Nichias Corporation

Nichias Corporation manufactures and sells thermal insulation materials primarily in Japan. It operates in five segments: Energy and Industrial Plants, Industrial Products, Advanced Products, Autoparts, and Building Materials. The company offers gaskets and packings, including non-asbestos gaskets and packings, rubber type gaskets, other seal products, and peripheral function materials; and thermal insulation materials, such as fiber products, high performance thermal insulation materials, heat-insulation boards, and cryogenic insulation materials, as well as thermal insulation materials for molten aluminum. It also provides various fluoropolymer materials, processed products, and corrosion-resistant linings, as well as tubes, hoses, and bellows; filter products and environmental equipment; and auto parts comprising sealing materials, retaining parts/materials, and sound-proofing parts/materials, as well as heat-protection products, control parts, and materials. In addition, the company offers building materials for buildings and housing; and undertakes hot and cold insulation, refractory, electric heater tracing, acoustic insulation, and aerogel heat-insulation works. Further, it provides furniture sliding pads, and friction and agricultural materials. The company serves electric power and gas; waste incineration plants; chemical, petroleum refinery, and petrochemical; steel and non-ferrous metals; aluminum casting and processing; paper; building and housing construction; semiconductor and flat panel display; foods and pharmaceutical; medical equipment; electric equipment; aerospace; automobiles; ship building, maintenance, and repair; industrial equipment; and others industries. Nichias Corporation was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nichias Corporation trades as NICFF on OTC. The company is classified in Industrials / Conglomerates and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Conglomerates. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $253.50B of revenue and $31.83B of net income.

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Nichias Corporation can be compared against peers such as Amada Co., Ltd., Balfour Beatty plc, Berli Jucker Public Company Limited, CSR Limited, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A., Kingboard Holdings Limited.

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $3.66B, beta of 0.79, and return on equity of +13.3%.

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NICFF currently shows total debt of $11.09B and beta of 0.79. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Company website: https://www.nichias.co.jp

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