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NAGASE & CO.,LTD.

Nagase & Co. is a diversified specialty chemicals trading company engaged in the import, export, and domestic distribution of chemical products across a broad range of markets including electronics, automotive, life sciences, food & nutrition, personal care, and construction. The company operates through seven business divisions covering functional chemicals, specialty chemicals, polymer global accounts, electronics, advanced functional materials, mobility solutions, and life & healthcare products. In addition to trading, the group conducts manufacturing and sales of products as well as provision of services through its extensive network of subsidiaries and affiliates.

Market Cap
¥480B
US$3.06B
EV
¥565B
US$3.61B
Stock¥1,178▼-1.38%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
10.8
x
LTM PER
11.9
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+17.2%pt
100123
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Mar 4, 26Following market-wide decline
2Mar 9, 26Following market-wide decline
3Aug 5, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced; Board approved share buyback
MC → EV Bridge
480BUS$3.06BMarket Cap216BUS$1.38B+ Debt41.1BUS$262M− Cash99.6BUS$635M− Inv. Sec.9.19BUS$58.6M+ NCI565BUS$3.61BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
781US$4.98B'22/3913US$5.82B'23/3900US$5.74B'24/3945US$6.03B'25/3973US$6.20B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
46.5US$296M'22/345.7US$292M'23/344.6US$285M'24/354.4US$347M'25/361.4US$391M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
25.9US$165M'22/323.6US$151M'23/322.4US$143M'24/325.5US$163M'25/333.1US$211M'26/3
Capital Structure
67%
33%
EquityD/E 0.48xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
130US$828M166US$1.06B'22/3111US$706M178US$1.13B'23/3136US$865M165US$1.05B'24/3138US$882M175US$1.12B'25/3133US$849M191US$1.22B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 41.1%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
11.71%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.24%
3
Nagase & Co. Own-Share Investment Association
4.46%
4
Nippon Life Insurance Company
3.50%
5
Reiko NAGASE
3.03%
6
Shunzo Nagase Co., Ltd.
2.62%
7
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2.58%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.57%
9
NOMURA CUSTODY NOMINEES LIMITED OMNIBUS-FULLY PAID (CASHPB; Standing Proxy: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)
2.22%
10
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2.13%
Management
13 officers
Kenji ASAKURA
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1978 Joined the Company Oct 2006 General Manager, Automotive Materials Division Apr 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager, Automotive Materials Division Jun 2013 Director, Executive Officer Apr 2015 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Apr 2023 Representative Director, Chairman (current) Significant concurrent positions: Outside Director, Japan Tobacco Inc.
1955-12-11
Hiroyuki KAMISHIMA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1988 Joined the Company Apr 2015 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Oct 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Automotive Materials Division Jun 2022 Director, Executive Officer Apr 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1965-11-05
Masatoshi KAMATA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2011 General Manager, Electronic Materials Division Apr 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Electronic Materials Division Jun 2021 Director, Executive Officer Apr 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Processed Materials, Electronics and Energy, Mobility, and Asia (Greater China, ASEAN, India, South Korea, Taiwan) (current)
1961-08-06
Tamotsu ISOBE
Director, Executive Officer
Apr 1992 Joined the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Functional Chemicals Division Apr 2023 Executive Officer, General Manager, Functional Chemicals Division Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer Apr 2026 Director, Executive Officer; in charge of Functional Materials, Consumer Products, Development, Europe and Americas, Corporate Planning Headquarters, and CEO of the Americas (current)
1967-04-02
Yoshihisa SHIMIZU
Director, Executive Officer
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Information Systems Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Division Jun 2025 Director, Executive Officer; in charge of overall administration (current)
1964-09-14
Hiroshi NAGASE
Director, Senior Advisor
Apr 1977 Joined the Company Apr 1988 General Manager, No. 2 Synthetic Resin Department Jun 1989 Director Jun 1995 Senior Managing Director Jun 1997 Representative Director, Executive Managing Director Jun 1999 Representative Director, President Jun 2001 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Apr 2015 Representative Director, Chairman Apr 2023 Director, Senior Advisor (current)
1949-07-18
Ritsuko NONOMIYA
Director
Sep 1987 Joined Peat Marwick Main & Co. (now KPMG LLP) Apr 1997 Partner, KPMG Corporate Finance Co., Ltd. Nov 2000 Joined UBS Warburg Securities Co., Ltd. (now UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.) Jan 2005 Managing Director, M&A Advisory, UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Jul 2008 Senior Vice President, Business Development Leader, GE Capital Asia Pacific Apr 2013 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Development, GE Capital Japan, GE Japan Co., Ltd. (now GE Japan LLC) Dec 2013 Managing Director, GCA Savvian Co., Ltd. (now GCA LLC) Mar 2017 Director, GCA Savvian Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Director of the Company Feb 2022 Representative Director and CEO, Houlihan Lokey K.K. Mar 2024 Officer Executing Duties, GCA LLC (current) Significant concurrent positions: Representative Director and CEO, Houlihan Lokey K.K.; Outside Director, Shiseido Company, Limited; Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
