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About Asahi Kasei Corporation
Asahi Kasei Corporation engages in material, homes, and healthcare businesses in Japan, the United States, China, and internationally. The company offers Pimel, a photosensitive PI material applied for semiconductor applications, such as buffer coating, passivation layers, and dielectric layers; Sunfort, a dry film photoresist; Novacure, a latent curing agent for epoxy resin; glass fabric for printed circuit boards; plastic optical fiber; sensors and devices; artificial suede products under the Dinamica name; Microza UF and MF industrial membranes and systems; Aciplex membranes, process equipment, and systems for caustic soda production; alkaline water electrolyzer for producing hydrogen from renewable energy Aqualyzer; Hipore, a microporous polyolefin sheet which prevents the anode and cathode; Celgard, a lithium-ion battery separator; photopolymers and platemaking systems; and fiber products under the Bemberg, Bemliese, NanoAct, and ROICA names. It also provides cling film, bags, and containers under the Saran Wrap, Ziploc, and Cookper names; packaging products under the Suntec, Barrialon, PVDC latex, and Saran fiber names; pharmaceutical and food additives under the Ceolous and Celphere names; and clads and anchors under the Baclad and AR Chemical Setter names. In addition, the company offers prescription drugs in the fields of orthopedics, critical/intensive care, urology, immune system, and central nervous system; virus removal filters; wearable defibrillators, temperature management systems, pre-hospital, and hospital data management systems; overseas homes, unit homes and apartment buildings, and real estate-related operations; autoclaved aerated concretes, foundation systems, thermal insulations, and structural systems and component products; polymers, monomers, foamed products, and cleaners; and synthetic rubber, elastomers, and intermediates and inorganic chemicals. Asahi Kasei Corporation was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan.
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5 years, 6 months ago
Asahi Kasei Corporation is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 4.0% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 5.9% more expensive than other stocks from the Basic Materials sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.8.
Asahi Kasei Corporation's total revenue rose by 5.3% to $547B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 27.9% to $33B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 237.8% to $42B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Asahi Kasei Corporation gets an overall score of 4/5.