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Japanese (NIKKEI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 29, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies71
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y11.2%
  • YTD13.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by a pullback from Adeka of 4.5%. In the past year, the industry has gained 7.6%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 29 Oct 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b14.4x29.8x0.5x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023JP¥8.3tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.4b14.2x31.5x0.5x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥15.8tJP¥264.5b13.5x30.2x0.5x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.6b13.3x21.3x0.5x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥16.0tJP¥372.8b13.4x21.3x0.5x
Wed, 17 May 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥15.9tJP¥373.4b11.6x20.5x0.5x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.5b10.5x12.2x0.5x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023JP¥7.7tJP¥15.8tJP¥612.9b11.1x12.6x0.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023JP¥7.3tJP¥15.5tJP¥709.5b9.5x10.3x0.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.2b8.7x9.3x0.5x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥15.4tJP¥748.3b9.7x9.8x0.5x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022JP¥7.1tJP¥14.8tJP¥814.4b8.8x8.8x0.5x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022JP¥7.2tJP¥14.8tJP¥813.1b8.9x8.8x0.5x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022JP¥7.7tJP¥14.8tJP¥812.7b9.5x9.5x0.5x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥14.3tJP¥820.7b9.2x9.3x0.5x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥14.3tJP¥821.5b8.5x8.9x0.5x
Thu, 19 May 2022JP¥7.4tJP¥14.3tJP¥823.0b8.5x9x0.5x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022JP¥7.3tJP¥13.9tJP¥815.9b8.5x8.9x0.5x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022JP¥7.0tJP¥13.9tJP¥815.8b8.6x8.5x0.5x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022JP¥7.6tJP¥13.6tJP¥748.3b10.3x10.2x0.6x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022JP¥7.9tJP¥13.4tJP¥754.8b13.2x10.5x0.6x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021JP¥7.6tJP¥13.4tJP¥754.8b9.5x10.1x0.6x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021JP¥8.3tJP¥12.9tJP¥628.7b11.1x13.2x0.6x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021JP¥8.5tJP¥12.9tJP¥620.1b12.3x13.8x0.7x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021JP¥8.1tJP¥12.9tJP¥620.5b11.6x13x0.6x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021JP¥8.2tJP¥12.9tJP¥620.3b10.6x13.3x0.6x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021JP¥8.6tJP¥12.2tJP¥435.6b13.7x19.8x0.7x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021JP¥7.4tJP¥12.1tJP¥379.3b15.2x19.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18x


Total Market Cap: JP¥6.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥354.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥12.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Commodity Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.4% 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 Comparison

How does Japanese Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.03%
Materials0.69%
Chemicals0.51%
Commodity Chemicals0.77%
Industrial Gases0.78%
Specialty Chemicals0.67%
Diversified Chemicals-0.45%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.92%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4183 Mitsui ChemicalsJP¥3.81k4.2%
+JP¥28.9b		39.2%PE11.2x
4042 TosohJP¥1.85k3.2%
+JP¥18.5b		14.8%PE16.7x
3405 KurarayJP¥1.74k2.1%
+JP¥12.2b		72.1%PE11.2x
3402 Toray IndustriesJP¥729.900.5%
+JP¥5.8b		3.0%PE25x
3401 TeijinJP¥1.40k1.8%
+JP¥4.8b		4.7%PS0.3x
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-4.5%

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4970

JP¥6,120.00

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7D

-7.0%

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-17.9%

4042

JP¥1,846.50

Tosoh

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3.2%

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14.8%

4183

JP¥3,808.00

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39.2%

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