South Korean (KOSPI) Clinical Research and Equipment Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Clinical Research and Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 18 Jun 2026	₩77.7t	₩5.7t	₩1.5t	16.8x	52.7x	13.6x
Sat, 16 May 2026	₩83.1t	₩5.7t	₩1.5t	37.5x	53.8x	14.6x
Mon, 13 Apr 2026	₩90.6t	₩5.4t	₩1.4t	43x	64.3x	16.6x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026	₩91.6t	₩5.4t	₩1.5t	16.8x	60.8x	16.9x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026	₩96.0t	₩5.4t	₩1.5t	17.3x	63.5x	17.8x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026	₩94.3t	₩6.4t	₩1.5t	16.6x	63.1x	14.8x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025	₩94.7t	₩6.4t	₩1.5t	16.9x	63.4x	14.9x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025	₩101.3t	₩5.8t	₩1.2t	15.9x	85.4x	17.3x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025	₩85.6t	₩5.8t	₩1.2t	14.4x	72.2x	14.7x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025	₩88.1t	₩5.8t	₩1.2t	24.4x	72.2x	15.1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025	₩88.8t	₩5.7t	₩1.2t	16.7x	72.5x	15.6x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025	₩82.0t	₩5.6t	₩1.2t	16.8x	66.5x	14.6x
Sun, 18 May 2025	₩82.3t	₩5.2t	₩1.0t	17.5x	80.2x	15.8x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025	₩84.2t	₩5.2t	₩1.0t	17.9x	81.9x	16.2x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025	₩84.9t	₩5.2t	₩996.4b	12.6x	85.2x	16.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025	₩91.9t	₩5.0t	₩965.6b	12.5x	95.2x	18.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025	₩76.0t	₩5.0t	₩965.6b	13.3x	78.7x	15.2x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024	₩76.8t	₩5.0t	₩947.9b	13.1x	81x	15.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024	₩82.5t	₩4.8t	₩885.3b	13.2x	93.2x	17x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024	₩77.5t	₩4.8t	₩885.3b	14.6x	87.5x	16x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024	₩75.6t	₩4.8t	₩884.5b	15.1x	85.4x	15.6x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024	₩70.1t	₩4.5t	₩731.7b	19.4x	95.7x	15.4x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024	₩59.4t	₩4.6t	₩691.8b	18.2x	85.9x	12.9x
Mon, 20 May 2024	₩61.8t	₩4.4t	₩663.4b	20.3x	93.2x	14x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024	₩62.8t	₩4.7t	₩654.7b	18.8x	95.9x	13.5x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024	₩66.3t	₩4.6t	₩636.6b	29.2x	104.2x	14.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024	₩63.4t	₩4.5t	₩714.4b	33.8x	88.8x	14x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024	₩59.6t	₩4.5t	₩721.5b	32.7x	82.6x	13.1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023	₩56.1t	₩4.5t	₩721.6b	31.2x	77.7x	12.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023	₩55.4t	₩4.4t	₩660.9b	23.4x	83.8x	12.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023	₩54.3t	₩4.4t	₩660.9b	30.3x	82.1x	12.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023	₩59.6t	₩4.4t	₩693.2b	29.1x	85.9x	13.5x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023	₩61.3t	₩4.2t	₩673.4b	27.4x	91x	14.6x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023	₩58.2t	₩4.2t	₩666.5b	29.9x	87.3x	13.7x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Life Sciences Tools and Services 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 51.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 80.6x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 15.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 13.2x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences Tools and Services industry have grown 30% 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 Comparison

How does South Korean Clinical Research and Equipment compare with similar industries?


KR Market	14.17%
Healthcare	7.62%
Life Sciences	5.29%
Clinical Research and Equipment	5.29%

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?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
A207940 Samsung BiologicsLtd	₩1.43m	11.2% +₩6.7t	-6.9%	PE37.8x
A038290 Macrogen	₩13.50k	4.3% +₩6.1b	-13.3%	PE38.4x
A494120 Curiosis	₩27.60k	2.2% +₩4.6b	n/a	PS30.1x
A278650 HLB bioStepLtd	₩3.25k	8.7% +₩4.5b	-59.4%	PS0.8x
A086040 Biotoxtech	₩2.45k	4.3% +₩1.6b	-19.2%	PE50x

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South Korean (KOSPI) Clinical Research and Equipment Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Comparison

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

New minor risk - Share price stability

New minor risk - Profitability

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Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

New minor risk - Market cap size

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19%

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

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New minor risk - Share price stability

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