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Japanese (NIKKEI) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y25.6%
  • YTD4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has risen 2.4%, driven by gains from Taiheiyo Cement of 3.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Feb 2026JP¥1.5tJP¥2.1tJP¥161.9b11x9.1x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥141.4b11.1x10x0.7x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥141.4b11x9.6x0.6x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12.3x11x0.7x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12.4x11x0.7x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥2.1tJP¥127.2b12x10.7x0.6x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.2b11x9.9x0.6x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.3b9.9x9.4x0.6x
Wed, 21 May 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥131.7b9.2x9.1x0.6x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b9.4x8.3x0.6x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥144.9b10x8.5x0.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥135.0b9.9x8.9x0.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.4b8.8x8.6x0.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥133.4b8.7x8.9x0.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥130.9b8.3x8.8x0.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥132.7b8.1x8.9x0.6x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥119.5b8.8x9.6x0.6x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.2x9.7x0.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.6x10x0.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.9x9.7x0.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.5b10.3x13.9x0.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.0b11.7x14.1x0.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥84.5b12x13.9x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b10.9x18.2x0.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b10.3x16.7x0.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023JP¥993.9bJP¥2.0tJP¥26.8b10x37.2x0.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023JP¥991.8bJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10x40.3x0.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10.6x41.9x0.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥1.9tJP¥11.1b10.5x92.6x0.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023JP¥968.9bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.8b10.5x98.6x0.5x
Fri, 26 May 2023JP¥905.2bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.8b9.6x92.1x0.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023JP¥904.9bJP¥1.9tJP¥24.5b9.4x36.9x0.5x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023JP¥880.6bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.0b8.9x35.3x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023JP¥864.8bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.3b8.9x34.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥864.8bTotal Earnings: JP¥25.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202420252026
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 9.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.57x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 86% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 Market3.36%
Materials3.55%
Basic Materials2.45%
Construction Materials2.45%
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¥4.54k8.7%
+JP¥40.5b		17.7%PE9.8x
5232 Sumitomo Osaka CementJP¥4.42k5.6%
+JP¥7.1b		32.8%PE9.9x
5351 Shinagawa RefraJP¥2.27k7.2%
+JP¥7.0b		29.0%PE3.2x
7821 Maeda KosenJP¥1.98k5.3%
+JP¥6.6b		6.3%PE13.6x
5273 Mitani SekisanJP¥7.92k4.6%
+JP¥6.1b		59.7%PE11.5x

Latest News

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1Y
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5357
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5.3%
1Y
12.0%
5285
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5351
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5232
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1Y
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7821
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8.7%
1Y
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5363
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