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Japanese (NIKKEI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies290
  • 7D0.07%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y-4.3%
  • YTD-1.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 0.5%. However, the industry is down 4.3% over 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
Tue, 21 Jan 2025JP¥49.8tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.4t11x14.5x0.6x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024JP¥49.7tJP¥80.8tJP¥3.4t11x14.6x0.6x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024JP¥50.9tJP¥81.7tJP¥3.4t10.9x14.8x0.6x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024JP¥53.4tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.6x14.7x0.7x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024JP¥49.9tJP¥81.1tJP¥3.6t10.5x13.7x0.6x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024JP¥49.0tJP¥80.6tJP¥3.6t10.2x13.8x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024JP¥55.3tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.5t11.6x16x0.7x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024JP¥55.1tJP¥80.4tJP¥3.5t11.4x15.9x0.7x
Thu, 02 May 2024JP¥55.4tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.2x16.5x0.7x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024JP¥57.2tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.5x17.1x0.7x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024JP¥55.3tJP¥80.0tJP¥3.3t12.3x16.6x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024JP¥53.9tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t12.6x17x0.7x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023JP¥51.7tJP¥81.8tJP¥3.2t11.8x16.3x0.6x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023JP¥52.2tJP¥81.9tJP¥3.2t12.1x16.4x0.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023JP¥49.0tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12x14.9x0.6x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023JP¥50.8tJP¥82.2tJP¥3.3t12.1x15.4x0.6x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023JP¥50.0tJP¥82.1tJP¥3.3t11.8x15.3x0.6x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023JP¥48.2tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t11.2x12.9x0.6x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023JP¥47.5tJP¥82.3tJP¥3.7t10.7x12.7x0.6x
Fri, 05 May 2023JP¥45.2tJP¥81.5tJP¥4.2t10.1x10.7x0.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023JP¥45.4tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.8x10.6x0.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023JP¥44.7tJP¥81.3tJP¥4.3t9.9x10.4x0.5x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023JP¥42.0tJP¥79.1tJP¥4.8t9x8.7x0.5x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022JP¥39.8tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t8.7x8.2x0.5x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022JP¥41.4tJP¥79.0tJP¥4.8t9x8.5x0.5x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022JP¥39.5tJP¥76.0tJP¥5.0t8.7x7.9x0.5x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022JP¥41.8tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t9.2x8.3x0.6x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022JP¥42.1tJP¥75.9tJP¥5.0t8.9x8.4x0.6x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022JP¥40.7tJP¥72.8tJP¥4.7t8.9x8.7x0.6x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022JP¥43.5tJP¥72.7tJP¥4.7t9.2x9.3x0.6x
Sat, 07 May 2022JP¥42.6tJP¥70.2tJP¥4.6t8.8x9.3x0.6x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022JP¥43.2tJP¥69.8tJP¥4.4t8.8x9.8x0.6x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022JP¥42.8tJP¥69.7tJP¥4.4t8.8x9.7x0.6x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022JP¥41.3tJP¥66.7tJP¥3.9t9.1x10.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥41.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥3.9tTotal Revenue: JP¥66.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202320242025
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 14.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • 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 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-0.21%
Materials0.072%
Basic Materials4.15%
Paper and Forestry Products1.81%
Metals and Mining1.55%
Packaging0.12%
Chemicals-0.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.7x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (13.5%) 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 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.4% 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
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥5.16k2.1%
+JP¥205.9b		-11.7%PE19.9x
5401 Nippon SteelJP¥3.13k3.8%
+JP¥120.2b		-9.7%PE6.6x
4091 Nippon Sanso HoldingsJP¥4.33k3.1%
+JP¥56.7b		14.9%PE17.6x
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.01k2.3%
+JP¥54.0b		-10.7%PE19.2x
5233 Taiheiyo CementJP¥3.80k12.4%
+JP¥48.2b		27.3%PE7.3x
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4063

JP¥5,162.00

Shin-Etsu Chemical

7D

2.1%

1Y

-11.7%

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4061

JP¥2,114.00

Denka

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-17.6%

4091

JP¥4,333.00

Nippon Sanso Holdings

7D

3.1%

1Y

14.9%

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Jan 17
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4612

JP¥1,006.50

Nippon Paint Holdings

7D

2.3%

1Y

-10.7%

5401

JP¥3,125.00

Nippon Steel

7D

3.8%

1Y

-9.7%

5406

JP¥1,592.50

Kobe Steel

7D

2.8%

1Y

-20.5%

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Jan 14
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4042

JP¥2,050.50

Tosoh

7D

-0.8%

1Y

10.1%

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Jan 12
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4021

JP¥4,626.00

Nissan Chemical

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-21.3%

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Jan 09
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3402

JP¥1,036.00

Toray Industries

7D

1.8%

1Y

43.4%

4631

JP¥3,379.00

DIC

7D

-3.8%

1Y

25.7%

4971

JP¥3,400.00

MEC

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-21.7%

3407

JP¥1,033.50

Asahi Kasei

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-7.4%

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Dec 27
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4107

JP¥27,260.00

ISE Chemicals

7D

-7.4%

1Y

232.0%

6988

JP¥2,682.00

Nitto Denko

7D

2.2%

1Y

17.5%

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Dec 16
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4046

JP¥1,730.00

Osaka Soda

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-8.8%

5233

JP¥3,797.00

Taiheiyo Cement

7D

12.4%

1Y

27.3%