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Japanese (NIKKEI) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies200
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y22.9%
  • YTD2.5%

The Financials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has stood out, gaining 3.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 23% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025JP¥125.5tJP¥88.5tJP¥11.0t10.6x11.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025JP¥119.3tJP¥86.0tJP¥10.2t11x11.7x1.4x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024JP¥121.0tJP¥86.0tJP¥10.2t11.3x11.9x1.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024JP¥117.7tJP¥83.3tJP¥8.8t11.1x13.4x1.4x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024JP¥110.6tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.8t11x12.5x1.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024JP¥108.8tJP¥84.5tJP¥8.9t10.9x12.3x1.3x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JP¥99.4tJP¥84.3tJP¥8.5t10.3x11.7x1.2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JP¥125.7tJP¥83.3tJP¥8.2t13.1x15.3x1.5x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JP¥119.0tJP¥85.9tJP¥8.4t13x14.1x1.4x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥110.2tJP¥79.2tJP¥8.1t13.1x13.6x1.4x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥113.7tJP¥78.9tJP¥8.0t14x14.2x1.4x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥103.8tJP¥78.9tJP¥7.8t12.5x13.3x1.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥93.6tJP¥78.1tJP¥7.4t12x12.7x1.2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥87.8tJP¥78.2tJP¥7.5t11.5x11.7x1.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥91.2tJP¥80.7tJP¥7.4t11.6x12.4x1.1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥92.8tJP¥81.2tJP¥7.3t11.6x12.6x1.1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥93.3tJP¥81.1tJP¥7.3t11.8x12.8x1.2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥82.7tJP¥80.2tJP¥7.3t11x11.4x1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥82.9tJP¥79.3tJP¥6.1t11x13.5x1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JP¥77.7tJP¥79.4tJP¥6.6t10.4x11.8x1x
Wed, 03 May 2023JP¥74.5tJP¥76.2tJP¥4.2t11.1x17.7x1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JP¥70.5tJP¥75.8tJP¥4.2t10.1x16.6x0.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023JP¥77.7tJP¥75.9tJP¥4.3t10.5x17.9x1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023JP¥74.5tJP¥73.4tJP¥4.4t9.8x17.1x1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022JP¥71.8tJP¥73.8tJP¥4.4t9.5x16.2x1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022JP¥66.0tJP¥72.1tJP¥4.7t8.9x13.9x0.9x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022JP¥64.9tJP¥71.9tJP¥5.3t8.9x12.2x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022JP¥66.7tJP¥72.0tJP¥5.3t9x12.6x0.9x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022JP¥63.9tJP¥71.2tJP¥5.4t9.2x11.8x0.9x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022JP¥65.4tJP¥69.9tJP¥6.0t8.8x10.8x0.9x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022JP¥64.9tJP¥73.2tJP¥7.5t8.7x8.7x0.9x
Thu, 05 May 2022JP¥65.0tJP¥72.8tJP¥8.3t8.4x7.8x0.9x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022JP¥65.3tJP¥72.3tJP¥8.1t8.2x8x0.9x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022JP¥63.2tJP¥72.0tJP¥7.9t8.1x8.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥63.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥7.9tTotal Revenue: JP¥72.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Financials 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 11.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% 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 Financials sector?

JP Market-1.26%
Financials0.34%
Banks1.78%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Mortgage REITs0%0
Consumer Finance-1.12%
Insurance-1.39%
Capital Markets-1.87%
Diversified Financial-2.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 21.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% 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
8316 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupJP¥3.89k2.2%
+JP¥317.7b
44.4%PB1x
8750 Dai-ichi Life HoldingsJP¥4.52k3.8%
+JP¥153.7b
34.0%PE9.1x
8308 Resona HoldingsJP¥1.23k5.7%
+JP¥152.6b
52.1%PB1x
8766 Tokio Marine HoldingsJP¥5.11k1.3%
+JP¥125.7b
18.8%PE9.2x
7186 Concordia Financial GroupJP¥935.708.1%
+JP¥79.9b
27.2%PB0.8x
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