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Japanese (NIKKEI) General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y16.6%
  • YTD3.8%

The General Merchandise and Department Stores industry is up 3.2% in the last week, with Rakuten Group up 7.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 17%. 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
Sun, 11 May 2025JP¥9.1tJP¥9.5tJP¥210.1b18x43.1x1x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025JP¥7.7tJP¥9.5tJP¥206.7b15.7x37.4x0.8x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025JP¥8.7tJP¥9.5tJP¥215.8b16.9x40.1x0.9x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥9.3tJP¥9.3tJP¥78.4b18x118.7x1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥9.0tJP¥9.3tJP¥74.2b16.5x120.6x1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥9.3tJP¥78.2b14.2x102.4x0.9x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥9.2tJP¥87.0b13.5x91.7x0.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥8.3tJP¥9.2tJP¥73.2b14.9x113.3x0.9x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥8.0tJP¥9.1tJP¥72.2b15x110.5x0.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥9.0tJP¥9.0tJP¥41.2b18.4x218.2x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥27.0b20.1x311.4x0.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥7.8tJP¥8.8t-JP¥32,132,000,000.0018.3x-243.5x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥8.3t-JP¥55,348,286,000.0019.1x-148.8x1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥8.3t-JP¥63,798,146,000.0019.6x-120.3x0.9x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥7.0tJP¥8.2t-JP¥60,240,286,000.0018x-115.5x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥6.8tJP¥8.2t-JP¥65,805,999,000.0018.5x-104x0.8x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥8.2t-JP¥69,761,286,000.0020.9x-97.9x0.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥6.5tJP¥8.1t-JP¥101,214,286,000.0019.1x-64.1x0.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥6.8tJP¥8.1t-JP¥96,720,286,000.0018.1x-70.1x0.8x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥6.5tJP¥8.1t-JP¥96,500,286,000.0018.9x-67x0.8x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥6.2tJP¥8.0t-JP¥131,323,483,000.0017.5x-47.4x0.8x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥6.0tJP¥7.9t-JP¥142,362,483,000.0019.9x-41.9x0.8x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥5.9tJP¥7.9t-JP¥150,759,107,000.0017.6x-38.9x0.7x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥5.7tJP¥8.0t-JP¥149,100,651,000.0016x-38x0.7x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥5.8tJP¥233.1b13.3x17.8x0.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥5.7tJP¥228.9b12.5x16.8x0.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥5.8tJP¥232.0b14x17.5x0.7x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022JP¥3.8tJP¥5.8tJP¥224.6b12.3x17.1x0.7x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022JP¥3.8tJP¥5.7tJP¥218.4b12.9x17.6x0.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022JP¥3.9tJP¥5.9tJP¥197.9b14.3x19.7x0.7x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022JP¥3.7tJP¥5.9tJP¥197.9b15.3x18.8x0.6x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022JP¥3.5tJP¥5.8tJP¥182.0b13.9x19.2x0.6x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022JP¥3.3tJP¥5.9tJP¥167.8b12.4x19.7x0.6x
Wed, 18 May 2022JP¥3.2tJP¥6.0tJP¥149.9b11.7x21.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥149.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202320242025
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 43.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market1.70%
Consumer Discretionary0.12%
General Merchandise and Department Stores3.20%
Broadline Retail3.20%
Department Stores0%0
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.4% 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 13.1x.
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 12% 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
4755 Rakuten GroupJP¥893.507.5%
+JP¥134.6b		10.6%PS0.8x
7453 Ryohin KeikakuJP¥4.92k3.2%
+JP¥40.0b		93.6%PE25.4x
7532 Pan Pacific International HoldingsJP¥4.52k1.4%
+JP¥38.2b		20.9%PE28.5x
3099 Isetan Mitsukoshi HoldingsJP¥1.91k3.5%
+JP¥23.4b		-17.4%PE9.9x
4385 MercariJP¥2.39k5.3%
+JP¥19.8b		24.4%PE23.9x
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