NPKYY (Nippon Kayaku Co) Risk Assessment

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NPKYY Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd NPKYY
72 GF Score
Price $13.16
GF Value $10.95
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Nippon Kayaku Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Nippon Kayaku Co is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Nippon Kayaku Co  (OTCPK:NPKYY) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Nippon Kayaku Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

NPKYY vs DOW: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Nippon Kayaku Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Nippon Kayaku Co Risk Assessment vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Kayaku Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Kayaku Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


NPKYY
72GF Score
Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd NPKYY
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Is Nippon Kayaku Co (NPKYY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nippon Kayaku Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $13.16 is trading 20.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $10.95. GuruFocus considers Nippon Kayaku Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NPKYY:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $10.95 vs. price of $13.16 (20.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NPKYY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Nippon Kayaku Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 4272:JapanNP7:Germany
Address 1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building 19th and 20th Floors, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0005
Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals. The firm organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The functional chemicals segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells epoxy resins used as flame retardants in electronics, colorants and dyes used in inkjet printers and the manufacture of textiles. The pharmaceuticals segment sells anti-cancer drugs, biological drugs, cardiovascular agents, vitamin compounds, and anti-inflammatory agents. The safety systems segment sells airbag inflators and micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners to the automotive industry, both of which are used to protect passengers during an accident. The agrochemicals segment sells insecticides and herbicides. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.
72GF Score

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$13.16
Price
$10.95
GF Value