Iwatani Corporation (IWTNF) Stock

About Iwatani Corporation

Iwatani Corporation, founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1930, is a major international supplier of gases and energy. Its operational footprint spans Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the United States, and Australia. The company's business activities are structured across four primary divisions: Energy, Industrial Gases & Machinery, Materials, and Agri-Bio & Foods. The Energy division provides liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for domestic, commercial, and industrial applications, along with related supply infrastructure and equipment. This segment also offers liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, various household kitchen appliances, home energy systems like Ene-farm and GHP, daily necessities, portable cooking stoves, gas canisters, mineral water, health supplements, and electricity services. Under the Industrial Gases & Machinery segment, Iwatani delivers air separation gases, hydrogen, helium, and other specialized gases, complete with gas supply facilities. It also handles welding materials, cutting and welding equipment, industrial robots, pumps, compressors, disaster prevention apparatus, and high-pressure gas containers. Additionally, this division supplies semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing equipment, factory automation systems, machinery for medical and food packaging, environmental equipment, and manages hydrogen fueling stations. The Materials segment focuses on a diverse product portfolio, including PET and general-purpose resins, biomass fuels, materials for secondary batteries and semiconductors, electronic display films, mineral sands, rare earth elements, ceramic compounds, stainless steels, and aluminum. Lastly, the Agri-Bio & Foods division distributes frozen and chilled food products, agricultural tools and supplies, and goods associated with livestock.

Iwatani Corporation is headquartered in JP.

Iwatani Corporation (IWTNF) stock trades at $11.75 with a market capitalization of $2.70B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.63, price-to-book of 1.05, price-to-sales of 0.51. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $10.50 and $13.73, and currently trades 14.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.47%.

On profitability, Iwatani Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 11.74%, return on capital employed of 5.56%, an operating margin of 4.22%, a net profit margin of 5.25%.

Official website: www.iwatani.co.jp