Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Sector: Basic Materials

JSR Corporation engages in the plastics, digital solutions, and life sciences businesses in Japan and internationally. Its Digital Solutions Business provides photoresists and multilayer materials, CMP materials, mounting materials, materials for color LCDs, functional coating materials, heat-resistant transparent resins and functional films, photo fabrication and photo molding systems, etc. for use in semiconductor devices, smartphones, LCD TVs, OLED panel materials, and other materials. The company's Life Sciences Business offers diagnostic and research reagents to purify antibodies and drugs; bio-process materials; drug discovery and development services for biopharmaceutical development process, etc. Its Plastics Business provides synthetic resins, including ABS, AES, AS, and ASA resins for use in automobile parts, household appliances, and building materials. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JSR Corp. is evaluated using Mavefund's quality framework: growing earnings, durable profit margins, conservative leverage, strong return on equity, and disciplined share repurchases.