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Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies69
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Asahi Kasei of 3.7%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 25% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥15.6tJP¥279.7b11.7x30.1x0.5x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.6b12.3x31.2x0.6x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.3b12x29.1x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥227.3b12.6x36x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.7b13.2x34.9x0.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥15.7tJP¥228.0b13x35.1x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.7x30.2x0.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023JP¥8.4tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b13.7x31.7x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥16.0tJP¥334.8b13.3x23.4x0.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.9b13.6x22.1x0.5x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥16.0tJP¥373.1b12.7x20.1x0.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥598.4b10.7x12.7x0.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023JP¥7.3tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.9b10.3x12x0.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥613.2b10.9x12.3x0.5x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.0b8.9x9.4x0.5x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022JP¥7.4tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.2b9.6x9.8x0.5x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥15.4tJP¥755.5b9.1x9.7x0.5x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022JP¥7.1tJP¥14.8tJP¥813.1b8.9x8.7x0.5x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022JP¥7.8tJP¥14.8tJP¥812.8b9.6x9.6x0.5x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022JP¥7.5tJP¥14.5tJP¥789.8b9.5x9.4x0.5x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022JP¥7.5tJP¥14.3tJP¥821.6b8.7x9.1x0.5x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥14.2tJP¥821.5b9.1x9.2x0.5x
Sun, 01 May 2022JP¥7.4tJP¥13.9tJP¥810.0b8.7x9.1x0.5x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022JP¥7.7tJP¥13.9tJP¥815.8b9.3x9.4x0.6x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022JP¥7.5tJP¥13.9tJP¥816.2b8.9x9.1x0.5x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022JP¥7.8tJP¥13.4tJP¥754.8b9.6x10.4x0.6x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021JP¥7.7tJP¥13.4tJP¥754.8b9.6x10.2x0.6x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021JP¥8.0tJP¥13.4tJP¥753.4b10x10.7x0.6x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021JP¥8.1tJP¥12.9tJP¥620.6b11.6x13.1x0.6x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021JP¥8.8tJP¥12.9tJP¥620.5b12.5x14.2x0.7x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021JP¥8.2tJP¥12.9tJP¥620.5b10.8x13.1x0.6x
Mon, 03 May 2021JP¥8.2tJP¥12.2tJP¥435.9b13.3x18.7x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥435.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥12.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.6% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market-0.51%
Materials-1.77%
Chemicals-1.96%
Commodity Chemicals-1.85%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.048%
Industrial Gases-1.64%
Specialty Chemicals-1.81%
Diversified Chemicals-2.96%
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
4205 ZeonJP¥1.59k16.6%
+JP¥47.8b		14.1%PE25.5x
4042 TosohJP¥2.18k3.3%
+JP¥21.8b		20.1%PE15.3x
3405 KurarayJP¥1.72k1.8%
+JP¥10.2b		35.8%PE13.6x
4401 AdekaJP¥3.22k2.6%
+JP¥8.3b		41.2%PE17.7x
4061 DenkaJP¥2.30k3.4%
+JP¥6.5b		-15.4%PE26.3x
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