(Six Months: April 1 - September 30, 2025)
11th November 2025 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Presented by Kazuhiro Noda Representative Director, President (4114 TSE Prime Market)
Copyright NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
Agenda
- 1H FY2025 Results
- FY2025 Forecasts
- Business Strategies and Topics
- Shareholder Returns
Abbreviations | |
AA | Acrylic acid |
AES | Acrylates |
SAP | Superabsorbent polymers |
EO | Ethylene oxide |
Segment Income | "Operating Profit" + "Equity-method investment profit(loss)" |
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Overall: Revenue & Operating Profit declined YoY Solutions businesses: Growth excluding impairment losses |
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1H FY2025 Results 【Decrease in both Revenue and OP by YoY】 | ||
Revenue Operating Profit Segment Income*1 Profit before tax Profit*2 | 200.2 9.0 9.6 10.8 7.6 | (JPY billion) （-6.7） （-1.4） （-2.6） （ -1.6） （-1.3） |
FY2025 Revised Forecasts （Disclosed 11th November） 【Decrease in both Revenue and OP by YoY】 | ||
(JPY billion) | ||
Revenue | 405.0 | (-4.3） |
Operating Profit | 18.0 | (-1.1） |
Segment Income*1 | 19.7 | (-3.4） |
Profit before tax | 21.0 | (-2.2） |
Profit*2 | 15.0 | (-2.4） |
【vs. Previous Forecasts】 | |
(JPY billion) | |
（+0.0） | |
（+1.0） | |
（+0.4） | |
（+1.0） | |
（+0.0） | |
Reference: Previous Forecasts (Disclosed 13th May) | |
(JPY billion) | |
Revenue | 405.0 |
Operating Profit | 17.0 |
Segment Income*1 | 19.3 |
Profit before tax | 20.0 |
Profit*2 | 15.0 |
＊1: Segment Income = "Operating Profit" + "Equity-method investment profit(loss)"
＊2: Profit = Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent
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Ⅰ. 1H FY2025 Results
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1H FY2025 Results
Consolidated Financial Summary（JPY billion）
FY2024 1H
Actual
FY2025 1H
Actual
Difference
Difference (%)
Revenue Operating Profit
（Operating Profit to Revenue）
Equity-method investment profit
Segment Income*1Profit Before Tax Profit*2
ROE ROA ROIC*3
206.9
10.5
5.1%
1.7
12.2
12.4
8.9
4.7%
4.7%
4.3%
200.2 - 6.7 -3.2%
9.0 -1.4 -13.8%
4.5% -0.6p -
0.6 -1.1 -66.0%
9.6 -2.6 -21.2%
10.8 -1.6 -13.1%
7.6 -1.3 -14.7%
4.0% -0.7p -
4.0% -0.7p -
3.2% -1.1p -
Domestic Naphtha Price (JPY/kL) 78,000
FX Rate (1 USD) 153 JPY
FX Rate (1 EUR) 166 JPY
-13,200 -16.9%
64,800
146 JPY
168 JPY
-7 JPY -4.4%
+2 JPY +1.2%
*1: Segment Income = "Operating Profit" + "Equity-method investment profit(loss)"
*2: Profit = Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent
*3: ROIC = (After-Tax Operating Profit + Share of profit of investments accounted for using equity method) / (Interest-Bearing Debt + Shareholders' Equity)
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