Hokuetsu Corporation manufactures and sells paper products in Japan, Asia, North America, and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paper Business and Packaging and Paper Processing Business segments. The company is also involved in the manufacture and sale of paper containers and liquid containers, as well as manufacture, processing, and sale of paper products; and wood chips, timber, construction, transportation and warehousing, and waste paper wholesale businesses. In addition, it acts as sales and distribution agent; manufacturing and sale of vulcanized fiber products and paper, glass fiber sheets, liquid package cartons and packaging, laminated paper and related materials; cutting, selecting, packing and loading/unloading of the company's products; industrial wastewater purification processing and waste disposal; and supply of steam and electric power, computer-related components, and mailing business. Further, the company engages in mailing business; processing and sale of carrier tape for precision electronic parts; manufacturing and sale of industrial machinery and electric instrumentation construction; design and construction of civil engineering and buildings; provision of transportation and warehousing services; and import and sales of vulcanized fiber and AGM battery separator. The company was formerly known as Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Hokuetsu Corporation in July 2018. Hokuetsu Corporation was incorporated in 1907 and is headquartered in Chuo, Japan.
Research context
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- JPY
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Paper & Paper Products
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5 years, 6 months ago
Hokuetsu Corporation is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 24.1% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 47.1% cheaper than other stocks from the Basic Materials sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.4.
Hokuetsu Corporation's total revenue sank by 10.5% to $58B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 243.1% to $6B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Hokuetsu Corporation gets an overall score of 3/5.