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Japanese (NIKKEI) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-4.4%
  • 1Y-10.1%
  • YTD-13.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from HOYA of 4.7%. Overall the industry is down 10% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Medical Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Jun 2025JP¥16.0tJP¥5.7tJP¥621.6b15x25.7x2.8x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025JP¥16.1tJP¥5.7tJP¥625.3b15.4x25.8x2.8x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025JP¥17.2tJP¥5.7tJP¥627.2b16.2x27.4x3x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025JP¥17.0tJP¥5.7tJP¥627.2b15.9x27.1x3x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥5.5tJP¥563.2b15.3x33.2x3.4x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024JP¥19.1tJP¥5.5tJP¥563.2b15.6x33.9x3.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥5.5tJP¥569.0b14.8x34x3.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024JP¥19.8tJP¥5.4tJP¥515.0b19.3x38.5x3.6x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024JP¥18.4tJP¥5.4tJP¥515.7b17.2x35.6x3.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024JP¥17.6tJP¥5.3tJP¥496.1b14.2x35.4x3.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥5.3tJP¥491.6b15.3x37.6x3.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024JP¥18.4tJP¥5.4tJP¥513.4b15.6x35.9x3.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥5.3tJP¥485.1b17.6x36.8x3.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥5.3tJP¥485.2b17.9x37.5x3.4x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥18.6tJP¥5.3tJP¥485.2b16.5x38.2x3.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥18.3tJP¥5.2tJP¥509.6b19x36x3.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥17.2tJP¥5.2tJP¥510.0b17.3x33.7x3.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥5.2tJP¥511.2b17.9x33.5x3.3x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥15.4tJP¥5.1tJP¥563.7b17.1x27.4x3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥563.4b17.4x29.2x3.2x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥5.2tJP¥558.9b16.7x29.4x3.2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥17.0tJP¥5.1tJP¥582.9b16.7x29.1x3.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥17.9tJP¥5.1tJP¥583.3b16.7x30.7x3.5x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥5.1tJP¥558.5b17.5x29.3x3.2x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥15.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥559.2b16.7x27.7x3.1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥5.1tJP¥559.2b17.1x26.8x3x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023JP¥15.6tJP¥4.9tJP¥551.3b14.9x28.4x3.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022JP¥15.2tJP¥4.9tJP¥551.5b14.9x27.6x3.1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022JP¥16.5tJP¥4.9tJP¥551.1b15.5x30x3.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022JP¥17.1tJP¥4.8tJP¥540.9b14.7x31.7x3.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022JP¥17.5tJP¥4.8tJP¥540.3b15.4x32.4x3.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022JP¥17.5tJP¥4.8tJP¥536.4b14.9x32.6x3.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022JP¥15.9tJP¥4.7tJP¥545.3b14.7x29.1x3.4x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022JP¥16.3tJP¥4.7tJP¥544.7b14.6x29.9x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥16.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥544.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥4.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Medical Equipment 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 25.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Medical Equipment industry have grown 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market2.34%
Healthcare1.79%
Medical Equipment-1.57%
Medical Equipment0.16%
Medical Supplies-3.55%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Supplies industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Medical Equipment industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 30.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
7733 OlympusJP¥1.86k2.4%
+JP¥48.5b		-25.0%PE17.8x
7747 Asahi InteccJP¥2.24k1.6%
+JP¥9.4b		-0.8%PE57.9x
6849 Nihon KohdenJP¥1.72k2.1%
+JP¥5.8b		-28.3%PE19.9x
197A TAUNS LaboratoriesIncJP¥608.0010.1%
+JP¥5.7b		n/aPE9.6x
8086 NiproJP¥1.27k1.9%
+JP¥3.8b		4.4%PE40.5x
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7747

JP¥2,243.50

Asahi Intecc

7D

1.6%

1Y

-0.8%

6523

JP¥931.00

PHC Holdings

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-15.1%

4543

JP¥2,661.00

Terumo

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-0.3%

7733

JP¥1,855.00

Olympus

7D

2.4%

1Y

-25.0%

7817

JP¥2,488.00

Paramount Bed Holdings

7D

1.6%

1Y

-6.7%

7780

JP¥1,088.00

Menicon

7D

3.0%

1Y

-16.5%

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197A

JP¥608.00

TAUNS LaboratoriesInc

7D

10.1%

1Y

n/a

6849

JP¥1,718.50

Nihon Kohden

7D

2.1%

1Y

-28.3%

8086

JP¥1,268.50

Nipro

7D

1.9%

1Y

4.4%

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May 19
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7741

JP¥17,115.00

HOYA

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-10.2%

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7792

JP¥1,296.00

Colan Totte.Co.Ltd

7D

-1.8%

1Y

39.8%

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7743

JP¥439.00

SEEDLtd

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-23.0%

7716

JP¥1,938.00

Nakanishi

7D

2.0%

1Y

-13.7%

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7634

JP¥4,460.00

Hoshi Iryo-Sanki

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-15.4%

3593

JP¥3,835.00

Hogy MedicalLtd

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-3.0%

7979

JP¥2,108.00

Shofu

7D

-2.3%

1Y

10.5%