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Japanese (NIKKEI) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies58
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-29.3%
  • 1Y-46.0%
  • YTD-23.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from Tokyo Electron of 17%. In contrast, the industry has lost 46% in the last 12 months. 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
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥26.8tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.8t11.3x15.1x2.4x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥32.3tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.8t11.9x18.2x2.9x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥36.3tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.6t14.8x22.3x3.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥34.7tJP¥10.5tJP¥1.5t13.6x22.5x3.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥34.2tJP¥9.1tJP¥1.4t14x24x3.8x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥35.9tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t16x26.7x4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥36.4tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t16.7x27.3x4.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥36.4tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t17.2x27.3x4.1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥41.0tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.3t18.1x31.9x4.7x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥45.8tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t22.3x36.1x5.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥45.6tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t22x35.8x5.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥47.5tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t19.8x35.8x5.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥45.3tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t20.6x34.2x5.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥41.2tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.4t19.7x30.4x4.8x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥33.5tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t15.8x24.5x3.9x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥32.9tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t16.9x24x3.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥29.1tJP¥8.8tJP¥1.5t14.7x19.3x3.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥28.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t14.1x18.9x3.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥29.5tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.5t14.2x19.6x3.5x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥30.2tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t13x19.9x3.5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥28.9tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.2x18.6x3.3x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥25.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t12.4x16.3x2.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥21.9tJP¥8.4tJP¥1.5t10.6x14.8x2.6x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥22.6tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t10.7x15.3x2.7x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥21.6tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t11.1x14.6x2.6x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥19.1tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t9.2x12.7x2.3x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥20.3tJP¥8.1tJP¥1.5t9.6x13.5x2.5x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥17.7tJP¥7.8tJP¥1.4t9.2x12.6x2.3x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥16.6tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t8.7x12.6x2.2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥18.9tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t10.3x14.4x2.5x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022JP¥18.7tJP¥7.2tJP¥1.2t11.1x15x2.6x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022JP¥18.7tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t10.8x15.4x2.6x
Wed, 25 May 2022JP¥21.5tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t11.5x17.7x3x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022JP¥21.5tJP¥6.7tJP¥1.1t13.6x19.5x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥21.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥6.7tTotal 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 15.1x 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 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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-0.30%
Tech0.27%
Semiconductors1.11%
Semiconductor Equipment1.66%
Semiconductors-0.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 14.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.01% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
8035 Tokyo ElectronJP¥19.91k16.7%
+JP¥1.3t		-49.3%PE17.3x
6857 AdvantestJP¥5.91k17.4%
+JP¥641.9b		-0.5%PE31.8x
6146 DiscoJP¥28.49k20.7%
+JP¥530.0b		-48.4%PE25.6x
6723 Renesas ElectronicsJP¥1.66k20.3%
+JP¥503.4b		-38.1%PE13.6x
285A Kioxia HoldingsJP¥1.95k28.2%
+JP¥230.7b		n/aPE4x
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