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Japanese (NIKKEI) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D-7.0%
  • 3M-13.4%
  • 1Y2.0%
  • YTD-1.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 7.0%, driven by a pullback from Taiheiyo Cement of 9.7%. Meanwhile, Yamax actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 13% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Aug 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.1tJP¥118.8b8.9x9.1x0.5x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.6x10x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥128.1b9.9x9.7x0.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.5b10.6x14.1x0.6x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥86.0b11.5x14.4x0.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥85.8b11.9x13.9x0.6x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.8b11.5x18.1x0.5x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.2b10.6x17.2x0.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥60.0b9.6x16.8x0.5x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023JP¥958.8bJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10x39x0.5x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b10.6x42x0.5x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥24.6b11x43x0.5x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023JP¥975.8bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.9b10.4x98.3x0.5x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023JP¥914.0bJP¥1.9tJP¥9.8b9.2x93x0.5x
Sat, 06 May 2023JP¥917.3bJP¥1.9tJP¥24.5b9.7x37.4x0.5x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023JP¥913.0bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.0b9.3x36.6x0.5x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023JP¥912.7bJP¥1.9tJP¥25.0b8.9x36.6x0.5x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023JP¥833.6bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.7b8.5x22.7x0.5x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022JP¥782.2bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.8b7.8x21.3x0.4x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022JP¥805.1bJP¥1.8tJP¥36.8b8.1x21.9x0.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022JP¥775.9bJP¥1.8tJP¥70.1b8x11.1x0.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022JP¥815.9bJP¥1.8tJP¥69.8b9.3x11.7x0.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022JP¥797.9bJP¥1.8tJP¥69.8b8.6x11.4x0.5x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022JP¥779.5bJP¥1.7tJP¥81.5b7.9x9.6x0.4x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022JP¥781.4bJP¥1.7tJP¥81.6b7.7x9.6x0.5x
Sun, 08 May 2022JP¥808.9bJP¥1.8tJP¥96.8b7.8x8.4x0.5x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022JP¥842.5bJP¥1.8tJP¥96.7b8.2x8.7x0.5x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022JP¥830.4bJP¥1.8tJP¥96.7b8.3x8.6x0.5x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022JP¥881.2bJP¥1.8tJP¥106.9b7.7x8.2x0.5x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021JP¥919.0bJP¥1.8tJP¥106.9b7.8x8.6x0.5x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021JP¥915.2bJP¥1.8tJP¥106.9b8.1x8.6x0.5x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021JP¥912.8bJP¥1.9tJP¥102.2b9.5x8.9x0.5x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021JP¥955.0bJP¥1.9tJP¥102.5b9.2x9.3x0.5x
Tue, 17 Aug 2021JP¥892.9bJP¥1.9tJP¥102.9b9x8.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥892.9bTotal Earnings: JP¥102.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202220232024
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 23.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.50x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 4.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Market-2.14%
Materials-2.07%
Basic Materials-6.99%
Construction Materials-6.99%
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
5285 YamaxJP¥1.20k12.9%
+JP¥1.3b		64.6%PE8.9x
5284 Yamau HoldingsJP¥1.67k4.3%
+JP¥416.1m		8.8%PE5.5x
5237 NozawaJP¥849.001.6%
+JP¥149.9m		4.8%PE11.2x
5388 Kunimine IndustriesJP¥1.05k0.7%
+JP¥85.2m		2.9%PE12.7x
9767 Nikken KogakuJP¥1.50k2.0%
+JP¥54.7m		-16.9%PE9.6x
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