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Japanese (NIKKEI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 01, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies301
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y7.4%
  • YTD4.1%

Last week, the Consumer Staples industry hasn't moved much but Ajinomoto is up 4.4% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.7% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.7% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥64.4tJP¥88.2tJP¥3.0t16x21.3x0.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥64.3tJP¥89.6tJP¥3.0t16.5x21.3x0.7x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥64.3tJP¥88.9tJP¥3.0t16.4x21.5x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥63.3tJP¥88.3tJP¥2.9t16.9x22x0.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥60.5tJP¥88.2tJP¥2.9t16.2x21.2x0.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥61.8tJP¥88.1tJP¥2.8t16.8x21.7x0.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥59.7tJP¥87.4tJP¥2.7t16.9x22x0.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥62.6tJP¥87.4tJP¥2.7t18.2x23x0.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥62.1tJP¥87.1tJP¥2.7t18.7x22.9x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥59.9tJP¥86.1tJP¥2.7t18.6x22.4x0.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥60.1tJP¥86.0tJP¥2.7t18.4x22.5x0.7x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥59.8tJP¥84.9tJP¥2.6t17.4x22.7x0.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥56.5tJP¥84.0tJP¥2.6t17.1x21.6x0.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥55.4tJP¥83.2tJP¥2.6t16.1x21.2x0.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023JP¥54.9tJP¥82.2tJP¥2.6t17.1x21.2x0.7x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022JP¥55.4tJP¥81.1tJP¥2.6t16.8x21.5x0.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022JP¥55.1tJP¥80.9tJP¥2.6t16.7x21.5x0.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022JP¥54.4tJP¥78.1tJP¥2.6t15.2x20.8x0.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022JP¥54.2tJP¥78.1tJP¥2.6t15.6x20.7x0.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022JP¥54.4tJP¥77.9tJP¥2.6t15.9x20.8x0.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022JP¥53.1tJP¥75.5tJP¥2.5t15.4x20.9x0.7x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022JP¥50.5tJP¥75.8tJP¥2.5t15x20.2x0.7x
Fri, 06 May 2022JP¥51.5tJP¥74.5tJP¥2.5t15.1x20.7x0.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022JP¥52.1tJP¥75.0tJP¥2.5t14.7x21.1x0.7x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022JP¥53.0tJP¥74.9tJP¥2.5t15.5x21.5x0.7x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022JP¥52.0tJP¥74.6tJP¥2.5t14.5x21.1x0.7x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021JP¥53.9tJP¥72.3tJP¥2.5t15x22x0.7x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021JP¥55.5tJP¥72.3tJP¥2.5t15.8x22.6x0.8x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021JP¥56.9tJP¥72.8tJP¥2.4t16.9x24.2x0.8x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021JP¥59.4tJP¥72.0tJP¥2.4t18x25.3x0.8x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021JP¥56.2tJP¥72.7tJP¥2.4t17.1x23.8x0.8x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021JP¥54.9tJP¥72.4tJP¥2.2t17x25.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥54.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥72.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202220232024
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 21.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% 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 Staples sector?

JP Market2.54%
Consumer Staples0.55%
Tobacco1.68%
Household Products1.09%
Food0.89%
Personal Products0.66%
Food and Staples Retail0.19%
Beverage-0.77%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (18.3%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.8% 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
2914 Japan TobaccoJP¥4.26k1.5%
+JP¥113.6b		45.3%PE15.7x
2802 AjinomotoJP¥5.91k3.9%
+JP¥113.6b		20.3%PE31.9x
4452 KaoJP¥6.59k3.0%
+JP¥90.6b		20.0%PE69.9x
2875 Toyo Suisan KaishaJP¥9.99k7.6%
+JP¥71.9b		61.8%PE21.4x
8113 UnicharmJP¥4.73k2.0%
+JP¥56.1b		-15.0%PE32.4x
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