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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 03, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies142
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M0.05%
  • 1Y6.4%
  • YTD13.4%

In the last week, the Professional Services industry is flat overall, with Persol HoldingsLtd standing out by going down 4.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.4% over the past 12 months. 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
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥15.1tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b17.5x24.7x1.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥12.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.9b16.8x21.9x1.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b18.4x23.7x1.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.7x24.7x1.5x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥9.7tJP¥567.9b20.3x25.5x1.5x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥14.4tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.9b19.1x25.9x1.5x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥13.9tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.0b17x24.9x1.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.6b17.4x21.5x1.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥11.4tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.3b18.4x21x1.3x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥13.6tJP¥8.4tJP¥538.8b19.9x25.2x1.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.5b18.5x24x1.6x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022JP¥13.6tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.1b19.4x25.1x1.6x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022JP¥13.8tJP¥7.9tJP¥533.2b18.8x25.8x1.7x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022JP¥12.6tJP¥7.9tJP¥528.8b18.3x23.8x1.6x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022JP¥13.6tJP¥7.9tJP¥528.2b18.5x25.7x1.7x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022JP¥13.3tJP¥7.6tJP¥512.6b17.9x25.9x1.7x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022JP¥11.1tJP¥7.6tJP¥509.9b15.5x21.9x1.5x
Sun, 22 May 2022JP¥13.4tJP¥7.6tJP¥510.8b17.1x26.2x1.8x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥7.3tJP¥466.1b19.2x30.3x1.9x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022JP¥13.5tJP¥7.2tJP¥461.3b18.4x29.2x1.9x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥7.0tJP¥427.8b21x37.4x2.3x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022JP¥17.1tJP¥6.8tJP¥423.7b22.1x40.5x2.5x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021JP¥19.1tJP¥6.8tJP¥421.8b23x45.3x2.8x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021JP¥21.1tJP¥6.7tJP¥364.5b25.8x57.9x3.2x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021JP¥18.8tJP¥6.7tJP¥361.5b24.3x52x2.8x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021JP¥18.0tJP¥6.7tJP¥362.3b24.8x49.6x2.7x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021JP¥15.7tJP¥6.7tJP¥362.0b25.2x43.2x2.3x
Sat, 10 Apr 2021JP¥14.9tJP¥6.3tJP¥286.8b25x51.8x2.3x
Fri, 01 Jan 2021JP¥13.4tJP¥6.3tJP¥284.3b21.5x47.1x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

48.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.7tTotal Earnings: JP¥284.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Professional Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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-0.35%
Industrials-0.61%
Professional Services0.18%
Research and Consulting Services0.46%
HR Services0.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 40.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
6098 Recruit HoldingsJP¥5.47k0.8%
+JP¥65.3b
26.7%PE27.2x
6532 BayCurrent ConsultingJP¥4.84k1.8%
+JP¥13.1b
5.8%PE31.5x
2168 Pasona GroupJP¥2.47k15.2%
+JP¥12.8b
22.7%PE19.4x
4849 en-japanJP¥2.56k8.2%
+JP¥8.0b
8.0%PE65.2x
2154 Open Up GroupJP¥2.16k3.8%
+JP¥6.8b
14.9%PE19.3x
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2168

JP¥2,473.00

Pasona Group

7D

15.2%

1Y

22.7%

2154

JP¥2,159.00

Open Up Group

7D

3.8%

1Y

14.9%

2146

JP¥2,193.00

UT GroupLtd

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-17.3%

6200

JP¥915.00

Insource

7D

-8.0%

1Y

-44.1%

6098

JP¥5,469.00

Recruit Holdings

7D

0.8%

1Y

26.7%

2181

JP¥241.80

Persol HoldingsLtd

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-21.0%

4848

JP¥1,871.00

Fullcast Holdings

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-37.0%

6532

JP¥4,841.00

BayCurrent Consulting

7D

1.8%

1Y

5.8%

2379

JP¥3,120.00

DIP

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-19.6%

2412

JP¥1,515.00

Benefit One

7D

2.0%

1Y

-30.2%

2170

JP¥578.00

Link and Motivation

7D

6.1%

1Y

-17.5%

4849

JP¥2,564.00

en-japan

7D

8.2%

1Y

8.0%

2492

JP¥436.00

Infomart

7D

-9.2%

1Y

-3.3%

4194

JP¥7,820.00

Visional

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-28.1%

6028

JP¥3,390.00

TechnoPro Holdings

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-10.3%

6183

JP¥1,684.00

BELLSYSTEM24 Holdings

7D

2.9%

1Y

28.4%