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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies159
- 7D-0.5%
- 3M-4.4%
- 1Y-2.6%
- YTD-1.6%
In the last week, Chemicals has been flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 22 Jan 2025 | JP¥35.9t | JP¥42.1t | JP¥1.9t | 11.9x | 19.4x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 20 Dec 2024 | JP¥36.0t | JP¥42.1t | JP¥1.9t | 12x | 19.4x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 17 Nov 2024 | JP¥37.2t | JP¥42.1t | JP¥1.9t | 12x | 20x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 15 Oct 2024 | JP¥39.2t | JP¥41.6t | JP¥1.9t | 12.1x | 20.5x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 12 Sep 2024 | JP¥35.8t | JP¥41.6t | JP¥1.9t | 11.9x | 18.7x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 10 Aug 2024 | JP¥35.9t | JP¥41.3t | JP¥1.9t | 11.3x | 19x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 08 Jul 2024 | JP¥39.8t | JP¥40.8t | JP¥1.7t | 13.1x | 22.9x | 1x |
| Wed, 05 Jun 2024 | JP¥39.5t | JP¥41.2t | JP¥1.7t | 12.9x | 22.8x | 1x |
| Fri, 03 May 2024 | JP¥39.6t | JP¥40.9t | JP¥1.7t | 14x | 23.4x | 1x |
| Sun, 31 Mar 2024 | JP¥41.2t | JP¥41.0t | JP¥1.7t | 14.3x | 24.5x | 1x |
| Tue, 27 Feb 2024 | JP¥40.5t | JP¥41.0t | JP¥1.7t | 14.1x | 24x | 1x |
| Thu, 25 Jan 2024 | JP¥38.0t | JP¥41.4t | JP¥1.7t | 14.1x | 23x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 23 Dec 2023 | JP¥37.3t | JP¥41.4t | JP¥1.7t | 14.1x | 22.5x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 20 Nov 2023 | JP¥36.8t | JP¥41.4t | JP¥1.7t | 13.7x | 22.2x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 18 Oct 2023 | JP¥34.2t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥1.8t | 13.7x | 18.7x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 15 Sep 2023 | JP¥35.7t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥1.8t | 13.6x | 19.5x | 0.8x |
| Sun, 13 Aug 2023 | JP¥35.0t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥1.8t | 13.2x | 19.2x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 11 Jul 2023 | JP¥34.5t | JP¥42.5t | JP¥2.1t | 12.9x | 16.5x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 08 Jun 2023 | JP¥33.6t | JP¥42.4t | JP¥2.1t | 12.2x | 16x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 06 May 2023 | JP¥31.9t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥2.4t | 11.2x | 13.1x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 03 Apr 2023 | JP¥32.0t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥2.5t | 10.9x | 12.8x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 01 Mar 2023 | JP¥30.9t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥2.5t | 10.8x | 12.4x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2023 | JP¥29.5t | JP¥40.8t | JP¥2.7t | 9.8x | 10.8x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 25 Dec 2022 | JP¥28.0t | JP¥40.8t | JP¥2.7t | 9.6x | 10.2x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 22 Nov 2022 | JP¥29.7t | JP¥40.8t | JP¥2.7t | 9.9x | 10.8x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 20 Oct 2022 | JP¥28.2t | JP¥39.1t | JP¥2.7t | 9.4x | 10.3x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 17 Sep 2022 | JP¥29.5t | JP¥39.1t | JP¥2.7t | 9.6x | 10.7x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 15 Aug 2022 | JP¥30.6t | JP¥39.1t | JP¥2.7t | 10x | 11.2x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 13 Jul 2022 | JP¥28.7t | JP¥37.5t | JP¥2.6t | 9.3x | 11.2x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 10 Jun 2022 | JP¥31.5t | JP¥37.5t | JP¥2.6t | 9.9x | 12.3x | 0.8x |
| Sun, 08 May 2022 | JP¥30.7t | JP¥36.4t | JP¥2.5t | 9.6x | 12.3x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 05 Apr 2022 | JP¥31.1t | JP¥36.2t | JP¥2.4t | 9.7x | 13.2x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 03 Mar 2022 | JP¥29.8t | JP¥36.2t | JP¥2.4t | 9.5x | 12.6x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 29 Jan 2022 | JP¥31.1t | JP¥35.1t | JP¥2.2t | 10.2x | 14x | 0.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
14x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.7x.
- 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 4.8% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% 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 Market | -0.21% | |
| Materials | 0.072% | |
| Chemicals | -0.52% | |
| Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals | 2.22% | |
| Industrial Gases | 0.98% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | -0.48% | |
| Commodity Chemicals | -0.58% | |
| Diversified Chemicals | -1.37% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.1x.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.2% per year.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.8x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
- In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.3% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4063 Shin-Etsu Chemical | JP¥5.16k | 2.0% +JP¥199.9b | -11.8% | PE19.9x | |
| 4091 Nippon Sanso Holdings | JP¥4.32k | 2.9% +JP¥52.4b | 14.6% | PE17.6x | |
| 4612 Nippon Paint Holdings | JP¥1.00k | 2.0% +JP¥47.0b | -11.0% | PE19.1x | |
| 6988 Nitto Denko | JP¥2.68k | 2.1% +JP¥38.6b | 17.4% | PE13.6x | |
| 3402 Toray Industries | JP¥1.04k | 1.8% +JP¥29.3b | 43.4% | PE33.9x |
