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Employees: 1,438
Size Sumitomo Seika Chemicals (4008.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Textiles) with a market value of $545M, the 1022nd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,346 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 12.4%, against -22.0% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 4.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.3%); the operating margin is 10.2% (peer median 6.6%).
Valuation It trades at 0.6× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.9× (5th cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.7 points above its cost of capital (7.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥153B | ¥148B | ¥148B | ¥143B | ¥143B |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +3% | 0% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥37.2B | ¥35.1B | ¥30.4B | ¥27.7B | ¥29.9B |
| EBITDA | ¥21.9B | ¥20.0B | ¥16.4B | ¥15.3B | ¥15.6B |
| Net income | ¥9.89B | ¥7.68B | ¥5.96B | ¥6.17B | ¥8.59B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥5.09B | -¥5.98B | ¥3.80B | ¥1.80B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥13.3B | ¥21.1B | ¥9.97B | ¥6.83B |
| Total debt | ¥24.2B | ¥17.9B | ¥18.9B | ¥11.6B | ¥12.6B |
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| Measure | 4008.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -11.0% | -4.7% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +12.4% | -22.0% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.2% | -37.9% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +4.7% | +10.3% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 6.6% | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.6× | 1.9× | 5th cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.2% | 6.5% | 4th least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.5% | +4.5% | 8th highest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -12.8 pp | -6.3 pp | 6th least demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.7 pp | +2.0 pp | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.3× | 10.0× | 2nd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4× | -0.7× | 4th most indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Seika Chemicals 4008.T | Japan | $545M | +12% | +5% | 10% | 0.6× | -5.2% | +7.5% |
| Fujibo 3104.T | Japan | $551M | -34% | +14% | 18% | 1.5× | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| Beijing Sanlian Hope Shin-Gosen Technical Service 300384.SZ | China | $533M | -21% | -36% | 15% | 3.9× | 6.5% | -1.3% |
| Fuchun Dye and Weave 605189.SS | China | $523M | -13% | +29% | 4% | 1.3× | 6.5% | +17.6% |
| AnHui Jinchun Nonwoven 300877.SZ | China | $522M | -3% | +28% | 3% | 2.4× | 18.0% | 0.0% |
| Shinkong Textile 1419.TW | Taiwan | $574M | 0% | +19% | 9% | 3.3× | 10.8% | +17.1% |
| Hangzhou Fuen 001312.SZ | China | $582M | -29% | -5% | 14% | 1.8× | -3.6% | -0.8% |
| Texhong International 2678.HK | Hong Kong | $587M | -32% | +6% | 8% | 0.3× | -20.5% | +2.3% |
| Anhui Huamao Textile 000850.SZ | China | $504M | -22% | +8% | 3% | 1.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Chinastars New Materials 301077.SZ | China | $501M | -36% | +37% | 13% | 2.7× | 6.9% | +4.3% |
| Baotek Industrial Materials 5340.TWO | Taiwan | $498M | -33% | +15% | 16% | 6.4× | 23.1% | +9.5% |
| Hs Hyosung Advanced 298050.KS | South Korea | $483M | -46% | +5% | 6% | 0.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Tongyizhong New Material Technology 688722.SS | China | $474M | -22% | +7% | 11% | 3.2× | 10.2% | +28.0% |
| Zhejiang Yingfeng Technology 605055.SS | China | $472M | -34% | +12% | -4% | 2.6× | 7.4% | +15.3% |
| Zhejiang Unifull Industrial Fiber 002427.SZ | China | $636M | -26% | +3% | 3% | 2.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Aoyang Health Industry 002172.SZ | China | $637M | +48% | -9% | 4% | 2.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Tainan Spinning 1440.TW | Taiwan | $639M | +2% | -21% | -4% | 1.9× | -0.5% | -3.9% |
| Transaction 7818.T | Japan | $453M | +10% | +15% | 20% | 2.0× | -2.6% | +13.0% |
| Jiangsu Huaxicun 000936.SZ | China | $658M | -31% | +14% | -5% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Lu Thai Textile 000726.SZ | China | $658M | -9% | -3% | 8% | 0.6× | -20.4% | +4.5% |
| Zhejiang Jiaxin Silk 002404.SZ | China | $449M | -22% | +12% | 5% | 0.6× | -8.2% | +12.9% |