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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies57
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y-11.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 2.1%. However, the industry is down 12% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 31 May 2025JP¥18.1tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t11.3x14.9x1.6x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025JP¥17.0tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t11.3x14.5x1.5x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t12.1x15.9x1.6x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025JP¥18.7tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.2t12.3x15.9x1.6x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025JP¥19.2tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.1t12.7x18.3x1.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024JP¥19.7tJP¥10.6tJP¥1.0t12.4x19.1x1.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024JP¥20.7tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.0t12.5x19.7x1.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024JP¥21.7tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x21.2x2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥11.0tJP¥1.0t13.3x19.8x1.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.0t13.8x19.9x1.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JP¥22.8tJP¥10.8tJP¥993.2b17.9x23x2.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JP¥22.2tJP¥11.2tJP¥987.6b16.3x22.5x2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥22.3tJP¥11.1tJP¥996.7b16.9x22.3x2x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥24.7tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18.1x24.6x2.2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥23.6tJP¥11.1tJP¥1.0t18x23.5x2.1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥21.6tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.5x19.2x1.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥20.7tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t15.9x18.5x1.8x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥19.9tJP¥11.3tJP¥1.1t16.1x17.7x1.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥18.4tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.2x15.2x1.6x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥19.1tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.5x15.8x1.7x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥19.2tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.7x15.9x1.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥18.9tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.2x1.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JP¥18.0tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.3x14.5x1.6x
Wed, 03 May 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.3t11.9x13.7x1.5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.3x13.3x1.5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023JP¥16.5tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t10.9x12.7x1.4x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023JP¥15.3tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10.2x12.2x1.4x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022JP¥14.8tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10x11.8x1.4x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022JP¥15.4tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10.2x12.4x1.4x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t10.5x12.4x1.4x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022JP¥15.7tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t11.4x13.8x1.5x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥10.1tJP¥1.1t10.9x13.7x1.5x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t10.6x14.7x1.6x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022JP¥16.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t11x15.9x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥16.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥9.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Specialty 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 14.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.9x.
  • 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 5.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Market2.34%
Materials2.59%
Chemicals2.96%
Specialty Chemicals2.58%
Diversified Chemicals4.22%
Industrial Gases3.65%
Commodity Chemicals2.80%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals2.40%
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
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥4.64k2.2%
+JP¥189.1b		-20.7%PE16.3x
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥1.09k3.0%
+JP¥75.2b		3.1%PE19.1x
4626 Taiyo HoldingsJP¥5.95k15.5%
+JP¥44.4b		84.2%PE30.6x
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥3.74k7.1%
+JP¥29.5b		-8.7%PE16.8x
4203 Sumitomo BakeliteJP¥3.94k8.0%
+JP¥25.7b		-9.1%PE17.9x
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