Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY) Updates FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.450-0.450 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.930. The company issued revenue guidance of $16.9 billion-$16.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.6 billion.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Trading Down 12.8%

Shares of SHECY opened at $18.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 6.26 and a quick ratio of 4.66. Shin-Etsu Chemical has a 1-year low of $13.64 and a 1-year high of $24.74. The stock has a market cap of $73.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.01 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.48.

Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter. Shin-Etsu Chemical had a return on equity of 10.67% and a net margin of 18.50%.The business had revenue of $4.16 billion during the quarter. Shin-Etsu Chemical has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.450-0.450 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Shin-Etsu Chemical will post 0.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Shin-Etsu Chemical to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Profile

Shin-Etsu Chemical is a large Japanese chemical company that manufactures a broad range of basic and specialty chemical products for industrial and technology customers. The company is known for production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and related vinyl products, silicones and silicone-based compounds, and high-purity silicon materials used in semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Its product mix spans commodity chemicals for construction and plumbing as well as higher-margin specialty materials for electronics and precision manufacturing.

Key product lines include PVC resins and compounds for infrastructure and building applications; silicones and silicone elastomers used across automotive, healthcare and consumer markets; and semiconductor-grade silicon and silicon wafers that supply chipmakers and solar-cell manufacturers.