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Japanese (NIKKEI) General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M13.4%
  • 1Y10.2%
  • YTD12.0%

Over the last 7 days, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry has remained flat, although notably Rakuten Group declined by 3.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 21 Jul 2025JP¥9.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥155.6b17.7x62.8x1x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025JP¥9.6tJP¥9.7tJP¥163.3b17.6x58.7x1x
Fri, 16 May 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥9.5tJP¥163.6b18.1x55.7x1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025JP¥8.5tJP¥9.5tJP¥213.6b16x39.6x0.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025JP¥8.5tJP¥9.5tJP¥215.8b16.8x39.3x0.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥84.2b17.7x108.3x1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025JP¥8.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥74.2b16.5x119.5x1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥78.2b14.2x103.3x0.9x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024JP¥8.1tJP¥9.2tJP¥87.0b13.8x93.4x0.9x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥9.2tJP¥73.2b14.8x115.1x0.9x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥9.1tJP¥74.1b15.3x111.6x0.9x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024JP¥8.9tJP¥9.1tJP¥41.2b18.3x216.4x1x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥9.0tJP¥26.9b19.1x306.6x0.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥8.9tJP¥15.9b17.8x500.5x0.9x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥8.8t-JP¥42,538,286,000.0018x-194.2x0.9x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥8.3t-JP¥63,798,146,000.0019.1x-119.3x0.9x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024JP¥7.0tJP¥8.3t-JP¥55,793,286,000.0018.6x-124.9x0.8x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024JP¥6.8tJP¥8.2t-JP¥65,805,999,000.0018.6x-103.6x0.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥8.2t-JP¥69,923,999,000.0020.6x-97x0.8x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023JP¥6.5tJP¥8.1t-JP¥101,214,286,000.0019.3x-64.3x0.8x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥8.1t-JP¥96,720,286,000.0019.7x-70.8x0.8x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023JP¥6.6tJP¥8.1t-JP¥96,500,286,000.0018.4x-67.9x0.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023JP¥6.3tJP¥8.0t-JP¥131,323,483,000.0017.6x-47.7x0.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023JP¥6.0tJP¥7.9t-JP¥142,362,483,000.0020.4x-41.9x0.8x
Sun, 21 May 2023JP¥5.9tJP¥7.9t-JP¥142,314,107,000.0019x-41.3x0.7x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023JP¥5.7tJP¥7.8t-JP¥159,104,651,000.0016.9x-36x0.7x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥5.8tJP¥233.1b13x17.1x0.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥5.8tJP¥232.8b12.4x16.7x0.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥5.8tJP¥228.1b14.2x17.3x0.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022JP¥3.8tJP¥5.8tJP¥224.6b12.1x16.9x0.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022JP¥4.0tJP¥5.7tJP¥217.2b13.3x18.3x0.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022JP¥3.9tJP¥5.9tJP¥197.9b14.2x19.5x0.7x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022JP¥3.7tJP¥5.9tJP¥197.9b15x18.5x0.6x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022JP¥3.5tJP¥5.8tJP¥182.0b14x19x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥182.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥5.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Multiline Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 62.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.83x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have declined 5.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Consumer Discretionary industry?

JP Market0.40%
Consumer Discretionary-0.39%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.86%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Broadline Retail-0.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 16.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 20% 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
7532 Pan Pacific International HoldingsJP¥5.04k0.7%
+JP¥22.1b
25.2%PE32.5x
3099 Isetan Mitsukoshi HoldingsJP¥2.18k2.1%
+JP¥16.2b
-33.8%PE14.9x
3086 J. Front RetailingJP¥2.02k1.1%
+JP¥5.8b
3.6%PE12.5x
8237 MatsuyaJP¥1.14k6.7%
+JP¥3.8b
-6.3%PE31.9x
8233 Takashimaya CompanyJP¥1.14k0.9%
+JP¥3.0b
-21.8%PE10.3x

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