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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies295
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-5.3%
  • 1Y-3.1%
  • YTD-2.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by declines in Ajinomoto and Japan Tobacco of 4.4% and 2.0%, respectively. Overall the industry is down 3.1% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025JP¥59.5tJP¥90.3tJP¥2.9t14.6x20.8x0.7x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024JP¥62.4tJP¥91.5tJP¥3.0t15.2x21x0.7x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024JP¥62.1tJP¥91.7tJP¥3.0t15x20.9x0.7x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024JP¥64.4tJP¥89.6tJP¥3.0t15.5x21.1x0.7x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024JP¥64.2tJP¥90.5tJP¥3.1t15.4x20.9x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024JP¥59.4tJP¥90.1tJP¥3.1t15x19.3x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024JP¥64.8tJP¥90.7tJP¥3.1t16x20.9x0.7x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024JP¥65.2tJP¥90.6tJP¥3.1t15.5x21x0.7x
Thu, 02 May 2024JP¥64.4tJP¥88.3tJP¥3.0t16x21.2x0.7x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024JP¥64.6tJP¥89.6tJP¥3.0t16.7x21.5x0.7x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024JP¥64.3tJP¥88.9tJP¥3.0t16.4x21.5x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024JP¥63.3tJP¥88.3tJP¥2.9t17.2x22x0.7x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023JP¥60.4tJP¥88.2tJP¥2.9t16.3x21.2x0.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023JP¥61.8tJP¥88.1tJP¥2.8t16.8x21.7x0.7x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023JP¥59.7tJP¥87.4tJP¥2.7t16.9x22x0.7x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023JP¥62.5tJP¥87.4tJP¥2.7t18.1x23x0.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023JP¥62.1tJP¥87.2tJP¥2.7t18.6x22.9x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023JP¥59.9tJP¥86.1tJP¥2.7t18.6x22.4x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023JP¥60.6tJP¥86.0tJP¥2.7t18.4x22.7x0.7x
Fri, 05 May 2023JP¥59.8tJP¥84.9tJP¥2.6t17.4x22.6x0.7x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023JP¥56.5tJP¥84.0tJP¥2.6t17.1x21.7x0.7x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023JP¥55.4tJP¥83.2tJP¥2.6t16.2x21.2x0.7x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023JP¥54.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥2.6t17x21.2x0.7x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022JP¥55.4tJP¥81.1tJP¥2.6t16.9x21.5x0.7x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022JP¥55.1tJP¥80.9tJP¥2.6t16.7x21.5x0.7x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022JP¥54.0tJP¥78.1tJP¥2.6t15.3x20.6x0.7x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022JP¥54.4tJP¥78.1tJP¥2.6t15.6x20.8x0.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022JP¥54.4tJP¥77.9tJP¥2.6t15.9x20.8x0.7x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022JP¥53.9tJP¥75.5tJP¥2.5t15.6x21.2x0.7x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022JP¥50.5tJP¥75.8tJP¥2.5t15x20.2x0.7x
Sat, 07 May 2022JP¥51.7tJP¥74.5tJP¥2.5t15.4x20.8x0.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022JP¥52.1tJP¥75.0tJP¥2.5t14.7x21.1x0.7x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022JP¥52.9tJP¥74.9tJP¥2.5t15.4x21.5x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022JP¥51.0tJP¥74.6tJP¥2.5t14.1x20.7x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥51.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥74.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Consumer Staples 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 21.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 5.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% 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 Staples sector?

JP Market-1.30%
Consumer Staples-1.31%
Food and Staples Retail0.40%
Household Products-0.90%
Personal Products-1.87%
Tobacco-2.00%
Food-2.21%
Beverage-2.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 13.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
8267 AeonJP¥3.60k2.4%
+JP¥72.8b		2.1%PE289.2x
3349 COSMOS PharmaceuticalJP¥7.46k8.1%
+JP¥44.5b		-4.1%PE21.7x
3038 Kobe BussanJP¥3.44k4.4%
+JP¥31.9b		-11.7%PE35.5x
3141 Welcia HoldingsJP¥2.22k3.8%
+JP¥16.9b		-6.7%PE22.1x
3391 Tsuruha HoldingsJP¥8.88k2.7%
+JP¥11.2b		-30.6%PE17.4x
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