989 Joined the Company Aug 2007 Assigned to General Affairs Dept., the Company; seconded to K-I CHEMICAL EUROPE SA/NV as Director and President Jan 2013 General Manager, International Division, the Company Apr 2013 General Manager, Overseas Sales Dept., the Company Feb 2020 Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Management Administration Division, the Company Nov 2021 Managing Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Management Administration Division; General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., the Company Jan 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division and Corporate Planning Dept., the Company Jan 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division, the Company Nov 2024 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)

1964-06-01

Katsuki IMAI

Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

Apr 1991 Joined JA Zen-Noh (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) Apr 2018 Section Manager, Agricultural Chemicals Development Section, Fertilizer and Agricultural Chemicals Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Apr 2019 Section Manager, Agricultural Chemicals Section, Crop Cultivation Materials Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Crop Cultivation General Measures Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Apr 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (part-time), ZM Crop Protection Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 General Manager, Regional Affairs Dept., Corporate Planning Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Jun 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (part-time), HOKUREN Kumiai Feed Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director, Hokkaido Regional Agricultural Research Institute (General Incorporated Association) Jan 2025 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company (current)

1965-06-08

Takumi YOSHIMURA

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

Apr 1981 Joined K.I. Laboratory Co., Ltd. Jul 2008 Director and Laboratory Director, K.I. Laboratory Co., Ltd. Jan 2013 General Manager, Management Administration Dept., the Company Jan 2016 Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Dept., the Company Jan 2017 Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Dept., the Company May 2017 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Research and Development Division; General Manager, Research Promotion Dept., the Company Feb 2018 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Research and Development Division; General Manager, R&D Planning Dept., the Company Jan 2019 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Research and Development Division; Director, Chemical Research Institute, the Company Feb 2020 Executive Officer; General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Dept., Management Administration Division, the Company Jan 2021 Managing Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Management Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Dept., the Company Nov 2021 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division and General Affairs and Human Resources Dept., the Company Jul 2022 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division and Human Resources Dept., the Company Jan 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company (current)

1959-01-12

Teruhiko IKAWA

Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Materials Division

Apr 1984 Joined Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Jan 2007 General Manager, Materials Dept., Production Division, Ihara Chemical Industry Jan 2010 General Manager, Materials Dept., Procurement Division, Ihara Chemical Industry Jan 2011 Director; General Manager, Materials Dept., Procurement Division, Ihara Chemical Industry Jan 2012 Director; General Manager, Procurement Division and Materials Dept., Ihara Chemical Industry Jun 2012 Director; General Manager, Materials Dept., Ihara Chemical Industry Jul 2013 Director; General Manager, SCM Business Division, Materials Dept. and China Business Promotion Dept., Ihara Chemical Industry Jan 2015 Director; General Manager, SCM Business Division, Materials Dept. and SCM Business Promotion Dept., Ihara Chemical Industry Jan 2016 Executive Officer; General Manager, SCM Business Division, Materials Dept. and SCM Business Promotion Dept., Ihara Chemical Industry May 2017 Director; General Manager, Chemical Products Dept., Chemical Products Sales Division, the Company Jan 2019 Director; Deputy General Manager, Production Materials Division; General Manager, Materials Procurement Dept., the Company Jan 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Production Materials Division and Materials Procurement Dept., the Company Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Production Materials Division, the Company (current)

1961-12-20

Mitsuhiro YAMACHI

Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Administration Division

Apr 1994 Joined the Company May 2017 Section Manager, Planning Section, R&D Planning Dept., the Company Mar 2020 General Manager, Management Strategy Office, the Company May 2023 President and Director, K-I CHEMICAL U.S.A. INC. Nov 2024 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division, the Company Jan 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division, the Company (current)

1966-09-06

Koichi IWATA

Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Domestic Sales Division

Apr 1990 Joined the Company Jun 2015 General Manager, Tokyo Branch, the Company Feb 2018 General Manager, Planning and Promotion Dept., the Company Jan 2019 General Manager, Marketing Dept. and Planning and Promotion Dept., the Company Feb 2020 General Manager, Marketing Dept., the Company Jan 2021 Executive Officer; General Manager, Marketing Dept., the Company Jan 2023 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Domestic Sales Division, the Company Jan 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Domestic Sales Division, the Company (current)

