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Japanese (NIKKEI) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 04, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies59
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M9.7%
  • 1Y57.2%
  • YTD84.2%

The Semiconductors industry is up 1.1% in the last week, with Lasertec up 9.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 57%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥33.7tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t17.3x24.6x3.9x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥27.3tJP¥8.8tJP¥1.5t14.1x17.9x3.1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥27.9tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t13.6x18.6x3.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥28.6tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.5t13.9x19.1x3.4x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥29.5tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t12.8x19x3.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥30.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.9x19.6x3.5x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥25.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t12.7x16.3x2.9x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥22.1tJP¥8.4tJP¥1.5t11x14.9x2.6x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥21.7tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t10.7x14.6x2.6x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥20.9tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t10.8x14.1x2.5x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023JP¥18.6tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t8.8x12.3x2.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022JP¥20.7tJP¥8.1tJP¥1.5t9.8x13.8x2.5x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022JP¥18.0tJP¥7.8tJP¥1.4t9.4x12.9x2.3x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t8.7x12.1x2.1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022JP¥19.5tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t10.6x14.9x2.6x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022JP¥18.5tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t10.7x15.1x2.6x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022JP¥18.0tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t10.6x14.8x2.5x
Sun, 22 May 2022JP¥21.9tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t11.6x18x3.1x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022JP¥20.6tJP¥6.7tJP¥1.1t13x18.7x3.1x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022JP¥20.4tJP¥6.6tJP¥1.1t12.6x18.6x3.1x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022JP¥22.3tJP¥6.4tJP¥1.0t15.5x21.8x3.5x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022JP¥25.2tJP¥6.1tJP¥879.7b18.7x28.6x4.2x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021JP¥23.6tJP¥6.0tJP¥877.2b18.5x26.9x3.9x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021JP¥23.0tJP¥5.8tJP¥794.4b20.4x29x3.9x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021JP¥20.6tJP¥5.6tJP¥725.2b20.2x28.4x3.6x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021JP¥19.9tJP¥5.7tJP¥726.8b21.1x27.4x3.5x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021JP¥20.3tJP¥5.7tJP¥726.3b23.5x28x3.6x
Sat, 10 Apr 2021JP¥18.8tJP¥5.3tJP¥605.0b25.7x31x3.5x
Fri, 01 Jan 2021JP¥16.0tJP¥5.0tJP¥491.3b25.7x32.5x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥467.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥5.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.8x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Semiconductor industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 43% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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-0.35%
Tech0.29%
Semiconductors1.05%
Semiconductor Equipment1.53%
Semiconductors-0.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductor Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductors 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
6920 LasertecJP¥34.47k12.4%
+JP¥343.6b		27.8%PE66x
7735 SCREEN HoldingsJP¥11.09k6.4%
+JP¥63.1b		143.9%PE19.4x
6146 DiscoJP¥31.33k1.4%
+JP¥47.7b		134.4%PE45.3x
6857 AdvantestJP¥4.59k1.4%
+JP¥47.2b		94.4%PE39.8x
6315 TOWAJP¥7.35k8.1%
+JP¥13.7b		267.7%PE40.5x
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