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South Korean (KOSPI) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies368
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M9.7%
  • 1Y14.2%
  • YTD15.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has risen 4.0%, driven by gains in Samsung BiologicsLtd and ALTEOGEN of 2.9% and 8.4%, respectively. In the same time, PharmaResearch was down 7.4%. This means that the industry has gained 14% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 32% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Healthcare Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Sep 2025₩301.0t₩60.0t₩1.9t21.5x156.2x5x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025₩289.9t₩58.4t₩1.4t21.4x200.9x5x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025₩279.0t₩58.0t₩1.5t21.4x188.5x4.8x
Sat, 31 May 2025₩272.5t₩57.6t₩1.5t22.1x183.9x4.7x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025₩267.2t₩56.1t₩1.4t18.5x195.9x4.8x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025₩271.6t₩56.1t₩1.1t14.3x256.9x4.8x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025₩281.4t₩54.7t₩897.3b15.5x313.6x5.1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩264.0t₩54.5t₩828.4b14.8x318.7x4.8x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩261.8t₩49.6t₩1.0t13.8x253x5.3x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩252.0t₩53.1t₩814.8b14.1x309.3x4.7x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩278.5t₩53.3t₩854.8b16.2x325.8x5.2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩256.3t₩53.4t₩856.5b16.3x299.3x4.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩243.2t₩52.3t₩750.8b15.2x323.9x4.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩235.4t₩52.3t₩749.4b16.2x314.2x4.5x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩219.8t₩53.0t₩713.1b16.3x308.3x4.2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩234.1t₩52.3t₩538.5b18.2x434.8x4.5x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩246.9t₩52.6t₩486.1b20.2x507.9x4.7x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩228.6t₩52.0t-₩48,458,490,006.0023x-4717.4x4.4x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩230.7t₩55.7t₩55.5b23x4159.2x4.1x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩216.7t₩56.1t₩280.7b21.5x772.2x3.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩208.8t₩56.0t₩1.0t19.1x204.5x3.7x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩204.8t₩56.0t₩1.0t18.7x200.1x3.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩220.2t₩56.0t₩930.7b20.7x236.5x3.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩222.0t₩56.1t₩2.1t23.1x106.2x4x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩199.1t₩56.1t₩2.1t20x94.6x3.5x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩219.1t₩56.3t₩2.1t21.1x103.9x3.9x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩210.8t₩58.4t₩3.2t20.4x64.9x3.6x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩201.6t₩58.2t₩3.4t19.7x58.5x3.5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023₩201.1t₩57.8t₩4.6t19.4x43.7x3.5x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023₩203.8t₩57.8t₩4.6t17.4x44.2x3.5x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022₩210.3t₩57.5t₩3.9t16.4x54.2x3.7x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022₩215.1t₩56.7t₩4.0t15.9x54x3.8x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022₩192.2t₩55.7t₩4.1t14.9x47.2x3.4x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022₩211.0t₩56.0t₩4.2t17.5x49.8x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

49.8x


Total Market Cap: ₩211.0tTotal Earnings: ₩4.2tTotal Revenue: ₩56.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 265.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Healthcare 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 156x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 265x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Healthcare sector?

KR Market0.74%
Healthcare3.99%
Healthtech5.86%
Biotech4.89%
Medical Equipment4.50%
Pharma4.27%
Life Sciences2.63%
Healthcare Services0.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthtech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 67% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life Sciences industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 20% 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
A207940 Samsung BiologicsLtd₩1.03m2.9%
+₩2.1t
6.7%PE57x
A196170 ALTEOGEN₩475.50k8.4%
+₩2.0t
58.0%PE269.5x
A326030 SK Biopharmaceuticals₩109.20k10.8%
+₩830.1b
4.9%PE33.4x
A298380 ABL Bio₩103.00k12.4%
+₩622.2b
256.4%PS59.2x
A226950 OliX Pharmaceuticals₩88.70k43.5%
+₩543.1b
419.9%PS236.6x

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