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Japanese (NIKKEI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 14, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies162
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y14.9%
  • YTD6.0%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 2.0%, with Shin-Etsu Chemical up 2.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Jun 2024JP¥39.6tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.7t12.8x22.9x1x
Sun, 12 May 2024JP¥39.5tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.8t14.2x21.5x1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024JP¥40.2tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14.3x23.9x1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024JP¥41.1tJP¥41.0tJP¥1.7t14x24.4x1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024JP¥38.7tJP¥41.2tJP¥1.6t14.1x24.4x0.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024JP¥37.8tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14.1x22.8x0.9x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023JP¥36.7tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.7t14x22.1x0.9x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023JP¥32.7tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.2x17.9x0.8x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023JP¥35.0tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13.6x19.2x0.8x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023JP¥33.8tJP¥42.0tJP¥1.8t13x18.5x0.8x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023JP¥34.7tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t13x16.6x0.8x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023JP¥35.2tJP¥42.5tJP¥2.1t12.8x16.8x0.8x
Mon, 15 May 2023JP¥32.0tJP¥42.3tJP¥2.2t12x14.4x0.8x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023JP¥31.1tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t10.7x12.5x0.7x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023JP¥32.3tJP¥42.0tJP¥2.5t11.4x13x0.8x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023JP¥29.9tJP¥41.3tJP¥2.7t9.8x11.1x0.7x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023JP¥27.8tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.5x10.1x0.7x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022JP¥30.0tJP¥40.8tJP¥2.7t9.9x10.9x0.7x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022JP¥27.9tJP¥39.4tJP¥2.8t9.4x9.8x0.7x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022JP¥29.1tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.6x10.6x0.7x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022JP¥30.3tJP¥39.1tJP¥2.7t9.8x11.1x0.8x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022JP¥29.9tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.6t9.9x11.7x0.8x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022JP¥29.1tJP¥37.5tJP¥2.6t9.6x11.4x0.8x
Tue, 17 May 2022JP¥29.9tJP¥37.3tJP¥2.6t9.6x11.7x0.8x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022JP¥29.7tJP¥36.2tJP¥2.4t9.2x12.6x0.8x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022JP¥28.5tJP¥36.2tJP¥2.4t9.4x12.1x0.8x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022JP¥31.4tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t10.3x13.8x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022JP¥33.4tJP¥34.9tJP¥2.2t10.3x15.5x1x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021JP¥31.4tJP¥34.9tJP¥2.2t9.9x14.6x0.9x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021JP¥33.7tJP¥33.9tJP¥1.8t11.8x18.3x1x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021JP¥34.8tJP¥33.5tJP¥1.7t12.8x20.2x1x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021JP¥32.3tJP¥33.6tJP¥1.7t12x18.8x1x
Fri, 02 Jul 2021JP¥33.0tJP¥33.6tJP¥1.7t11.7x19.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥33.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.7tTotal Revenue: JP¥33.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Materials industry?

JP Market-0.80%
Materials0.0024%
Chemicals0.59%
Specialty Chemicals1.84%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.74%
Industrial Gases-0.066%
Commodity Chemicals-1.02%
Diversified Chemicals-1.73%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Gases industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4063 Shin-Etsu ChemicalJP¥6.15k0.6%
+JP¥67.8b
25.5%PE23.6x
4107 ISE ChemicalsJP¥39.50k46.8%
+JP¥64.2b
304.3%PE52x
4186 Tokyo Ohka KogyoJP¥4.49k11.9%
+JP¥58.0b
58.1%PE38.4x
4182 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical CompanyJP¥3.09k5.7%
+JP¥33.2b
46.9%PE15.9x
4004 Resonac HoldingsJP¥3.58k5.2%
+JP¥32.2b
55.2%PE31.9x
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4186

JP¥4,492.00

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo

7D

11.9%

1Y

58.1%

4107

JP¥39,500.00

ISE Chemicals

7D

46.8%

1Y

304.3%

3407

JP¥1,009.00

Asahi Kasei

7D

-1.6%

1Y

3.8%

4182

JP¥3,090.00

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company

7D

5.7%

1Y

46.9%

4183

JP¥4,347.00

Mitsui Chemicals

7D

-7.4%

1Y

8.8%

4004

JP¥3,584.00

Resonac Holdings

7D

5.2%

1Y

55.2%

4042

JP¥2,100.00

Tosoh

7D

2.3%

1Y

19.0%

4021

JP¥4,525.00

Nissan Chemical

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-29.6%