Japanese (NIKKEI) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 21, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
- 7D0.6%
- 3M-5.5%
- 1Y3.3%
- YTD1.8%
The Life and Health Insurance is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Japan Post Holdings has stood out, gaining 5.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 3.3% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 2.9% per year.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Japanese Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 21 May 2022 | JP¥7.5t | JP¥24.2t | JP¥1.1t | 6.3x |
| Mon, 18 Apr 2022 | JP¥7.7t | JP¥25.3t | JP¥1.2t | 6.5x |
| Wed, 16 Mar 2022 | JP¥7.8t | JP¥25.3t | JP¥1.2t | 6.6x |
| Fri, 11 Feb 2022 | JP¥8.5t | JP¥25.7t | JP¥1.2t | 6.9x |
| Sun, 09 Jan 2022 | JP¥8.1t | JP¥25.7t | JP¥1.2t | 6.6x |
| Tue, 07 Dec 2021 | JP¥7.4t | JP¥25.7t | JP¥1.2t | 6x |
| Thu, 04 Nov 2021 | JP¥7.5t | JP¥25.5t | JP¥1.2t | 6x |
| Sat, 02 Oct 2021 | JP¥7.9t | JP¥25.5t | JP¥1.2t | 6.3x |
| Mon, 30 Aug 2021 | JP¥7.6t | JP¥25.5t | JP¥1.2t | 6.1x |
| Tue, 06 Jul 2021 | JP¥7.4t | JP¥25.5t | JP¥1.2t | 6x |
| Fri, 09 Apr 2021 | JP¥8.3t | JP¥25.2t | JP¥1.1t | 6.8x |
| Thu, 31 Dec 2020 | JP¥7.0t | JP¥24.4t | JP¥841.5b | 7.2x |
| Sun, 04 Oct 2020 | JP¥6.2t | JP¥24.4t | JP¥761.9b | 6.2x |
| Wed, 08 Jul 2020 | JP¥6.0t | JP¥24.9t | JP¥729.7b | 6.1x |
| Tue, 31 Mar 2020 | JP¥6.2t | JP¥25.5t | JP¥731.6b | 7.5x |
| Fri, 03 Jan 2020 | JP¥8.1t | JP¥26.0t | JP¥909.5b | 9.2x |
| Mon, 07 Oct 2019 | JP¥7.5t | JP¥26.5t | JP¥881.8b | 8.7x |
| Sun, 30 Jun 2019 | JP¥8.6t | JP¥26.8t | JP¥913.5b | 9.7x |
Median PE Ratio
9.6x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the 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 7.2x.
- Future earnings are expected to decline by 2.9% which could cause market valuations to fall.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have grown 6.4% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.7% 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 Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?
| JP Market | 0.71% | |
| Financials | -0.61% | |
| Insurance | -0.34% | |
| Life and Health Insurance | 0.56% | |
| Reinsurance | 0% | |
| Property and Casualty Insurance | -1.12% | |
| Insurance Brokers | -1.98% | |
| General Insurance | -4.95% | |
Industry PEThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6178 Japan Post Holdings | JP¥943.70 | 5.1% +JP¥63.3b | 1.8% | PS6.7x | |
| 7181 Japan Post Insurance | JP¥2.12k | 0.7% +JP¥6.0b | -8.0% | PS5.4x | |
| 7157 Lifenet Insurance | JP¥626.00 | 8.5% +JP¥3.4b | -47.2% | PS2x |