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Japanese (NIKKEI) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y3.6%
  • YTD1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Pharma industry has remained flat, although notably Daiichi Sankyo Company gained 15%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.6% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥39.7tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.2t18.5x32.2x2.7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥43.4tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t20x35.7x2.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥42.1tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t20.6x34.6x2.8x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥41.0tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t19.9x29.8x2.7x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥38.6tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t19.2x28.1x2.5x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥39.0tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t19.4x28.3x2.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥39.8tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t23.6x27.9x2.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥40.3tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t23.4x28.2x2.7x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥40.1tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t22.6x28.1x2.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥38.3tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t20.2x26.2x2.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JP¥40.3tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t19.8x27.5x2.8x
Wed, 03 May 2023JP¥38.9tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.4t18.7x27.4x2.7x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JP¥37.1tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.5t16.8x25.3x2.6x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023JP¥36.9tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.5t16.7x25.1x2.6x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023JP¥37.1tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.4t19.2x27.5x2.7x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022JP¥38.1tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.3t18.2x28.2x2.8x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022JP¥39.3tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.3t19.1x29.1x2.9x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022JP¥38.8tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t18x27.1x2.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022JP¥37.7tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t18x26.3x2.8x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022JP¥36.4tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t18x25.3x2.7x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022JP¥36.6tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t18.6x25x2.8x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022JP¥34.5tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t18.1x23.6x2.6x
Thu, 05 May 2022JP¥35.6tJP¥13.0tJP¥1.6t19.1x22.1x2.7x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022JP¥34.2tJP¥12.8tJP¥1.5t19.7x22.1x2.7x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022JP¥33.9tJP¥12.8tJP¥1.5t17.7x21.9x2.6x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022JP¥33.0tJP¥12.5tJP¥1.6t17.3x20.8x2.6x
Fri, 24 Dec 2021JP¥34.3tJP¥12.5tJP¥1.6t18x21.6x2.7x
Sun, 21 Nov 2021JP¥35.5tJP¥12.5tJP¥1.6t18.9x22.4x2.8x
Tue, 19 Oct 2021JP¥36.1tJP¥12.2tJP¥1.5t18.3x24.1x3x
Thu, 16 Sep 2021JP¥37.8tJP¥12.3tJP¥1.5t18.5x25.2x3.1x
Sat, 14 Aug 2021JP¥35.6tJP¥12.3tJP¥1.5t17.3x23.7x2.9x
Wed, 09 Jun 2021JP¥35.3tJP¥11.9tJP¥1.4t16.9x24.8x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥35.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥11.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Pharmaceuticals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have declined 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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 decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market0.80%
Healthcare1.10%
Pharma0.77%
Pharma0.77%
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
4568 Daiichi Sankyo CompanyJP¥5.36k15.0%
+JP¥1.3t		14.4%PE51.2x
4578 Otsuka HoldingsJP¥6.74k6.3%
+JP¥218.2b		43.8%PE30.1x
4523 EisaiJP¥6.50k6.8%
+JP¥118.2b		-18.4%PE41.1x
4502 Takeda PharmaceuticalJP¥4.15k0.8%
+JP¥48.6b		-9.3%PE36.6x
4503 Astellas PharmaJP¥1.51k1.5%
+JP¥40.3b		-27.2%PE159.3x
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JP¥2,276.00

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7D

-0.6%

1Y

-17.5%

4568

JP¥5,364.00

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7D

15.0%

1Y

14.4%

4503

JP¥1,514.00

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7D

1.5%

1Y

-27.2%

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4502

JP¥4,153.00

Takeda Pharmaceutical

7D

0.8%

1Y

-9.3%

4519

JP¥5,050.00

Chugai Pharmaceutical

7D

-2.6%

1Y

40.2%

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4507

JP¥7,374.00

Shionogi

7D

0.4%

1Y

20.0%

4151

JP¥2,649.00

Kyowa Kirin

7D

-0.2%

1Y

-13.4%

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4523

JP¥6,502.00

Eisai

7D

6.8%

1Y

-18.4%

4887

JP¥5,882.00

Sawai Group Holdings

7D

-5.1%

1Y

49.9%

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4578

JP¥6,742.00

Otsuka Holdings

7D

6.3%

1Y

43.8%

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4516

JP¥4,364.00

Nippon Shinyaku

7D

1.6%

1Y

-30.0%

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Apr 19
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4506

JP¥399.00

Sumitomo Pharma

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-51.0%

4565

JP¥1,468.00

Nxera Pharma

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-48.3%

4581

JP¥8,580.00

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings

7D

-0.1%

1Y

50.0%

4536

JP¥1,524.50

Santen Pharmaceutical

7D

1.1%

1Y

32.5%

4521

JP¥3,425.00

Kaken Pharmaceutical

7D

-0.4%

1Y

-9.5%