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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 16, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies133
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M31.8%
  • 1Y53.2%
  • YTD36.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has risen 5.2%, driven by gains from Recruit Holdings of 5.4%. This means that the industry has gained 53% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥20.2tJP¥9.0tJP¥739.5b17.4x27.4x2.2x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥9.0tJP¥645.4b16.9x26.9x1.9x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥16.8tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.2b17.4x26.6x1.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.4b17.4x25.8x1.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥16.2tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.2b18.1x25.4x1.7x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b18.4x26.1x1.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥16.3tJP¥9.9tJP¥613.2b18.1x26.5x1.6x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b17.4x24.9x1.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥583.7b16.6x21.7x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥14.1tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b18.6x24.3x1.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥13.9tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.1x24.1x1.4x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.6tJP¥561.1b19x25.4x1.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥14.7tJP¥9.6tJP¥556.6b18.2x26.3x1.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥12.9tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.2b17.6x21.8x1.4x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥12.2tJP¥9.4tJP¥587.8b17.5x20.7x1.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JP¥12.2tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.7x22.5x1.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JP¥13.5tJP¥8.3tJP¥544.0b19.8x24.8x1.6x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023JP¥12.8tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.5b18x23.7x1.5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022JP¥13.8tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.3b20.4x25.6x1.7x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022JP¥13.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥531.6b18.8x24.8x1.7x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022JP¥12.7tJP¥7.9tJP¥529.4b18.3x24x1.6x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022JP¥14.0tJP¥7.9tJP¥528.2b18.4x26.5x1.8x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022JP¥13.1tJP¥7.6tJP¥512.6b18.1x25.6x1.7x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022JP¥10.8tJP¥7.6tJP¥510.0b15.1x21.1x1.4x
Mon, 16 May 2022JP¥12.7tJP¥7.3tJP¥465.2b18x27.3x1.7x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022JP¥14.3tJP¥7.3tJP¥463.1b18.9x30.8x2x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022JP¥13.5tJP¥7.2tJP¥460.5b18.2x29.3x1.9x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥6.9tJP¥427.7b21x36.5x2.2x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022JP¥18.9tJP¥6.8tJP¥423.3b23.5x44.6x2.8x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021JP¥19.1tJP¥6.8tJP¥421.8b23.3x45.2x2.8x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021JP¥20.5tJP¥6.7tJP¥363.4b24.8x56.4x3.1x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021JP¥19.9tJP¥6.7tJP¥361.2b25.7x55.1x3x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021JP¥17.5tJP¥6.7tJP¥362.3b24.1x48.2x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44x


Total Market Cap: JP¥15.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥362.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.5x202220232024
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 29.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 27% 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 Market1.03%
Industrials0.42%
Professional Services5.19%
Research and Consulting Services7.80%
HR Services5.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.1x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (8.8%) 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 below its 3-year average of 33.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.8% 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
6098 Recruit HoldingsJP¥9.34k2.1%
+JP¥291.6b
96.1%PE40.5x
6532 BayCurrent ConsultingJP¥4.35k19.3%
+JP¥106.7b
-8.4%PE25.3x
2181 Persol HoldingsLtdJP¥257.803.5%
+JP¥20.0b
-3.9%PE19.5x
2379 DIPJP¥3.02k9.4%
+JP¥13.9b
-12.5%PE16.6x
6028 TechnoPro HoldingsJP¥2.80k3.9%
+JP¥11.1b
-16.2%PE17.8x
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