1967-01-05

Tadahisa NISHIO

Director

Apr 1973 Joined Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Nov 2004 Executive Officer; General Manager, Container Terminal Dept., Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Executive Officer; General Manager, Operations Dept. and Warehouse Operations Dept., Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Executive Officer; General Manager, Port Business Division, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Nov 2007 Managing Director; General Manager, Port Business Division, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Nov 2011 Senior Managing Director; General Manager, Port Business Division, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Nov 2014 Senior Managing Director, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. Jan 2015 Director, Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Nov 2016 Representative Director, Vice President, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. May 2017 Director, the Company (current) Nov 2025 Senior Advisor, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd. (current)

1949-11-27

Kanji IKEDA

Director

Apr 2004 Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Hosei University Apr 2004 Professor, Graduate School of Policy Sciences (now Graduate School of Public Policy), Hosei University Jan 2016 Director, the Company (current) Apr 2023 Professor Emeritus, Hosei University (current)

1952-06-21

Chisato YAMANASHI

Director

Apr 2006 Joined Tokyo Style Co., Ltd. (now TSI Holdings Co., Ltd.) Oct 2008 Joined Crayon Co., Ltd. Oct 2017 Joined Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd. Oct 2020 Director, Shizuoka Shell Oil Sales Co., Ltd. Jan 2023 Director, the Company (current) Mar 2023 Managing Director, Shizuoka Shell Oil Sales Co., Ltd. Mar 2025 Senior Managing Director, Shizuoka Shell Oil Sales Co., Ltd. (current)

1983-10-27

Takahiro NAKAJIMA

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1989 Joined Norinchukin Bank Feb 2004 Deputy Manager, Development and Investment Dept., Norinchukin Bank Jul 2009 Deputy Manager, General Planning Dept., Norinchukin Bank Jul 2010 Deputy General Manager, General Planning Dept., Norinchukin Bank Jun 2011 Seconded to JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd., Norinchukin Bank Jun 2013 Chief Auditor, Osaka Branch, Norinchukin Bank Jun 2016 General Manager, Business Planning Dept., Norinchukin Bank Jul 2017 Executive Officer; General Manager, Business Planning Dept., Norinchukin Bank Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, Norinchukin Bank Apr 2020 Senior Managing Executive Officer, JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. Jun 2020 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. Jan 2025 Advisor, JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. Jan 2025 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)

1965-08-08

Tomitaka SUZUKI

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1993 Joined JA Zen-Noh (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) Apr 2015 Section Manager, Packaging Materials Section, Agricultural Materials Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Apr 2019 Section Manager, General Section, Crop Cultivation Materials Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Crop Cultivation Materials Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh Jan 2025 General Manager, Crop Cultivation General Measures Dept., Head Office, JA Zen-Noh (current) Jan 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)

1969-12-18

Ryuji SUKEGAWA

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1978 Joined JA Kyosai (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives) Apr 2005 General Manager, System Development Dept., Head Office, JA Kyosai Apr 2006 General Manager, IT Planning Dept., Head Office, JA Kyosai Aug 2008 General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Head Office, JA Kyosai Apr 2010 General Manager, Public Relations Dept., Head Office, JA Kyosai Aug 2010 Representative Director, Senior Managing Director, Chuo Computer System Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Representative Director, President, Chuo Computer System Co., Ltd. Jul 2015 Managing Director, JA Kyosai Jul 2016 Representative Director, Senior Managing Director, JA Kyosai Jun 2017 Director, President (Representative Director) and President Executive Officer, Kyoei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Jan 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2021 Senior Advisor, Kyoei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

1956-03-12

Miwako SHIRATORI

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr 2005 Joined Fuyo Audit Corporation Aug 2010 Head, Miwako CPA Office (current) Apr 2014 Representative Partner, Shizuoka Mirai Tax Accountant Corporation (current) May 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)

1970-03-10

Large Shareholding Reports

No filings

Disclosures

No disclosures

Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-09-11

Q3 Earnings Flash

FY ending Oct 2026

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