The stock price is over 50 times! Semiconductor-related brands Applied Materials

　Please take a look at this company's long-term stock price chart (image 1 below). During the period shown on this chart,The company's stock price has increased more than 50 timesIt's there.

Now, let's move on to stock price charts from January of last year onwards (image 2).Stock prices have more than doubled in the last 1 year and 1 monthYou can see that it has become.

　Applied Materials was founded in 1967It is an American company that was released and listed in 1972. In Japan, we have a company called Applied Materials Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; President and CEO: Hitoshi Nakao). This company was established in 1979/10. In addition to the Osaka branch and Kawasaki office, we have service centers all over the country, and we have established a support system for Japanese customers.

　Please see image 3, a pie chart showing the company's profit structure here. Over 74% are systems such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Such a system can be sold no matter where in the world the semiconductor factory is located, so it is a relatively stable business form. Furthermore, services such as maintenance of these systems can similarly be expected to generate stable profits.

The company also handles semiconductor-related products such as LCD panels and ICs. As soon as smartphones and televisions become unsellable in the market, stocks of these parts increase, and prices may drop drastically. The performance of companies that rely on products with such drastic price fluctuations and large economic fluctuations fluctuate greatly depending on the economy and inventory levels. As you can see from the pie chart, the profit ratio of semiconductor products themselves is small at Applied Materials, so it will continueThe company's performance is expected to stabilizeYou can do it.