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Japanese (NIKKEI) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1033
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M11.0%
  • 1Y35.5%
  • YTD17.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has risen 4.5%, driven by gains in Mitsubishi Electric and Hitachi of 15% and 5.7%, respectively. Meanwhile, Fuji Electric actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.2% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 36%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 May 2024JP¥221.6tJP¥257.1tJP¥13.9t12.9x16x0.9x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024JP¥217.6tJP¥256.6tJP¥13.9t13.2x15.7x0.8x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024JP¥208.6tJP¥256.6tJP¥13.9t12.7x15.1x0.8x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024JP¥204.7tJP¥263.9tJP¥13.7t13x15x0.8x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023JP¥188.6tJP¥264.0tJP¥13.7t12.3x13.8x0.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023JP¥191.3tJP¥264.1tJP¥13.7t12.1x14x0.7x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023JP¥185.3tJP¥264.9tJP¥14.8t12.1x12.5x0.7x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023JP¥194.4tJP¥264.9tJP¥14.8t12.6x13.1x0.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023JP¥191.3tJP¥264.4tJP¥14.8t12.3x12.9x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023JP¥186.3tJP¥264.1tJP¥15.6t12.1x11.9x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023JP¥183.2tJP¥264.1tJP¥15.6t11.6x11.7x0.7x
Fri, 05 May 2023JP¥169.0tJP¥261.0tJP¥16.1t11.4x10.5x0.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023JP¥161.3tJP¥258.0tJP¥15.7t11.2x10.3x0.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023JP¥159.6tJP¥257.2tJP¥15.6t11.2x10.2x0.6x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023JP¥157.6tJP¥249.6tJP¥15.8t10.7x10x0.6x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022JP¥151.4tJP¥249.5tJP¥15.8t10.3x9.6x0.6x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022JP¥157.9tJP¥249.3tJP¥15.8t10.6x10x0.6x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022JP¥153.2tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.5x10.6x0.6x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022JP¥158.4tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.7x10.9x0.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022JP¥161.6tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.8x11.2x0.7x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022JP¥151.9tJP¥227.7tJP¥12.8t10.7x11.9x0.7x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022JP¥157.0tJP¥227.5tJP¥12.8t11.1x12.2x0.7x
Sat, 07 May 2022JP¥153.7tJP¥222.3tJP¥11.4t10.9x13.5x0.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022JP¥158.8tJP¥220.2tJP¥10.8t11.2x14.6x0.7x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022JP¥154.3tJP¥222.4tJP¥10.9t10.9x14.2x0.7x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022JP¥149.7tJP¥214.8tJP¥8.9t10.8x16.7x0.7x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021JP¥164.0tJP¥212.4tJP¥8.9t11.5x18.5x0.8x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021JP¥168.4tJP¥212.5tJP¥8.9t11.8x19x0.8x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021JP¥166.0tJP¥205.3tJP¥6.7t12.5x24.8x0.8x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021JP¥171.8tJP¥205.1tJP¥6.7t13.4x25.8x0.8x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021JP¥157.4tJP¥205.7tJP¥6.7t12.7x23.6x0.8x
Mon, 31 May 2021JP¥154.8tJP¥196.6tJP¥4.5t13.4x34.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥153.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.4tTotal Revenue: JP¥196.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Industrials 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 14.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 47% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.4% 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 Industrials sector?

JP Market0.46%
Industrials2.04%
Electrical7.39%
Industrials4.95%
Building4.18%
Aerospace & Defense2.51%
Marine and Shipping2.34%
Trade Distributors2.18%
Professional Services2.07%
Machinery1.68%
Infrastructure1.15%
Construction-0.14%
Commercial Services-0.24%
Transportation-0.67%
Airlines-2.22%
Logistics-2.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Aerospace & Defense industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 9,514.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Marine and Shipping industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 3.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 14% 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
6503 Mitsubishi ElectricJP¥2.85k14.5%
+JP¥755.9b
65.3%PE20.9x
6501 HitachiJP¥14.49k5.7%
+JP¥722.6b
87.3%PE22.8x
6367 Daikin IndustriesLtdJP¥22.04k8.0%
+JP¥478.7b
-12.9%PE26.6x
6098 Recruit HoldingsJP¥6.84k4.5%
+JP¥456.0b
80.6%PE30.8x
6594 NidecJP¥7.42k9.2%
+JP¥359.1b
8.9%PE34x
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