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Indian (NIFTY) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies318
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y18.5%
  • YTD0.05%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 2.5%, with Solar Industries India up 19%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 May 2024₹18.2t₹6.4t₹371.6b30.2x48.9x2.8x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024₹17.3t₹6.5t₹410.6b30x42.1x2.7x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024₹16.7t₹6.5t₹411.3b27.8x40.6x2.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024₹16.9t₹6.6t₹434.6b29.4x39x2.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024₹17.8t₹6.8t₹483.5b30.7x36.8x2.6x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023₹17.3t₹6.8t₹485.5b28.6x35.6x2.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023₹16.3t₹6.8t₹506.6b27.5x32.2x2.4x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023₹16.5t₹6.9t₹513.7b27x32x2.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023₹16.8t₹6.9t₹513.8b27.3x32.8x2.4x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023₹16.0t₹7.1t₹553.3b22.6x28.8x2.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023₹16.0t₹7.1t₹561.2b22.1x28.4x2.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023₹15.3t₹7.1t₹599.2b20.7x25.5x2.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023₹14.8t₹7.0t₹616.3b20.3x24.1x2.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023₹14.2t₹7.0t₹614.1b18.3x23x2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023₹14.4t₹7.0t₹614.6b19.4x23.5x2.1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023₹15.1t₹6.7t₹618.3b19.9x24.4x2.2x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022₹15.8t₹6.6t₹613.8b19.8x25.7x2.4x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022₹15.8t₹6.4t₹603.3b19x26.1x2.5x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022₹16.2t₹6.2t₹595.6b20.2x27.1x2.6x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022₹16.4t₹6.2t₹595.0b19.3x27.6x2.7x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022₹15.6t₹5.8t₹559.9b18.9x27.9x2.7x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022₹13.8t₹5.6t₹536.2b17x25.7x2.5x
Sat, 28 May 2022₹14.2t₹5.5t₹521.5b17.7x27.2x2.6x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022₹15.8t₹5.1t₹483.5b20.5x32.6x3.1x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022₹15.3t₹5.1t₹481.8b18.6x31.7x3x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022₹15.1t₹5.1t₹493.9b19.5x30.6x3x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022₹16.3t₹4.7t₹454.5b20.5x35.9x3.5x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021₹15.2t₹4.7t₹454.7b18.1x33.4x3.2x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021₹15.1t₹4.6t₹415.2b19.1x36.4x3.3x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021₹16.1t₹4.4t₹434.0b20x37.1x3.7x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021₹14.9t₹4.4t₹432.4b18.3x34.5x3.4x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021₹14.4t₹4.3t₹428.8b18.8x33.5x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.3x


Total Market Cap: ₹12.8tTotal Earnings: ₹361.4bTotal Revenue: ₹4.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Indian Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 48.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Indian Materials industry?

IN Market2.86%
Materials5.19%
Chemicals2.50%
Industrial Gases5.74%
Commodity Chemicals4.89%
Specialty Chemicals1.81%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.00%
Diversified Chemicals0.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 82.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 38.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 19.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Gases industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
SOLARINDS Solar Industries India₹9.95k19.0%
+₹143.9b
162.1%PE107.7x
ASIANPAINT Asian Paints₹2.89k2.6%
+₹69.1b
-7.0%PE50.7x
523457 Linde India₹9.28k5.7%
+₹43.0b
132.2%PE185x
CARBORUNIV Carborundum Universal₹1.74k13.4%
+₹39.0b
48.8%PE71.7x
524200 Vinati Organics₹1.77k12.7%
+₹20.7b
-1.1%PE56.8x
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Solar Industries India

7D

19.0%

1Y

162.1%

524200

₹1,770.45

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7D

12.7%

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7D

3.9%

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PARADEEP

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7D

-2.8%

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JUBLINGREA

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