On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs adjusted its price target for Rohm Co Ltd (6963:JP) (OTC: ROHCY) shares, a global semiconductor manufacturer, to JPY2,500 from the previous JPY2,700. Despite this reduction, the firm maintained a Buy rating on the company's stock.
The adjustment follows the release of recent financial results from Rohm, which the analyst characterized as "somewhat disappointing." The analyst from Goldman Sachs highlighted the company's significant progress in reducing its inventories and expressed a positive outlook on completing this process by the end of the second quarter.
This reduction in excess stock is anticipated to mitigate the impacts of lower production utilization and is expected to contribute positively in the second half of the year.
Concerns were raised regarding the pace of demand recovery, which may not meet initial expectations for each quarter from the first through the third. While Rohm's full-year outlook for Silicon Carbide (SiC) remains unchanged, the analyst suggested that potential additional demand risks should be monitored moving forward.
The report did not include any new information about further collaboration with Toshiba (OTC:TOSYY), which had previously been a point of interest for investors. The Goldman Sachs analyst believes that although Rohm's stock is currently attractive with a price-to-book (P/B) ratio below one, greater clarity on the company's earnings prospects for the fiscal year ending March 2026 will be necessary to draw more investor attention. This clarity is expected to come from a recovery in the business cycle, a reduction in SiC losses, and the potential effects of collaboration with Toshiba.
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