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Nippon Felt Company Limited (3512) Stock Price & Analysis
3512 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 951.00 - JPY 1,012.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 582.00 - JPY 1,100.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 983.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 12.40K
- Market Cap
- JPY 17.14B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 15.82B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 2.61B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 800.00M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 23.4
- Beta
- 0.44
- Next Earnings
- Jan 29, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 2.77%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Conservative Balance Sheet
Very low leverage and a large equity base provide financial resilience and flexibility through changing industrial conditions. The steady increase in equity from 17.0B in 2021 to 22.4B in 2026 also strengthens downside protection and supports continued operations without heavy reliance on debt.
Positive Operating Cash Flow
Although cash generation is volatile, positive operating cash flow in every reported year indicates that the core business continues to generate cash from operations. This provides an internal funding base for working capital and investment, even as free cash flow remains uneven.
Industrial Process Materials Focus
Nippon Felt serves an established industrial role by supplying process materials and consumable components used on production lines. This positioning connects its products to ongoing manufacturing activity and gives the company a defined operating niche across industrial applications.
Bears Say
Multi-Year Revenue Decline
Revenue has declined for three consecutive reported years after growth in 2023, indicating persistent pressure on demand, pricing, or business volume. Continued top-line contraction can reduce operating leverage, limit reinvestment capacity, and make sustained earnings improvement more difficult.
Negative Recent Free Cash Flow
The latest shift to negative free cash flow shows that operating cash did not fully cover investment needs in 2026. If this pattern persists, internally generated funds available for expansion, shareholder returns, or balance-sheet strengthening could remain constrained despite low leverage.
Low Returns On Equity
Low return on equity indicates that the company is generating limited profit from its substantial capital base. This weak capital productivity can reduce the economic benefit of retained earnings and suggests that balance-sheet strength has not yet translated into robust shareholder returns.
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Company Description
Nippon Felt Company Limited
Nippon Felt Co., Ltd., established in Tokyo, Japan, in 1917, specializes in the production and distribution of industrial textile goods, serving both domestic and international clientele. The company's core offerings include press felts and shoe press belts. Its comprehensive product line features felts designed for papermaking, pulp manufacturing, and the production of slate and other building materials. Additionally, Nippon Felt provides synthetic textiles for paper production and various other industrial uses, alongside general industrial felts, tubular needle-felts, and woven jackets. The company also supplies industrial detergents, chemicals, and high-pressure shower equipment crucial for paper manufacturing processes. Complementing its primary business, Nippon Felt is involved in managing and leasing real estate properties, as well as fabricating and marketing industrial machinery and environmental protection devices.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Conglomerates
- CEO
- Sotaro Yazaki
- Employees
- 541
- Website
- www.felt.co.jp
- Address
- 1-7-1 Akabane West, Tokyo, 115-0055, JP
Nippon Felt Company Limited (3512) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 5 | 0 | 7 |
