Denka (4061) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 4061 does

Denka (4061) is a stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Basic Materials sector, Chemicals industry, headquartered in Chuo, Japan. It manufactures and sells organic and inorganic, electronic material, pharmaceutical, and resin-related products in Japan, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Electronic and Advanced Products; Life Innovation; Elastomer Infrastructure Solutions; Polymer Solutions; and Other Business segments. In the electronic space, it produces fused silica, spherical alumina, electronic circuit boards, fine ceramics, electronic packaging materials, acetylene, carbon black, electrical construction materials, adhesive tapes, and semiconductor processing materials. Its Life Innovation segment offers vaccines, antigen rapid diagnostic kits, clinical reagents, and cancer treatment virus preparations. The Elastomer Infrastructure Solutions segment provides chloroprene rubber, fertilizer, carbide, refractories, special additives, and polyethylene corrugated pipes, as well as manufactures and sells fused phosphate fertilizer and fused silica phosphate fertilizer and special admixtures.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 3,352 JPY, reflecting the latest trading value of one share.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 18.4 shows how much investors pay per unit of past earnings; a lower figure can suggest a more conservative valuation relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 18.3 uses expected future earnings, giving a sense of how the market prices upcoming growth.
• The dividend yield of 2.98% indicates the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the current share price.
• The ex-dividend date is Sep 29, 2026; buying before this date is typically required to receive the next dividend.
• 55% of earnings are paid out as dividends, showing the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• The beta of 0.25 suggests the stock has historically moved less than the broader market, often interpreted as lower volatility.
• The price-to-book ratio of 0.93 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, with values below 1 sometimes interpreted as the stock trading below its accounting net asset value.

What to watch

Denka's performance is shaped by demand cycles in electronics, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure materials. Investors often monitor raw material costs, currency movements (especially the yen), and global industrial activity. The company's exposure to the Nikkei 225 index means it can be influenced by broad Japanese market trends. Within the chemicals space, peers like Taiheiyo Cement (5233), Pacific Metals (5541), JFE Holdings (5411), Nippon Steel (5401), and Tōkai Carbon (5301) provide context for sector-wide developments. Regulatory changes in pharmaceutical and materials segments, as well as shifts in construction and electronics demand, are general factors that can affect this kind of stock.