- ¥492bn
- ¥417bn
- ¥222bn
- 91
- 44
- 79
- 85
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 12.93 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 2.78 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 4.88% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 2.23% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 1.76 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 1.77 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 31.51 | ||
Price to Sales | 2.07 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 7.86 |
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Quality
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Return on Capital | 15.1% | ||
Return on Equity | 13.4% | ||
Operating Margin | 19.14% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Mar | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | ¥m | 180,917 | 172,645 | 192,642 | 217,709 | 222,252 | 243,800 | 258,767 | 3.28% |
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EPS Growth | % | -2.74 | +9.74 | +13.95 | +29.9 | +0.99 | +10.12 | +4.88 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
NOF CORPORATION is mainly engaged in the functional chemical products business, life science business and others. The Company operates in three segments. The Functional Chemical segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of fatty acids, fatty acid derivatives, surfactants, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide derivatives, organic peroxides, petroleum chemicals, functional polymers, functional films, electronic materials and special rust prevention agents, as well as the rust prevention processing. The Life Science segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of drug formulation materials for drug delivery systems (DDSs), edible oils and fats and health food products, among others. The Chemical segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial explosives, defense-related items, space-related products. The Company also operates in transportation business and real estate business.
Directors
- Takeo Miyaji PRE (64)
- Kazuhito Maeda SME (64)
- Masanobu Miyo MEO (60)
- Hiroyuki Enomoto MEO
- Hidefumi Ishiguro MEO
- Manabu Saito MEO
- Naoya Umehara MEO
- Yasuhiko Sumi DHR
- Kazuyoshi Yamauchi EXO (57)
- Tomoaki Mori EXO
- Hideru Furukawa EXO
- Takashi Sawamura EXO
- Kenshiro Shuto EXO
- Kuniaki Tsuruoka EXO
- Tsuneharu Miyazaki DRC (63)
- Izumi Hayashi IND (63)
- Kunimitsu Ito IND (63)
- Keiichi Miura IND (64)
- Yuriko Sagara IND (47)
- Shingo Unami IND (63)
- Last Annual
- March 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- July 1st, 1949
- Public Since
- September 1st, 1949
- No. of Shareholders
- 9,247
- No. of Employees
- 3,879
- Sector
- Chemicals
- Industry
- Basic Materials
- Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 229,894,441

- Address
- Yebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-3, Ebisu, SHIBUYA-KU, 150-6012
- Web
- https://www.nof.co.jp/
- Phone
- +81 354246600
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Upcoming Events for 4403
NOF Corp Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q1 2026 NOF Corp Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 22:20 UTC, shares in NOF are trading at ¥2,097. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in NOF last closed at ¥2,097 and the price had moved by +1.33% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the NOF share price has outperformed the Nikkei 225 Index by +6.79% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for NOF is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe NOF dividend yield is 1.92% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, NOF paid a total dividend of ¥40, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 1.92%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2025-06-01.
We do not have data on when NOF is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on NOF shares is currently 1.92%.
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As of the previous close price of ¥2,097, shares in NOF had a market capitalisation of ¥492bn.
Here are the trading details for NOF:
- Country of listing: Japan
- Exchange: TYO
- Ticker Symbol: 4403
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum NOF is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in NOF is ¥2,635. That is 25.66% above the last closing price of ¥2,097.
Analysts covering NOF currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of ¥155 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like NOF. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the Nikkei 225 Index by -8.67%.
As of the last closing price of ¥2,097, shares in NOF were trading -5.2% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The NOF PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 12.93. The shares last closed at ¥2,097.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
NOF's management team is headed by:
- Takeo Miyaji - PRE
- Kazuhito Maeda - SME
- Masanobu Miyo - MEO
- Hiroyuki Enomoto - MEO
- Hidefumi Ishiguro - MEO
- Manabu Saito - MEO
- Naoya Umehara - MEO
- Yasuhiko Sumi - DHR
- Kazuyoshi Yamauchi - EXO
- Tomoaki Mori - EXO
- Hideru Furukawa - EXO
- Takashi Sawamura - EXO
- Kenshiro Shuto - EXO
- Kuniaki Tsuruoka - EXO
- Tsuneharu Miyazaki - DRC
- Izumi Hayashi - IND
- Kunimitsu Ito - IND
- Keiichi Miura - IND
- Yuriko Sagara - IND
- Shingo Unami - IND