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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies141
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M13.5%
  • 1Y53.6%
  • YTD51.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from Recruit Holdings of 2.9%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 54%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥22.4tJP¥9.4tJP¥745.1b14.9x30x2.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥19.7tJP¥9.3tJP¥736.3b15.6x26.8x2.1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥9.2tJP¥740.1b17.2x27x2.2x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥18.8tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.2b17.3x25.3x2x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥18.6tJP¥9.1tJP¥738.0b15.7x25.2x2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.0tJP¥642.9b17.4x31.5x2.2x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥17.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥650.4b17.2x26.6x1.8x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥16.9tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.0b17.7x26.8x1.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b17.5x25.9x1.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.2b18.1x25.5x1.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥16.0tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b18.3x26.2x1.6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥16.2tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.8b18.2x26.5x1.6x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥9.9tJP¥611.1b17.5x24.8x1.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.4b17x22.3x1.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥14.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b18.8x25.2x1.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥14.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.6x24.4x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.6tJP¥558.9b18.9x25.6x1.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥14.1tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.8b18.6x25.4x1.5x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥12.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.5b17.6x21.7x1.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥12.2tJP¥9.4tJP¥588.5b17.6x20.7x1.3x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023JP¥12.1tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.4x22.4x1.4x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023JP¥12.9tJP¥8.3tJP¥541.2b19.8x23.9x1.6x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022JP¥12.9tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.3b18.2x23.9x1.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022JP¥13.9tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.3b20.6x25.7x1.7x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022JP¥13.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥533.1b18.8x24.8x1.7x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022JP¥12.9tJP¥7.9tJP¥529.4b18.4x24.4x1.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022JP¥14.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥529.3b18.2x26.8x1.8x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022JP¥12.6tJP¥7.6tJP¥512.8b17.4x24.6x1.7x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022JP¥11.8tJP¥7.6tJP¥510.0b16.4x23.1x1.6x
Fri, 13 May 2022JP¥12.5tJP¥7.3tJP¥465.2b17.9x26.8x1.7x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022JP¥15.0tJP¥7.3tJP¥463.0b19.8x32.5x2.1x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022JP¥13.1tJP¥7.2tJP¥460.5b18.1x28.6x1.8x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022JP¥15.9tJP¥6.9tJP¥427.9b20.6x37.1x2.3x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022JP¥18.9tJP¥6.8tJP¥423.3b23.5x44.6x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥18.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥423.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 Market-0.29%
Industrials-0.65%
Professional Services-2.12%
Research and Consulting Services1.59%
HR Services-2.43%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.2x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (9.8%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 29.4x.
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 better than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.8% 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
9744 MEITEC Group HoldingsJP¥2.92k2.5%
+JP¥5.5b		4.0%PE18.6x
6532 BayCurrent ConsultingJP¥5.25k0.7%
+JP¥5.5b		8.9%PE29.6x
6028 TechnoPro HoldingsJP¥2.96k1.8%
+JP¥5.4b		-18.5%PE20x
215A TimeeJP¥1.43k3.9%
+JP¥5.1b		n/an/a
9716 NOMURAJP¥879.003.7%
+JP¥3.5b		5.0%PE32.3x
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