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Japanese (NIKKEI) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies210
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-11.0%
  • 1Y-5.3%
  • YTD-11.7%

In the last week, the Healthcare industry is up 1.5%, with Chugai Pharmaceutical up 3.3%. In the same time, Daiichi Sankyo Company was down 6.0%. However, the industry is down 5.3% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥58.1tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.4t14x24.2x1.5x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥62.8tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.4t15.4x26.3x1.7x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥64.0tJP¥37.1tJP¥2.1t15.4x29.9x1.7x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥67.2tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t16.6x30x1.8x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥69.1tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t16x30.8x1.9x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥71.7tJP¥36.2tJP¥2.1t17.4x34.9x2x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥70.8tJP¥36.0tJP¥2.0t17.6x35.7x2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥72.8tJP¥36.0tJP¥2.0t17.5x36.7x2x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥69.7tJP¥35.1tJP¥1.8t18.2x37.8x2x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥64.7tJP¥35.3tJP¥1.9t17.8x34.6x1.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥65.6tJP¥35.3tJP¥1.9t17.4x35.1x1.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥62.5tJP¥34.7tJP¥1.9t17.5x32.1x1.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥67.3tJP¥35.1tJP¥2.0t18.4x34.3x1.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥65.5tJP¥35.1tJP¥2.1t18.5x31.9x1.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥63.8tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t18.7x29.6x1.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥64.5tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t17.7x30x1.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥61.4tJP¥34.7tJP¥2.2t17.2x28.1x1.8x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥63.2tJP¥34.5tJP¥2.3t17.7x27.8x1.8x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥64.2tJP¥34.5tJP¥2.3t18.1x28.4x1.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥63.9tJP¥34.0tJP¥2.3t18.4x27.5x1.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥66.3tJP¥33.9tJP¥2.3t18.7x28.6x2x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥64.5tJP¥33.9tJP¥2.3t18.8x27.9x1.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥61.9tJP¥33.5tJP¥2.3t17x26.9x1.8x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥60.0tJP¥33.5tJP¥2.3t16.8x26.1x1.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥60.3tJP¥33.4tJP¥2.3t16.4x26.4x1.8x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥58.1tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t15.6x26.7x1.8x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥62.9tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t16x28.9x1.9x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥62.5tJP¥32.1tJP¥2.2t15.3x28.3x1.9x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥61.3tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t15.5x27.1x1.9x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥62.7tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t16.1x27.7x2x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022JP¥62.0tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t16.5x27.3x2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022JP¥58.1tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t16.1x25.2x1.9x
Wed, 25 May 2022JP¥58.2tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t15.3x25.2x1.9x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022JP¥59.6tJP¥30.7tJP¥2.4t17.5x24.9x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥59.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥30.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Healthcare 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 24.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% 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 Japanese Healthcare sector?

JP Market8.73%
Healthcare1.49%
Biotech21.08%
Healthtech11.96%
Life Sciences10.57%
Healthcare Services8.18%
Medical Equipment3.40%
Pharma-0.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life Sciences industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 60.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Biotech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Healthcare Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
7741 HOYAJP¥15.71k4.3%
+JP¥221.1b		-10.2%PE25.9x
4519 Chugai PharmaceuticalJP¥6.62k1.2%
+JP¥128.4b		29.0%PE28.1x
2413 M3JP¥1.69k5.2%
+JP¥57.4b		-12.3%PE27.9x
4151 Kyowa KirinJP¥2.17k4.3%
+JP¥46.6b		-18.5%PE18.9x
4530 Hisamitsu PharmaceuticalJP¥4.41k12.6%
+JP¥36.2b		16.1%PE14.8x
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