If you are wondering whether DIC is fairly priced or offering value right now, the key is to look past the headline share price and focus on what different valuation methods are saying.
DIC last closed at ¥3,839, with share price returns of 3.2% over 7 days, 5.8% over 30 days, 5.8% year to date, 22.1% over 1 year, 78.5% over 3 years and 74.0% over 5 years. This puts recent and longer term performance firmly on the radar for valuation focused investors.
Recent coverage has centered on how investors are reassessing traditional materials and chemicals businesses like DIC in the context of long term demand for specialty products and sustainable materials. This backdrop helps frame the current share price moves as part of a broader debate…