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Indian (NIFTY) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies267
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y52.3%
  • YTD9.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has remained flat, although notably Torrent Pharmaceuticals gained 5.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 52% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Apr 2024₹22.6t₹4.6t₹512.8b35x44.1x4.9x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024₹22.2t₹4.6t₹512.5b32.8x43.4x4.8x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024₹23.1t₹4.6t₹511.9b35.9x45.2x5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024₹21.4t₹4.4t₹477.0b37.3x44.9x4.9x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023₹19.6t₹4.4t₹476.1b33.6x41.1x4.4x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023₹18.7t₹4.4t₹474.6b32.1x39.4x4.3x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023₹18.1t₹4.3t₹452.1b33x40x4.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023₹18.0t₹4.2t₹450.7b32.1x39.9x4.2x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023₹17.7t₹4.1t₹432.4b30.6x40.8x4.3x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023₹16.4t₹4.1t₹425.6b28.6x38.5x4x
Tue, 30 May 2023₹14.9t₹4.1t₹431.6b27.6x34.5x3.7x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023₹13.8t₹3.9t₹373.0b26.4x37x3.6x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023₹13.0t₹3.9t₹372.9b24.6x35x3.4x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023₹13.4t₹3.9t₹373.2b25.6x36x3.5x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023₹13.9t₹3.7t₹377.6b29x36.8x3.7x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022₹14.1t₹3.7t₹377.3b29.7x37.3x3.8x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022₹14.1t₹3.5t₹378.7b27.6x37.3x4x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022₹13.9t₹3.6t₹359.9b25.5x38.6x3.9x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022₹13.6t₹3.6t₹361.5b25.3x37.6x3.8x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022₹13.8t₹3.6t₹376.6b23x36.5x3.9x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022₹13.0t₹3.5t₹376.5b22x34.5x3.7x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022₹13.3t₹3.5t₹377.6b22.9x35.2x3.7x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022₹14.3t₹3.4t₹421.2b25.6x33.9x4.2x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022₹14.2t₹3.4t₹420.2b24.5x33.7x4.1x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022₹13.7t₹3.4t₹420.5b23.4x32.7x4x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022₹14.8t₹3.4t₹437.2b27.2x33.9x4.4x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021₹14.4t₹3.4t₹435.9b25.7x33.1x4.3x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021₹14.7t₹3.3t₹431.7b24.3x34.1x4.4x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021₹15.4t₹3.3t₹440.8b28.6x35x4.7x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021₹15.4t₹3.3t₹438.6b27.2x35.1x4.7x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021₹15.3t₹3.2t₹436.9b26.9x35.1x4.7x
Sat, 01 May 2021₹13.4t₹3.1t₹364.6b23.2x36.6x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.6x


Total Market Cap: ₹13.4tTotal Earnings: ₹364.6bTotal Revenue: ₹3.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Indian Healthcare industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 44.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 37.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 Indian Healthcare sector?

IN Market1.35%
Healthcare-0.81%
Biotech5.83%
Healthtech1.61%
Life Sciences-0.11%
Pharma-0.48%
Medical Equipment-1.25%
Healthcare Services-2.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life Sciences industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 56.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Biotech industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.7% 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
500420 Torrent Pharmaceuticals₹2.69k5.8%
+₹50.2b
65.6%PE60.8x
MANKIND Mankind Pharma₹2.40k5.1%
+₹47.0b
n/aPE55.6x
BIOCON Biocon₹289.609.8%
+₹30.9b
25.5%PE28.8x
500660 GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals₹2.08k9.5%
+₹30.5b
68.5%PE66.6x
CIPLA Cipla₹1.40k1.7%
+₹18.6b
53.5%PE30.4x
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