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South Korean (KOSPI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-3.6%
  • 1Y2.3%
  • YTD-0.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by LigaChem Biosciences declining 1.9%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 May 2024₩61.6t₩4.4t₩637.0b19.8x96.6x14.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024₩62.7t₩4.7t₩654.7b18.9x95.7x13.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024₩65.7t₩4.6t₩635.2b34.6x103.5x14.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024₩64.2t₩4.5t₩714.4b33.9x89.9x14.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024₩60.1t₩4.5t₩721.5b32.6x83.4x13.2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023₩56.3t₩4.5t₩721.6b31.7x78x12.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023₩55.4t₩4.4t₩660.9b21.5x83.9x12.6x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023₩54.3t₩4.4t₩660.9b30.3x82.1x12.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023₩59.8t₩4.4t₩693.2b28.9x86.3x13.6x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023₩58.1t₩4.2t₩673.4b28.5x86.3x13.9x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023₩58.9t₩4.2t₩666.5b29.5x88.4x13.9x
Sat, 20 May 2023₩61.0t₩4.1t₩626.3b27.3x97.4x14.9x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023₩64.0t₩4.1t₩626.3b30.5x102.3x15.7x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023₩60.1t₩4.0t₩715.4b25.7x84x15x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023₩63.6t₩3.5t₩427.8b21.2x148.7x18.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023₩63.0t₩3.4t₩428.7b21.1x147.1x18.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022₩64.8t₩3.4t₩428.7b19.1x151.2x18.9x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022₩67.4t₩3.0t₩448.5b23.6x150.2x22.6x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022₩62.8t₩3.0t₩448.5b21.9x140x21x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022₩66.7t₩2.9t₩476.6b26.4x140x22.7x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022₩65.5t₩2.7t₩454.7b29.1x144x24.1x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022₩64.2t₩2.7t₩454.7b26.3x141.3x23.7x
Sun, 22 May 2022₩64.2t₩2.4t₩381.8b21.7x168.1x26.5x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022₩61.6t₩2.4t₩379.4b24.6x162.3x25.4x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022₩61.3t₩2.4t₩392.9b26.7x156.1x25.3x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022₩56.4t₩2.3t₩412.7b25.4x136.6x24x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022₩63.6t₩2.3t₩412.7b27.8x154x27.1x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021₩67.3t₩2.3t₩412.7b27.7x163x28.6x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021₩64.4t₩2.1t₩329.9b26.9x195.1x30x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021₩65.1t₩2.1t₩329.9b27x197.4x30.3x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021₩71.8t₩2.2t₩336.8b35.6x213.2x32.5x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021₩64.5t₩2.2t₩336.8b37.9x191.6x29.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

259.8x


Total Market Cap: ₩64.3tTotal Earnings: ₩247.5bTotal Revenue: ₩2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 135.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Life Sciences industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 96.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 136x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 20.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 14.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have grown 37% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 28% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Healthcare industry?

KR Market1.15%
Healthcare0.014%
Life Sciences0.22%
Clinical Research and Equipment0.22%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A207940 Samsung BiologicsLtd₩784.00k0.4%
+₩213.5b
0.5%PE65.1x
A220100 FutureChemLtd₩13.52k12.4%
+₩32.9b
73.1%PS21.4x
A038290 Macrogen₩22.10k6.5%
+₩13.5b
12.8%PS1.7x
A039860 NanoEntek₩3.73k11.9%
+₩10.6b
-26.7%PS3.7x
A383930 DT&CRO₩9.05k7.7%
+₩8.3b
56.6%n/a
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A141080

₩67,100.00

LigaChem Biosciences

7D

-1.9%

1Y

60.9%

A223250

₩3,930.00

DreamCIS

7D

-6.5%

1Y

20.6%

A278650

₩3,140.00

HLB bioStepLtd

7D

-12.2%

1Y

-28.1%

A359090

₩1,716.00

C&R Research

7D

-5.7%

1Y

39.1%

A445680

₩53,000.00

Curiox Biosystems

7D

-7.7%

1Y

n/a

A036180

₩528.00

GW VitekLTD

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-17.6%

A039860

₩3,725.00

NanoEntek

7D

11.9%

1Y

-26.7%

A238120

₩4,445.00

Aligned Genetics

7D

-3.1%

1Y

8.8%

A383930

₩9,050.00

DT&CRO

7D

7.7%

1Y

56.6%

A038290

₩22,100.00

Macrogen

7D

6.5%

1Y

12.8%

A216400

₩8,910.00

Invites Biocore

7D

1.3%

1Y

8.3%

A215570

₩1,344.00

Cronex

7D

58.1%

1Y

-43.8%