Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 21, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
- 7D0.4%
- 3M-4.5%
- 1Y-9.8%
- YTD-5.5%
Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from Asahi Kasei of 3.2%. The industry has fallen 12% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 21 May 2022 | JP¥7.4t | JP¥14.2t | JP¥821.6b | 8.5x |
| Mon, 18 Apr 2022 | JP¥7.3t | JP¥13.9t | JP¥815.9b | 8.5x |
| Wed, 16 Mar 2022 | JP¥7.2t | JP¥13.9t | JP¥815.8b | 8.8x |
| Fri, 11 Feb 2022 | JP¥7.9t | JP¥13.9t | JP¥799.8b | 10.1x |
| Sun, 09 Jan 2022 | JP¥7.9t | JP¥13.4t | JP¥754.8b | 10.1x |
| Tue, 07 Dec 2021 | JP¥7.7t | JP¥13.4t | JP¥754.8b | 9.5x |
| Thu, 04 Nov 2021 | JP¥8.2t | JP¥12.9t | JP¥628.9b | 11.1x |
| Sat, 02 Oct 2021 | JP¥8.2t | JP¥12.9t | JP¥620.1b | 11.8x |
| Mon, 30 Aug 2021 | JP¥8.2t | JP¥12.9t | JP¥620.5b | 11.7x |
| Tue, 06 Jul 2021 | JP¥8.2t | JP¥12.9t | JP¥620.3b | 10.6x |
| Fri, 09 Apr 2021 | JP¥8.6t | JP¥12.2t | JP¥435.6b | 13.7x |
| Thu, 31 Dec 2020 | JP¥7.4t | JP¥12.1t | JP¥379.3b | 15.2x |
| Sun, 04 Oct 2020 | JP¥6.4t | JP¥12.1t | JP¥354.8b | 13.9x |
| Wed, 08 Jul 2020 | JP¥6.2t | JP¥12.5t | JP¥411.4b | 13x |
| Tue, 31 Mar 2020 | JP¥5.6t | JP¥13.0t | JP¥501.9b | 10.5x |
| Fri, 03 Jan 2020 | JP¥7.8t | JP¥13.3t | JP¥584.9b | 13.4x |
| Mon, 07 Oct 2019 | JP¥7.3t | JP¥13.6t | JP¥612.3b | 11x |
| Sun, 30 Jun 2019 | JP¥7.6t | JP¥13.7t | JP¥654.8b | 10.8x |
Median PE Ratio
10x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the 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 11.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have grown 4.3% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
- This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.
Industry Comparison
How does Japanese Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?
| JP Market | 0.71% | |
| Materials | 0.31% | |
| Chemicals | -0.37% | |
| Commodity Chemicals | 0.40% | |
| Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals | 5.74% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | -0.48% | |
| Diversified Chemicals | -1.16% | |
| Industrial Gases | -1.34% | |
Industry PEThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4042 Tosoh | JP¥1.96k | 4.6% +JP¥27.4b | 0.9% | PS5.8x | |
| 3407 Asahi Kasei | JP¥1.05k | 1.9% +JP¥27.1b | -13.9% | PS9x | |
| 6619 W-SCOPE | JP¥1.21k | 22.3% +JP¥12.0b | 75.3% | PS2x | |
| 4023 Kureha | JP¥9.73k | 4.0% +JP¥7.2b | 50.2% | PS13.4x | |
| 7970 Shin-Etsu PolymerLtd | JP¥1.09k | 5.9% +JP¥4.9b | 3.4% | PS14x |