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Kureha Corporation (4023.T)

JPY4,270.00 +80.00 (+1.91%)
JP JPX Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty
Address 3-3-2 Nihonbashi Hamacho 103-8552
Tokyo, JP
CEO Katsuhiro Natake
IPO 2001-01-01
ISIN JP3271600003

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Description

Kureha Corporation is a global enterprise based in Japan, engaged in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of diverse offerings, including advanced materials, specialized chemicals, and various plastic products. The company organizes its operations into five main divisions: Advanced Materials, Specialty Chemicals, Specialty Plastics, Construction, and Other Operations. The Advanced Materials segment produces and supplies high-performance substances such as polyphenylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), engineered polyglycolic acid items, carbon fibers, and bead-form activated carbon. Kureha's Specialty Chemicals portfolio includes therapeutic agents for chronic kidney disease, agricultural and horticultural fungicides, along with industrial chemicals like chlorine, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, monochlorobenzene, para-dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, and ortho-dichlorobenzene. The Specialty Plastics division manufactures a wide array of plastic goods, encompassing household items like plastic wrap, food storage containers, cooking sheets, food bags, strainable garbage bags, garbage deodorizing sheets, antibacterial cleaning cloths, range hood filters, and bag clips. This segment also provides PVDF fishing lines, polyvinylidene chloride films, heat-shrink multi-layered films, and machinery designed for automatic food sealing. The Construction segment delivers comprehensive services across general construction, civil engineering projects, residential building, factory-related support, and plant engineering along with maintenance. Its Other Operations segment encompasses a broad range of services, including industrial waste management and environmental treatment facilities, real estate, property management, travel agency services, insurance, staffing solutions, healthcare services, transportation and warehousing, and the trading of chemical goods. Kureha Corporation was established in 1944 and maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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JPY4,270.00 +80.00 (+1.91%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
410.9K
Beta
0.48
Float Shares
16.02M
Free Float %
41.9%
Price Performance
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+4.00% +8.04% -4.50% -13.98% +7.32% -2.54% +30.21% +40.58% +82.90% +215.66% +341.24%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
4,270.00
DCF (Unlevered) 9.25 -99.8%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 20% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 3 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
1.84
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
4 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
1 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
B
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Chemicals - Specialty: +4.7%
    -0.2% Q1'26: +9.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Chemicals - Specialty: +13.2%
    -278.7% Q1'26: -8,622.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals - Specialty: +44.1%
    +15.4% Q1'26: -2.6% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Chemicals - Specialty: +8.8%
    +8.2% Q1'26: +4.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Chemicals - Specialty: +5.6%
    +5.2% Q1'26: +2.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Chemicals - Specialty: +0.1%
    -23.3% Q1'26: -18.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals - Specialty: 0.18×
    4.67× Q1'26: 5.91× (vs Q1'25)
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WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.45) × ERP
WACC = 69% × Ke + 31% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 9.25 Current price: 4,270.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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Mar 2016
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Mar 2017
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Mar 2019
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Mar 2026
3 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
4 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
150.18B
est: 155.13B (-3.2%)
140.78B
est: 144.58B (-2.6%)
132.29B
est: 130.10B (+1.7%)
147.33B
est: 146.60B (+0.5%)
148.27B
est: 149.50B (-0.8%)
142.40B
est: 144.50B (-1.5%)
144.58B
est: 140.10B (+3.2%)
168.34B
est: 166.42B (+1.2%)
191.28B
est: 191.21B (+0.0%)
