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Company comparison · Semiconductor Device Makers
Sanken is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥80.2B — 2.2x MegaChips's ¥36.2B.
MegaChips earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of -0.5% — 5.4 points above Sanken (-5.9%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: MegaChips −14.5%, Sanken −34.1%.
MegaChips pays more on average — ¥8.24M against ¥6.85M at Sanken.
Over the past year the shares moved MegaChips +27.5%, Sanken −14.6%.
Head-to-head wins13 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
MegaChips aheadSanken 1 : MegaChips 2
Revenue: Sanken ¥80.2B / MegaChips ¥36.2B
ProfitabilityInvestors
MegaChips aheadSanken 0 : MegaChips 3
Operating margin: Sanken −5.9% / MegaChips −0.5%
GrowthInvestors
MegaChips aheadSanken 0 : MegaChips 2
Revenue growth (YoY): Sanken −34.1% / MegaChips −14.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
MegaChips aheadSanken 0 : MegaChips 2
Share price, 1 year: Sanken −14.6% / MegaChips +27.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sanken aheadSanken 2 : MegaChips 1
Average salary: Sanken ¥6.85M / MegaChips ¥8.24M
| Metric | Sanken | MegaChips | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥80.2B | ¥36.2B | 2.2x |
| Operating profit | −¥4.7B | ◎−¥174M | |
| Net income | −¥9.8B | ◎¥9.3B |
| Metric | Sanken | MegaChips | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −5.9% | ◎−0.5% | 5.4pt |
| Net margin | −12.2% | ◎25.7% | 37.9pt |
| ROE | — | 6.1% | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥91M | ◎¥114M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Sanken | MegaChips | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | −34.1% | ◎−14.5% | 19.6pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 5 years | −12.6% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +7.9% | ◎+16.1% | 8.2pt |
| Metric | Sanken | MegaChips | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −14.6% | ◎+27.5% | 42.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −19.9% | ◎+13.0% | 32.9pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | — | 17.1x | |
| Equity ratio | — | 72.8% | |
| Share price (close) | ¥6,360 | ¥9,880 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | Sanken | MegaChips | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥6.85M | ◎¥8.24M | ¥1.39M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ◎¥273,000 | ¥270,000 | ¥3,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎17.4 yrs | 10.9 yrs | 6.5 |
| Average age | 46.9 | 42.9 | 4.0 |
| Employees | 881 | 318 | 2.8x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥6,360-14.6% (1Y)
Sanken -14.6% over 1Y. Compared: MegaChips +27.5%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
Sanken3 segments
MegaChips1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: MegaChips ¥8.24M, Sanken ¥6.85M. MegaChips pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Sanken 46.9, MegaChips 42.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Sanken ¥80.2B, MegaChips ¥36.2B. Sanken is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥80.2B — 2.2x MegaChips's ¥36.2B.
AOperating margins: MegaChips -0.5%, Sanken -5.9%. MegaChips turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): MegaChips +27.5%, Sanken −14.6%. MegaChips has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
