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4631 Stock Chart & Stats
¥4473.00
¥64.00(1.43%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
¥4473.00
¥64.00(1.43%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range¥2,982.50 - ¥5,378.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume422.80K
Average Volume (3M)296.89K
Market Cap
¥442.80B
Enterprise Value¥838.65K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)¥85.02B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)¥455.93B
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.2
Beta0.89
Next Earnings
Nov 12, 2026EPS EstimateN/A
Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield4.09%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)480.00
Shares Outstanding95,156,906
10 Day Avg. Volume328,600
30 Day Avg. Volume296,893
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.21
Price to Book (P/B)0.73
Price to Sales (P/S)0.33
P/FCF Ratio11.04
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
¥6,000.00Price Target Upside34.14% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)403.1
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥1.13T
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improving ProfitabilityA meaningful swing to positive net and mid-teens-ish EBITDA margins in 2025 indicates the company regained operating leverage and pricing or cost discipline. Such margin recovery supports sustainable cash generation and resilience versus cyclical downturns, improving longer-term earnings quality.
Stronger Cash GenerationMaterial improvement in operating cash flow and a large rebound in free cash flow provide durable financial flexibility: they enable reinvestment, deleveraging, and continued dividend support. Consistent cash conversion would underpin balance-sheet repair and capital allocation options over months.
Progress On LeverageA multi-year decline in leverage reflects active balance-sheet management and equity strengthening, lowering refinancing and solvency risk. Continued deleveraging increases strategic optionality and reduces interest burden, a durable improvement if sustained through operating cash flows.
Bears Say
Sharp Revenue ContractionA greater-than-30% top-line decline materially reduces scale economies and strains the ability to cover fixed costs, making margins harder to sustain. Persistent or repeated revenue weakness would impair long-term profitability, cash generation, and the effectiveness of recent cost and leverage improvements.
Still-Elevated LeverageDespite improvement, a roughly 1:1 debt-to-equity ratio leaves the firm exposed to interest-rate cycles and limits strategic flexibility. In a prolonged revenue downturn, elevated leverage can amplify stress on cash flow and constrain investment or M&A, reducing resilience over the medium term.
Inconsistent Cash ConversionVariable cash conversion driven by working capital or capex swings undermines predictability of available cash for deleveraging or investment. Inconsistent conversion increases execution risk for long-term plans and may force more conservative capital allocation until conversion stabilizes.
DIC News
4631 FAQ
What was DIC Corporation’s price range in the past 12 months?
DIC Corporation lowest stock price was ¥2982.50 and its highest was ¥5378.00 in the past 12 months.
What is DIC Corporation’s market cap?
DIC Corporation’s market cap is ¥442.80B.
When is DIC Corporation’s upcoming earnings report date?
DIC Corporation’s upcoming earnings report date is Nov 12, 2026 which is in 93 days.
How were DIC Corporation’s earnings last quarter?
DIC Corporation released its earnings results on Aug 10, 2026. The company reported ¥189.98 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of N/A by N/A.
Is DIC Corporation overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts DIC Corporation’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does DIC Corporation pay dividends?
DIC Corporation pays a Semiannually dividend of ¥70 which represents an annual dividend yield of 4.09%. See more information on DIC Corporation dividends here
What is DIC Corporation’s EPS estimate?
DIC Corporation’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
How many shares outstanding does DIC Corporation have?
DIC Corporation has 95,156,906 shares outstanding.
What happened to DIC Corporation’s price movement after its last earnings report?
DIC Corporation reported an EPS of ¥189.98 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 14.964%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of DIC Corporation?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in JP:4631
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Company Description
DIC Corporation
DIC Corporation operates as a global producer and distributor of printing inks, organic pigments, and advanced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds. Its extensive operations are organized into three principal segments: Packaging & Graphic, Color & Display, and Functional Products. The Packaging & Graphic division supplies a broad array of printing consumables, encompassing diverse inks such as gravure, flexo, offset, news, security, jet, and metal decoration inks, alongside specialized packaging adhesives, coextruded multilayer films, polystyrene, and various other packaging-centric solutions. Within the Color & Display segment, the company provides an extensive selection of colorants, including organic pigments, specialized pigments for color filters and cosmetics, effect pigments, natural colorants, and health food ingredients, in addition to display materials like liquid crystal compounds. The Functional Products segment delivers high-performance materials featuring a diverse array of resins (e.g., coating, UV-curable, waterborne, acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, phenolic, polyester/alkyd, unsaturated polyester), fluorochemicals, modifiers, alkylphenols, metal carboxylates, sulfur-based chemicals, and specialized textile and leather coloring agents. This segment further encompasses composite materials such as PPS and other functional compounds, masterbatches for fibers and films, industrial adhesive and magnetic tapes, hollow fiber membrane modules, construction materials, decorative papers, sheets, and films, as well as plastic pallets. Offerings also extend to DLP 3D printing materials and blue-green algal polysaccharides. DIC Corporation's varied product portfolio caters to numerous sectors, including electronics, automotive, packaging, healthcare, color and display technologies, home equipment/infrastructure, and the broader functional material industry. Established in Tokyo, Japan, in 1908, the company was formerly known as Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated, and rebranded as DIC Corporation in April 2008.
4631 Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
¥6,000.00
▲(34.14% Upside)
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