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Japanese (NIKKEI) Biotech Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M11.0%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Biotech industry hasn't moved much but SanBio is up 6.3% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 30% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Biotech Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥191.4b-JP¥67,467,768,000.00128x-17.6x6.2x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥218.2b-JP¥43,671,220,000.0099x-24.8x5x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥214.8b-JP¥40,595,705,000.0014.7x-29.7x5.6x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥207.8b-JP¥39,129,850,000.0015x-27.5x5.2x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥207.8b-JP¥39,285,612,000.0015.5x-26x4.9x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥207.4b-JP¥38,725,942,000.0015.4x-27.2x5.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥994.6bJP¥207.3b-JP¥13,514,452,000.0020.8x-73.6x4.8x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥206.4b-JP¥12,718,809,000.0022.7x-82.5x5.1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥207.5b-JP¥10,836,549,000.0019.4x-94.7x4.9x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥214.3b-JP¥3,941,502,000.0021.8x-285.1x5.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥210.1b-JP¥469,229,000.0018.5x-2218.2x5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥971.5bJP¥213.8bJP¥1.9b13.4x519.7x4.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥187.7b-JP¥15,773,047,000.0093.7x-67.5x5.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥828.3bJP¥195.7b-JP¥14,113,284,000.0096.5x-58.7x4.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥802.6bJP¥199.1b-JP¥14,617,545,000.0077.4x-54.9x4x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥745.3bJP¥194.2b-JP¥15,456,803,000.0061.3x-48.2x3.8x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥814.8bJP¥196.2b-JP¥19,179,997,000.0065.5x-42.5x4.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥779.2bJP¥222.3b-JP¥12,604,827,000.0017.6x-61.8x3.5x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥773.1bJP¥224.2b-JP¥12,970,409,000.0016.3x-59.6x3.4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥787.4bJP¥221.9b-JP¥12,426,487,000.0017.2x-63.4x3.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥741.7bJP¥223.0b-JP¥14,478,735,000.0020.5x-51.2x3.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥875.3bJP¥223.0b-JP¥14,518,735,000.0027.6x-60.3x3.9x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥860.0bJP¥225.1b-JP¥16,853,776,000.0049.5x-51x3.8x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥927.2bJP¥223.0b-JP¥19,224,669,000.0053.5x-48.2x4.2x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥967.6bJP¥220.6b-JP¥21,578,670,000.0046.3x-44.8x4.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥925.0bJP¥218.2b-JP¥20,061,938,000.0021.3x-46.1x4.2x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥911.9bJP¥218.3b-JP¥21,583,164,000.0021.5x-42.3x4.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥923.3bJP¥216.2b-JP¥18,991,580,000.0020.7x-48.6x4.3x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥938.2bJP¥186.7b-JP¥24,854,541,000.0039.1x-37.7x5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥887.6bJP¥186.8b-JP¥24,722,604,000.0040.1x-35.9x4.8x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥906.3bJP¥182.1b-JP¥23,614,604,000.0045.9x-38.4x5x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥836.1bJP¥176.5b-JP¥24,974,270,000.0046.4x-33.5x4.7x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥876.9bJP¥176.5b-JP¥24,974,270,000.0045.5x-35.1x5x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥967.0bJP¥174.4b-JP¥21,144,270,000.0022.1x-45.7x5.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-45.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥967.0bTotal Earnings: -JP¥21,144,270,000.00Total Revenue: JP¥174.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Biotech Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -120.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Biotechnology industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Biotechnology industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% 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, which has caused losses to expand.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Biotech compare with similar industries?

JP Market2.81%
Healthcare-1.34%
Biotech0.25%
Biotech0.25%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4592 SanBioJP¥2.65k6.1%
+JP¥10.9b		162.3%PB100.6x
4894 CuoripsJP¥6.51k6.0%
+JP¥3.0b		-5.5%PS301.3x
4588 Oncolys BioPharmaJP¥628.006.1%
+JP¥898.2m		3.5%PS546.6x
4571 NANO MRNALtdJP¥153.008.5%
+JP¥847.1m		-13.6%PS93.9x
4575 CanBasJP¥1.05k3.1%
+JP¥611.6m		73.8%PB6.8x

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