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Singaporean (SGX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-10.8%
  • YTD-10.2%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Nanofilm Technologies International has stood out, gaining 8.5%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 11% over the past 12 months. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Jun 2025S$3.5bS$3.3bS$118.2m11.2x29.2x1.1x
Tue, 20 May 2025S$3.4bS$3.3bS$118.3m10.1x28.8x1x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025S$3.5bS$3.3bS$118.5m9.5x29.4x1.1x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025S$3.7bS$3.3bS$86.6m10.2x42.2x1.1x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025S$3.8bS$3.3bS$59.3m15.8x63.8x1.1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025S$3.9bS$3.0bS$80.6m15.7x47.9x1.3x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024S$3.9bS$3.0bS$80.4m15.6x48.4x1.3x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024S$3.8bS$3.1bS$78.9m35x48.5x1.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024S$4.0bS$3.0bS$78.6m36.2x50.9x1.3x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024S$3.6bS$3.0bS$78.6m33.7x45.3x1.2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024S$3.8bS$3.1bS$135.7m29.6x27.7x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024S$3.6bS$3.1bS$135.8m30x26.8x1.2x
Wed, 22 May 2024S$3.6bS$3.1bS$129.0m28.7x27.8x1.1x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024S$3.6bS$3.2bS$117.3m27.4x31x1.1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024S$3.8bS$3.2bS$101.1m28.8x37.8x1.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024S$3.8bS$3.3bS$157.0m27.5x24.4x1.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024S$1.8bS$4.8bS$24.9m29.5x71.9x0.4x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023S$1.8bS$4.8bS$25.2m28.2x71.3x0.4x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023S$1.8bS$4.9bS$56.3m11.5x32.7x0.4x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023S$1.9bS$4.9bS$57.3m12.6x32.4x0.4x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023S$1.9bS$4.9bS$82.8m13.9x23.5x0.4x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023S$2.0bS$5.1bS$170.2m8.5x11.9x0.4x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023S$2.2bS$5.2bS$170.9m9.1x12.7x0.4x
Thu, 25 May 2023S$2.3bS$5.2bS$186.4m5.4x12.1x0.4x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023S$2.4bS$5.3bS$249.5m5.3x9.6x0.5x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023S$2.4bS$5.3bS$250.5m5.4x9.7x0.5x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023S$2.3bS$5.2bS$322.3m12.4x7.1x0.4x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023S$2.4bS$5.3bS$325.1m12.8x7.3x0.4x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022S$2.4bS$5.3bS$321.8m12.3x7.4x0.4x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022S$2.2bS$5.4bS$314.2m12.3x6.9x0.4x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022S$2.5bS$5.5bS$319.9m12.8x7.8x0.5x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022S$2.8bS$5.5bS$323.4m13.4x8.5x0.5x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022S$2.5bS$5.1bS$268.2m10.2x9.2x0.5x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022S$2.7bS$5.1bS$270.1m10.3x10.1x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.1x


Total Market Cap: S$2.7bTotal Earnings: S$270.1mTotal Revenue: S$5.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Singaporean Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.3x202320242025
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 29.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x 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 Market-0.66%
Materials0.061%
Chemicals0.76%
Specialty Chemicals1.07%
Commodity Chemicals-0.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 18.0%, 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 58.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 2.2% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 18% 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
MZH Nanofilm Technologies InternationalS$0.648.5%
+S$32.6m		-11.7%PE53.9x
5AU AP Oil InternationalS$0.142.9%
+S$658.1k		20.7%PE11.2x

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