177.97B
est: 176.15B (+1.0%)
162.02B
est: 160.24B (+1.1%)
162.66B
161.89B – 163.70B
+1.5% YoY
173.84B
169.78B – 177.90B
+6.9% YoY
180.75B
176.71B – 186.81B
+4.0% YoY
180.50B
176.38B – 185.65B
-0.1% YoY
185.00B
180.78B – 190.27B
+2.5% YoY
EBITDA
22.82B
est: 26.24B (-13.1%)
20.99B
est: 24.46B (-14.2%)
19.06B
est: 22.01B (-13.4%)
22.73B
est: 24.80B (-8.3%)
25.84B
est: 25.29B (+2.2%)
26.14B
est: 24.45B (+6.9%)
29.11B
est: 23.70B (+22.8%)
34.91B
est: 28.15B (+24.0%)
34.43B
est: 32.35B (+6.4%)
30.39B
est: 31.67B (-4.0%)
22.60B
est: 28.81B (-21.6%)
29.24B
29.11B – 29.43B
+1.5% YoY
31.25B
30.53B – 31.98B
+6.9% YoY
32.50B
31.77B – 33.59B
+4.0% YoY
32.45B
31.71B – 33.38B
-0.1% YoY
33.26B
32.50B – 34.21B
+2.5% YoY
EBIT
14.55B
est: 15.27B (-4.7%)
10.66B
est: 14.23B (-25.1%)
8.87B
est: 12.80B (-30.7%)
12.46B
est: 14.43B (-13.6%)
15.53B
est: 14.71B (+5.6%)
14.03B
est: 14.22B (-1.3%)
17.44B
est: 13.79B (+26.5%)
23.36B
est: 16.38B (+42.6%)
22.82B
est: 18.82B (+21.3%)
18.73B
est: 19.20B (-2.4%)
9.92B
est: 17.47B (-43.2%)
17.73B
17.65B – 17.85B
+1.5% YoY
18.95B
18.51B – 19.39B
+6.9% YoY
19.70B
19.26B – 20.37B
+4.0% YoY
19.68B
19.23B – 20.24B
-0.1% YoY
20.17B
19.71B – 20.74B
+2.5% YoY
Net Income
9.20B
est: 8.87B (+3.6%)
4.88B
est: 7.12B (-31.5%)
7.00B
est: 6.58B (+6.4%)
9.70B
est: 8.00B (+21.2%)
13.93B
est: 10.30B (+35.3%)
13.72B
est: 17.19B (-20.2%)
13.49B
est: 11.80B (+14.4%)
14.16B
est: 14.39B (-1.5%)
16.87B
est: 15.60B (+8.1%)
9.74B
est: 6.80B (+43.2%)
7.80B
est: 5.83B (+33.7%)
3.27B
3.16B – 3.37B
-44.0% YoY
10.85B
9.29B – 12.56B
+232.2% YoY
11.99B
11.77B – 14.36B
+10.5% YoY
12.40B
12.38B – 13.23B
+3.4% YoY
13.89B
13.48B – 14.40B
+12.0% YoY
SGA
23.08B
est: 27.64B (-16.5%)
23.17B
est: 25.76B (-10.1%)
21.90B
est: 23.18B (-5.5%)
22.23B
est: 26.12B (-14.9%)
22.78B
est: 26.64B (-14.5%)
22.11B
est: 25.75B (-14.1%)
19.88B
est: 24.96B (-20.4%)
21.87B
est: 29.65B (-26.2%)
25.48B
est: 34.07B (-25.2%)
25.75B
est: 24.82B (+3.8%)
25.77B
est: 22.57B (+14.2%)
22.91B
22.81B – 23.06B
+1.5% YoY
24.49B
23.92B – 25.06B
+6.9% YoY
25.46B
24.89B – 26.32B
+4.0% YoY
25.43B
24.85B – 26.15B
-0.1% YoY
26.06B
25.47B – 26.80B
+2.5% YoY
EPS
178.43
est: 170.05 (+4.9%)
94.67
est: 136.48 (-30.6%)
135.79
est: 126.07 (+7.7%)
169.15
est: 153.30 (+10.3%)
226.51
est: 197.37 (+14.8%)
230.87
est: 329.46 (-29.9%)
230.44
est: 226.06 (+1.9%)
241.90
est: 275.68 (-12.3%)
288.08
est: 298.61 (-3.5%)
173.01
est: 169.22 (+2.2%)
149.66
est: 145.20 (+3.1%)
81.27
78.86 – 84.28
-44.0% YoY
280.07
232.15 – 313.89
+244.6% YoY
327.50
294.08 – 358.75
+16.9% YoY
318.70
309.24 – 330.51
-2.7% YoY
347.00
336.70 – 359.86
+8.9% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-12 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-11 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-08 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-07 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-01 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-30 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-28 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-27 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-24 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-23 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-22 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-21 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-20 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-17 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
2026-04-16 B 3/5 1/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-11.54B
OE per share TTM
-208.83
Owner's Yield
-8.27%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
113.51%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
79.6%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

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Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 95 ETFs in our universe

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

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Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
3.15M
Shares Outstanding
38.22M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Yutaka Kobayashi Chief Executive Officer, President & Director 105M male
Kazushige Tsurutani General Manager of Public & Investor Relations Department male
Kyosuke Kawana Vice President and Deputy GM of Corporate Strategies & Accounting Division
Katsuhiro Natake President, CEO & Representative Director male
Takahisa Ueyama SVP, GM of Man and Tech Division & Project Manager of Production Transformation Project
Takayuki Ogawa General Manager of Corporate Communications Department
Naomitsu Nishihata EVP, MD of PGA Bus, GM of Adv. Prod. Div., GM of Sciences Div., GM of New Bus Div, & Director male
ESG Score History

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