SHECY
TIER 2 · 4%RESEARCH PENDINGShin-Etsu Chemical • Foundry / Materials • OTC
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Key Metrics
Mkt Cap$57B*
Fwd P/E~25x
Gross Margin~35%
D/E~0
Rev Growthest flat
Customer RiskLow
Supply Chain Position
World’s largest silicon wafer producer + leading EUV photoresist supplier + photomask blanks + advanced packaging materials.
Why Included
The deepest upstream materials monopoly. Enormous FCF, no net debt, massive buyback programme. Every advanced chip starts with a Shin-Etsu wafer. OTC ADR limits position size.
Customers: Broadly diversified across wafers, chemicals, electronics. No single customer dominance.
Red Flags
- •OTC ADR with limited US-listed liquidity — wider spreads
- •Revenue growth is flat — not a growth story, it's a monopoly-quality story
- •Yen strength against USD reduces ADR returns for dollar investors
- •Full market cap (¥8.5T / ~$57B) is much larger than ADR float implies
Citrini Research Note
Citrini includes as 4063.T at 9% weight. Portfolio at 4.5% via SHECY OTC ADR — smaller due to liquidity constraints.