Nagase

TYO:8012 · JP3647800006

Trading Companies & DistributorsLarge

360

Value62

Profit price56

EV / EBIT59

Price / Owner Earnings53

Cash yield68

Owner Earnings Yield67

Dividend Yield69

Sales & asset price76

Price/Sales83

EV / Gross Profit70

Price/Book75

Quality37

Returns on capital42

Profit margins33

EBIT Margin26

Gross Profitability39

Cash backing32

Cash Conversion33

Accruals23

Owner Earnings Margin39

Growth44

Sales growth17

Profit growth46

Profit Growth74

Long-Term EPS Growth34

Owner Earnings Growth29

Reinvestment16

Price momentum76

Safety52

Debt load45

Debt serviceability61

Refinancing85

Debt Payback37

Liquidity72

Sentiment38

Analyst ratings44

Expectations trend51

Opinion Changes50

Price Target Upside51

Market mood1

Value Creation10/20creating some value

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

Nagase clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryJapan

IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors

SizeLarge

TypePublic Company

ExchangeTSE

Founded1917

Employees148

Websitenagase.co.jp

ISINJP3647800006

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Index & Theme

Injection MoldingEnergy StorageCleanTechPackaging ServicesBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Bio-based and Renewable Materials3D PrintingAgricultureBiotechnologyConsumer GoodsElectronicsFood and BeverageHealth DiagnosticsManufacturing

Description

Nagase & Co., Ltd. manufactures, imports/exports, and sells chemicals, plastics, electronics materials, cosmetics, and health foods worldwide. Business Segments The company operates through business segments: Mobility, Life & Healthcare, Advanced M…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Nagase & Co., Ltd. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 16.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250

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All-time high

Mar 2026

All-time low

Jun 2026

Average rank

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Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

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Price/Earnings

Price/Book

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Value (overall)

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

1 · SkepticismPositive· 100

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