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Iwatani Corporation (8088) Price & Analysis
8088 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 1,899.50 - JPY 1,947.50
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 1,567.00 - JPY 2,292.50
- Previous Close
- JPY 1,912.50
- Volume
- 633.20K
- Average Volume (3M)
- 567.38K
- Market Cap
- JPY 448.92B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 636.45B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 28.34B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 215.56B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 5.9
- Beta
- 0.98
- Next Earnings
- Nov 10, 2026
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 2.44%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Resilient Revenue Growth
Revenue resilience across the period, including a return to growth after the 2024 dip, indicates that the company retains demand across its operating businesses. Continued, even moderate, top-line expansion can support scale, customer retention, and reinvestment over the next several quarters.
Improving Operating Cash Flow
Consistently positive and improving operating cash flow is a durable financial strength because it shows the core business is generating cash before investment activity. This supports funding for operations, capital needs, and shareholder commitments while reducing reliance on external financing.
Diversified Energy And Industrial Platform
A broad platform spanning LPG, hydrogen, industrial gases, energy solutions, materials, and machinery gives Iwatani multiple avenues to serve household, commercial, and industrial customers. This diversification can reduce dependence on one product category and support business resilience over the medium term.
Bears Say
Rising Leverage
The upward move in debt-to-equity weakens balance-sheet quality relative to earlier years and increases sensitivity to earnings fluctuations. Higher leverage can constrain financial flexibility, make investment decisions more cautious, and leave less capacity to absorb weaker operating performance.
Uneven Free Cash Flow
Uneven free cash flow means accounting earnings and operating cash generation do not consistently translate into cash available after investment. The pattern may pressure funding for growth or shareholder returns during weaker periods and makes cash planning less predictable over the next several quarters.
Margin And Operating Profit Pressure
Declining gross margin and softer operating profit indicate pressure on the profitability of the existing revenue base, even though net margin remains positive. If this trend persists, it could limit earnings growth, reduce reinvestment capacity, and weaken the benefit of continued top-line expansion.
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Company Description
Iwatani Corporation
Iwatani Corporation, established in Osaka, Japan in 1930, is a multinational enterprise engaged in supplying various gases and energy solutions across an extensive geographic footprint, including Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the United States, and Australia. Its comprehensive business operations are categorized into four distinct segments. The Energy segment delivers liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for household, commercial, and industrial applications, alongside related supply equipment and facilities. It also provides liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, household kitchen appliances, and various home energy solutions such as Ene farm and GHP. Complementary offerings include daily necessities, portable cooking stoves, gas canisters, mineral water, health supplements, and electricity. The Industrial Gases & Machinery segment specializes in a range of industrial gases, including air separation gases, hydrogen, helium, and other specialty gases, coupled with their respective supply facilities. This division also supplies welding materials and cutting equipment, industrial robots, pumps, compressors, disaster prevention technology, and high-pressure gas containers. Further extending its reach, it offers manufacturing equipment for semiconductors and electronic components, factory automation systems, machinery for medicine and food packaging, environmental protection equipment, and operates hydrogen fueling stations. Within the Materials segment, Iwatani deals in a diverse portfolio of raw and advanced materials. This encompasses PET and general-purpose resins, biomass fuels, materials essential for secondary batteries and semiconductors, electronic display films, mineral sand, rare earth elements, ceramics, stainless steels, and aluminum. Lastly, the Agri-Bio & Foods segment focuses on the agricultural and food industries, offering products such as frozen and chilled foods, agricultural machinery and supplies, and goods related to livestock.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Conglomerates
- CEO
- Hiroshi Majima
- Employees
- 12,113
- Website
- www.iwatani.co.jp
- Address
- 6-4, Hommachi 3-chome, Osaka, OS, 541-0053, JP
Iwatani Corporation (8088) Earnings & Revenues
8088 Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Technical Analysis | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Moving Averages | 5 | 0 | 7 |