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Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M5.6%
  • 1Y5.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 2.6%, driven by declines in Asahi Kasei and Kuraray of 3.5% and 6.3%, respectively. In contrast, Okura Industrial has gained 11%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 5.5%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥16.3tJP¥488.3b12x17.2x0.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.8b11.5x15x0.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥16.2tJP¥550.5b11.4x14.5x0.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥7.8tJP¥16.1tJP¥533.3b10.6x14.6x0.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥8.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥488.9b11.8x17.8x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.8tJP¥487.2b11.3x17.7x0.5x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥15.6tJP¥300.1b11.5x28.7x0.6x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥15.6tJP¥279.0b12x30.2x0.5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥15.6tJP¥278.6b12x29.6x0.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.9b12.7x36.3x0.5x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.7b13.4x35.1x0.5x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥8.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥226.9b13.3x36x0.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b14x29.6x0.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥8.5tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.3x32.1x0.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b13x29.9x0.5x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.9b13x21.1x0.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥7.8tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.8b13x20.8x0.5x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥7.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥596.9b11.4x12.9x0.5x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥7.3tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.9b10.3x11.9x0.5x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥7.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.9b11.1x12.6x0.5x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥7.4tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.4b9.1x9.8x0.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥7.1tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.2b8.9x9.5x0.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.3b9.9x10.1x0.5x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥7.1tJP¥14.8tJP¥812.8b8.7x8.7x0.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥14.8tJP¥813.0b9.3x9.3x0.5x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥7.7tJP¥14.8tJP¥812.9b9.3x9.4x0.5x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥14.3tJP¥820.7b8.8x8.9x0.5x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥14.2tJP¥821.5b8.8x9.2x0.5x
Thu, 12 May 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥808.8b8.7x9.1x0.5x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥816.0b8.5x8.9x0.5x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥815.8b8.9x8.9x0.5x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥13.4tJP¥756.4b10x10x0.6x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021JP¥7.7tJP¥13.4tJP¥754.8b9.9x10.2x0.6x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021JP¥7.7tJP¥13.4tJP¥754.9b9.5x10.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥7.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥754.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥13.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Commodity 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 17.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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-0.44%
Materials-1.08%
Chemicals-1.58%
Commodity Chemicals-0.91%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.47%
Diversified Chemicals-0.28%
Specialty Chemicals-1.81%
Industrial Gases-5.39%
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
3402 Toray IndustriesJP¥922.002.2%
+JP¥31.6b		18.8%PE30.4x
4042 TosohJP¥2.08k1.6%
+JP¥10.2b		7.8%PE11.9x
4061 DenkaJP¥2.12k5.0%
+JP¥8.7b		-18.6%PE20.8x
4107 ISE ChemicalsJP¥20.91k7.5%
+JP¥7.4b		152.5%PE21.7x
4023 KurehaJP¥2.78k5.2%
+JP¥7.2b		-2.7%PE17x
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