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Canadian (TSX) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies131
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M-5.4%
  • 1Y-19.7%
  • YTD-5.2%

The Healthcare industry is down 1.7% over the last week with Bright Minds Biosciences the worst performer, down 24%. Overall the industry is down 20% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 53% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Healthcare Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025CA$28.4bCA$19.7b-CA$2,489,273,060.2226.6x-11.4x1.4x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025CA$28.7bCA$19.9b-CA$2,736,130,417.7129.9x-10.5x1.4x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024CA$28.8bCA$19.7b-CA$2,891,250,551.7824.7x-10x1.5x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024CA$30.2bCA$19.7b-CA$2,977,771,882.7316.6x-10.1x1.5x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024CA$32.5bCA$19.4b-CA$2,973,808,597.9020.2x-10.9x1.7x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024CA$31.1bCA$19.3b-CA$2,978,517,699.6621x-10.4x1.6x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024CA$32.6bCA$19.2b-CA$3,543,261,358.8920.1x-9.2x1.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024CA$32.4bCA$19.2b-CA$3,763,412,352.4918.9x-8.6x1.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024CA$33.8bCA$19.5b-CA$4,035,455,884.8417.5x-8.4x1.7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024CA$34.8bCA$19.2b-CA$4,028,028,772.4615.5x-8.6x1.8x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024CA$37.7bCA$19.4b-CA$4,082,782,524.0513.9x-9.2x1.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024CA$35.0bCA$19.3b-CA$5,201,840,824.9116.5x-6.7x1.8x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024CA$36.2bCA$20.1b-CA$7,672,645,810.0012.5x-4.7x1.8x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023CA$31.9bCA$20.0b-CA$7,663,993,139.0011.7x-4.2x1.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023CA$32.4bCA$20.1b-CA$7,905,264,863.0016.6x-4.1x1.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023CA$33.2bCA$20.0b-CA$8,394,577,114.0017.7x-4x1.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023CA$39.0bCA$20.6b-CA$8,943,519,548.0017.9x-4.4x1.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023CA$30.1bCA$20.8b-CA$10,860,346,674.0019.9x-2.8x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023CA$32.1bCA$20.6b-CA$10,600,990,177.0021.6x-3x1.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023CA$30.4bCA$20.7b-CA$11,557,736,803.0017.3x-2.6x1.5x
Wed, 03 May 2023CA$31.7bCA$21.7b-CA$11,713,683,623.0016.4x-2.7x1.5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023CA$31.1bCA$21.9b-CA$11,606,544,008.0015.6x-2.7x1.4x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023CA$34.8bCA$22.0b-CA$11,690,793,034.0019.5x-3x1.6x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023CA$35.8bCA$21.8b-CA$11,511,502,877.0019.8x-3.1x1.6x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022CA$33.8bCA$22.0b-CA$11,597,495,188.0019.5x-2.9x1.5x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022CA$43.9bCA$21.7b-CA$11,732,641,335.0020.9x-3.7x2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022CA$40.8bCA$21.6b-CA$10,931,744,644.0021.4x-3.7x1.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022CA$46.6bCA$20.7b-CA$10,285,685,198.0023.5x-4.5x2.2x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022CA$46.3bCA$20.0b-CA$9,631,247,299.0022.7x-4.8x2.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022CA$43.4bCA$19.8b-CA$7,255,413,674.0019.6x-6x2.2x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022CA$48.8bCA$19.7b-CA$7,071,588,512.0019.4x-6.9x2.5x
Thu, 05 May 2022CA$53.4bCA$19.0b-CA$6,650,751,203.0020.9x-8x2.8x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022CA$64.8bCA$18.4b-CA$6,362,345,801.0021.7x-10.2x3.5x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022CA$63.9bCA$17.6b-CA$5,894,543,814.0019.6x-10.8x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-10.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$63.9bTotal Earnings: -CA$5,894,543,814.00Total Revenue: CA$17.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -6.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Healthcare industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently losses are decreasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Healthcare sector?

CA Market-0.52%
Healthcare-1.70%
Medical Equipment4.19%
Healthcare Services1.58%
Healthtech-0.0012%
Biotech-3.80%
Pharma-5.18%
Life Sciences-12.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Healthcare Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 53.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 263.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Pharma industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 51% per year.
  • In contrast, the Biotech industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CSH.UN Chartwell Retirement ResidencesCA$16.932.7%
+CA$123.5m
38.8%PE760.2x
EXE ExtendicareCA$11.536.4%
+CA$57.6m
70.1%PE15.1x
PRN Profound MedicalCA$10.5116.6%
+CA$45.0m
-9.7%PS24.8x
SIA Sienna Senior LivingCA$16.373.3%
+CA$43.0m
27.0%PE35.2x
AIAI NetraMark HoldingsCA$1.4941.9%
+CA$32.9m
351.5%PS244.3x
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