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Japanese (NIKKEI) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis
UpdatedAug 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies154
- 7D-0.9%
- 3M5.5%
- 1Y8.3%
- YTD0.3%
In the last week, Specialty Stores has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.3% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.8% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 24 Aug 2025 | JP¥28.3t | JP¥21.1t | JP¥1.1t | 14.7x | 25.9x | 1.3x |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2025 | JP¥26.3t | JP¥20.9t | JP¥1.1t | 13.9x | 24.3x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 19 Jun 2025 | JP¥27.2t | JP¥20.7t | JP¥1.1t | 14x | 25.1x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 17 May 2025 | JP¥27.6t | JP¥20.6t | JP¥1.1t | 14.5x | 25.4x | 1.3x |
| Mon, 14 Apr 2025 | JP¥25.8t | JP¥20.5t | JP¥1.1t | 13.2x | 23.9x | 1.3x |
| Wed, 12 Mar 2025 | JP¥25.9t | JP¥20.3t | JP¥1.1t | 13.8x | 24.7x | 1.3x |
| Fri, 07 Feb 2025 | JP¥27.9t | JP¥20.7t | JP¥1.0t | 13.6x | 26.7x | 1.3x |
| Sun, 05 Jan 2025 | JP¥29.2t | JP¥20.4t | JP¥1.0t | 14x | 28.9x | 1.4x |
| Tue, 03 Dec 2024 | JP¥27.9t | JP¥20.4t | JP¥1.0t | 13.6x | 27.5x | 1.4x |
| Thu, 31 Oct 2024 | JP¥27.5t | JP¥20.3t | JP¥1.0t | 13.1x | 27.2x | 1.4x |
| Sat, 28 Sep 2024 | JP¥27.7t | JP¥20.0t | JP¥1.0t | 13.3x | 27.6x | 1.4x |
| Mon, 26 Aug 2024 | JP¥26.3t | JP¥20.0t | JP¥1.0t | 13.4x | 26.2x | 1.3x |
| Wed, 24 Jul 2024 | JP¥24.3t | JP¥19.8t | JP¥996.8b | 13.6x | 24.4x | 1.2x |
| Fri, 21 Jun 2024 | JP¥23.3t | JP¥19.6t | JP¥962.0b | 13.5x | 24.2x | 1.2x |
| Sun, 19 May 2024 | JP¥23.7t | JP¥19.6t | JP¥960.5b | 12.8x | 24.7x | 1.2x |
| Tue, 16 Apr 2024 | JP¥24.5t | JP¥19.5t | JP¥963.3b | 12.9x | 25.5x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 14 Mar 2024 | JP¥25.0t | JP¥19.4t | JP¥938.7b | 12.8x | 26.6x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 10 Feb 2024 | JP¥23.2t | JP¥19.4t | JP¥933.0b | 13.5x | 24.9x | 1.2x |
| Mon, 08 Jan 2024 | JP¥21.3t | JP¥19.7t | JP¥924.6b | 13.3x | 23x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 06 Dec 2023 | JP¥21.7t | JP¥19.7t | JP¥916.5b | 12.7x | 23.7x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 03 Nov 2023 | JP¥20.7t | JP¥19.6t | JP¥905.4b | 12.7x | 22.9x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 01 Oct 2023 | JP¥20.3t | JP¥19.4t | JP¥877.7b | 13.3x | 23.1x | 1x |
| Tue, 29 Aug 2023 | JP¥20.6t | JP¥19.4t | JP¥875.3b | 13.3x | 23.5x | 1.1x |
| Thu, 27 Jul 2023 | JP¥20.7t | JP¥19.3t | JP¥875.8b | 13.2x | 23.7x | 1.1x |
| Sat, 24 Jun 2023 | JP¥21.1t | JP¥19.1t | JP¥876.0b | 12.9x | 24.1x | 1.1x |
| Mon, 22 May 2023 | JP¥20.8t | JP¥19.1t | JP¥876.6b | 12.7x | 23.7x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 19 Apr 2023 | JP¥20.7t | JP¥19.6t | JP¥983.8b | 11.6x | 21.1x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 17 Mar 2023 | JP¥17.7t | JP¥18.8t | JP¥908.8b | 10.8x | 19.5x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 12 Feb 2023 | JP¥17.6t | JP¥18.8t | JP¥918.8b | 10.7x | 19.1x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 10 Jan 2023 | JP¥17.4t | JP¥18.6t | JP¥935.7b | 11x | 18.6x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 08 Dec 2022 | JP¥17.7t | JP¥18.5t | JP¥938.8b | 10.3x | 18.8x | 1x |
| Sat, 05 Nov 2022 | JP¥17.2t | JP¥18.4t | JP¥927.5b | 11.1x | 18.5x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 03 Oct 2022 | JP¥16.4t | JP¥18.3t | JP¥910.3b | 9.8x | 18.1x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 31 Aug 2022 | JP¥17.4t | JP¥18.2t | JP¥905.4b | 11.1x | 19.2x | 1x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
19.2x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Specialty Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.7x.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 6.5% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% 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 Market | -0.068% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 1.17% | |
| Specialty Stores | -0.91% | |
| Home Improvement Retail | 1.84% | |
| Computer and Electronics Retail | 1.43% | |
| Home Furnishing Retail | 1.15% | |
| Automotive Retail | 0.69% | |
| Specialty Stores | -0.76% | |
| Apparel Retail | -1.53% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.7x.
- Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (11.6%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Home Improvement Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.9x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
- This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
- In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.7% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9843 Nitori Holdings | JP¥13.77k | 1.1% +JP¥17.5b | -36.1% | PE19x | |
| 9831 Yamada Holdings | JP¥468.40 | 2.6% +JP¥7.9b | 4.8% | PE12.1x | |
| 3186 NEXTAGE | JP¥2.12k | 3.9% +JP¥6.2b | 5.2% | PE24.1x | |
| 3050 DCM Holdings | JP¥1.51k | 2.8% +JP¥5.5b | 5.1% | PE11.7x | |
| 325A TENTIAL | JP¥4.67k | 15.2% +JP¥4.6b | n/a | n/a |
