Investing IdeasBrowse All StocksMarkets
Have your own idea? Try our Stock Screener
Header cover image

Japanese (NIKKEI) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-2.0%
  • 1Y21.0%
  • YTD18.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Taiheiyo Cement declining 6.9%. On the other hand Asia Pile Holdings is actually up 8.8%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 21%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Nov 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥138.0b11.6x9.9x0.6x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12.2x10.8x0.6x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12.4x11.2x0.7x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥126.4b12x10.9x0.7x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.3b10x9.5x0.6x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.3b9.9x9.4x0.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b9.6x8.5x0.6x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b10x8.7x0.6x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b10.1x8.5x0.6x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.3b8.8x8.7x0.6x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.4b8.6x8.7x0.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.4b8.7x8.6x0.5x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.7b8.1x8.9x0.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.7b8.2x8.4x0.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥118.8b8.9x9.1x0.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.7x10x0.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.8x9.7x0.6x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.5b10.6x14.1x0.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.0b11.5x14.4x0.6x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥85.8b12.1x13.9x0.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.8b11.7x18.3x0.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b10.6x17.2x0.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b9.5x16.6x0.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥957.5bJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b9.9x38.9x0.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10.6x42x0.5x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b11x43x0.5x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥968.2bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.9b10.4x97.6x0.5x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥915.5bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.8b9.8x93.2x0.5x
Sun, 07 May 2023JP¥917.3bJP¥1.9tJP¥24.5b9.7x37.4x0.5x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023JP¥918.3bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.0b9.3x36.8x0.5x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023JP¥915.4bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.0b8.9x36.7x0.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023JP¥839.6bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.7b8.5x22.9x0.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022JP¥782.2bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.8b7.8x21.3x0.4x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022JP¥817.3bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.8b8.1x22.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥817.3bTotal Earnings: JP¥36.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Basic Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 55% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market1.71%
Materials2.61%
Basic Materials-2.24%
Construction Materials-2.24%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
5288 Asia Pile HoldingsJP¥1.35k8.8%
+JP¥4.2b		75.2%PE9.8x
7821 Maeda KosenJP¥2.01k2.1%
+JP¥2.7b		11.3%PE14.2x
5268 Asahi Concrete WorksJP¥1.06k17.9%
+JP¥2.1b		61.0%PE65.5x
5351 Shinagawa RefraJP¥1.89k2.4%
+JP¥2.1b		14.6%PE9.4x
5237 NozawaJP¥1.04k3.2%
+JP¥375.1m		21.7%PE11.8x

Latest News

5388
JP¥1,141.00
Kunimine Industries
7D
2.3%
1Y
13.3%

Kunimine Industries' (TSE:5388) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

Nov 15
Kunimine Industries' (TSE:5388) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality
5273
JP¥7,250.00
Mitani Sekisan
7D
-5.0%
1Y
21.6%
5237
JP¥1,042.00
Nozawa
7D
3.2%
1Y
21.7%
5351
JP¥1,890.00
Shinagawa Refra
7D
2.4%
1Y
14.6%
5288
JP¥1,347.00
Asia Pile Holdings
7D
8.8%
1Y
75.2%
5268
JP¥1,056.00
Asahi Concrete Works
7D
17.9%
1Y
61.0%
5232
JP¥3,808.00
Sumitomo Osaka Cement
7D
-1.3%
1Y
17.2%
5233
JP¥3,768.00
Taiheiyo Cement
7D
-6.9%
1Y
11.2%
5283
JP¥3,450.00
Takamisawa
7D
-2.7%
1Y
23.7%
5352
JP¥4,135.00
Krosaki Harima
7D
-0.1%
1Y
73.5%
5285
JP¥1,893.00
Yamax
7D
-3.8%
1Y
35.7%
4026
JP¥1,461.00
Konoshima ChemicalLtd
7D
1.2%
1Y
-16.9%
5356
JP¥1,272.00
Mino Ceramic
7D
-6.5%
1Y
49.1%

Returns On Capital At Mino Ceramic (TSE:5356) Have Stalled

Oct 15
Returns On Capital At Mino Ceramic (TSE:5356) Have Stalled
7821
JP¥2,006.00
Maeda Kosen
7D
2.1%
1Y
11.3%

Maeda Kosen's (TSE:7821) Dividend Will Be ¥14.00

Oct 05
Maeda Kosen's (TSE:7821) Dividend Will Be ¥14.00
5290
JP¥1,329.00
Vertex
7D
-2.6%
1Y
33.2%
5363
JP¥564.00
TYK
7D
1.4%
1Y
33.6%