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4990.TSE Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
TSE JPY Basic Materials
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 5B
- P/E ratio
- 8.96
- Analyst target
- Not available
- Dividend yield
- 1.9%
- Beta
- 0.3
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- TSE
- Currency
- JPY
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- ISIN
- JP3364800007
- Market cap
- 5B
- P/E ratio
- 8.96
- Analyst target
- Not available
- Dividend yield
- 1.9%
- Beta
- 0.3
About
About Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. engages in manufacturing and selling diatomite and perlite filter aids under the Radiolite and Topco brand in China and Japan. Its diatomite and perlite filter aids are used to remove particulates from liquids and gases, as well as specialty diatomite filter aids liquid filtration applications. The company also provides functional additives for use in coatings, agricultural chemicals, and other industrial products. Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Research context
Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd appears in PyInvesting’s Tokyo Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- JPY
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
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5 years, 7 months ago
Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd is currently in a long term downtrend where the price is trading 5.0% below its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 7.4% cheaper than other stocks from the Basic Materials sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.7.
Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd's total revenue sank by 8.1% to $2B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 58.7% to $36M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd gets an overall score of 1/5.