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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M-5.0%
  • 1Y-19.7%
  • YTD-2.5%

Last week, the Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but I-Tech is up 30% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 20% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 11 Feb 2025SEK 41.6bSEK 25.6bSEK 1.8b19.9x23.3x1.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025SEK 42.8bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b21.7x22x1.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024SEK 42.4bSEK 25.7bSEK 1.9b20.9x21.8x1.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024SEK 40.9bSEK 25.6bSEK 2.0b19.1x20.9x1.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024SEK 41.7bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b19.9x19.8x1.6x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024SEK 45.1bSEK 26.0bSEK 2.1b20.1x21.5x1.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024SEK 46.6bSEK 25.8bSEK 2.1b16.4x22.6x1.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024SEK 48.3bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b16.8x23x1.9x
Thu, 23 May 2024SEK 51.0bSEK 26.1bSEK 2.1b17.7x24.2x2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024SEK 51.0bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.9x24.3x1.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024SEK 49.0bSEK 26.9bSEK 2.1b17.2x23.3x1.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024SEK 47.9bSEK 27.2bSEK 1.9b20.6x24.6x1.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024SEK 47.0bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b21.9x25.4x1.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023SEK 45.9bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.9b20.4x24.8x1.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023SEK 41.3bSEK 28.0bSEK 1.8b16.6x22.6x1.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023SEK 42.3bSEK 28.7bSEK 1.9b12.8x22.8x1.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023SEK 47.1bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b13.5x25.4x1.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023SEK 49.1bSEK 28.6bSEK 1.9b16.2x26.4x1.7x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023SEK 48.0bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16x26.2x1.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023SEK 49.0bSEK 28.5bSEK 1.8b16.7x26.7x1.7x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023SEK 54.0bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.8b19x29.2x2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023SEK 51.3bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.8x27.7x1.9x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023SEK 51.0bSEK 27.7bSEK 1.9b18.5x26.7x1.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023SEK 50.4bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b21.2x26x1.9x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022SEK 49.9bSEK 26.2bSEK 1.9b19.4x25.7x1.9x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022SEK 46.9bSEK 26.2bSEK 2.0b16.7x23.7x1.8x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022SEK 40.4bSEK 24.4bSEK 2.3b13.4x17.7x1.7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022SEK 40.5bSEK 24.4bSEK 2.3b15.8x17.6x1.7x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022SEK 43.5bSEK 24.3bSEK 2.4b13.7x18.5x1.8x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022SEK 37.7bSEK 22.6bSEK 2.2b12.9x16.8x1.7x
Sat, 28 May 2022SEK 44.7bSEK 25.0bSEK 1.7b13.9x26x1.8x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022SEK 44.1bSEK 22.7bSEK 1.9b13.1x23.5x1.9x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022SEK 47.9bSEK 22.7bSEK 1.9b14.1x25.5x2.1x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022SEK 54.3bSEK 21.7bSEK 2.0b19.1x27.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.4x


Total Market Cap: SEK 54.3bTotal Earnings: SEK 2.0bTotal Revenue: SEK 21.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swedish Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 4.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% 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 Market1.21%
Materials3.34%
Chemicals-1.11%
Diversified Chemicals0%0
Industrial Gases0%0
Specialty Chemicals-0.47%
Commodity Chemicals-3.42%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-44.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 91.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 18.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 91% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.0% 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
ITECH I-TechSEK 79.5030.3%
+SEK 220.3m		84.9%PE24.3x
PCAT PhotocatSEK 12.001.7%
+SEK 1.2m		-17.8%PS3.2x
XPC XP ChemistriesSEK 0.102.0%
+SEK 290.9k		55.4%PS45.8x
POLYMER Polymer Factory SwedenSEK 0.631.6%
+SEK 107.0k		-20.3%PS5x
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