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Japanese (NIKKEI) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M-6.4%
  • 1Y-1.7%
  • YTD-9.6%

In the last week, the Pharma industry is up 3.7%, with Chugai Pharmaceutical up 6.2%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 17 Apr 2025JP¥37.4tJP¥16.5tJP¥1.5t14.2x24.8x2.3x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025JP¥39.9tJP¥16.5tJP¥1.5t16x26.5x2.4x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025JP¥40.2tJP¥16.4tJP¥1.3t15.2x30.7x2.5x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025JP¥41.9tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.4t16.3x29.7x2.6x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024JP¥43.0tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.4t15.3x30.5x2.7x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024JP¥45.0tJP¥16.0tJP¥1.4t15.8x32.3x2.8x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024JP¥43.0tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t15.8x35.8x2.8x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024JP¥48.2tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t17.9x40.1x3.1x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024JP¥44.8tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.1t18.4x40.9x3x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024JP¥40.5tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.1t17.8x37x2.7x
Wed, 22 May 2024JP¥40.9tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.1t16.6x37.4x2.7x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024JP¥38.8tJP¥14.8tJP¥1.2t18.6x32.2x2.6x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024JP¥42.6tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t19.7x35.1x2.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024JP¥41.0tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.3t20.1x32x2.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024JP¥41.5tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t20.3x30.2x2.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023JP¥39.5tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t20.1x28.7x2.6x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023JP¥38.8tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.3t22.4x28.9x2.6x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023JP¥39.8tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t23.2x27.9x2.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023JP¥40.8tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t23.3x28.5x2.7x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023JP¥38.7tJP¥14.7tJP¥1.5t20.8x26.5x2.6x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023JP¥40.7tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t20.8x27.8x2.8x
Thu, 25 May 2023JP¥40.3tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t19.7x27.6x2.8x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023JP¥38.2tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.5t17.8x26x2.7x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023JP¥37.1tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.5t16.5x25.3x2.6x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023JP¥37.1tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.4t17.6x25.7x2.6x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023JP¥36.1tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.3t17.3x26.8x2.6x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022JP¥39.3tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.3t18.6x29.1x2.9x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022JP¥38.4tJP¥13.6tJP¥1.4t17.6x27.9x2.8x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022JP¥38.3tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t18.2x26.7x2.9x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022JP¥36.7tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t17.7x25.6x2.8x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022JP¥36.7tJP¥13.2tJP¥1.4t18x25.5x2.8x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022JP¥36.1tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t18.1x24.7x2.8x
Fri, 27 May 2022JP¥34.9tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t17.9x23.9x2.7x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022JP¥35.2tJP¥12.8tJP¥1.5t20.4x22.7x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥35.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥12.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Pharmaceuticals 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 24.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.7% 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 Market6.32%
Healthcare3.88%
Pharma3.73%
Pharma3.73%
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
4519 Chugai PharmaceuticalJP¥7.09k5.5%
+JP¥603.9b		39.2%PE30.1x
4502 Takeda PharmaceuticalJP¥4.17k1.2%
+JP¥73.4b		1.9%PE30.6x
4507 ShionogiJP¥2.37k3.0%
+JP¥59.1b		-0.6%PE11.9x
4523 EisaiJP¥3.89k4.6%
+JP¥48.5b		-33.2%PE18.6x
4151 Kyowa KirinJP¥2.19k3.4%
+JP¥38.2b		-16.7%PE19.2x
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19.0%

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4506

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JP¥1,327.00

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-0.5%

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-9.5%

4507

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-0.6%

4502

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1.2%

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1.9%

4547

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-2.2%

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3.5%

4540

JP¥4,281.00

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7D

3.5%

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11.2%

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JP¥2,942.00

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-2.9%

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4536

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