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Japanese (NIKKEI) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-7.7%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD-0.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Pharma industry has remained flat, although notably Chugai Pharmaceutical gained 3.6%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥41.4tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.3t15.8x31.2x2.6x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥42.6tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.4t16.3x30.1x2.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥41.7tJP¥16.1tJP¥1.4t15x29.5x2.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥44.3tJP¥15.6tJP¥1.2t15.9x36.8x2.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥44.2tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t17.4x36.8x2.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥45.9tJP¥15.5tJP¥1.2t16.8x38.2x3x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥45.3tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.1t18.6x41.3x3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥40.2tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.1t17.8x36.7x2.7x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥41.1tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t19.7x33.7x2.7x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥40.9tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t18.9x33.7x2.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥43.5tJP¥15.1tJP¥1.2t19.7x35.8x2.9x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥40.3tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.3t20.2x31.3x2.7x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥38.8tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t19.5x28.2x2.6x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥39.3tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.4t20.3x28.6x2.6x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥38.1tJP¥15.0tJP¥1.3t23.5x28.6x2.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥39.5tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t24.2x27.7x2.7x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥39.8tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.4t22.7x27.9x2.7x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥37.8tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t20.3x25.8x2.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥41.6tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t20.4x28.4x2.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥39.1tJP¥14.6tJP¥1.5t21.2x26.7x2.7x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥37.4tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.5t17.4x25.5x2.6x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥36.9tJP¥14.3tJP¥1.5t16.9x25.1x2.6x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥36.2tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.5t18.8x24.3x2.6x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023JP¥37.6tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.3t18.3x27.9x2.8x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022JP¥39.9tJP¥13.7tJP¥1.3t18.9x29.6x2.9x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022JP¥38.8tJP¥13.4tJP¥1.4t18x27.3x2.9x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022JP¥35.6tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t17.2x24.9x2.7x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022JP¥36.7tJP¥13.3tJP¥1.4t17.9x25.6x2.8x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022JP¥37.8tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t18.5x25.8x2.9x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022JP¥32.9tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t17.2x22.5x2.5x
Wed, 18 May 2022JP¥34.5tJP¥13.1tJP¥1.5t17.1x23.6x2.6x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022JP¥35.8tJP¥12.8tJP¥1.5t20.1x23.1x2.8x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022JP¥32.2tJP¥12.8tJP¥1.5t18.4x20.8x2.5x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022JP¥33.9tJP¥12.8tJP¥1.6t18.5x21.7x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥33.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.6tTotal Revenue: JP¥12.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Pharmaceuticals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.1x.
  • 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 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.0% 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 Market1.33%
Healthcare0.85%
Pharma1.72%
Pharma1.72%
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¥6.73k3.6%
+JP¥380.2b		29.8%PE28.6x
4502 Takeda PharmaceuticalJP¥4.21k4.3%
+JP¥275.8b		-1.6%PE32.1x
4578 Otsuka HoldingsJP¥8.14k1.6%
+JP¥69.8b		43.0%PE28.8x
4523 EisaiJP¥4.62k2.1%
+JP¥26.2b		-32.0%PE31.8x
4503 Astellas PharmaJP¥1.51k0.8%
+JP¥22.4b		-9.9%PE49.5x
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-2.0%

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-1.1%

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