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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-6.9%
  • 1Y-4.7%
  • YTD-14.0%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but HEXPOL has stood out, gaining 3.3%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 5.5% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swedish Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Nov 2024SEK 41.8bSEK 25.7bSEK 2.0b18.8x21.2x1.6x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024SEK 41.3bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.4x19.6x1.6x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024SEK 44.2bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.6x21x1.7x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024SEK 44.1bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b15.5x21.3x1.7x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024SEK 47.2bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.5x22.3x1.8x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024SEK 49.7bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.3x23.6x1.9x
Thu, 09 May 2024SEK 51.2bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b18x24.4x2x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024SEK 52.6bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b18.5x25.1x2x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024SEK 47.9bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b16.6x22.7x1.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024SEK 47.9bSEK 27.3bSEK 1.7b20.5x27.6x1.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023SEK 48.7bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21x26.3x1.7x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023SEK 43.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b18.2x23.7x1.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023SEK 38.1bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b12.2x21.3x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023SEK 43.9bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b13.4x23.7x1.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023SEK 44.6bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b13.3x23.7x1.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023SEK 49.1bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.1x26.9x1.7x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023SEK 50.4bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b17x27.5x1.8x
Fri, 12 May 2023SEK 50.9bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b17x27.7x1.8x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023SEK 53.6bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b19.1x28.9x1.9x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023SEK 52.7bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.5x28.4x1.9x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023SEK 51.0bSEK 27.6bSEK 2.1b20.9x24.1x1.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022SEK 48.6bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b21x25x1.9x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022SEK 48.6bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b19.9x25x1.9x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022SEK 45.1bSEK 26.2bSEK 2.1b15.8x21.8x1.7x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022SEK 37.7bSEK 24.4bSEK 2.3b12.4x16.5x1.5x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022SEK 43.6bSEK 24.3bSEK 2.3b14.2x18.6x1.8x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022SEK 39.8bSEK 24.3bSEK 2.4b13x16.9x1.6x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022SEK 39.0bSEK 22.6bSEK 2.2b13.3x17.3x1.7x
Sat, 14 May 2022SEK 41.9bSEK 24.1bSEK 1.9b13.9x22.1x1.7x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022SEK 44.5bSEK 22.7bSEK 1.9b14x23.7x2x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022SEK 42.9bSEK 22.7bSEK 1.9b13.3x22.8x1.9x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022SEK 56.9bSEK 21.7bSEK 2.0b17.6x27.9x2.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022SEK 63.1bSEK 21.0bSEK 2.1b19.4x30.8x3x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021SEK 59.1bSEK 21.0bSEK 2.1b18.7x28.8x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.8x


Total Market Cap: SEK 59.1bTotal Earnings: SEK 2.1bTotal Revenue: SEK 21.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swedish Chemicals 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 21.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 4.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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 Swedish Materials industry?

SE Market-0.23%
Materials0.12%
Chemicals2.65%
Specialty Chemicals3.24%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Industrial Gases0%
Commodity Chemicals-0.99%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-9.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 47.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 18.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 65% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
HPOL B HEXPOLSEK 107.203.3%
+SEK 1.2b		-0.8%PE15.6x
LCLEAN LifeClean InternationalSEK 3.2031.7%
+SEK 42.8m		-44.4%PS2.7x
POLYG Polygiene GroupSEK 12.206.1%
+SEK 25.6m		87.7%PS3.1x
NEXAM Nexam Chemical HoldingSEK 4.194.8%
+SEK 15.4m		20.1%PS1.7x
DURC B DurocSEK 17.851.7%
+SEK 11.7m		-0.6%PE29.9x
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