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Japanese (NIKKEI) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y38.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from Japan Post Holdings of 4.6%. This means that the industry has gained 38% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 Apr 2024JP¥10.4tJP¥25.8tJP¥732.3b13.5x14.2x0.4x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥25.8tJP¥732.3b14.3x15.4x0.4x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024JP¥10.2tJP¥26.6tJP¥717.2b12.8x14.3x0.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024JP¥9.8tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b12.8x13.1x0.4x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023JP¥9.3tJP¥26.0tJP¥746.0b12x12.4x0.4x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b14.5x18.8x0.4x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023JP¥9.9tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b13.8x18.5x0.4x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023JP¥9.1tJP¥26.2tJP¥533.3b13x17.1x0.3x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023JP¥8.4tJP¥25.9tJP¥583.7b8.8x14.4x0.3x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥25.7tJP¥583.7b8.5x14.9x0.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥24.7tJP¥583.7b8.1x13.5x0.3x
Mon, 01 May 2023JP¥8.1tJP¥26.1tJP¥637.5b8.2x12.7x0.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023JP¥7.9tJP¥26.1tJP¥637.5b8x12.3x0.3x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023JP¥9.2tJP¥26.1tJP¥637.5b8.9x14.4x0.4x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023JP¥8.9tJP¥25.1tJP¥737.9b8.6x12.1x0.4x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022JP¥8.2tJP¥25.1tJP¥737.9b8x11.2x0.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022JP¥7.8tJP¥24.3tJP¥737.9b7.1x10.6x0.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022JP¥7.5tJP¥24.5tJP¥925.1b6.6x8.2x0.3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022JP¥7.8tJP¥24.5tJP¥925.1b7x8.4x0.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022JP¥7.4tJP¥24.2tJP¥1.1t6.2x6.9x0.3x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022JP¥7.8tJP¥24.2tJP¥1.1t6.5x7.2x0.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022JP¥7.7tJP¥24.2tJP¥1.1t6.5x7.2x0.3x
Tue, 03 May 2022JP¥7.9tJP¥25.3tJP¥1.2t6.6x6.8x0.3x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022JP¥7.9tJP¥25.3tJP¥1.2t6.7x6.8x0.3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022JP¥7.9tJP¥25.3tJP¥1.2t6.7x6.8x0.3x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022JP¥8.1tJP¥25.7tJP¥1.2t6.5x6.8x0.3x
Wed, 22 Dec 2021JP¥7.4tJP¥25.7tJP¥1.2t6x6.2x0.3x
Fri, 19 Nov 2021JP¥7.4tJP¥25.7tJP¥1.2t5.9x6.2x0.3x
Sun, 17 Oct 2021JP¥7.9tJP¥25.5tJP¥1.2t6.3x6.7x0.3x
Tue, 14 Sep 2021JP¥8.2tJP¥25.5tJP¥1.2t6.6x7x0.3x
Thu, 12 Aug 2021JP¥7.7tJP¥25.5tJP¥1.2t6.3x6.6x0.3x
Mon, 07 Jun 2021JP¥8.0tJP¥25.2tJP¥1.1t6.1x7.2x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.0tTotal Earnings: JP¥1.1tTotal Revenue: JP¥25.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Life and Health Insurance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

JP Market2.20%
Financials3.23%
Insurance4.39%
Life and Health Insurance4.62%
Property and Casualty Insurance4.36%
General Insurance1.12%
Reinsurance0%
Insurance Brokers-5.95%
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
6178 Japan Post HoldingsJP¥1.49k4.8%
+JP¥202.1b
33.0%PE15.9x
8750 Dai-ichi Life HoldingsJP¥3.61k5.2%
+JP¥168.2b
43.6%PE12.8x
8795 T&D HoldingsJP¥2.55k3.8%
+JP¥49.1b
54.2%PE13.5x
7181 Japan Post InsuranceJP¥2.96k3.0%
+JP¥33.5b
34.6%PE13.1x
7157 Lifenet InsuranceJP¥1.42k5.5%
+JP¥5.9b
20.2%PE38.5x
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