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Singaporean (SGX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M0.4%
  • 1Y-7.0%
  • YTD-5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 3.5%, driven by gains from Keppel Infrastructure Trust of 5.1%. However, the industry is down 7.0% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Jul 2025S$3.6bS$3.3bS$117.8m11.2x30.6x1.1x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025S$3.4bS$3.3bS$118.1m10.2x28.8x1x
Thu, 01 May 2025S$3.4bS$3.3bS$118.4m10.4x29x1x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025S$3.7bS$3.3bS$86.6m10.4x42.5x1.1x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025S$3.8bS$3.3bS$75.2m18.5x50.2x1.1x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025S$3.9bS$3.0bS$80.7m15.8x47.9x1.3x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024S$3.8bS$3.0bS$80.6m15.7x47.1x1.2x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024S$3.8bS$3.0bS$80.6m15.8x46.7x1.2x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024S$4.0bS$3.1bS$78.7m36.2x50.7x1.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024S$3.6bS$3.0bS$78.6m33.1x45.6x1.2x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024S$3.5bS$3.0bS$75.0m42.6x46.3x1.1x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024S$3.7bS$3.1bS$135.7m29.8x27.1x1.2x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024S$3.6bS$3.1bS$129.0m28.7x27.9x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024S$3.6bS$3.1bS$129.1m27.4x27.9x1.1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024S$3.8bS$3.2bS$101.1m30.3x37.4x1.2x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024S$3.8bS$3.3bS$156.9m27.6x24.2x1.2x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024S$1.7bS$4.8bS$25.6m27.9x66.9x0.4x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023S$1.8bS$4.8bS$24.9m29.7x70.9x0.4x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023S$1.8bS$4.8bS$25.0m28.4x70.4x0.4x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023S$1.9bS$4.9bS$57.1m13.7x32.6x0.4x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023S$1.9bS$4.9bS$56.9m12.2x33.4x0.4x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023S$1.9bS$5.0bS$126.9m13.8x14.8x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023S$2.2bS$5.1bS$170.4m8.8x12.7x0.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023S$2.3bS$5.2bS$172.7m9.2x13.3x0.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023S$2.4bS$5.2bS$247.5m4.4x9.5x0.5x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023S$2.5bS$5.2bS$249.6m5.3x9.8x0.5x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023S$2.4bS$5.3bS$301.5m17.9x7.9x0.5x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023S$2.4bS$5.2bS$320.5m13.1x7.6x0.5x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022S$2.3bS$5.3bS$320.7m12.3x7.1x0.4x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022S$2.2bS$5.4bS$320.0m12.3x6.9x0.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022S$2.3bS$5.5bS$316.5m12.8x7.4x0.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022S$2.6bS$5.5bS$321.1m13.4x8.2x0.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022S$2.7bS$5.4bS$323.4m10x8.3x0.5x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022S$2.6bS$5.2bS$272.2m10.2x9.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: S$2.6bTotal Earnings: S$272.2mTotal Revenue: S$5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Singaporean Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Singaporean 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 29.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.78x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 14% 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 Market1.45%
Materials1.72%
Chemicals3.53%
Specialty Chemicals3.55%
Commodity Chemicals3.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 0.05%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 50.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 58.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 2.4% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat 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$0.415.1%
+S$121.7m		-10.8%PE41.1x
QES China Sunsine Chemical HoldingsS$0.563.7%
+S$19.1m		41.8%PE7.1x
M15 Matex InternationalS$0.02237.5%
+S$3.1m		10.0%PS1.6x
C8R Jiutian Chemical GroupS$0.0254.2%
+S$2.0m		4.2%PS5.5x
C05 Chemical Industries (Far East)S$0.471.1%
+S$379.7k		-5.9%PE5.9x

Latest News

MZH
S$0.64
Nanofilm Technologies International
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-24.0%
A7RU
S$0.41
Keppel Infrastructure Trust
7D
5.1%
1Y
-10.8%
C05
S$0.47
Chemical Industries (Far East)
7D
1.1%
1Y
-5.9%
M15
S$0.022
Matex International
7D
37.5%
1Y
10.0%
QES
S$0.56
China Sunsine Chemical Holdings
7D
3.7%
1Y
41.8%

China Sunsine Chemical Holdings (SGX:QES) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CN¥0.03

May 06
China Sunsine Chemical Holdings (SGX:QES) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CN¥0.03
C8R
S$0.025
Jiutian Chemical Group
7D
4.2%
1Y
4.2%
5WV
S$0.003
AsiaPhos
7D
-40.0%
1Y
-40.0%