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About Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical products in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments: Materials Business and Solutions Business. The Materials Business segment manufactures and sells acrylic acids, acrylates, superabsorbent polymers, ethylene oxides, ethylene glycols, ethanolamine, maleic anhydride, process catalysts, MMA monomers and polymers, and other chemicals. The Solutions Business segment manufactures and sells polymers for concrete admixtures, glycol ether, secondary alcohol ethoxylates, water soluble polymers, intermediates for pharmaceuticals, electronic information materials, iodine compounds, resins for adhesives/paints, ethyleneimine derivatives, processed adhesive products, and automotive catalysts, as well as De-NOx catalysts, dioxins decomposition catalysts, equipment for waste gas treatment, wet air oxidation catalysts, and materials for batteries. It also provides acrylic esters, maleimides, cyclic amides, initiators; water-based, solvent based and soluble polymers; inorganic and organic composite fine particles; and liquefied gas and fuel cell materials. In addition, the company produces and markets industrial materials, civil engineering and construction materials made of synthetic rubber latex or acrylic emulsion as base; and acrylic emulsion and fine products. The company was formerly known as Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. in 1991. Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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5 years, 7 months ago
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd is currently in a long term downtrend where the price is trading 64.3% below its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 19.1% more expensive than other stocks from the Basic Materials sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.9.
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd's total revenue sank by 4.1% to $71B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 24.8% to $3B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 79.6% to $1B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd gets an overall score of 0/5.