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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies289
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M-2.7%
  • 1Y-9.6%
  • YTD-3.5%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but NOF is up 4.6% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 9.6% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥48.4tJP¥83.2tJP¥3.6t10.2x13.5x0.6x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥47.7tJP¥83.7tJP¥3.7t10.3x13x0.6x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥48.7tJP¥83.9tJP¥3.7t10.4x13.3x0.6x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥49.5tJP¥82.4tJP¥3.6t10.7x13.9x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥50.2tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11x14.7x0.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥49.7tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t10.9x14.5x0.6x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥50.9tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11.1x14.8x0.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥52.4tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.8x14.4x0.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥50.3tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.5x13.8x0.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥50.7tJP¥80.8tJP¥3.6t10.4x14.2x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥56.6tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.5t11.8x16.3x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥54.9tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.3x15.8x0.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥55.1tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.1x16.5x0.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥55.8tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12.3x16.7x0.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥56.2tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.2x16.9x0.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥53.7tJP¥81.7tJP¥3.1t12.6x17.3x0.7x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥52.0tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12x16.4x0.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥52.2tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12.2x16.4x0.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥47.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.9x14.6x0.6x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥51.8tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12.3x15.7x0.6x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥48.7tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.4x14.8x0.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥48.1tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.1x12.9x0.6x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥47.3tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t10.7x12.7x0.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥45.8tJP¥81.6tJP¥4.2t10.2x11x0.6x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥43.7tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.8x10.2x0.5x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥45.5tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.9x10.6x0.6x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥43.2tJP¥79.3tJP¥4.9t9.1x8.8x0.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥40.1tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.7x8.3x0.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥42.5tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t9.1x8.8x0.5x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥38.8tJP¥76.0tJP¥5.0t8.6x7.7x0.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥41.4tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t9x8.3x0.5x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥42.4tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t8.8x8.5x0.6x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022JP¥39.8tJP¥72.8tJP¥4.7t8.8x8.5x0.5x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022JP¥42.0tJP¥72.8tJP¥4.7t8.9x9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥42.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.7tTotal Revenue: JP¥72.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.60x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 8.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Materials sector?

JP Market-0.99%
Materials-0.83%
Paper and Forestry Products0.49%
Metals and Mining0.22%
Basic Materials-0.041%
Packaging-0.54%
Chemicals-1.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 389x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 25.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 26% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4403 NOFJP¥2.68k4.6%
+JP¥27.2b		29.5%PE17.1x
5444 Yamato KogyoJP¥8.97k4.9%
+JP¥25.7b		11.5%PE17.5x
4091 Nippon Sanso HoldingsJP¥5.22k0.9%
+JP¥19.9b		12.6%PE22.9x
5713 Sumitomo Metal MiningJP¥3.38k1.7%
+JP¥15.4b		-30.6%PE56.3x
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.09k0.5%
+JP¥11.7b		0.7%PE19.2x
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JP¥2,676.50

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7D

4.6%

1Y

29.5%

5713

JP¥3,375.00

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7D

1.7%

1Y

-30.6%

5444

JP¥8,968.00

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7D

4.9%

1Y

11.5%

4023

JP¥3,095.00

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7D

-8.0%

1Y

10.1%

5482

JP¥8,060.00

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7D

7.9%

1Y

123.0%

5016

JP¥747.00

JX Advanced Metals

7D

-4.8%

1Y

n/a

3407

JP¥979.20

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7D

-3.6%

1Y

-4.5%

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JP¥1,689.00

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7D

4.5%

1Y

-17.8%

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May 29
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4091

JP¥5,222.00

Nippon Sanso Holdings

7D

0.9%

1Y

12.6%

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4021

JP¥4,170.00

Nissan Chemical

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-10.6%

3402

JP¥975.00

Toray Industries

7D

-2.3%

1Y

25.5%

4612

JP¥1,094.50

Nippon Paint Holdings

7D

0.5%

1Y

0.7%

4188

JP¥754.00

Mitsubishi Chemical Group

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-8.8%

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4042

JP¥2,083.50

Tosoh

7D

-2.6%

1Y

1.5%

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May 15
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4063

JP¥4,525.00

Shin-Etsu Chemical

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-26.0%

4043

JP¥2,955.00

Tokuyama

7D

4.8%

1Y

-0.5%