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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M15.2%
  • 1Y38.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Distributors industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from Kitoku Shinryo of 32%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 41%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 1.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Food Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥899.2bJP¥5.0tJP¥74.5b13x12.1x0.2x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥832.2bJP¥4.9tJP¥70.7b11.4x11.8x0.2x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥7.2tJP¥96.5b11.6x11.5x0.2x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥7.1tJP¥93.8b11x10.8x0.1x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥7.4tJP¥92.5b10.7x11.4x0.1x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥7.4tJP¥91.6b10.4x11x0.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥990.2bJP¥7.3tJP¥93.8b9.6x10.6x0.1x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥992.4bJP¥7.3tJP¥92.9b10.1x10.7x0.1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥989.0bJP¥7.3tJP¥94.6b9.7x10.5x0.1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥976.1bJP¥7.3tJP¥93.5b9.9x10.4x0.1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥984.3bJP¥7.2tJP¥93.2b10.5x10.6x0.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥941.3bJP¥7.2tJP¥93.1b10.6x10.1x0.1x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.2tJP¥93.2b11.2x11.1x0.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥984.2bJP¥7.2tJP¥92.6b10.8x10.6x0.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.1tJP¥88.8b10.3x11.7x0.1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.1tJP¥87.4b10.7x12x0.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥7.1tJP¥86.7b10.6x12.1x0.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.0tJP¥85.1b10.5x12.1x0.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥7.0tJP¥84.7b10.3x11.8x0.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥995.5bJP¥7.0tJP¥83.4b10.7x11.9x0.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥920.0bJP¥6.9tJP¥77.5b11.2x11.9x0.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥976.2bJP¥6.9tJP¥77.4b11x12.6x0.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥907.5bJP¥6.9tJP¥76.8b10.4x11.8x0.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥844.3bJP¥6.8tJP¥73.3b10.6x11.5x0.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥839.6bJP¥6.8tJP¥72.1b10.6x11.6x0.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥836.4bJP¥6.7tJP¥68.9b10.9x12.1x0.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥778.0bJP¥6.7tJP¥69.4b10.5x11.2x0.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥784.1bJP¥6.6tJP¥71.5b10.1x11x0.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥756.3bJP¥6.6tJP¥67.6b10.6x11.2x0.1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥742.9bJP¥6.5tJP¥67.5b10.6x11x0.1x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥769.2bJP¥6.5tJP¥66.3b10.9x11.6x0.1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥742.3bJP¥6.5tJP¥63.3b12x11.7x0.1x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥760.0bJP¥6.5tJP¥62.9b12x12.1x0.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥762.9bJP¥6.5tJP¥61.1b12.2x12.5x0.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥762.9bTotal Earnings: JP¥61.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Food Distributors 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 11.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.13x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Distributors industry have grown 6.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 8.2% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Food Distributors compare with similar industries?

JP Market2.81%
Consumer Staples2.82%
Food and Staples Retail3.34%
Food Distributors2.95%
Big Box Super Stores4.28%
Drug Retail3.89%
Food Retail2.55%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
2700 Kitoku ShinryoJP¥3.78k45.0%
+JP¥9.6b		261.6%PE6.7x
2692 ITOCHU-SHOKUHINJP¥10.78k6.1%
+JP¥7.9b		60.4%PE15.6x
2874 YokoreiLtdJP¥1.15k4.1%
+JP¥2.7b		17.0%PE15x
8006 Yuasa FunashokuJP¥5.14k6.4%
+JP¥1.4b		49.0%PE10.3x
8079 Shoei FoodsJP¥4.18k2.0%
+JP¥1.3b		-10.4%PE23.4x

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