Nippon Paper Industries (3863) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 3863 does

Nippon Paper Industries (3863) is a producer and seller of pulp and paper products with operations in Japan, Oceania, Asia, North America, and internationally. It offers printing and writing papers, business communication papers, wrapping papers, functional specialty papers, and converting papers, as well as newsprints and household paper products such as facial and bath tissue, paper towels, wipes, and personal-care items. The company also sells health care products, paper-based materials under the SHIELDPLUS brand, and paper straws, alongside kitchen products, kraft and dissolving pulps, cellulose nanofiber, agriculture products like seedlings, plywood and laminated lumber, and other items including Cu-TOP copper ion-loaded cellulose and wet non-woven fabric. In addition, it provides chemicals such as sulfite dissolving pulp, functional chemicals, lignin products, ribonucleic acid/yeast products, functional coating resin, and optical films for display devices, and is involved in the energy and construction-related businesses.

Key numbers explained

• 1,333 JPY is the current share price, the latest trading price of one share on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 13.1 shows how much investors pay per unit of the last 12 months' earnings; a lower figure can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 11.1 uses expected future earnings and is often read as a gauge of how the market values growth or earnings changes ahead.
• Dividend yield of 1.13% is the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the current price, a common way to compare income return across stocks.
• The ex-dividend date of Sep 29, 2026 is the cutoff date; buyers on or after this date are not entitled to the next dividend payment.
• Beta of 0.28 indicates the stock's historical sensitivity to market moves, with values below 1 often interpreted as lower volatility than the broader market.
• Price-to-book of 0.3 compares the share price to the company's book value per share, a metric sometimes used to assess whether a stock trades at a discount to its accounting net assets.
• Debt-to-equity of 153.8% expresses total debt as a percentage of shareholders' equity, a measure of financial leverage that is typically read in the context of the industry's capital intensity.

What to watch

• Industry conditions in paper and pulp, including raw material costs, demand for packaging and printing papers, and environmental regulations, can affect pricing and margins.
• Currency movements, especially the Japanese yen, influence the competitiveness of exports and the translation of overseas earnings.
• Energy and construction-related business segments may respond to broader economic cycles and infrastructure spending trends.
• As a constituent of the Nikkei 225, the stock can be influenced by index rebalancing flows and broader Japanese equity market sentiment.
• Peer companies such as Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063), Tōkai Carbon (5301), Kobe Steel (5406), Pacific Metals (5541), Nippon Steel (5401), Kuraray (3405), and Tokuyama (4043) operate in adjacent industrial sectors and may provide context for relative performance.
• The next earnings release on Nov 5, 2026 is a common date when investors review updated guidance and management commentary.