Candidates / 4631

DIC Corporation4631・Chemicals

Activist stake: Oasis. Of the listed companies with this trait in 2021–22, 1 in 5 was bought in the following four years or so — against 1 in 11 for all listed companies.

Taking every trait together, its score is 1.7x the average — #543 of 3,751. The closest type of deal is private equity.

Score1.7xvs average; #543 of 3,751
Past, similar score1 in 5were bought (19%)
Closest typePE fund
Price-to-book0.97xmarket value ¥453.0bn

Why it looks like past targets

Score by type of buyer

Typevs average for the type
Buyout by the parent0.6x
Management buyout2.1x
Private equity3.8x
Strategic buyer1.0x

Ownership

Top 10 shareholders

HolderTypeStake
株式会社昌栄Company13.4%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(信託口)Custodian/nominee11.3%
OASIS JAPAN STRATEGIC FUND LTD.Company6.1%
株式会社日本カストディ銀行(信託口)Custodian/nominee3.5%
第一生命保険株式会社Financial institution3.2%
OASIS INVESTMENTS II MASTER FUND LTD.Company2.9%
OASIS JAPAN STRATEGIC FUND Y LTD.Company2.6%
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223Custodian/nominee2.2%
あいおいニッセイ同和損害保険株式会社Financial institution2.1%
日本生命保険相互会社Financial institution2.0%

From the annual report for the year to 2025-12-31. Holder types are assigned by name and can be wrong (for example, a founder’s company can look like an operating company). Annual report (PDF, EDINET)

Key figures

Controlling shareholder (over 50%)
No
Largest corporate holder
13.4%
Founder family (individuals and their companies)
0.0%
Officers
0.1%
Net cash ÷ market value
-72%
ROE
7.4%
Equity ratio
37%

Activist filings

Estimated cost = total acquisition funds ÷ shares held, from the latest report (or the previous one if the latest does not state the funds). Trades after the report's base date are not included. Stakes whose reports give no funding figure are left out. Share splits after the report are adjusted using the change in shares outstanding. Costs outside the stock's price range while held (0.8x the monthly low to 1.2x the high) are treated as reporting quirks (e.g. funds not updated after selling) and not shown. Stakes cut below 5% (mostly sold) are left out of the totals.

This site ranks listed companies by how closely their public filings (annual reports and large-shareholding reports) resemble past tender-offer and MBO targets. It is not a prediction that any company will be bought, is not based on any non-public information, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Not investment advice.

Updated 29 Sep 2026 00:48 JST