Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

TSE:4992 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥50.2b

Hokko Chemical Industry Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Hokko Chemical Industry has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.9%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 5.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.4% per year. Hokko Chemical Industry's return on equity is 8.5%, and it has net margins of 9.5%.

Key information

9.86%

Earnings growth rate

10.44%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth6.58%
Revenue growth rate4.36%
Return on equity8.52%
Net Margin9.54%
Next Earnings Update10 Jul 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Sep 10

Returns On Capital At Hokko Chemical Industry (TSE:4992) Paint A Concerning Picture

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Analysis Article • Aug 02

Is Hokko Chemical Industry (TSE:4992) Using Too Much Debt?

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Analysis Article • Apr 14

The Market Lifts Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:4992) Shares 26% But It Can Do More

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Hokko Chemical Industry makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:4992 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Feb 2650,0154,7716,0471,696
30 Nov 2549,1254,4525,9391,696
31 Aug 2548,5124,4255,8471,649
31 May 2547,9234,1295,7481,649
28 Feb 2547,1394,1035,7621,649
30 Nov 2446,1954,0065,7141,649
31 Aug 2446,3503,8085,7891,547
31 May 2445,8523,8465,6471,547
29 Feb 2445,4393,3505,5521,547
30 Nov 2345,2273,7245,4561,547
31 Aug 2345,6374,0195,6121,489
31 May 2346,4144,0985,6521,489
28 Feb 2345,6844,5215,6551,489
30 Nov 2244,8644,2145,6711,489
31 Aug 2244,4164,3115,5411,517
31 May 2243,2943,9165,5981,517
28 Feb 2242,0953,4545,7231,517
30 Nov 2140,2872,9275,8711,517
31 Aug 2140,6782,5395,9091,442
31 May 2139,1272,1165,8621,442
28 Feb 2138,3461,9615,8221,442
30 Nov 2039,6412,4006,0471,442
31 Aug 2040,7122,8076,2291,483
31 May 2041,0882,7006,3051,483
29 Feb 2040,8262,5576,4131,483
30 Nov 1941,9862,8186,2821,483
31 Aug 1940,5632,9355,9921,495
31 May 1940,4142,8656,0271,495
28 Feb 1939,7332,8815,8981,495
30 Nov 1841,0152,9446,0101,495
31 Aug 1840,0831,5576,0571,484
31 May 1840,5101,6006,0551,484
28 Feb 1840,7711,5886,0601,484
30 Nov 1739,8261,9896,0141,484
31 Aug 1740,4612,9475,8871,578
31 May 1740,1892,9875,8611,578
28 Feb 1739,8582,7965,8801,578
30 Nov 1640,1171,9655,9301,578
31 Aug 1641,6161,9246,1301,557
31 May 1642,1261,9136,1871,557
29 Feb 1642,6832,0196,1641,557
30 Nov 1542,2511,9006,2291,557
31 Aug 1543,3991,6796,2361,619

Quality Earnings: 4992 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 4992's current net profit margins (9.5%) are higher than last year (8.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 4992's earnings have grown by 9.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 4992's earnings growth over the past year (16.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (9.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 4992 earnings growth over the past year (16.3%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 11%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 4992's Return on Equity (8.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 17:34
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2026/02/28
Annual Earnings2025/11/30

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takashi EnomotoBofA Global Research
Yusuke MiuraDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Katsuhiko IshibashiIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.