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Japanese (NIKKEI) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies211
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M-5.3%
  • 1Y-4.0%
  • YTD-4.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by HOYA declining 8.1%. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.1% in the last week. The industry has fallen 4.0% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025JP¥63.1tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.4t15.2x26.4x1.7x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025JP¥64.8tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t16.2x29x1.8x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024JP¥66.6tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t16.3x29.7x1.8x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024JP¥69.3tJP¥36.7tJP¥2.2t17.2x30.8x1.9x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024JP¥71.5tJP¥36.0tJP¥2.0t17.6x36x2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024JP¥70.1tJP¥36.0tJP¥2.0t17.4x35.3x1.9x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JP¥65.3tJP¥35.7tJP¥1.9t15.5x33.6x1.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JP¥68.5tJP¥35.1tJP¥1.8t18.1x37.1x1.9x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JP¥65.2tJP¥35.3tJP¥1.9t17.6x34.9x1.8x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥63.5tJP¥34.8tJP¥2.0t17.3x32.1x1.8x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥68.6tJP¥35.1tJP¥2.0t18.4x34.9x2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥67.2tJP¥35.1tJP¥2.0t18.7x34.3x1.9x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥65.9tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t18x30.6x1.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥62.5tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t17.8x29x1.8x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥62.7tJP¥35.0tJP¥2.2t17.1x29.1x1.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥62.3tJP¥34.5tJP¥2.3t17.4x27.4x1.8x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥64.0tJP¥34.5tJP¥2.3t17.9x28.3x1.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥64.5tJP¥34.4tJP¥2.3t18.8x28.5x1.9x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥62.8tJP¥33.9tJP¥2.3t18.1x27.1x1.9x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JP¥65.5tJP¥33.9tJP¥2.3t18.3x28.3x1.9x
Wed, 03 May 2023JP¥62.4tJP¥33.7tJP¥2.3t17.8x27.6x1.9x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JP¥59.6tJP¥33.5tJP¥2.3t16.7x25.9x1.8x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023JP¥59.1tJP¥33.5tJP¥2.3t16.8x25.7x1.8x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023JP¥60.0tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t16x27.6x1.9x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022JP¥60.6tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t15.6x27.9x1.9x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022JP¥64.1tJP¥32.4tJP¥2.2t15.6x29.4x2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022JP¥63.8tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t15.7x28.2x2x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022JP¥64.0tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t16.1x28.3x2x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022JP¥61.4tJP¥31.7tJP¥2.3t16x26.9x1.9x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022JP¥60.3tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t16x26.1x1.9x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022JP¥58.0tJP¥31.3tJP¥2.3t15.8x25.2x1.9x
Thu, 05 May 2022JP¥58.9tJP¥31.0tJP¥2.5t16.7x24.1x1.9x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022JP¥58.3tJP¥30.7tJP¥2.4t17.2x24.4x1.9x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022JP¥57.9tJP¥30.7tJP¥2.4t16.2x24.2x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥57.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥30.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202320242025
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 26.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
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 Market-1.26%
Healthcare-3.43%
Biotech4.76%
Healthtech2.98%
Healthcare Services-1.91%
Pharma-2.98%
Medical Equipment-5.80%
Life Sciences-5.94%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life Sciences industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.4%, 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 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Healthcare Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.6% 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
4519 Chugai PharmaceuticalJP¥7.69k6.0%
+JP¥714.2b		36.1%PE32.6x
2413 M3JP¥2.03k13.1%
+JP¥159.6b		-1.0%PE33.4x
4502 Takeda PharmaceuticalJP¥4.22k1.6%
+JP¥106.2b		-4.9%PE32.1x
4507 ShionogiJP¥2.26k3.9%
+JP¥72.7b		-5.2%PE11.4x
7747 Asahi InteccJP¥2.63k3.4%
+JP¥23.6b		-7.0%PE39.2x
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