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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 29, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-6.3%
  • 1Y27.9%
  • YTD26.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from Shin-Etsu Chemical of 0.1%. In the past year, the industry has gained 25%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.1% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 29 Oct 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.1x14.8x1.6x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023JP¥18.7tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t13.3x15.4x1.6x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023JP¥18.8tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.5x1.6x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023JP¥18.9tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.8x15.2x1.6x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023JP¥19.7tJP¥11.6tJP¥1.2t12.9x15.9x1.7x
Wed, 17 May 2023JP¥17.4tJP¥11.5tJP¥1.2t12.2x14x1.5x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023JP¥17.2tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.3x13.2x1.5x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023JP¥17.3tJP¥11.4tJP¥1.3t11.4x13.3x1.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥11.2tJP¥1.3t10.7x12.5x1.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023JP¥14.2tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t9.9x11.4x1.3x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022JP¥15.7tJP¥10.9tJP¥1.2t10.4x12.6x1.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥10.6tJP¥1.2t10.4x11.6x1.3x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022JP¥14.2tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t10.4x12.5x1.4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥10.3tJP¥1.1t11.4x13.8x1.5x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022JP¥15.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t11x15.1x1.6x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022JP¥14.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥1.0t10.6x13.9x1.5x
Thu, 19 May 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥9.6tJP¥1.0t11.3x15.6x1.7x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥9.1tJP¥855.2b10.5x18.2x1.7x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022JP¥15.0tJP¥9.1tJP¥855.2b10.1x17.5x1.6x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥9.0tJP¥853.1b10.7x18.8x1.8x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022JP¥18.3tJP¥8.8tJP¥788.8b18x23.2x2.1x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021JP¥17.2tJP¥8.8tJP¥788.8b10.9x21.9x2x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021JP¥18.2tJP¥8.6tJP¥747.6b12.7x24.3x2.1x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021JP¥17.5tJP¥8.4tJP¥679.1b13.4x25.7x2.1x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021JP¥16.9tJP¥8.4tJP¥680.1b12.9x24.9x2x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021JP¥17.4tJP¥8.4tJP¥680.1b12.6x25.6x2.1x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021JP¥17.9tJP¥8.1tJP¥594.7b14.3x30.1x2.2x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021JP¥17.3tJP¥7.9tJP¥595.5b17.4x29x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥571.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥7.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Specialty 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 14.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

JP Market0.03%
Materials0.69%
Chemicals0.51%
Specialty Chemicals0.67%
Industrial Gases0.78%
Commodity Chemicals0.77%
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
4612 Nippon Paint HoldingsJP¥995.103.1%
+JP¥69.5b		5.1%PE20.9x
6988 Nitto DenkoJP¥9.56k1.5%
+JP¥20.5b		24.6%PE15.1x
4613 Kansai PaintJP¥2.22k1.8%
+JP¥9.0b		13.4%PE8.9x
5384 FujimiJP¥2.98k2.1%
+JP¥4.5b		48.6%PE23.8x
4206 Aica Kogyo CompanyJP¥3.34k2.0%
+JP¥4.2b		7.8%PE20.7x
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6988

JP¥9,558.00

Nitto Denko

7D

1.5%

1Y

24.6%

4043

JP¥2,143.00

Tokuyama

7D

-4.8%

1Y

24.7%

4971

JP¥3,460.00

MEC

7D

-3.4%

1Y

48.1%

4186

JP¥8,677.00

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo

7D

0.9%

1Y

39.1%

4613

JP¥2,217.50

Kansai Paint

7D

1.8%

1Y

13.4%

4206

JP¥3,342.00

Aica Kogyo Company

7D

2.0%

1Y

7.8%

4966

JP¥7,950.00

C.UyemuraLtd

7D

-3.4%

1Y

20.3%

4047

JP¥771.00

Kanto Denka Kogyo

7D

-4.8%

1Y

-16.5%

5384

JP¥2,981.00

Fujimi

7D

2.1%

1Y

48.6%

4626

JP¥2,396.00

Taiyo Holdings

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-5.7%

4063

JP¥4,302.00

Shin-Etsu Chemical

7D

0.1%

1Y

40.1%

4272

JP¥1,285.00

Nippon Kayaku

7D

1.7%

1Y

11.2%

4612

JP¥995.10

Nippon Paint Holdings

7D

3.1%

1Y

5.1%

4080

JP¥990.00

Tanaka Chemical

7D

-9.8%

1Y

-40.4%

4628

JP¥7,180.00

Sk KakenLtd

7D

3.8%

1Y

-4.5%

4185

JP¥3,981.00

JSR

7D

-0.7%

1Y

43.8%