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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies146
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y10.7%
  • YTD-12.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback from Recruit Holdings of 9.4%. Meanwhile, Synspective actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 12% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 11%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Jun 2025JP¥18.6tJP¥9.6tJP¥809.4b15.6x23x1.9x
Sat, 03 May 2025JP¥18.4tJP¥9.5tJP¥773.9b14.9x23.8x1.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025JP¥17.9tJP¥9.5tJP¥758.4b14.9x23.6x1.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025JP¥19.4tJP¥9.4tJP¥755.3b14.9x25.7x2.1x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025JP¥22.1tJP¥9.3tJP¥740.9b14.8x29.8x2.4x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JP¥21.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥745.1b15x29.2x2.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JP¥19.9tJP¥9.3tJP¥736.0b15.3x27.1x2.1x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.1b17.3x27.3x2.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JP¥18.8tJP¥9.2tJP¥743.2b17.1x25.2x2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JP¥18.1tJP¥9.1tJP¥734.2b15.6x24.7x2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JP¥19.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥643.9b17.1x30.1x2.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JP¥17.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥650.4b17x26.3x1.7x
Sun, 05 May 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.0b17.4x26x1.7x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JP¥16.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b17.3x26.1x1.7x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JP¥16.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.5b18x25.3x1.6x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.5b18.2x26x1.6x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JP¥16.0tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.8b17.7x26x1.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.4b17.5x24.3x1.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.4b16.8x22.3x1.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥580.7b19x25.8x1.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JP¥14.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.8b19.7x24.9x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JP¥13.6tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.8b18.6x24.4x1.4x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.8b18.1x24.8x1.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.3b17.2x21.4x1.3x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JP¥12.6tJP¥9.4tJP¥588.4b17.9x21.5x1.3x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JP¥11.9tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.5x22x1.4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023JP¥13.2tJP¥8.3tJP¥541.1b20x24.5x1.6x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022JP¥12.6tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.2b17.9x23.2x1.5x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022JP¥13.7tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.3b19.8x25.4x1.7x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022JP¥13.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥533.1b18.8x24.8x1.7x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022JP¥13.1tJP¥7.9tJP¥530.1b18.3x24.7x1.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022JP¥14.4tJP¥7.9tJP¥528.7b18.5x27.3x1.8x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022JP¥12.5tJP¥7.6tJP¥511.1b17.6x24.4x1.6x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022JP¥12.5tJP¥7.6tJP¥509.3b17.6x24.4x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥12.5tTotal Earnings: JP¥509.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥7.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Professional Services 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 25.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.4% 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 industry?

JP Market0.62%
Industrials0.40%
Professional Services-1.31%
HR Services-0.85%
Research and Consulting Services-4.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.1x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (21.5%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
290A SynspectiveJP¥1.68k11.6%
+JP¥19.4b		n/aPS63.7x
2124 JAC RecruitmentJP¥976.006.6%
+JP¥9.5b		50.2%PE24x
2168 Pasona GroupJP¥2.36k8.7%
+JP¥7.3b		9.8%PE1x
6088 SIGMAXYZ HoldingsJP¥1.27k7.4%
+JP¥7.3b		78.2%PE24.1x
6028 TechnoPro HoldingsJP¥3.97k1.7%
+JP¥7.0b		51.6%PE23.7x
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-3.5%

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-10.3%

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7.4%

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78.2%