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South Korean (KOSPI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies30
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M9.7%
  • 1Y29.9%
  • YTD14.2%

The Life Sciences industry is up 1.8% in the last week, with Peptron up 5.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 30%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Mar 2025₩85.7t₩5.2t₩999.9b10.3x85.7x16.5x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025₩93.0t₩5.0t₩965.6b13.1x96.3x18.6x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025₩80.4t₩5.0t₩965.6b13.3x83.3x16.1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024₩76.2t₩5.0t₩965.6b12.3x78.9x15.2x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024₩79.6t₩4.8t₩885.3b13.2x89.9x16.4x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024₩78.6t₩4.8t₩885.3b14.2x88.8x16.2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024₩76.0t₩4.8t₩885.3b14.2x85.9x15.7x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024₩73.7t₩4.5t₩731.7b18.3x100.7x16.2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024₩57.9t₩4.6t₩691.8b21.4x83.7x12.6x
Mon, 27 May 2024₩59.2t₩4.6t₩698.0b19.5x84.8x12.8x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024₩63.1t₩4.7t₩654.7b19.7x96.4x13.5x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024₩67.9t₩4.7t₩648.7b19.4x104.7x14.6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024₩64.6t₩4.5t₩714.4b33.9x90.4x14.3x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024₩60.4t₩4.5t₩721.5b32.9x83.7x13.3x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023₩55.6t₩4.5t₩721.5b30.9x77.1x12.3x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023₩57.0t₩4.4t₩660.9b21.7x86.2x13x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023₩57.8t₩4.4t₩660.9b29.9x87.5x13.2x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023₩58.4t₩4.4t₩660.0b25x88.5x13.3x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023₩62.8t₩4.2t₩673.4b28.6x93.3x15x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023₩58.1t₩4.2t₩673.4b30.3x86.3x13.9x
Tue, 30 May 2023₩60.8t₩4.3t₩612.9b33.4x99.3x14.2x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023₩61.1t₩4.1t₩626.3b27.1x97.5x14.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023₩61.8t₩4.0t₩717.2b26x86.2x15.3x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023₩62.3t₩3.5t₩427.8b20.2x145.6x17.9x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023₩61.9t₩3.4t₩428.7b19.6x144.3x18x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022₩64.3t₩3.4t₩428.7b19.9x150x18.7x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022₩69.6t₩3.0t₩448.5b23.8x155.2x23.3x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022₩63.2t₩3.0t₩448.5b22.7x140.8x21.2x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022₩64.4t₩3.0t₩448.7b31x143.4x21.6x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022₩71.1t₩2.7t₩454.7b28.8x156.3x26.2x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022₩61.6t₩2.7t₩454.7b27.8x135.5x22.7x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022₩67.3t₩2.7t₩456.1b27x147.6x24.9x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022₩66.0t₩2.4t₩379.4b23.1x174.1x27.2x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022₩61.1t₩2.4t₩390.9b23.9x156.4x25.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

156.4x


Total Market Cap: ₩61.1tTotal Earnings: ₩390.9bTotal Revenue: ₩2.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 108.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Life Sciences 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 85.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 109x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 17.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have grown 35% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 29% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

KR Market3.13%
Healthcare3.67%
Life Sciences1.83%
Clinical Research and Equipment1.83%
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
A087010 Peptron₩92.10k5.1%
+₩104.8b
279.0%PS891.4x
A220100 FutureChemLtd₩25.20k12.0%
+₩59.7b
154.5%PS32.2x
A445680 Curiox Biosystems₩17.37k23.5%
+₩53.4b
-9.8%PS46.9x
A002630 ORIENT BIO₩1.64k19.5%
+₩31.7b
190.1%n/a
A141080 LigaChem Biosciences₩103.70k0.6%
+₩21.8b
51.4%PS37.1x
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7D

-22.1%

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-6.3%

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7D

2.2%

1Y

-42.7%

A087010

₩92,100.00

Peptron

7D

5.1%

1Y

279.0%

A220100

₩25,200.00

FutureChemLtd

7D

12.0%

1Y

154.5%

A039860

₩3,415.00

NanoEntek

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-13.0%

A141080

₩103,700.00

LigaChem Biosciences

7D

0.6%

1Y

51.4%

A278650

₩2,175.00

HLB bioStepLtd

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-43.4%

A225220

₩2,350.00

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7D

-4.3%

1Y

-39.0%

A296160

₩5,200.00

Progen

7D

-7.1%

1Y

-22.4%

A445680

₩17,370.00

Curiox Biosystems

7D

23.5%

1Y

-9.8%

A002630

₩1,636.00

ORIENT BIO

7D

19.5%

1Y

190.1%