Kureha Corporation

Tokyo Stock Exchange 4023.T

Kureha Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the year ending March 31, 2024: 5.31%

Kureha Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 5.31% for the year ending March 31, 2024, a -45.76% change year over year. Return on capital employed assesses profitability against invested capital; higher ROCE signals efficient capital use.

Kureha Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the year ending March 31, 2023 was 9.79%, a -7.10% change year over year.
Kureha Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the year ending March 31, 2022 was 10.53%, a 28.40% change year over year.
Kureha Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the year ending March 31, 2021 was 8.20%, a 12.26% change year over year.
Kureha Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for the year ending March 31, 2020 was 7.31%, a -14.24% change year over year.

Key data

Date	Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	Interest Coverage Ratio	Debt to Equity Ratio	Return on Common Equity

Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4023.T

Kureha Corporation

CEO	Mr. Yutaka Kobayashi
IPO Date	Jan. 1, 2001
Location	Japan
Headquarters	3-3-2 Nihonbashi Hamacho
Employees	4,217
Sector	Materials
Industries Plastics Chemicals & Advanced Materials Cleaning Supplies Composite Materials Containers & Packaging Non-Alcoholic Beverages Petrochemicals Pollution Treatment

Description

Kureha Corporation manufactures and sells functional materials, specialty chemicals, and plastics in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Advanced Materials, Specialty Chemicals, Specialty Plastics, Construction, and Other Operations. The Advanced Materials segment offers polyphenylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), processed polyglycolic acid products, carbon fibers, and bead-shaped activated carbon products. The Specialty Chemicals segment provides therapeutic agents for chronic renal failure, agricultural and horticultural fungicides, chlorine, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, monochlorobenzene, para-dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, and ortho-dichlorobenzene. The Specialty Plastics segment offers household products, including household plastic wrap, storage containers, cooking sheets, food storage bags, strainable garbage bags, garbage deodorizing sheets; antibacterial dishcloths, range hood filters, and plastic bag clips; PVDF fishing lines; polyvinylidene chloride films; heat-shrink multilayer films; and machinery for auto-seal food packaging. The Construction segment provides construction, civil engineering, housing, factory-related services, and plant engineering and maintenance services. The Other Operations segment offers industrial waste management services and environmental related treatment facilities; real estate, building management, travel agency, insurance, and staffing services; medical care services; transport and storage services; and trades in chemical products. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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