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Hanwa Co., Ltd. (8078) Stock Price & Analysis
8078 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 1,807.00 - JPY 1,858.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 1,248.00 - JPY 1,987.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 1,849.00
- Volume
- 303.40K
- Average Volume (3M)
- 436.30K
- Market Cap
- JPY 384.03B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 608.96B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 90.73B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 365.81B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 9.0
- Beta
- 0.95
- Next Earnings
- Nov 06, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 3.61%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Multi-year Revenue Growth
A growing revenue base indicates Hanwa continues to capture trading and distribution volume across its industrial markets. Although growth is uneven, sustained expansion supports supplier and customer network scale and provides a foundation for future earnings.
Meaningful Deleveraging
Substantial deleveraging reduces balance-sheet risk and interest-rate sensitivity while increasing financial flexibility. Steadily rising equity further strengthens the capital base, helping Hanwa manage cyclical working-capital needs and pursue operations with less leverage.
Improved FY2026 Cash Conversion
Free cash flow that closely matches net income is a constructive sign that reported profits were converted into cash in the latest year. This improves earnings quality and supports reinvestment, debt service, and shareholder distributions if maintained.
Bears Say
Persistently Thin Margins
Thin margins leave limited protection against procurement-cost inflation, pricing pressure, logistics disruption, or weaker demand. Hanwa’s trading model can generate scale, but small changes in spreads or operating costs may materially affect earnings.
Volatile Cash Generation
Large year-to-year cash-flow swings indicate sensitivity to inventory, receivables, supplier terms, and industrial cycles. This reduces forecasting reliability and can constrain investment or distributions during periods when working capital absorbs cash.
Earnings Pressure Despite Sales Growth
Declining earnings and EPS alongside revenue growth suggest margin, mix, or volume pressure within the trading businesses. If this persists, higher sales may not translate into stronger shareholder returns and could expose the company to further cyclical profit volatility.
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Company Description
Hanwa Co., Ltd.
Hanwa Co., Ltd., established in 1947 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, operates as a diversified trading conglomerate with a global reach. The company's extensive portfolio encompasses a wide array of commodities, including steel, various metals and alloys, food products, energy resources, chemicals, timber, and industrial machinery. Its Steel Division is a key supplier of diverse steel products, ranging from bars, shapes, sheets, and pipes to plates and specialized building materials, alongside ferrous raw materials. This division also handles aluminum sheets, extruded materials, processed aluminum goods, and automotive-grade steel components. The Metal Recycling and Primary Metal Division is engaged in the trade of foundational metals, offering ingots of aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, stainless steel, and nickel, as well as ferroalloys like chromium, silicon ore, and manganese. Furthermore, it actively participates in the recycling of a variety of metal scraps, including copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, tin, and stainless steel. Through its Food Products Division, Hanwa delivers a broad selection of seafood, such as salmon, shrimp, octopus, mackerel, horse mackerel, herring roe, capelin, and crab, in addition to chicken and other provisions. The Energy and Living Materials Division focuses on the supply of diverse energy sources, including heavy oil, kerosene, LPG, LNG, industrial gases, bunker fuel, gasoline, diesel, and lubricating oils, alongside sustainable options like biomass energy, PKS, and wood pellets. It also manages recycled heavy oil, RPF, and construction waste chips. This division provides essential raw materials for lubricating oil additives and various chemicals, as well as paper and recycled paper products for industrial clients in the steel, chemical, and paper/pulp sectors. Moreover, it deals in synthetic resin raw materials and a range of plastic products, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene. Finally, the Lumber & Plywood Division specializes in the importation and distribution of lumber, plywood, and other wood-based building materials. Its offerings span coniferous plywood, laminar and genban products, precut timber, and CAD-drawn components, as well as structural and non-structural elements, steel ceiling joists, plaster boards, insulation, and both interior and exterior architectural finishes. These materials, along with unit reinforcing bars, are supplied to a broad customer base, including building material trading companies, manufacturers, sales agents, wholesalers, and home builders.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Conglomerates
- CEO
- Yoichi Nakagawa
- Employees
- 6,079
- Website
- www.hanwa.co.jp
- Address
- HK Yodoyabashi Garden Avenue Building, Chuo, 541-8585, JP
Hanwa Co., Ltd. (8078) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 4 | 0 | 8 |