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Singaporean (SGX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M24.7%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTD11.7%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.3%, with China Sunsine Chemical Holdings up 4.5%. This means that the industry has gained 10% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 25% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Sep 2025S$4.3bS$3.4bS$194.5m15.3x22x1.3x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025S$3.8bS$3.4bS$194.2m14.3x19.8x1.1x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025S$3.7bS$3.3bS$90.5m26.3x41x1.1x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025S$3.5bS$3.3bS$118.2m11.9x29.3x1.1x
Thu, 08 May 2025S$3.4bS$3.3bS$118.1m10.6x28.6x1x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025S$3.6bS$3.3bS$119.5m10.3x30.1x1.1x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025S$3.7bS$3.3bS$88.1m10.7x42.2x1.1x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025S$3.8bS$3.0bS$80.6m15.8x47x1.2x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024S$3.8bS$3.0bS$80.6m15.7x47.2x1.3x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024S$3.8bS$3.0bS$80.6m15.8x46.8x1.2x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024S$4.0bS$3.1bS$78.7m36.6x51.1x1.3x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024S$3.9bS$3.0bS$78.5m36.1x49.4x1.3x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024S$3.5bS$3.0bS$77.9m44.4x45.1x1.2x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024S$3.8bS$3.1bS$135.6m30.1x27.7x1.2x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024S$3.6bS$3.1bS$135.7m29.5x26.4x1.1x
Fri, 10 May 2024S$3.5bS$3.1bS$129.2m28.4x27.3x1.1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024S$3.8bS$3.2bS$117.3m27.6x32.2x1.2x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024S$3.8bS$3.2bS$101.1m28.5x37.3x1.2x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024S$1.7bS$4.8bS$25.5m25.9x65.4x0.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023S$1.8bS$4.8bS$25.0m29.2x72.6x0.4x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023S$1.8bS$4.8bS$25.3m28.4x71.3x0.4x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023S$1.8bS$4.9bS$57.0m13.7x32x0.4x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023S$1.8bS$4.9bS$57.0m12.3x32.4x0.4x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023S$1.9bS$4.9bS$83.1m13.8x22.6x0.4x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023S$2.1bS$5.1bS$168.8m8.9x12.3x0.4x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023S$2.3bS$5.1bS$171.5m9.2x13.6x0.5x
Sat, 13 May 2023S$2.3bS$5.3bS$247.4m5.5x9.4x0.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023S$2.4bS$5.3bS$249.9m5.3x9.8x0.5x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023S$2.4bS$5.3bS$249.4m5.6x9.7x0.5x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023S$2.4bS$5.2bS$321.6m13.1x7.5x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023S$2.3bS$5.3bS$321.6m12.3x7.1x0.4x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022S$2.2bS$5.4bS$318.8m12.3x7x0.4x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022S$2.3bS$5.4bS$313.0m12.7x7.5x0.4x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022S$2.6bS$5.5bS$320.3m12.7x8.1x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.1x


Total Market Cap: S$2.6bTotal Earnings: S$320.3mTotal Revenue: S$5.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Singaporean Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Singaporean 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 21.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.82x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 15% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 15% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Singaporean Materials industry?

SG Market1.26%
Materials1.69%
Chemicals0.41%
Commodity Chemicals3.33%
Specialty Chemicals-0.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 31.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 139.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 59.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 0.1% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 31% 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
A7RU Keppel Infrastructure TrustS$0.461.1%
+S$30.4m		-1.1%PE19.2x
QES China Sunsine Chemical HoldingsS$0.813.2%
+S$23.8m		103.8%PE9.1x
C8R Jiutian Chemical GroupS$0.0283.7%
+S$2.0m		27.3%PS3.6x
5AU AP Oil InternationalS$0.143.7%
+S$822.7k		22.8%PE11.3x

Latest News

A7RU
S$0.46
Keppel Infrastructure Trust
7D
1.1%
1Y
-1.1%

Keppel Infrastructure Trust's (SGX:A7RU) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Aug 27
Keppel Infrastructure Trust's (SGX:A7RU) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk
MZH
S$0.81
Nanofilm Technologies International
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-0.6%
QES
S$0.81
China Sunsine Chemical Holdings
7D
3.2%
1Y
103.8%
5AU
S$0.14
AP Oil International
7D
3.7%
1Y
22.8%
C8R
S$0.028
Jiutian Chemical Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
27.3%
C05
S$0.56
Chemical Industries (Far East)
7D
-4.3%
1Y
9.9%

Chemical Industries (Far East) (SGX:C05) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 29
Chemical Industries (Far East) (SGX:C05) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year