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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis
UpdatedJun 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies117
- 7D-0.9%
- 3M7.8%
- 1Y13.5%
- YTD7.7%
The Food and Staples Retail is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Trial Holdings has stood out, gaining 5.6%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 14% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 12 Jun 2025 | JP¥20.0t | JP¥50.4t | JP¥781.7b | 12.2x | 25.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 10 May 2025 | JP¥20.3t | JP¥48.5t | JP¥783.2b | 12.7x | 25.9x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 07 Apr 2025 | JP¥18.1t | JP¥48.3t | JP¥687.1b | 12.1x | 26.4x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 05 Mar 2025 | JP¥18.1t | JP¥48.2t | JP¥690.9b | 12.8x | 26.1x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 31 Jan 2025 | JP¥19.2t | JP¥48.0t | JP¥694.9b | 13x | 27.6x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 29 Dec 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥49.2t | JP¥802.6b | 12.6x | 23.5x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 26 Nov 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥49.5t | JP¥800.3b | 12.6x | 23.7x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 24 Oct 2024 | JP¥18.3t | JP¥49.3t | JP¥800.8b | 12.3x | 22.8x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 21 Sep 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥48.5t | JP¥812.7b | 12.6x | 23.3x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 19 Aug 2024 | JP¥17.0t | JP¥48.5t | JP¥817.4b | 12.2x | 20.8x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 17 Jul 2024 | JP¥18.2t | JP¥49.7t | JP¥854.3b | 13.3x | 21.3x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 14 Jun 2024 | JP¥18.7t | JP¥49.3t | JP¥891.9b | 13.9x | 21x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 12 May 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥47.5t | JP¥882.9b | 14.5x | 21.5x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 09 Apr 2024 | JP¥19.7t | JP¥48.9t | JP¥872.8b | 14.1x | 22.6x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 07 Mar 2024 | JP¥19.6t | JP¥48.2t | JP¥854.8b | 13.8x | 22.9x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 03 Feb 2024 | JP¥18.9t | JP¥48.0t | JP¥842.1b | 13.6x | 22.4x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 01 Jan 2024 | JP¥18.0t | JP¥47.9t | JP¥811.9b | 13.5x | 22.2x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 29 Nov 2023 | JP¥18.1t | JP¥47.8t | JP¥812.5b | 14x | 22.2x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 27 Oct 2023 | JP¥17.3t | JP¥47.6t | JP¥794.7b | 14.2x | 21.7x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 24 Sep 2023 | JP¥17.6t | JP¥47.5t | JP¥804.2b | 14.7x | 21.9x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 22 Aug 2023 | JP¥17.9t | JP¥47.5t | JP¥800.7b | 14.1x | 22.3x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 20 Jul 2023 | JP¥17.6t | JP¥47.2t | JP¥778.9b | 14.9x | 22.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 17 Jun 2023 | JP¥17.5t | JP¥46.7t | JP¥809.6b | 14.5x | 21.7x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 15 May 2023 | JP¥17.5t | JP¥46.6t | JP¥799.3b | 14.2x | 21.9x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2023 | JP¥16.2t | JP¥46.1t | JP¥782.3b | 13.9x | 20.7x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 10 Mar 2023 | JP¥16.9t | JP¥44.9t | JP¥767.0b | 13.5x | 22.1x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2023 | JP¥16.2t | JP¥44.8t | JP¥764.2b | 13.9x | 21.2x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 03 Jan 2023 | JP¥16.3t | JP¥43.7t | JP¥740.2b | 13.7x | 22.1x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 01 Dec 2022 | JP¥16.0t | JP¥43.7t | JP¥736.0b | 13.5x | 21.8x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 29 Oct 2022 | JP¥15.6t | JP¥43.4t | JP¥729.1b | 13.1x | 21.4x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 26 Sep 2022 | JP¥15.9t | JP¥42.0t | JP¥729.0b | 12.3x | 21.8x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 24 Aug 2022 | JP¥16.2t | JP¥41.9t | JP¥726.2b | 12.8x | 22.3x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 22 Jul 2022 | JP¥15.3t | JP¥41.6t | JP¥721.5b | 12.8x | 21.2x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 19 Jun 2022 | JP¥14.0t | JP¥40.5t | JP¥670.4b | 11.6x | 20.9x | 0.3x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
20.9x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.6x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.38x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 5.3% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% 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 industry?
| JP Market | 0.28% | |
| Consumer Staples | -0.33% | |
| Food and Staples Retail | -0.94% | |
| Food Distributors | -0.14% | |
| Food Retail | -0.45% | |
| Big Box Super Stores | -1.28% | |
| Drug Retail | -1.84% | |
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 92.7x.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.0% per year.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.5x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.0% per year.
- In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141A Trial Holdings | JP¥2.17k | 5.6% +JP¥14.1b | -23.0% | PE25.7x | |
| 9267 Genky DrugStores | JP¥3.60k | 6.0% +JP¥6.2b | 28.6% | PE16.2x | |
| 8279 YaokoLtd | JP¥9.32k | 1.5% +JP¥5.6b | 2.5% | PE18.8x | |
| 9974 Belc | JP¥7.29k | 3.6% +JP¥5.2b | 1.4% | PE12.3x | |
| 3349 COSMOS Pharmaceutical | JP¥8.85k | 0.7% +JP¥4.6b | 40.1% | PE23.8x |
