4008 — Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Share Price
- ¥90bn
- ¥99bn
- ¥148bn
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | n/a | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | n/a | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 0.86 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 0.89 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 21.41 | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.59 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 5.64 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 9.24% | ||
| Return on Equity | 9.91% | ||
| Operating Margin | 7.39% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Mar | Unit | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027E | 2028E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | ¥m | 115,583 | 143,041 | 142,986 | 147,571 | 148,354 | n/a | n/a | 7.52% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -18.6 | +41.62 | -15.83 | +11.72 | +33.77 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited. is a Japan-based company engaged in super absorbent polymers and functional materials. The Company has two segments. Super Absorbent Polymers segment manufactures and sells super absorbent polymers used in hygiene products, including disposable diapers and sanitary products and industrial materials, including pet sheets and water-blocking materials for cables. Functional Materials segment manufactures and sells water-soluble polymers, emulsions, fine particle polymers, pharmaceutical products, functional products, electronics gases, standard gases, industrial chemicals, medical gases and chemical gases. The Segment also designs, manufactures and sells pressure swing adsorption (PSA) gas generators for oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. The Company also provides contract chemical manufacturing services.
Directors
- Ikuzo Ogawa PRE (61)
- Kazuhiro Hamatani SME (62)
- Kenichiro Machida MEO (58)
- Tetsuya Miyamoto MEO (64)
- Masaru Murakoshi MEO (62)
- Takehiro Toya MEO (60)
- Hiroshi Kobayashi EXO
- Nobuhiro Maeda EXO
- Hironobu Masumoto EXO (60)
- Hiromoto Shigeta EXO (60)
- Kazuhisa Uemura EXO
- Kiyoshi Yamaguchi EXO
- Masato Yamamoto EXO
- Mamoru Michibata DRC (62)
- Takashi Shigemori DRC (63)
- Yasumi Katsuki IND (73)
- Masashi Kawasaki IND (72)
- Keiko Kishigami IND (64)
- Kunio Miura IND (68)
- Last Annual
- March 31st, 2026
- Last Interim
- June 30th, 2026
- Incorporated
- July 20th, 1944
- Public Since
- July 18th, 1952
- No. of Shareholders
- 16,926
- No. of Employees
- 1,438
- Sector
- Chemicals
- Industry
- Basic Materials
- Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 59,434,090

- Address
- The Sumitomo Bldg., OSAKA-SHI, 541-0041
- Web
- https://www.sumitomoseika.co.jp
- Phone
- +81 662208508
- Auditors
- KPMG AZSA LLC
Latest News for 4008
Upcoming Events for 4008
Q2 2027 Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co Ltd Earnings Release
Dividend For 4008.T - 35.0000 JPY
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FAQ
As of Today at 05:33 UTC, shares in Sumitomo Seika Chemicals are trading at ¥1,518. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Sumitomo Seika Chemicals last closed at ¥1,518 and the price had moved by +58.29% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Sumitomo Seika Chemicals share price has outperformed the Nikkei 225 Index by +16.98% over the past year.
There is no consensus recommendation for this security.
Find out moreThe Sumitomo Seika Chemicals dividend yield is 2.9% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Sumitomo Seika Chemicals paid a total dividend of ¥44, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.9%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2026-12-07.
We do not have data on when Sumitomo Seika Chemicals is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Sumitomo Seika Chemicals shares is currently 2.9%.
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As of the previous close price of ¥1,518, shares in Sumitomo Seika Chemicals had a market capitalisation of ¥90bn.
Here are the trading details for Sumitomo Seika Chemicals:
- Country of listing: Japan
- Exchange: TYO
- Ticker Symbol: 4008
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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 Sumitomo Seika Chemicals. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the Nikkei 225 Index by +7.81%.
As of the last closing price of ¥1,518, shares in Sumitomo Seika Chemicals were trading +16.64% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Sumitomo Seika Chemicals PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is null. The shares last closed at ¥1,518.
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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.
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals' management team is headed by:
- Ikuzo Ogawa - PRE
- Kazuhiro Hamatani - SME
- Kenichiro Machida - MEO
- Tetsuya Miyamoto - MEO
- Masaru Murakoshi - MEO
- Takehiro Toya - MEO
- Hiroshi Kobayashi - EXO
- Nobuhiro Maeda - EXO
- Hironobu Masumoto - EXO
- Hiromoto Shigeta - EXO
- Kazuhisa Uemura - EXO
- Kiyoshi Yamaguchi - EXO
- Masato Yamamoto - EXO
- Mamoru Michibata - DRC
- Takashi Shigemori - DRC
- Yasumi Katsuki - IND
- Masashi Kawasaki - IND
- Keiko Kishigami - IND
- Kunio Miura - IND





