When the stock of a well-run company that you’ve long admired gets to a point where the apparent annualized returns are in the double-digits, it’s a good time to refresh your due diligence. Such is the case with Shin-Etsu (OTCPK:SHECY) (4063.T), where management continues to execute at a high level and where the company’s core markets are healthy, but where recent fears relating to the semiconductor market seem to be having a disproportionate impact on the share price.
The risk of a sudden drop in semiconductor demand is not trivial, as Shin-Etsu’s wafer