Nippon Kayaku stock prepares for an October 13 subsidiary transfer

Published on 10/07/2026 at 03:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Nippon Kayaku stock traded at JPY 2,149.50 on October 7, 2026, up 0.63 percent. The company plans a subsidiary transfer on October 13.

Nippon Kayaku, JP3694400007, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (ISIN JP3694400007) was trading at JPY 2,149.50 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 7, 2026, up 0.63 percent from the previous close. The company is approaching a planned October 13 transfer that would make Sanwa Chemical Industry a wholly owned subsidiary.

Subsidiary transfer reaches its next date

According to Japan IR on September 7, 2026, Nippon Kayaku began procedures to acquire the remaining shares of Sanwa Chemical Industry through a special controlling shareholder request. The scheduled transfer date is October 13, 2026, and the target company has capital of JPY 21 million.

The transaction is intended to simplify group management and improve resource use, according to Japan IR. The same disclosure says negative goodwill is expected, while the amount remains under review, leaving the accounting effect as the key variable around completion.

Stock holds near its yearly high

Nippon Kayaku's JPY 2,149.50 price was 1.96 percent below its 52-week high of JPY 2,192.50 on October 7, 2026. The full 52-week range extended down to JPY 1,350.50, placing the latest quote 59.16 percent above that low.

The session's range ran from JPY 2,133 to JPY 2,158, with volume of 164,100 shares. That combination places the stock close to the upper end of its current trading range, while the daily gain was below the 1.00 percent threshold used for a stronger directional description.

Three businesses shape the group

6ix identifies Nippon Kayaku's primary listing as ticker 4272 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in JPY and classifies the company in chemicals. Its profile describes mobility and imaging, fine chemicals, and life sciences as the group's three operating areas.

For investors, the October 13 transaction matters because it connects a concrete corporate action with a potential accounting effect, while the stock is already 1.96 percent below its yearly high. The price response and the eventual treatment of negative goodwill will be the clearest checkpoints after the transfer.

Nippon Kayaku stock trades at JPY 2,149.50

Nippon Kayaku stock was last at JPY 2,149.50 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 7, 2026, at 10:39 a.m. JST. Its market capitalization was JPY 318.8 billion on the same date.