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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-4.8%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y0.02%
  • YTD-2.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 8.9%, driven by a pullback from Ajinomoto of 14%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Aug 2024JP¥17.0tJP¥23.5tJP¥1.0t15.9x16.8x0.7x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.2tJP¥972.8b16x18.5x0.8x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥23.2tJP¥973.7b15.8x18.5x0.8x
Fri, 03 May 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥23.0tJP¥973.7b17x19x0.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥22.9tJP¥961.1b17.3x19.2x0.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥22.9tJP¥958.6b18.1x19.3x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥22.7tJP¥900.7b18.2x20.2x0.8x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023JP¥17.2tJP¥22.7tJP¥901.6b17.3x19.1x0.8x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023JP¥17.9tJP¥22.7tJP¥900.6b17.8x19.8x0.8x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥22.5tJP¥799.1b20.4x21.4x0.8x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥22.4tJP¥793.4b20.9x22.3x0.8x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥22.4tJP¥789.6b19x21.7x0.8x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥22.0tJP¥694.7b20.5x23.6x0.7x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023JP¥16.7tJP¥22.0tJP¥695.4b20x24x0.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥21.5tJP¥682.4b18.7x24x0.8x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥21.4tJP¥681.8b17.8x22.3x0.7x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023JP¥14.7tJP¥21.4tJP¥682.9b17.8x21.5x0.7x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥20.8tJP¥698.0b17.9x21.2x0.7x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022JP¥14.9tJP¥20.8tJP¥701.9b18.7x21.2x0.7x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022JP¥14.9tJP¥20.8tJP¥701.4b17.9x21.2x0.7x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022JP¥14.8tJP¥20.2tJP¥787.6b16.5x18.7x0.7x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022JP¥14.6tJP¥20.2tJP¥789.2b16.2x18.5x0.7x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022JP¥14.9tJP¥20.2tJP¥791.9b16.4x18.8x0.7x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022JP¥14.7tJP¥19.8tJP¥807.3b15.2x18.2x0.7x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022JP¥13.5tJP¥19.8tJP¥809.4b15.1x16.7x0.7x
Sun, 08 May 2022JP¥13.8tJP¥19.8tJP¥782.2b14.8x17.7x0.7x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥19.7tJP¥779.6b14.7x18.1x0.7x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥19.7tJP¥777.2b15.4x18.1x0.7x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022JP¥14.0tJP¥19.6tJP¥777.0b15.5x18.1x0.7x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021JP¥14.4tJP¥19.6tJP¥771.3b15x18.6x0.7x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021JP¥14.6tJP¥19.6tJP¥772.1b15.4x18.9x0.7x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021JP¥14.9tJP¥19.6tJP¥723.8b16.4x20.5x0.8x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021JP¥15.7tJP¥19.6tJP¥725.1b17.2x21.7x0.8x
Tue, 17 Aug 2021JP¥14.1tJP¥19.9tJP¥733.2b16.2x19.2x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥14.1tTotal Earnings: JP¥733.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥19.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Food industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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 industry?

JP Market-2.14%
Consumer Staples-3.28%
Food-4.83%
Agricultural Products-0.80%
Packaged Foods and Meats-4.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 5.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 5.0% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 36% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 16% 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
2222 Kotobuki SpiritsJP¥1.67k4.6%
+JP¥11.4b
-29.7%PE23.5x
2871 NichireiJP¥3.93k2.2%
+JP¥11.0b
16.0%PE19.3x
2282 NH FoodsJP¥5.14k1.7%
+JP¥8.8b
17.0%PE18.4x
2820 YamamiJP¥3.95k24.3%
+JP¥5.4b
145.3%PE19.1x
2226 KOIKE-YAJP¥4.87k5.9%
+JP¥2.9b
36.4%PE23.5x
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2229

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