1961-11-28
Katsuaki HORIKIRI
Director
Apr 1974 Joined Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd. (now Kikkoman Corporation) Jun 2003 Executive Officer, Kikkoman Jun 2006 Managing Executive Officer, Kikkoman Jun 2008 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Kikkoman Jun 2011 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kikkoman Jun 2013 Representative Director, President and CEO, Kikkoman Jun 2021 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Kikkoman Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Representative Director, Chairman, Kikkoman Corporation (current) Significant concurrent positions: Representative Director, Chairman, Kikkoman Corporation
1951-09-02
Toshiaki KAMISHIBA
Director
Apr 1980 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Executive Officer; Vice President, Honda Motor Europe Ltd. Apr 2011 General Manager, GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Head of Europe Region; President, Honda Motor Europe Ltd. Apr 2015 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of North America Region; President and Chief Executive Officer, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Jun 2017 Senior Managing Director, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Chairman, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Director of the Company (current)
1957-11-15
Masaya ISHIDA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1992 Joined Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) Apr 2009 Group Leader, Business Promotion Group, Hibiya Corporate Sales Department II Apr 2010 Group Leader, Human Resources Department Aug 2011 Group Leader, Americas Sales Department I Apr 2014 Deputy General Manager, Americas Sales Department I Apr 2016 Deputy General Manager, Head Office Corporate Sales Department V Apr 2018 General Manager, No. 2 Department, Fukuoka Corporate Sales Department Apr 2020 General Manager, Hamamatsucho Corporate Sales Department Apr 2022 General Manager, Hiroshima Corporate Sales Department Apr 2024 Retired from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1970-01-10
Hikaru TAKAMI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Dec 2013 General Manager, Finance Division; General Manager, Accounting Division Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance Division; General Manager, Accounting Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jun 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1963-07-21
Takanori YAMAUCHI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Apr 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office; General Manager, Information Systems Division Jun 2017 Director, Executive Officer; President, Nagase General Service Co., Ltd. (now Nagase Business Expert Co., Ltd.); General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Division; General Manager, Business Process Improvement Division; in charge of administration Jun 2019 Managing Executive Officer; President, Nagase Business Expert Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1961-09-18
Iwao MATSUI
Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1980 Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Apr 1990 Prosecutor, Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Jan 2005 Chief Prosecutor, Special Trial Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Oct 2010 Deputy Superintendent Prosecutor, Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office Jun 2012 Director, Criminal Affairs Department, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office Jan 2014 Superintendent Prosecutor, Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office Jan 2015 Superintendent Prosecutor, Fukuoka High Public Prosecutors Office Nov 2016 Registered as attorney, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Tokyo Bar Association); Yaesu Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Significant concurrent positions: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Orient Corporation; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Tetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Globeride, Inc.; Outside Director, Dentsu Group Inc.; Attorney, Yaesu Sogo Law Office
1953-12-13
Large Shareholding Reports
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-07
2.95%→2.99%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2026-04-06
3.05%→2.41%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.58%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2025-09-19
2.92%→3.05%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.58%
Silchester International Investors LLP
2024-01-16
5.79%→4.73%
Silchester International Investors LLP
2023-11-24
6.80%→5.79%
Silchester International Investors LLP
2023-09-29
7.82%→6.80%
Silchester International Investors LLP
2023-08-02
8.83%→7.82%
Silchester International Investors LLP
2023-06-09
9.88%→8.83%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-04
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINETAmended
2026-06-26
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-16
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-04-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-11-17
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-11-12
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-06
Securities Registration Statement
TDnetAmended
2025-10-24
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-17
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2024-01-16
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-11-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-09-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-08-02
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-06-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-06-09
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINETAmended
2023-02-10
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
EDINET
2022-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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