Japanese (NIKKEI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.3x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years. This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Food and Staples Retail industry?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.5x. This is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.1% per year. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.9x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years. This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.1% per year. Meanwhile, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?