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Nichiban Co 4218.T · JPY

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At a glance

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FY2026

Revenue

¥50.47bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

¥1.65bn

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

¥495.0m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

¥44.33bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue¥50.47bn¥49.46bn¥46.86bn¥45.56bn¥43.13bn¥41.34bn¥44.06bn¥47.42bn¥46.23bn¥44.15bn
Gross profit¥15.03bn¥14.90bn¥13.87bn¥12.97bn¥13.50bn¥13.18bn¥14.57bn¥15.14bn¥15.29bn¥14.40bn
Research and development—¥1.34bn¥1.20bn¥1.11bn¥1.06bn¥1.06bn¥1.07bn¥1.18bn¥1.24bn¥1.15bn
Operating income¥2.27bn¥2.59bn¥2.07bn¥1.64bn¥2.45bn¥2.00bn¥2.98bn¥3.68bn¥4.42bn¥4.06bn
Net income¥1.65bn¥1.96bn¥1.83bn¥2.37bn¥1.81bn¥1.35bn¥1.75bn¥3.19bn¥3.13bn¥3.11bn
Diluted earnings per share81.8696.2389.73115.2287.5065.1584.50154.09151.15149.94

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets¥67.31bn¥68.58bn¥69.01bn¥69.12bn¥64.43bn¥61.21bn¥59.75bn¥60.33bn¥60.76bn¥56.12bn
Cash and short-term investments¥14.13bn¥14.66bn¥13.40bn¥15.11bn¥14.20bn¥13.90bn¥11.88bn¥8.23bn¥8.37bn¥11.12bn
Total liabilities¥22.98bn¥25.39bn¥27.30bn¥28.52bn¥25.47bn¥23.14bn¥22.54bn¥23.85bn¥27.44bn¥25.36bn
Debt¥2.17bn¥2.12bn¥2.13bn¥5.17bn¥5.72bn¥5.50bn¥5.25bn¥5.33bn¥5.33bn¥5.48bn
Shareholders' equity¥44.33bn¥43.19bn¥41.70bn¥40.60bn¥38.96bn¥38.08bn¥37.22bn¥36.48bn¥33.31bn¥30.76bn
Shares outstanding20m20m20m21m21m21m21m21m21m21m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations¥2.54bn¥3.69bn¥3.19bn¥2.92bn¥4.06bn¥5.91bn¥5.75bn¥5.58bn¥3.23bn¥3.90bn
Capital spending−¥2.04bn−¥1.34bn−¥3.63bn−¥2.58bn−¥2.54bn−¥2.08bn−¥1.17bn−¥4.69bn−¥4.99bn−¥5.34bn
Free cash flow¥495.0m¥2.35bn−¥439.0m¥338.0m¥1.52bn¥3.83bn¥4.58bn¥891.0m−¥1.76bn−¥1.44bn
Dividends paid−¥712.0m−¥711.0m−¥721.0m−¥622.0m−¥621.0m−¥684.0m−¥786.0m−¥827.0m−¥745.0m−¥455.0m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue¥12.26bn¥12.72bn¥13.60bn¥12.23bn¥11.92bn¥12.07bn¥13.63bn¥12.23bn
Gross profit¥3.76bn¥3.72bn¥4.09bn¥3.56bn¥3.65bn¥3.38bn¥4.28bn¥3.74bn
Operating income¥622.0m¥510.0m¥735.0m¥374.0m¥652.0m¥235.0m¥1.18bn¥661.0m
Net income¥393.0m¥386.0m¥610.0m¥263.0m¥393.0m¥288.0m¥862.0m¥476.0m
Diluted earnings per share19.4719.1329.9612.9219.3114.1542.3323.38
Total assets¥65.49bn¥67.31bn¥68.09bn¥67.22bn¥67.40bn¥68.58bn¥68.68bn¥66.88bn
Cash and short-term investments¥13.21bn¥14.13bn¥13.56bn¥15.13bn¥15.76bn¥14.66bn¥14.15bn¥14.02bn
Debt—¥2.06bn¥2.00bn¥2.00bn¥2.00bn¥2.04bn—¥2.00bn
Shareholders' equity¥43.95bn¥44.33bn¥43.77bn¥43.07bn¥42.76bn¥43.19bn¥42.74bn¥41.85bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 19 Sept 2026

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin29.8%30.1%29.6%28.5%31.3%31.9%—
Operating margin4.5%5.2%4.4%3.6%5.7%4.8%—
Net margin3.3%4.0%3.9%5.2%4.2%3.3%—
Return on equity3.7%4.5%4.4%5.8%4.6%3.5%—
Return on assets2.5%2.9%2.6%3.4%2.8%2.2%—
Free cash flow yield11.7%12.8%17.3%13.8%16.5%19.9%—
Revenue growth2.0%5.5%2.9%5.6%4.3%-6.2%—
Earnings growth-15.7%7.2%-22.9%31.1%34.0%-22.9%—
Current ratio2.28x2.33x2.29x2.05x2.21x2.34x—
Debt to equity0.05x0.05x0.05x0.05x0.14x0.06x—
Equity ratio65.9%63.0%60.4%58.7%60.5%62.2%—
Interest coverage51.61x66.33x56.03x44.41x66.22x54.08x—
R&D as a share of sales—2.7%2.6%2.4%2.5%2.6%2.4%
Buybacks as a share of market value0.9%0.0%1.1%0.5%0.2%0.0%—

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue3.5%4.1%1.7%
Operating income11.4%2.6%-3.8%
Net income-11.3%4.1%-1.0%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin29.9%29.5%30.1%31.1%
Operating margin4.9%4.5%4.7%6.3%
Net margin3.6%4.1%4.0%4.8%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings23.620.823.615.021.227.519.512.112.521.1
Price to sales0.80.80.90.80.90.90.80.80.81.5

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 37 years. Last went ex-dividend on 30 Mar 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year75.0035.0035.0030.0030.0033.0038.0038.00
  • 2-to-1 reverse split · 27 Sept 2017

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