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Japanese (NIKKEI) Diversified Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y-6.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Diversified Chemicals industry is up 2.7%, with NOF up 9.2%. In the past year, the industry is down 6.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥5.0tJP¥11.7tJP¥355.3b11.3x14.1x0.4x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥11.6tJP¥200.9b10.4x23.1x0.4x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥5.3tJP¥11.6tJP¥182.2b11.9x28.9x0.5x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥5.2tJP¥11.6tJP¥182.2b11.8x28.5x0.4x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥5.3tJP¥11.6tJP¥129.4b11.4x40.8x0.5x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.6tJP¥128.8b11.8x42.7x0.5x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥129.0b12.3x44.2x0.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥5.9tJP¥11.5tJP¥145.8b10.7x40.5x0.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥5.6tJP¥11.5tJP¥145.8b11x38.1x0.5x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥4.6tJP¥11.4tJP¥133.3b9x34.9x0.4x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥5.8tJP¥11.3tJP¥73.6b12.9x78.7x0.5x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.3tJP¥73.6b12.3x74.3x0.5x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥228.1b13.5x24.9x0.5x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥5.8tJP¥11.3tJP¥228.2b13.3x25.5x0.5x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥228.2b13x25x0.5x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥5.5tJP¥11.5tJP¥139.4b14.4x39.5x0.5x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥5.3tJP¥11.5tJP¥140.1b14.3x38x0.5x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥5.6tJP¥11.5tJP¥138.9b14.9x40.4x0.5x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥5.4tJP¥11.7tJP¥191.2b14.1x28.3x0.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥5.5tJP¥11.7tJP¥191.1b13.8x28.7x0.5x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥5.2tJP¥11.8tJP¥223.8b14.1x23.4x0.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥5.4tJP¥12.0tJP¥324.2b13.7x16.6x0.4x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥5.1tJP¥12.0tJP¥324.2b12.6x15.7x0.4x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥5.2tJP¥12.0tJP¥428.3b10.7x12x0.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023JP¥5.0tJP¥12.0tJP¥430.7b10.4x11.7x0.4x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023JP¥5.1tJP¥12.0tJP¥430.7b9.6x11.8x0.4x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023JP¥4.8tJP¥11.9tJP¥602.8b9.1x7.9x0.4x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022JP¥4.8tJP¥11.9tJP¥603.1b9.1x8x0.4x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022JP¥5.0tJP¥11.9tJP¥603.1b9.2x8.3x0.4x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022JP¥4.9tJP¥11.5tJP¥652.2b8.4x7.6x0.4x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022JP¥5.3tJP¥11.5tJP¥652.4b9.6x8.1x0.5x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022JP¥5.2tJP¥11.5tJP¥651.4b9x8x0.5x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022JP¥5.0tJP¥11.2tJP¥568.3b8.4x8.9x0.5x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022JP¥5.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥568.3b9x9.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥5.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥568.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥11.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Diversified Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Diversified Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.46x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Chemicals industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Diversified Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.29%
Materials1.43%
Chemicals1.66%
Diversified Chemicals2.68%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.12%
Commodity Chemicals1.80%
Industrial Gases1.66%
Specialty Chemicals1.31%
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
4403 NOFJP¥2.51k10.8%
+JP¥57.1b		24.1%PE16.1x
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥3.18k10.5%
+JP¥54.7b		-6.3%PE16.1x
4188 Mitsubishi Chemical GroupJP¥767.604.1%
+JP¥43.4b		-5.6%PE24.3x
4182 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical CompanyJP¥2.17k4.5%
+JP¥18.2b		-26.1%PE9.3x
4005 Sumitomo Chemical CompanyJP¥339.101.5%
+JP¥8.3b		6.5%PE14.4x
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