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Japanese (NIKKEI) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y22.9%
  • YTD23.4%

The Basic Materials industry is up 2.2% in the last week, with Taiheiyo Cement up 2.7%. Meanwhile, Asahi Concrete Works actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.2% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 23%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Dec 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥141.4b10.8x10x0.7x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥141.4b11x9.6x0.6x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12.3x10.6x0.6x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12.3x11.1x0.7x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥126.6b12x10.9x0.7x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.3b10.1x9.7x0.6x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.3b9.8x9.5x0.6x
Fri, 09 May 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b9.7x8.6x0.6x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b9.5x8x0.5x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b10x8.5x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.3b9.1x9x0.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.4b8.6x8.9x0.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.4b8.7x9x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.5b7.9x8.8x0.6x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.7b8.3x8.5x0.5x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥1.6tJP¥2.1tJP¥119.7b9.4x13x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.5x10x0.6x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.9x9.9x0.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.4b10x14.3x0.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.0b11.7x14.2x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥85.8b11.9x13.7x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.8b11.9x18.9x0.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b10.4x17.7x0.5x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b10.1x16.9x0.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥940.9bJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b9.6x38.2x0.5x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10.4x41.7x0.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10.2x40.8x0.5x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥968.7bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.9b10.4x97.6x0.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥983.2bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.8b10.7x100.1x0.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥909.2bJP¥1.9tJP¥6.6b9.5x138.4x0.5x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥881.8bJP¥1.9tJP¥24.5b10.1x36x0.5x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JP¥954.2bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.0b9.3x38.2x0.5x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JP¥834.0bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.8b8.7x22.7x0.5x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023JP¥793.4bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.8b7.8x21.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥793.4bTotal Earnings: JP¥36.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.8x20242025
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 10.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.56x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 57% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% 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 Market1.84%
Materials3.07%
Basic Materials2.17%
Construction Materials2.17%
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
5233 Taiheiyo CementJP¥3.94k2.7%
+JP¥11.7b		9.1%PE8.5x
5232 Sumitomo Osaka CementJP¥3.84k2.4%
+JP¥2.8b		15.4%PE8.9x
5290 VertexJP¥1.32k1.7%
+JP¥1.1b		45.3%PE13.5x
7821 Maeda KosenJP¥1.98k0.8%
+JP¥1.0b		1.6%PE13.6x
5282 GEOSTRJP¥396.007.6%
+JP¥876.0m		37.5%PE14.2x

Latest News

5290
JP¥1,315.00
Vertex
7D
1.7%
1Y
45.3%
5288
JP¥1,424.00
Asia Pile Holdings
7D
-1.2%
1Y
70.1%
7821
JP¥1,983.00
Maeda Kosen
7D
0.8%
1Y
1.6%
5268
JP¥1,083.00
Asahi Concrete Works
7D
-6.2%
1Y
72.2%

These 4 Measures Indicate That Asahi Concrete Works (TSE:5268) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Dec 20
These 4 Measures Indicate That Asahi Concrete Works (TSE:5268) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
5233
JP¥3,943.00
Taiheiyo Cement
7D
2.7%
1Y
9.1%

Taiheiyo Cement (TSE:5233) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥50.00

Dec 17
Taiheiyo Cement (TSE:5233) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥50.00
5363
JP¥584.00
TYK
7D
2.8%
1Y
38.1%
5269
JP¥329.00
Nippon Concrete Industries
7D
1.9%
1Y
-11.6%

Nippon Concrete Industries (TSE:5269) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥4.00

Dec 16
Nippon Concrete Industries (TSE:5269) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥4.00
5283
JP¥3,360.00
Takamisawa
7D
-0.6%
1Y
21.0%
5232
JP¥3,837.00
Sumitomo Osaka Cement
7D
2.4%
1Y
15.4%
5352
JP¥4,155.00
Krosaki Harima
7D
0.2%
1Y
63.3%
5282
JP¥396.00
GEOSTR
7D
7.6%
1Y
37.5%
5271
JP¥2,349.00
Toyono Foundation
7D
-0.8%
1Y
2.8%
5237
JP¥1,039.00
Nozawa
7D
-0.1%
1Y
23.3%
5273
JP¥8,290.00
Mitani Sekisan
7D
-0.1%
1Y
47.2%