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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-5.3%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 2.7%, driven by a pullback from Nippon Paint Holdings of 8.2%. On the other hand KeePer Technical Laboratory is actually up 8.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.1%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥20.3tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.4x19.3x1.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥21.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x20.7x1.9x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.4x19.7x1.8x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥21.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x20.9x1.9x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥23.3tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.4x23.5x2.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥22.8tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b16.5x23.1x2x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥22.4tJP¥11.1tJP¥989.6b16.9x22.6x2x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥23.3tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.8x23.2x2.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥24.2tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18.4x24.1x2.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥21.7tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t16.6x20.8x1.9x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥21.5tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.1x19.1x1.9x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥20.4tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t15.9x18.2x1.8x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.2x14.7x1.5x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥19.2tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.5x15.9x1.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.5x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥19.0tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.7x15.3x1.6x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.3x15x1.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.3t12.1x13.8x1.5x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥16.8tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11x12.9x1.5x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥17.0tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.2x13x1.5x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.3t10.3x12.5x1.5x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥14.6tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10x11.7x1.3x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥15.8tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10.4x12.7x1.4x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥14.0tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t10.4x12.3x1.4x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥15.0tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t10.9x13.3x1.5x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥15.9tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t11.2x14x1.5x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022JP¥14.9tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t10.7x14.5x1.5x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t11x15.2x1.6x
Thu, 12 May 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥9.5tJP¥1.0t10.6x15.7x1.7x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022JP¥15.9tJP¥9.1tJP¥855.2b10.6x18.7x1.7x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022JP¥15.2tJP¥9.1tJP¥855.2b10.1x17.8x1.7x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022JP¥16.3tJP¥9.0tJP¥849.8b11.1x19.2x1.8x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021JP¥17.9tJP¥8.8tJP¥788.8b12.2x22.7x2x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021JP¥17.4tJP¥8.8tJP¥788.8b10.8x22x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22x


Total Market Cap: JP¥17.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥788.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥8.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Specialty 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 17.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market-0.44%
Materials-1.08%
Chemicals-1.58%
Specialty Chemicals-1.81%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.47%
Diversified Chemicals-0.28%
Commodity Chemicals-0.91%
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
4613 Kansai PaintJP¥2.13k1.6%
+JP¥6.2b		-10.6%PE10.8x
4626 Taiyo HoldingsJP¥4.13k1.6%
+JP¥3.6b		42.6%PE19.9x
4047 Kanto Denka KogyoJP¥1.00k5.2%
+JP¥2.9b		22.6%PS0.9x
4272 Nippon KayakuJP¥1.27k1.2%
+JP¥2.5b		-9.0%PE51.9x
4362 Nippon Fine ChemicalJP¥2.50k3.8%
+JP¥2.0b		-6.3%PE15.5x
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