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Japanese (NIKKEI) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M1.5%
  • 1Y12.7%
  • YTD8.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has risen 6.2%, driven by gains from HOYA of 12%. During this same period, the Nihon Kohden underperformed, falling 15%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥5.4tJP¥511.1b14.6x35.1x3.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥5.3tJP¥491.8b15.3x37.7x3.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥5.4tJP¥513.4b15.6x36.1x3.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥17.9tJP¥5.3tJP¥485.3b18.6x36.8x3.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥5.3tJP¥485.2b17.6x37.5x3.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥18.7tJP¥5.3tJP¥485.2b16.6x38.6x3.5x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥5.2tJP¥509.6b19x35.7x3.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥16.9tJP¥5.2tJP¥510.0b17.2x33.1x3.2x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥17.0tJP¥5.2tJP¥510.3b17.7x33.3x3.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥15.4tJP¥5.1tJP¥563.7b16.8x27.4x3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥563.4b17.5x29.3x3.2x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥5.1tJP¥564.2b17x29.2x3.2x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥16.8tJP¥5.1tJP¥582.9b16.7x28.9x3.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥5.1tJP¥583.3b16.7x29.4x3.4x
Sun, 07 May 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥5.1tJP¥558.5b17.5x29.3x3.2x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023JP¥15.7tJP¥5.1tJP¥559.2b16.9x28.1x3.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥5.1tJP¥559.2b17.1x26.5x2.9x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023JP¥15.7tJP¥4.9tJP¥551.3b15x28.5x3.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥4.9tJP¥551.5b14.9x27.3x3x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022JP¥16.8tJP¥4.9tJP¥551.1b15.6x30.5x3.4x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022JP¥17.2tJP¥4.8tJP¥540.9b15.1x31.7x3.6x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022JP¥17.2tJP¥4.8tJP¥540.3b14.7x31.9x3.6x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022JP¥17.8tJP¥4.8tJP¥540.3b15.4x32.9x3.7x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥4.7tJP¥545.5b14.7x29.3x3.4x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022JP¥16.1tJP¥4.7tJP¥544.7b14.3x29.6x3.4x
Mon, 09 May 2022JP¥15.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥550.2b13.2x27.8x3.3x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022JP¥16.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥549.6b13.7x29.8x3.6x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022JP¥15.9tJP¥4.6tJP¥549.6b13.4x29x3.5x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022JP¥16.5tJP¥4.5tJP¥558.4b12.7x29.5x3.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021JP¥19.7tJP¥4.5tJP¥558.2b14.3x35.3x4.4x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021JP¥20.6tJP¥4.5tJP¥558.2b15.8x36.9x4.6x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021JP¥20.2tJP¥4.3tJP¥509.9b17.6x39.6x4.6x
Mon, 20 Sep 2021JP¥21.0tJP¥4.0tJP¥493.8b18.3x42.6x5.2x
Wed, 18 Aug 2021JP¥18.5tJP¥4.0tJP¥493.9b18.4x37.4x4.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥18.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥493.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥4.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Medical Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 35.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 32.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Medical Equipment industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 industry?

JP Market-2.14%
Healthcare0.32%
Medical Equipment6.24%
Medical Supplies9.37%
Medical Equipment3.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Medical Supplies industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 34.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Supplies industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
7741 HOYAJP¥19.70k12.0%
+JP¥734.7b
20.2%PE36x
4543 TerumoJP¥2.61k5.9%
+JP¥217.8b
19.8%PE32.9x
6869 SysmexJP¥2.62k9.3%
+JP¥138.7b
0.3%PE31.4x
6960 Fukuda DenshiJP¥7.15k6.6%
+JP¥12.7b
38.8%PE11.3x
6523 PHC HoldingsJP¥1.15k8.2%
+JP¥11.0b
-21.4%PS0.4x
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6523

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-21.4%

7733

JP¥2,392.00

Olympus

7D

0.1%

1Y

20.8%

3604

JP¥668.00

Kawamoto

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-11.3%

1Y

-26.4%

8086

JP¥1,237.50

Nipro

7D

-1.9%

1Y

9.0%

7741

JP¥19,695.00

HOYA

7D

12.0%

1Y

20.2%

6823

JP¥2,109.00

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7D

-4.4%

1Y

-0.9%

7730

JP¥1,911.00

Mani

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-0.2%

7747

JP¥2,094.00

Asahi Intecc

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-25.4%

7749

JP¥2,889.00

MedikitLtd

7D

-3.1%

1Y

8.7%