Tōsō (4042) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 4042 does

Tōsō (4042) is a Tokyo Stock Exchange stocks listing in the Basic Materials sector, Chemicals industry, headquartered in Chuo, Japan. The company manufactures and sells basic chemicals, petrochemicals, specialty products, and fine chemicals. Its portfolio includes advance materials such as battery materials, fabricated quartzware, silica glass, thin film depositions, and zeolites for catalysts and molecular sieves, as well as zirconia injection mold components, grinding and dispersion media, and fine beads and powders. It also supplies chromatographic columns and media, diagnostic systems, Portland cement, blast-furnace slag cement, caustic soda, vinyl chloride monomer, calcium hypochlorite, and sodium bicarbonate, alongside ethylene, propylene, C4 fraction, cumene, aromatic compounds, ethyleneamines, bromine, hydrobromic acids, flame retardants, non-aqueous solvents, chelating agents, ethylene dichloride, and sodium styrenesulfonate. With 14,850 employees, Tōsō operates in a segment that often moves with industrial demand and global chemical cycles.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 2,656.5 JPY, up +0.34% today, within a 52-week range of 2,139.5 – 3,086 JPY, with a 19.7% price change over the last 52 weeks.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 20.1 shows how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings; a lower forward P/E ratio of 12 on expected earnings suggests a more moderate valuation if those forecasts hold.
• Earnings per share for the trailing 12 months is 132.29 JPY, meaning each share earned that amount before dividends and other allocations.
• The dividend yield of 3.76% reflects the annual dividend relative to the price, with 76% of earnings paid out as dividends and an ex-dividend date of 29 sept. 2026.
• A beta of 0.51 indicates the stock has historically moved about half as much as the broader market in percentage terms.
• Revenue for the trailing 12 months is 1,05 tril. JPY, growing 11.8% year over year, while profitMargin stands at 5.2% and operatingMargin at 11.4%.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 30.4% and priceToBook of 0.97 suggest a modest capital structure and a price slightly below book value, respectively.
• Tōsō is part of the Nikkei 225, and investors often compare it with peers such as Kobe Steel (5406), Nitto Denko (6988), Mitsui Chemicals (4183), Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063), Sumitomo Osaka Cement (5232), Sumitomo Chemical (4005), and Ube Industries (4208).

What to watch

• Market conditions in Basic Materials and Chemicals can shift with industrial production, construction activity, and global trade flows.
• Commodity prices for feedstocks and energy inputs often affect margins in chemical manufacturing.
• Currency movements, especially the yen against major trading currencies, can influence reported results for exporters like Tōsō.
• Regulatory and environmental policies may impact production processes, product mix, and capital spending in the sector.
• Earnings reports, with the next scheduled for 5 nov. 2026, provide updates on revenue, margins, and outlook.