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Company comparison · Surface-Treatment Chemicals
Nihon Parkerizing is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥138.2B — 6.6x MEC's ¥20.9B.
MEC earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 27.4% — 16.7 points above Nihon Parkerizing (10.7%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: MEC +14.9%, Nihon Parkerizing +4.4%. For next year, MEC guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+13.1%).
Nihon Parkerizing pays more on average — ¥8.05M against ¥7.83M at MEC.
Over the past year the shares moved MEC +42.6%, Nihon Parkerizing +34.0%.
Head-to-head wins17 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
Nihon Parkerizing aheadNihon Parkerizing 3 : MEC 0
Revenue: Nihon Parkerizing ¥138.2B / MEC ¥20.9B
ProfitabilityInvestors
MEC aheadNihon Parkerizing 1 : MEC 3
Operating margin: Nihon Parkerizing 10.7% / MEC 27.4%
GrowthInvestors
MEC aheadNihon Parkerizing 0 : MEC 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Nihon Parkerizing +4.4% / MEC +14.9%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
MEC aheadNihon Parkerizing 1 : MEC 2
Share price, 1 year: Nihon Parkerizing +34.0% / MEC +42.6%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Nihon Parkerizing aheadNihon Parkerizing 3 : MEC 0
Average salary: Nihon Parkerizing ¥8.05M / MEC ¥7.83M
| Metric | Nihon Parkerizing | MEC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥138.2B | ¥20.9B | 6.6x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥14.8B | ¥5.7B | 2.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥12.9B | ¥5.0B | 2.6x |
| Metric | Nihon Parkerizing | MEC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.7% | ◎27.4% | 16.7pt |
| Net margin | 9.4% | ◎24.0% | 14.6pt |
| ROE | 6.5% | ◎17.5% | 11.0pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥152M | ¥72M | 2.1x |
| Metric | Nihon Parkerizing | MEC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +4.4% | ◎+14.9% | 10.5pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −1.2% | ◎+26.0% | 27.2pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | −3.0% | ◎+7.4% | 10.4pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | +1.3% | ◎+13.1% | 11.8pt |
| Metric | Nihon Parkerizing | MEC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +34.0% | ◎+42.6% | 8.6pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+7.0% | −21.0% | 28.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 15.2x | 21.6x | |
| Equity ratio | 81.1% | ◎83.7% | 2.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,776 | ¥5,870 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | Nihon Parkerizing | MEC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.05M | ¥7.83M | ¥0.22M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥304,430 | ¥279,220 | ¥25,210 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.6 yrs | 12.5 yrs | 5.1 |
| Average age | 44.0 | 42.5 | 1.5 |
| Employees | 906 | 292 | 3.1x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥1,776+34.0% (1Y)
Nihon Parkerizing +34.0% over 1Y. Compared: MEC +42.6%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
Nihon Parkerizing4 segments
MEC6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Nihon Parkerizing ¥8.05M, MEC ¥7.83M. Nihon Parkerizing pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Nihon Parkerizing 44.0, MEC 42.5).
ARevenue in the latest results: Nihon Parkerizing ¥138.2B, MEC ¥20.9B. Nihon Parkerizing is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥138.2B — 6.6x MEC's ¥20.9B.
AOperating margins: MEC 27.4%, Nihon Parkerizing 10.7%. MEC turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): MEC +42.6%, Nihon Parkerizing +34.0%. MEC has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
