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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies159
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-12.3%
  • 1Y-17.0%
  • YTD-12.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 1.6%. In the past year, the industry is down 17%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 25 Apr 2025JP¥31.8tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t10.5x15.8x0.7x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025JP¥35.6tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.3x17.9x0.8x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025JP¥34.9tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.0t11.4x17.5x0.8x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025JP¥35.6tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t11.8x19.2x0.8x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024JP¥36.6tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.1x19.7x0.9x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024JP¥38.6tJP¥41.9tJP¥1.9t12.5x20.8x0.9x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024JP¥39.1tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.1x20.4x0.9x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024JP¥37.1tJP¥41.6tJP¥1.9t12.3x19.4x0.9x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024JP¥36.3tJP¥41.1tJP¥1.9t11.7x19.6x0.9x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥40.8tJP¥1.7t13.5x22.7x1x
Thu, 30 May 2024JP¥38.9tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t13x22.5x0.9x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024JP¥39.3tJP¥40.9tJP¥1.7t13.9x23.3x1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024JP¥42.4tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.6x25.2x1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t13.9x23.5x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024JP¥37.3tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t13.9x22.6x0.9x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023JP¥36.4tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.2x22x0.9x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023JP¥35.5tJP¥41.3tJP¥1.7t13.5x21.4x0.9x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023JP¥33.8tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.8x18.5x0.8x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023JP¥35.3tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.6x19.4x0.8x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023JP¥34.4tJP¥42.1tJP¥1.9t12.9x18x0.8x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023JP¥35.5tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t13x16.9x0.8x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023JP¥32.3tJP¥42.4tJP¥2.1t12.1x15.4x0.8x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023JP¥31.4tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.4t11x12.9x0.7x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023JP¥31.3tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.7x12.6x0.7x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023JP¥30.7tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.7x12.3x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023JP¥28.4tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.5x10.3x0.7x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022JP¥29.4tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.7x10.7x0.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022JP¥29.5tJP¥40.7tJP¥2.7t9.7x10.8x0.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022JP¥27.5tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.2x10x0.7x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022JP¥30.5tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.9x11.1x0.8x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022JP¥30.2tJP¥38.6tJP¥2.7t9.7x11.1x0.8x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022JP¥28.9tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.6t9.3x11.3x0.8x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022JP¥31.1tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.6t9.7x12.2x0.8x
Mon, 02 May 2022JP¥30.1tJP¥36.4tJP¥2.5t9.5x12.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥30.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥36.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Chemicals 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 17.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 7.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 Materials industry?

JP Market2.41%
Materials1.82%
Chemicals1.69%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals3.42%
Commodity Chemicals2.44%
Specialty Chemicals1.57%
Diversified Chemicals1.30%
Industrial Gases0.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 14.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥4.05k6.5%
+JP¥487.0b		-31.5%PE14.7x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥2.63k4.6%
+JP¥80.6b		-7.8%PE14.1x
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥3.14k9.3%
+JP¥31.8b		-24.9%PE16.5x
4188 Mitsubishi Chemical GroupJP¥684.703.3%
+JP¥30.9b		-23.7%PE13x
3407 Asahi KaseiJP¥982.701.8%
+JP¥24.2b		-8.0%PE16x
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JP¥4,046.00

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7D

6.5%

1Y

-31.5%

6988

JP¥2,630.00

Nitto Denko

7D

4.6%

1Y

-7.8%

4956

JP¥1,138.00

Konishi

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-15.1%

4091

JP¥4,588.00

Nippon Sanso Holdings

7D

-0.3%

1Y

0.9%

4626

JP¥4,660.00

Taiyo Holdings

7D

-0.3%

1Y

48.6%

4005

JP¥325.60

Sumitomo Chemical Company

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-8.1%

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4188

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Mitsubishi Chemical Group

7D

3.3%

1Y

-23.7%

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4613

JP¥2,131.50

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7D

-2.8%

1Y

3.5%

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4186

JP¥3,139.00

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo

7D

9.3%

1Y

-24.9%

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3407

JP¥982.70

Asahi Kasei

7D

1.8%

1Y

-8.0%

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3402

JP¥934.90

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7D

1.1%

1Y

33.0%

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4046

JP¥1,480.00

Osaka Soda

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-20.7%

4401

JP¥2,556.50

Adeka

7D

6.4%

1Y

-20.7%

4094

JP¥1,427.00

Nihon Kagaku Sangyo

7D

-2.9%

1Y

1.5%

4088

JP¥1,930.50

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7D

3.7%

1Y

-17.5%

4206

JP¥3,262.00

Aica Kogyo Company

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-9.1%

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