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Japanese (NIKKEI) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y-29.0%
  • YTD-6.9%

The Semiconductors industry is up 3.0% in the last week, with Advantest up 7.6%. However, the industry is down 29% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Semiconductors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥32.5tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.7t13.6x18.9x2.9x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥28.7tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.8t12x16.4x2.6x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥29.3tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.8t11.8x16.5x2.7x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥36.0tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.8t13.9x20.3x3.3x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥38.0tJP¥10.5tJP¥1.6t14.8x24.4x3.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥34.3tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.4t13.5x25.2x3.3x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥33.2tJP¥9.1tJP¥1.4t13.7x24x3.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥33.8tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15.6x25.2x3.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥32.4tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15.3x24.3x3.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥36.0tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15.1x27x4x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥49.8tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t23.1x39.2x5.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥44.5tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.5x35x5.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥43.3tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.8x33x5x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥47.7tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t20x36x5.6x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥46.9tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t23.3x35.5x5.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥38.4tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t17.1x28.1x4.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥34.7tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t16.5x25.4x4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥33.2tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.4t17.3x24.3x3.9x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥28.5tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t14.4x19x3.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥29.4tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.5t14x19.6x3.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥28.9tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t13.3x19.5x3.5x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥30.0tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.3x19.3x3.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥27.8tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.7x17.9x3.2x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥22.3tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t10.8x14.4x2.6x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥21.4tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t10.5x14.4x2.6x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥21.8tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t10.8x14.6x2.6x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥20.6tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t9.5x13.7x2.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥18.2tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t8.7x12.1x2.2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥21.1tJP¥8.1tJP¥1.5t10.5x14x2.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥17.3tJP¥7.6tJP¥1.3t8.5x13.1x2.3x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥18.0tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t9.5x13.7x2.4x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥19.6tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t10.1x14.9x2.6x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022JP¥17.7tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t9.8x14.5x2.5x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022JP¥20.3tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t10.9x16.6x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥20.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.2tTotal Revenue: JP¥7.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Semiconductor 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 18.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Tech industry?

JP Market-0.99%
Tech-0.21%
Semiconductors3.05%
Semiconductors4.47%
Semiconductor Equipment2.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 27.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 14.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.8% 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
6857 AdvantestJP¥7.93k7.6%
+JP¥396.7b
49.8%PE36x
8035 Tokyo ElectronJP¥23.65k2.8%
+JP¥297.8b
-31.4%PE19.9x
6723 Renesas ElectronicsJP¥1.91k7.2%
+JP¥230.0b
-35.4%PE20.8x
7735 SCREEN HoldingsJP¥10.82k4.5%
+JP¥44.4b
-27.2%PE10.3x
285A Kioxia HoldingsJP¥2.17k3.1%
+JP¥35.6b
n/aPE4.3x
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