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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies290
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-5.2%
  • 1Y1.3%
  • YTD-1.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Shin-Etsu Chemical declining 1.7%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Dec 2024JP¥50.5tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11.1x14.7x0.6x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024JP¥51.9tJP¥81.2tJP¥3.6t10.7x14.2x0.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024JP¥53.9tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.9x14.8x0.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024JP¥52.7tJP¥80.9tJP¥3.6t10.9x14.8x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024JP¥55.2tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.5t11.4x15.9x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024JP¥54.7tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.5x15.7x0.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024JP¥54.5tJP¥80.3tJP¥3.4t11.9x16.1x0.7x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024JP¥57.0tJP¥80.1tJP¥3.3t12.4x17.1x0.7x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024JP¥55.7tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.1x16.7x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024JP¥53.4tJP¥79.9tJP¥3.2t12x16.5x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024JP¥53.2tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.2t12.2x16.7x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023JP¥51.5tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12.2x16.2x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023JP¥49.7tJP¥82.0tJP¥3.2t12.2x15.5x0.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023JP¥49.3tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12.1x15x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023JP¥48.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t11.6x14.8x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023JP¥49.4tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.3x13.2x0.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023JP¥48.5tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11x13x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023JP¥46.2tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t10.7x12.4x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023JP¥45.1tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t10x10.5x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023JP¥44.8tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.9x10.5x0.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023JP¥43.4tJP¥80.5tJP¥4.5t9.4x9.7x0.5x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023JP¥39.5tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.7x8.2x0.5x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022JP¥41.6tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.8x8.6x0.5x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022JP¥39.6tJP¥76.6tJP¥5.1t8.7x7.7x0.5x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022JP¥38.7tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t8.5x7.7x0.5x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022JP¥41.7tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t8.9x8.3x0.5x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022JP¥41.0tJP¥72.8tJP¥4.7t9.1x8.7x0.6x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022JP¥39.6tJP¥72.8tJP¥4.7t8.6x8.5x0.5x
Mon, 23 May 2022JP¥41.8tJP¥72.8tJP¥4.7t8.7x8.9x0.6x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022JP¥42.0tJP¥69.8tJP¥4.4t8.6x9.5x0.6x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022JP¥42.5tJP¥69.8tJP¥4.4t8.8x9.7x0.6x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022JP¥43.6tJP¥69.5tJP¥4.4t8.9x10x0.6x
Tue, 11 Jan 2022JP¥44.8tJP¥66.7tJP¥3.9t9.8x11.4x0.7x
Thu, 09 Dec 2021JP¥44.6tJP¥66.7tJP¥3.9t9.6x11.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥44.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥3.9tTotal Revenue: JP¥66.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.61x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 4.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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-0.49%
Materials-1.26%
Packaging1.32%
Basic Materials-0.40%
Chemicals-1.11%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.17%
Metals and Mining-2.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (13.2%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.7% 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
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.04k3.8%
+JP¥90.4b		-3.3%PE19.8x
3402 Toray IndustriesJP¥961.501.9%
+JP¥29.3b		27.7%PE31.7x
4107 ISE ChemicalsJP¥26.26k24.3%
+JP¥26.2b		220.2%PE27.2x
5901 Toyo Seikan Group HoldingsJP¥2.39k3.8%
+JP¥14.5b		3.5%PE19.4x
5449 Osaka SteelJP¥3.37k10.1%
+JP¥12.1b		76.3%PE65.5x
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