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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D-3.6%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y-11.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by Shin-Etsu Chemical declining 5.6%. The industry has fallen 11% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥19.0tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t12.3x17.6x1.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.9x19.2x1.8x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥20.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.5x19.4x1.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥20.7tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.2x20.2x1.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥20.6tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.7x20.1x1.9x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥21.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.3x20.9x1.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥23.4tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.3x23.6x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥22.9tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b16.9x23.2x2x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥22.1tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.9x22.1x2x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥23.6tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t16.9x23.6x2.1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥23.8tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18.4x23.8x2.1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥22.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t16.7x21.5x2x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥22.0tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.4x19.6x1.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥20.3tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t15.9x18.1x1.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.1x14.7x1.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.4x15.5x1.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥18.6tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.8x15.4x1.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥19.1tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.8x15.4x1.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥19.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.9x1.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.3x13.8x1.5x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥17.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.2x13.2x1.5x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.4x13.3x1.5x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.3t10.6x12.4x1.5x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023JP¥14.4tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10x11.6x1.3x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10.5x12.8x1.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥10.6tJP¥1.2t10.4x11.6x1.3x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022JP¥14.2tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t10.4x12.5x1.4x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t11.4x13.7x1.5x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022JP¥15.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t10.9x15x1.6x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022JP¥14.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t10.7x14.3x1.5x
Wed, 18 May 2022JP¥15.7tJP¥9.6tJP¥1.0t11x15.3x1.6x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022JP¥15.8tJP¥9.1tJP¥855.2b10.7x18.5x1.7x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022JP¥15.0tJP¥9.1tJP¥855.2b10.1x17.5x1.6x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022JP¥16.1tJP¥9.0tJP¥855.7b11.1x18.8x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥16.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥855.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥9.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Specialty 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 17.2x.
  • 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 8.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% 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 Market1.33%
Materials-0.74%
Chemicals-1.93%
Specialty Chemicals-3.64%
Industrial Gases2.36%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.86%
Commodity Chemicals0.40%
Diversified Chemicals-1.52%
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
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥2.77k0.5%
+JP¥10.2b		8.4%PE15x
4613 Kansai PaintJP¥2.11k1.1%
+JP¥3.9b		-14.2%PE10.3x
4914 Takasago InternationalJP¥5.40k2.9%
+JP¥2.9b		51.5%PE19.3x
4633 Sakata INXJP¥1.71k1.7%
+JP¥1.4b		21.3%PE9.2x
4367 Koei Chemical CompanyJP¥2.45k8.5%
+JP¥939.5m		6.5%n/a
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8.5%

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6.5%

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