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South Korean (KOSPI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-13.6%
  • 1Y6.2%
  • YTD-4.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Life Sciences industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 11 Apr 2026₩90.2t₩5.4t₩1.4t43x63.6x16.6x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026₩94.2t₩5.4t₩1.5t17.1x62.5x17.4x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026₩99.1t₩5.4t₩1.5t16.3x65.5x18.3x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026₩95.1t₩6.4t₩1.5t16.5x63.6x15x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025₩93.2t₩6.4t₩1.5t17.3x62.5x14.7x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025₩100.6t₩5.8t₩1.2t16.6x84.8x17.2x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025₩89.7t₩5.8t₩1.2t14.8x75.6x15.3x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025₩88.1t₩5.8t₩1.2t25.1x72.5x15.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025₩89.6t₩5.6t₩1.2t15.8x72.9x15.9x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025₩82.8t₩5.6t₩1.2t15.2x67.1x14.8x
Fri, 16 May 2025₩81.5t₩5.2t₩1.0t18x79.5x15.6x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025₩84.5t₩5.2t₩1.0t18x82.1x16.2x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025₩85.4t₩5.2t₩996.4b12.4x85.7x16.4x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025₩86.3t₩5.0t₩965.6b12.7x89.4x17.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025₩75.7t₩5.0t₩965.6b13.3x78.4x15.1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024₩76.7t₩5.0t₩944.4b14.3x81.3x15.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024₩83.8t₩4.8t₩885.3b13.3x94.7x17.3x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024₩82.4t₩4.8t₩885.3b14.7x93.1x17x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024₩75.1t₩4.8t₩868.1b18.8x86.5x15.5x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024₩67.4t₩4.5t₩731.7b18.2x92.1x14.9x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024₩59.5t₩4.6t₩691.8b18.8x86x12.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024₩61.8t₩4.4t₩637.0b19.9x97.1x14.1x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024₩62.7t₩4.7t₩654.7b18.9x95.7x13.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024₩66.5t₩4.6t₩636.6b29.7x104.4x14.4x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024₩63.4t₩4.5t₩714.4b33.8x88.8x14x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024₩60.1t₩4.5t₩721.5b32.6x83.4x13.2x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023₩56.5t₩4.5t₩721.6b31.1x78.2x12.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023₩55.1t₩4.4t₩660.9b22.6x83.3x12.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023₩54.3t₩4.4t₩660.9b30.3x82.1x12.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023₩59.8t₩4.4t₩693.2b28.9x86.3x13.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023₩57.3t₩4.2t₩673.4b27.3x85.1x13.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023₩58.9t₩4.2t₩666.5b30.2x88.4x13.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023₩61.0t₩4.3t₩621.4b27.3x98.2x14.2x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023₩63.5t₩4.1t₩626.3b30.4x101.5x15.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

101.5x


Total Market Cap: ₩63.5tTotal Earnings: ₩626.3bTotal Revenue: ₩4.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 83.2x202420252026
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 63.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 83.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 15.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 16.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have grown 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Market8.26%
Healthcare0.23%
Life Sciences1.41%
Clinical Research and Equipment1.41%
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
A207940 Samsung BiologicsLtd₩1.57m1.1%
+₩786.9b
-2.2%PE45x
A141080 LigaChem Biosciences₩188.20k7.5%
+₩481.0b
74.4%PS48.4x
A187660 Penetrium Bioscience₩14.81k42.8%
+₩243.1b
766.1%PS83.2x
A331920 Celemics₩15.79k22.9%
+₩24.0b
428.1%PS22.4x
A215380 WOOJUNG BIO₩3.23k25.4%
+₩11.0b
129.7%PS1.4x

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