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Japanese (NIKKEI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-5.9%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y-13.5%
  • YTD0.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has dropped 5.9%, driven by pullbacks in Chiome Bioscience and Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories of 19% and 3.9%, respectively. Meanwhile, Cyfuse Biomedical K.K actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 16% in the last week. However, the industry is down 14% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Feb 2025JP¥165.1bJP¥65.1bJP¥1.1b15.6x148x2.5x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025JP¥159.0bJP¥62.0bJP¥440.7m17.5x360.9x2.6x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024JP¥159.5bJP¥62.0bJP¥440.7m16.4x361.8x2.6x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024JP¥157.3bJP¥62.6bJP¥1.3b19.6x117.9x2.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024JP¥149.4bJP¥61.5bJP¥1.8b17.5x81.2x2.4x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024JP¥155.2bJP¥61.6bJP¥2.1b18.5x75.1x2.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024JP¥137.2bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.2b20.9x42.4x2.2x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024JP¥164.7bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.2b26.1x50.9x2.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024JP¥161.8bJP¥61.8bJP¥3.3b25.1x49.4x2.6x
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥183.4bJP¥62.3bJP¥3.3b14x55.7x2.9x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥234.2bJP¥155.4bJP¥8.6b14x27.2x1.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥231.3bJP¥155.3bJP¥8.7b14.7x26.6x1.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥223.3bJP¥167.1bJP¥8.5b15x26.3x1.3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥227.7bJP¥167.1bJP¥8.5b15x26.8x1.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥232.3bJP¥168.1bJP¥9.1b14.8x25.5x1.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥232.4bJP¥179.3bJP¥12.8b14.6x18.2x1.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥263.9bJP¥179.3bJP¥12.8b16x20.6x1.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥272.4bJP¥180.0bJP¥13.7b18.3x19.9x1.5x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥280.9bJP¥178.5bJP¥16.2b17.1x17.3x1.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥288.9bJP¥178.3bJP¥16.2b17.2x17.8x1.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥288.7bJP¥174.9bJP¥16.5b16.6x17.5x1.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥306.1bJP¥171.9bJP¥13.3b17x23.1x1.8x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥315.1bJP¥171.6bJP¥13.2b17.3x23.8x1.8x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023JP¥294.5bJP¥166.1bJP¥16.2b15.6x18.2x1.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022JP¥293.6bJP¥166.1bJP¥16.2b15.8x18.1x1.8x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022JP¥318.4bJP¥165.5bJP¥16.0b15.5x19.9x1.9x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022JP¥317.9bJP¥160.1bJP¥12.4b16.4x25.7x2x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022JP¥341.9bJP¥159.7bJP¥12.3b19x27.9x2.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022JP¥311.2bJP¥160.1bJP¥12.9b18.3x24.2x1.9x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022JP¥278.3bJP¥152.8bJP¥10.9b17.5x25.6x1.8x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022JP¥261.0bJP¥152.7bJP¥10.9b17.9x24x1.7x
Fri, 06 May 2022JP¥245.7bJP¥152.3bJP¥11.4b20.3x21.6x1.6x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022JP¥249.3bJP¥144.9bJP¥10.6b21.7x23.5x1.7x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022JP¥241.7bJP¥144.7bJP¥10.5b19.3x23x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23x


Total Market Cap: JP¥241.7bTotal Earnings: JP¥10.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥144.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Life Sciences industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 148x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 54.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have declined 53% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 23% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Healthcare industry?

JP Market-1.26%
Healthcare-3.43%
Life Sciences-5.94%
Clinical Research and Equipment-5.94%
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
4892 Cyfuse Biomedical K.KJP¥1.06k16.5%
+JP¥1.2b		52.7%PS155x
6190 PhoenixBioJP¥611.0076.1%
+JP¥1.1b		29.4%PS1.6x
4570 Immuno-Biological LaboratoriesJP¥561.0012.2%
+JP¥568.1m		25.5%PE17.5x
6090 Human Metabolome TechnologiesJP¥707.006.8%
+JP¥266.4m		7.9%PE15.8x
7079 WDB cocoJP¥3.56k2.2%
+JP¥180.4m		-26.5%PE9.1x
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Chiome Bioscience

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Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories

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-3.9%

1Y

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