On April 24, Shin-Etsu (4063) posted its fifth consecutive OP decline and guided for a sixth, but the stock has outperformed Topix by 22% in the past 12 months.
OP for the year ended March 2024 was JPY141.5bn, vs. consensus estimates of JPY168.9bn. This was the fifth consecutive miss, and the fourth of more than 10%.
The Chinese economy is killing the company's core core Polyvinyl Chloride Resins business and seemingly interminable inventory issues are holding back a recovery in the semiconductor materials business.
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