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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3989
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y14.5%
  • YTDn/a

The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. As for the longer term, the market has risen 14% in the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.8% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 Jan 2025JP¥971.2tJP¥1010.9tJP¥61.7t13.7x15.7x1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024JP¥936.3tJP¥1008.8tJP¥61.8t13.4x15.1x0.9x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024JP¥942.5tJP¥1001.9tJP¥60.1t13.3x15.7x0.9x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024JP¥957.9tJP¥1000.0tJP¥60.1t13.7x15.9x1x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024JP¥946.4tJP¥999.4tJP¥59.9t13.4x15.8x0.9x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024JP¥992.2tJP¥987.7tJP¥58.6t14.4x16.9x1x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024JP¥961.6tJP¥989.0tJP¥58.6t14.2x16.4x1x
Sat, 18 May 2024JP¥969.5tJP¥985.1tJP¥58.2t14.1x16.7x1x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024JP¥978.6tJP¥974.7tJP¥56.9t14.7x17.2x1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024JP¥949.4tJP¥975.9tJP¥56.9t14.4x16.7x1x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024JP¥917.8tJP¥971.7tJP¥54.3t14.6x16.9x0.9x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024JP¥863.1tJP¥971.1tJP¥52.4t14.3x16.5x0.9x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023JP¥857.8tJP¥977.5tJP¥53.1t14.2x16.1x0.9x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023JP¥840.4tJP¥972.3tJP¥55.9t13.8x15x0.9x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023JP¥846.6tJP¥971.6tJP¥55.3t14.3x15.3x0.9x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023JP¥827.5tJP¥971.1tJP¥55.2t13.9x15x0.9x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023JP¥834.7tJP¥958.0tJP¥50.6t14.1x16.5x0.9x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023JP¥838.6tJP¥959.3tJP¥51.1t14x16.4x0.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023JP¥791.6tJP¥958.9tJP¥50.9t13.5x15.5x0.8x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023JP¥745.4tJP¥935.1tJP¥46.6t13x16x0.8x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023JP¥721.8tJP¥933.7tJP¥46.7t12.7x15.5x0.8x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023JP¥731.5tJP¥922.5tJP¥47.0t12.7x15.5x0.8x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023JP¥694.0tJP¥902.1tJP¥49.1t12x14.1x0.8x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022JP¥723.2tJP¥902.7tJP¥49.1t12.4x14.7x0.8x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022JP¥721.4tJP¥877.2tJP¥45.8t12.4x15.7x0.8x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022JP¥686.3tJP¥863.3tJP¥45.6t12.2x15x0.8x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022JP¥725.2tJP¥864.2tJP¥45.6t12.7x15.9x0.8x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022JP¥725.5tJP¥837.4tJP¥48.2t12.8x15x0.9x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022JP¥696.2tJP¥839.1tJP¥49.5t12.3x14.1x0.8x
Mon, 23 May 2022JP¥698.4tJP¥836.9tJP¥49.5t12.2x14.1x0.8x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022JP¥709.4tJP¥819.1tJP¥51.1t12.4x13.9x0.9x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022JP¥710.5tJP¥821.5tJP¥51.1t12.3x13.9x0.9x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022JP¥734.6tJP¥821.8tJP¥50.3t12.6x14.6x0.9x
Tue, 11 Jan 2022JP¥749.5tJP¥802.5tJP¥48.4t13x15.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥749.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥48.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥802.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.6x202320242025
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 15.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 8.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.0% 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 Market-0.56%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Consumer Staples-0.039%
Utilities-0.20%
Financials-0.21%
Energy-0.24%
Materials-0.29%
Real Estate-0.35%
Telecom-0.54%
Industrials-0.58%
Tech-0.70%
Healthcare-0.83%
Consumer Discretionary-0.90%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.2x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.8% 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 Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom 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 Price7D1YValuationSector
8306 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJP¥1.85k0.7%
+JP¥157.2b
46.7%PB1xFinancials
5401 Nippon SteelJP¥3.18k1.2%
+JP¥38.7b
-6.0%PE6.8xMaterials
9104 Mitsui O.S.K. LinesJP¥5.51k1.9%
+JP¥36.9b
12.2%PE5.5xIndustrials
6135 Makino Milling MachineJP¥10.75k16.2%
+JP¥35.1b
83.1%PE17.8xIndustrials
3382 Seven & i HoldingsJP¥2.49k0.5%
+JP¥33.7b
32.2%PE32.8xConsumer Staples
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