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Japanese (NIKKEI) Biotech Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
- 7D-1.4%
- 3M5.5%
- 1Y20.1%
- YTD-0.1%
Over the last 7 days, the Biotech industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from PeptiDream of 5.1%. On the other hand SanBio is actually up 7.4%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 20%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Biotech Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 10 May 2025 | JP¥1.1t | JP¥207.8b | -JP¥39,324,850,000.00 | 14.6x | -27x | 5.1x |
| Mon, 07 Apr 2025 | JP¥935.2b | JP¥207.7b | -JP¥39,165,298,000.00 | 14.3x | -23.9x | 4.5x |
| Wed, 05 Mar 2025 | JP¥1.0t | JP¥207.4b | -JP¥38,725,942,000.00 | 15.2x | -26.3x | 4.9x |
| Fri, 31 Jan 2025 | JP¥1.0t | JP¥207.3b | -JP¥13,514,452,000.00 | 20.6x | -74.1x | 4.8x |
| Sun, 29 Dec 2024 | JP¥1.1t | JP¥206.4b | -JP¥12,718,356,000.00 | 22.2x | -85.2x | 5.2x |
| Tue, 26 Nov 2024 | JP¥1.1t | JP¥207.5b | -JP¥11,044,446,000.00 | 21.3x | -97.9x | 5.2x |
| Thu, 24 Oct 2024 | JP¥1.1t | JP¥214.3b | -JP¥3,941,502,000.00 | 21.5x | -274.6x | 5.1x |
| Sat, 21 Sep 2024 | JP¥1.1t | JP¥214.3b | -JP¥2,078,229,000.00 | 20.2x | -542.2x | 5.3x |
| Mon, 19 Aug 2024 | JP¥998.6b | JP¥210.0b | -JP¥801,432,000.00 | 13.7x | -1246x | 4.8x |
| Wed, 17 Jul 2024 | JP¥1.1t | JP¥187.7b | -JP¥15,872,047,000.00 | 95.5x | -67.7x | 5.7x |
| Fri, 14 Jun 2024 | JP¥882.4b | JP¥193.8b | -JP¥15,007,284,000.00 | 97.8x | -58.8x | 4.6x |
| Sun, 12 May 2024 | JP¥796.4b | JP¥199.1b | -JP¥14,542,545,000.00 | 78.6x | -54.8x | 4x |
| Tue, 09 Apr 2024 | JP¥761.4b | JP¥194.2b | -JP¥15,457,837,000.00 | 65x | -49.3x | 3.9x |
| Thu, 07 Mar 2024 | JP¥815.9b | JP¥196.2b | -JP¥19,179,997,000.00 | 62.5x | -42.5x | 4.2x |
| Sat, 03 Feb 2024 | JP¥744.0b | JP¥222.4b | -JP¥12,442,827,000.00 | 17.5x | -59.8x | 3.3x |
| Mon, 01 Jan 2024 | JP¥814.6b | JP¥222.3b | -JP¥12,668,455,000.00 | 17.6x | -64.3x | 3.7x |
| Wed, 29 Nov 2023 | JP¥790.6b | JP¥221.9b | -JP¥12,426,487,000.00 | 17.1x | -63.6x | 3.6x |
| Fri, 27 Oct 2023 | JP¥736.6b | JP¥223.0b | -JP¥14,478,735,000.00 | 20.8x | -50.9x | 3.3x |
| Sun, 24 Sep 2023 | JP¥852.4b | JP¥223.0b | -JP¥14,518,735,000.00 | 27.5x | -58.7x | 3.8x |
| Tue, 22 Aug 2023 | JP¥850.3b | JP¥225.1b | -JP¥19,814,131,000.00 | 47.9x | -42.9x | 3.8x |
| Thu, 20 Jul 2023 | JP¥916.4b | JP¥223.0b | -JP¥19,224,669,000.00 | 48.9x | -47.7x | 4.1x |
| Sat, 17 Jun 2023 | JP¥966.4b | JP¥223.2b | -JP¥20,139,642,000.00 | 56.8x | -48x | 4.3x |
| Mon, 15 May 2023 | JP¥877.1b | JP¥222.5b | -JP¥19,168,670,000.00 | 19.2x | -45.8x | 3.9x |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2023 | JP¥937.4b | JP¥218.3b | -JP¥21,583,522,000.00 | 21.5x | -43.4x | 4.3x |
| Fri, 10 Mar 2023 | JP¥943.7b | JP¥218.1b | -JP¥18,469,580,000.00 | 21.5x | -51.1x | 4.3x |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2023 | JP¥944.4b | JP¥186.7b | -JP¥24,854,541,000.00 | 40x | -38x | 5.1x |
| Tue, 03 Jan 2023 | JP¥930.2b | JP¥186.8b | -JP¥24,722,604,000.00 | 44.6x | -37.6x | 5x |
| Thu, 01 Dec 2022 | JP¥876.0b | JP¥182.1b | -JP¥23,614,604,000.00 | 45.4x | -37.1x | 4.8x |
| Sat, 29 Oct 2022 | JP¥849.5b | JP¥176.5b | -JP¥24,974,270,000.00 | 48.4x | -34x | 4.8x |
| Mon, 26 Sep 2022 | JP¥866.5b | JP¥176.5b | -JP¥24,974,270,000.00 | 44.2x | -34.7x | 4.9x |
| Wed, 24 Aug 2022 | JP¥935.8b | JP¥174.4b | -JP¥21,144,270,000.00 | 22.4x | -44.3x | 5.4x |
| Fri, 22 Jul 2022 | JP¥978.8b | JP¥171.3b | -JP¥16,112,943,000.00 | 21.2x | -60.7x | 5.7x |
| Sun, 19 Jun 2022 | JP¥806.1b | JP¥171.3b | -JP¥16,115,284,000.00 | 19.8x | -50x | 4.7x |
| Tue, 17 May 2022 | JP¥930.1b | JP¥169.3b | -JP¥12,717,721,000.00 | 11.8x | -73.1x | 5.5x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
-73.1x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Biotechs 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 5.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Biotechs industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% 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 Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Healthcare industry?
| JP Market | 1.70% | |
| Healthcare | -2.81% | |
| Biotech | -1.35% | |
| Biotech | -1.35% | |
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?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4592 SanBio | JP¥2.47k | 7.4% +JP¥12.2b | 476.6% | PB100.9x | |
| 2929 Pharma Foods International | JP¥948.00 | 3.4% +JP¥900.8m | 7.7% | PE10.3x | |
| 4974 Takara Bio | JP¥827.00 | 0.4% +JP¥361.2m | -19.3% | PS2.3x | |
| 7777 3-D Matrix | JP¥133.00 | 1.5% +JP¥220.6m | 6.4% | PS2.2x | |
| 4597 Solasia Pharma K.K | JP¥33.00 | 3.1% +JP¥218.0m | 22.2% | PS22.8x |
