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Japanese (NIKKEI) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies58
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y-3.9%
  • YTD-0.6%

The Semiconductors is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Disco has stood out, gaining 7.3%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.9% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Dec 2024JP¥34.3tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.4t13.4x25.3x3.3x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024JP¥33.3tJP¥9.1tJP¥1.4t13.9x24.1x3.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024JP¥35.0tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15.4x26.3x3.9x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024JP¥30.7tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t15x23x3.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024JP¥34.2tJP¥8.9tJP¥1.3t14.2x25.9x3.9x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024JP¥47.9tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t23.2x37.7x5.6x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024JP¥44.7tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.7x35.2x5.2x
Fri, 03 May 2024JP¥43.3tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.8x33x5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024JP¥48.5tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t20.9x36.6x5.7x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024JP¥45.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.3t21.2x34.3x5.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024JP¥39.3tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t17.7x28.8x4.5x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023JP¥34.5tJP¥8.7tJP¥1.4t16.3x25.2x4x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023JP¥33.3tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.4t16.9x24.4x3.9x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023JP¥29.8tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t14.5x19.8x3.5x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023JP¥28.9tJP¥8.5tJP¥1.5t14.1x19.3x3.4x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023JP¥29.2tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t13.3x19.7x3.5x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023JP¥29.1tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.4x18.8x3.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023JP¥27.3tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.6t13.3x17.5x3.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023JP¥22.0tJP¥8.6tJP¥1.5t10.7x14.2x2.6x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023JP¥23.0tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t11x15.5x2.8x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023JP¥21.7tJP¥8.3tJP¥1.5t11x14.6x2.6x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023JP¥20.6tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t9.6x13.6x2.5x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022JP¥18.3tJP¥8.2tJP¥1.5t9.1x12.2x2.2x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022JP¥20.6tJP¥8.1tJP¥1.5t10.3x13.7x2.5x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022JP¥17.1tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t8.5x12.9x2.3x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022JP¥17.9tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t9.3x13.6x2.4x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022JP¥19.4tJP¥7.5tJP¥1.3t10.3x14.8x2.6x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022JP¥17.3tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t10.4x14.2x2.4x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022JP¥21.9tJP¥7.1tJP¥1.2t12.6x18x3.1x
Sun, 08 May 2022JP¥20.0tJP¥6.4tJP¥1.1t12.7x18.5x3.1x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022JP¥22.6tJP¥6.6tJP¥1.1t14.2x20.6x3.4x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022JP¥21.2tJP¥6.6tJP¥1.1t12.7x19.3x3.2x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022JP¥20.9tJP¥6.1tJP¥913.3b16.2x22.9x3.4x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021JP¥25.5tJP¥6.1tJP¥879.6b19.1x28.9x4.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥25.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥879.6bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.7x202220232024
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 25.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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-0.92%
Tech-0.22%
Semiconductors0.64%
Semiconductor Equipment0.71%
Semiconductors0.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 16.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 14.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
6146 DiscoJP¥42.52k3.7%
+JP¥162.5b		28.2%PE43.9x
6526 SocionextJP¥2.76k7.8%
+JP¥35.7b		20.0%PE21.9x
6966 Mitsui High-tecJP¥860.0010.4%
+JP¥14.8b		-43.9%PE12x
6967 Shinko Electric IndustriesJP¥5.54k0.5%
+JP¥3.8b		1.2%PE43.9x
6875 MegaChipsJP¥6.39k3.4%
+JP¥3.7b		41.2%PE19x
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