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Swiss (SMI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-5.3%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y7.8%
  • YTD6.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 5.1%, driven by Sika declining 6.9%. Meanwhile, Evolva Holding actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.2% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 9.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 Aug 2024CHF 98.7bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.8b34.3x34.7x3.8x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024CHF 103.8bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b38.9x40.1x4.1x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024CHF 104.4bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b39.4x40.3x4.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024CHF 100.7bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.6b37.7x38.9x4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024CHF 100.7bCHF 25.2bCHF 2.5b40.6x40.5x4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024CHF 95.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.2b39.1x42.9x3.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024CHF 90.0bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b34.9x39.8x3.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023CHF 99.4bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b37.1x43.9x3.8x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023CHF 89.7bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.3b33.8x39.6x3.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023CHF 86.7bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.2x38.9x3.4x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023CHF 85.6bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.2b32.3x38.4x3.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023CHF 91.4bCHF 25.8bCHF 2.3b36.5x39.3x3.5x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023CHF 88.4bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b32.4x35.8x3.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023CHF 92.9bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b34x37.6x3.6x
Fri, 05 May 2023CHF 91.8bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.7x37.4x3.5x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023CHF 93.4bCHF 26.1bCHF 2.5b33.8x38x3.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023CHF 94.1bCHF 25.7bCHF 2.9b31.5x31.9x3.7x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023CHF 91.9bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b31.5x31.7x3.6x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022CHF 83.9bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b27.9x28.9x3.3x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022CHF 92.5bCHF 25.4bCHF 2.9b30.3x32x3.6x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022CHF 86.2bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b29.1x30x3.4x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022CHF 83.1bCHF 25.0bCHF 2.9b27.1x29x3.3x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022CHF 96.1bCHF 24.9bCHF 2.9b36.2x33.6x3.9x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022CHF 93.3bCHF 23.3bCHF 2.7b35.6x34.4x4x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022CHF 101.7bCHF 23.3bCHF 2.7b39.1x37.5x4.4x
Sat, 07 May 2022CHF 104.7bCHF 22.9bCHF 2.6b43.4x41.1x4.6x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022CHF 112.7bCHF 22.9bCHF 2.6b47.5x44.2x4.9x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022CHF 112.3bCHF 22.9bCHF 2.6b43.9x43.5x4.9x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022CHF 114.5bCHF 22.3bCHF 2.5b45x45.5x5.1x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021CHF 131.2bCHF 22.3bCHF 2.5b52.6x52.1x5.9x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021CHF 128.3bCHF 22.3bCHF 2.5b51.8x51.1x5.8x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021CHF 116.7bCHF 22.1bCHF 2.5b45.6x46.2x5.3x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021CHF 121.0bCHF 22.1bCHF 2.5b47.5x47.8x5.5x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021CHF 124.0bCHF 22.1bCHF 2.5b48.8x49x5.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

49x


Total Market Cap: CHF 124.0bTotal Earnings: CHF 2.5bTotal Revenue: CHF 22.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 39.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swiss Chemicals 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 34.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 39.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 4.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.2% 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 Swiss Materials industry?

CH Market-3.64%
Materials-5.88%
Chemicals-5.33%
Commodity Chemicals0%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0%
Industrial Gases0%
Specialty Chemicals-5.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 39.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.3% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% 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
EVE Evolva HoldingCHF 1.017.2%
+CHF 490.4k
-94.7%PS1.8x
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