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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3984
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M6.7%
  • 1Y28.4%
  • YTD13.0%

In the last week, the market has been flat. As for the longer term, the market has risen 28% in the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.4% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 May 2024JP¥965.8tJP¥974.6tJP¥56.5t14.4x17.1x1x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024JP¥987.1tJP¥975.9tJP¥56.9t14.9x17.4x1x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024JP¥950.8tJP¥975.7tJP¥56.9t14.3x16.7x1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024JP¥913.1tJP¥971.4tJP¥52.5t14.7x17.4x0.9x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023JP¥841.3tJP¥971.1tJP¥52.5t13.9x16x0.9x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023JP¥865.0tJP¥976.9tJP¥52.7t14x16.4x0.9x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023JP¥839.6tJP¥971.5tJP¥55.2t14x15.2x0.9x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023JP¥864.7tJP¥971.2tJP¥55.2t14.4x15.7x0.9x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023JP¥839.5tJP¥968.8tJP¥55.3t14x15.2x0.9x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023JP¥823.4tJP¥957.2tJP¥50.6t13.9x16.3x0.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023JP¥816.6tJP¥959.1tJP¥51.1t13.6x16x0.9x
Fri, 05 May 2023JP¥762.5tJP¥941.9tJP¥47.9t13.4x15.9x0.8x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023JP¥736.4tJP¥933.9tJP¥46.6t12.9x15.8x0.8x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023JP¥734.4tJP¥934.5tJP¥46.7t12.8x15.7x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023JP¥727.1tJP¥903.3tJP¥49.0t12.6x14.8x0.8x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022JP¥703.0tJP¥903.1tJP¥49.1t12.1x14.3x0.8x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022JP¥730.4tJP¥902.0tJP¥49.1t12.6x14.9x0.8x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022JP¥708.9tJP¥863.6tJP¥45.7t12.3x15.5x0.8x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022JP¥726.3tJP¥863.3tJP¥45.6t12.7x15.9x0.8x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022JP¥734.9tJP¥862.0tJP¥45.4t12.8x16.2x0.9x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022JP¥713.5tJP¥835.3tJP¥48.1t12.5x14.8x0.9x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022JP¥722.2tJP¥838.5tJP¥49.4t12.6x14.6x0.9x
Sat, 07 May 2022JP¥713.6tJP¥823.6tJP¥52.1t12.4x13.7x0.9x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022JP¥727.6tJP¥819.4tJP¥51.0t12.6x14.3x0.9x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022JP¥711.9tJP¥821.3tJP¥50.8t12.4x14x0.9x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022JP¥691.3tJP¥804.9tJP¥48.5t12.1x14.3x0.9x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021JP¥749.0tJP¥800.1tJP¥48.4t13.1x15.5x0.9x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021JP¥774.2tJP¥800.5tJP¥48.7t13.5x15.9x1x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021JP¥769.4tJP¥787.6tJP¥44.9t14.4x17.2x1x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021JP¥794.6tJP¥785.2tJP¥44.6t15.1x17.8x1x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021JP¥729.9tJP¥788.7tJP¥44.6t14.4x16.3x0.9x
Mon, 31 May 2021JP¥729.7tJP¥757.7tJP¥35.4t16x20.6x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥723.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥35.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥757.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.5x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Japanese Market?

JP Market0.46%
Industrials2.04%
Healthcare1.88%
Consumer Staples0.73%
Real Estate0.71%
Telecom0.48%
Tech0.41%
Financials-0.21%
Consumer Discretionary-0.93%
Materials-0.98%
Utilities-1.48%
Energy-1.65%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.1x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.2% per year.
  • The Utilities sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 13% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
4568 Daiichi Sankyo CompanyJP¥5.50k15.4%
+JP¥1.4t
17.4%PE52.6xHealthcare
6861 KeyenceJP¥69.36k7.4%
+JP¥1.2t
9.4%PE45.5xTech
7203 Toyota MotorJP¥3.58k2.4%
+JP¥1.1t
92.1%PE10.7xConsumer Discretionary
6501 HitachiJP¥14.46k9.2%
+JP¥1.1t
86.9%PE22.7xIndustrials
6503 Mitsubishi ElectricJP¥2.84k18.3%
+JP¥916.7b
64.5%PE20.8xIndustrials
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4568

JP¥5,502.00

Daiichi Sankyo Company

7D

15.4%

1Y

17.4%

2413

JP¥1,646.50

M3

7D

-12.6%

1Y

-46.7%

9143

JP¥1,626.00

SG HoldingsLtd

7D

-10.4%

1Y

-21.7%

6920

JP¥40,670.00

Lasertec

7D

21.9%

1Y

122.6%

4661

JP¥4,330.00

Oriental Land

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-11.9%

8001

JP¥7,331.00

ITOCHU

7D

6.1%

1Y

61.7%

6501

JP¥14,455.00

Hitachi

7D

9.2%

1Y

86.9%

6503

JP¥2,836.00

Mitsubishi Electric

7D

18.3%

1Y

64.5%

6988

JP¥12,850.00

Nitto Denko

7D

-7.7%

1Y

44.9%

7203

JP¥3,581.00

Toyota Motor

7D

2.4%

1Y

92.1%

8035

JP¥35,010.00

Tokyo Electron

7D

4.2%

1Y

122.6%