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South Korean (KOSPI) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M14.3%
  • 1Y14.2%
  • YTD11.4%

In the last week, the Life Sciences industry is up 3.8%, with Samsung BiologicsLtd up 2.2%. During this same period, the DT&CRO underperformed, falling 9.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024₩68.9t₩4.5t₩731.7b18.8x94.2x15.2x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024₩59.4t₩4.6t₩691.8b18.2x85.9x12.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024₩62.0t₩4.4t₩663.4b20.1x93.5x14.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024₩62.0t₩4.7t₩654.7b18.6x94.7x13.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024₩65.3t₩4.6t₩636.6b28.9x102.5x14.1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024₩63.4t₩4.5t₩714.4b33.8x88.8x14x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024₩60.0t₩4.5t₩721.5b33x83.2x13.2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023₩56.5t₩4.5t₩721.6b31.4x78.3x12.4x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023₩55.4t₩4.4t₩660.9b23.4x83.8x12.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023₩54.3t₩4.4t₩660.9b30.3x82.1x12.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023₩59.9t₩4.4t₩679.0b29.3x88.2x13.6x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023₩60.9t₩4.2t₩673.4b28.3x90.4x14.5x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023₩58.2t₩4.2t₩666.5b29.9x87.3x13.7x
Wed, 24 May 2023₩62.0t₩4.3t₩623.2b27.4x99.6x14.4x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023₩61.4t₩4.1t₩626.3b28.9x98.1x15x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023₩62.9t₩4.0t₩715.4b26.6x87.9x15.7x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023₩63.0t₩3.5t₩427.8b20.7x147.2x18.1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023₩62.6t₩3.4t₩428.7b20.5x146.1x18.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022₩64.5t₩3.4t₩428.7b19.6x150.5x18.8x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022₩67.1t₩3.0t₩448.5b22.8x149.6x22.5x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022₩63.2t₩3.0t₩448.5b22.3x141x21.2x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022₩65.0t₩3.0t₩452.1b25.4x143.9x22x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022₩68.1t₩2.7t₩454.7b27.5x149.8x25.1x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022₩63.8t₩2.7t₩454.7b28.7x140.2x23.5x
Thu, 26 May 2022₩65.9t₩2.7t₩465.3b21.8x141.7x24.6x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022₩59.6t₩2.4t₩379.4b24.5x157x24.6x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022₩61.8t₩2.4t₩393.3b26.4x157.1x25.4x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022₩55.2t₩2.3t₩412.7b24x133.7x23.5x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022₩64.8t₩2.3t₩412.7b27.9x157.1x27.6x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021₩67.6t₩2.3t₩412.7b29.4x163.8x28.8x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021₩61.3t₩2.1t₩329.9b25.9x185.8x28.5x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021₩59.0t₩2.1t₩329.9b24.3x178.9x27.5x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021₩71.5t₩2.2t₩336.8b36x212.2x32.3x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021₩68.9t₩2.2t₩336.8b35.1x204.7x31.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

204.7x


Total Market Cap: ₩68.9tTotal Earnings: ₩336.8bTotal Revenue: ₩2.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 127.4x202220232024
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 95.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 127x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 19.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 15.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have grown 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 27% 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 Market-3.99%
Healthcare1.34%
Life Sciences2.64%
Clinical Research and Equipment2.64%
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₩909.00k8.9%
+₩5.3t
15.9%PE72.3x
A141080 LigaChem Biosciences₩80.00k2.2%
+₩61.9b
133.2%PS50.6x
A038290 Macrogen₩22.35k19.4%
+₩36.2b
6.4%PS1.7x
A445680 Curiox Biosystems₩44.30k4.2%
+₩14.5b
n/aPS57.2x
A223250 DreamCIS₩4.23k13.4%
+₩11.9b
43.1%PE27.1x
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A187660

₩3,155.00

ADM Korea

7D

-8.6%

1Y

38.7%

A207940

₩909,000.00

Samsung BiologicsLtd

7D

8.9%

1Y

15.9%

A347740

₩3,040.00

P&K Skin Research Center

7D

5.2%

1Y

-5.0%

A225220

₩3,495.00

Genolution

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-17.5%

A383930

₩7,330.00

DT&CRO

7D

-8.5%

1Y

51.9%

A246250

₩3,140.00

SLS BIO

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-32.3%

A258540

₩1,130.00

SL Therapeutics

7D

3.2%

1Y

25.4%