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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies135
  • 7D-15.0%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD4.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 15%, driven by a pullback from Recruit Holdings of 11%. Meanwhile, CrowdWorks actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 15% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JP¥15.6tJP¥9.1tJP¥725.9b13.6x21.5x1.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥9.0tJP¥643.9b16.9x29.8x2.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥650.4b17.3x27.2x1.8x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥16.5tJP¥9.8tJP¥643.7b17.5x25.6x1.7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥16.9tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.4b18x26.3x1.7x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥15.7tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.5b17.8x24.7x1.6x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.5b17.2x26.7x1.6x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.6b17.6x26x1.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥611.7b17.3x22.6x1.4x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥13.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥580.4b17x23.2x1.4x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥9.8tJP¥577.7b19.1x25.6x1.5x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.7tJP¥561.8b19.6x25.5x1.5x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥13.9tJP¥9.6tJP¥557.9b19x24.8x1.4x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.7b17.7x24.8x1.4x
Wed, 03 May 2023JP¥12.7tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.3b17x21.6x1.4x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JP¥12.5tJP¥9.4tJP¥588.4b18.1x21.2x1.3x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023JP¥12.0tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.4x22.2x1.4x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023JP¥13.2tJP¥8.3tJP¥542.0b19.8x24.4x1.6x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022JP¥12.6tJP¥8.3tJP¥539.7b18.3x23.3x1.5x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022JP¥13.6tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.4b19.8x25.3x1.7x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022JP¥13.1tJP¥7.9tJP¥532.2b18.5x24.7x1.7x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022JP¥13.6tJP¥7.9tJP¥528.5b18.6x25.7x1.7x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022JP¥14.2tJP¥7.7tJP¥519.1b18.3x27.4x1.9x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022JP¥12.4tJP¥7.6tJP¥510.8b17.8x24.3x1.6x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022JP¥12.8tJP¥7.6tJP¥509.2b18.6x25.1x1.7x
Thu, 05 May 2022JP¥13.5tJP¥7.3tJP¥466.1b19.1x28.9x1.8x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥7.2tJP¥461.4b19.5x32.6x2.1x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022JP¥14.0tJP¥7.2tJP¥460.5b18.9x30.4x1.9x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥6.9tJP¥424.4b19.9x35.5x2.2x
Fri, 24 Dec 2021JP¥18.8tJP¥6.8tJP¥422.9b24.1x44.5x2.7x
Sun, 21 Nov 2021JP¥20.7tJP¥6.8tJP¥421.6b25.6x49.2x3x
Tue, 19 Oct 2021JP¥19.7tJP¥6.7tJP¥363.2b25.3x54.2x2.9x
Thu, 16 Sep 2021JP¥19.4tJP¥6.7tJP¥361.6b26.4x53.7x2.9x
Sat, 14 Aug 2021JP¥17.2tJP¥6.7tJP¥362.3b23.9x47.6x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥17.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥362.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.3x202220232024
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 21.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 26% 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-18.61%
Industrials-19.79%
Professional Services-15.02%
HR Services-14.83%
Research and Consulting Services-17.77%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.0x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (8.6%) 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 33.6x.
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 8.6% 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
3900 CrowdWorksJP¥1.18k15.4%
+JP¥4.3b
-7.4%PE15.2x
9257 YCP Holdings (Global)JP¥595.003.1%
+JP¥400.9m
-19.5%n/a
2412 Benefit OneJP¥2.17k0.05%
+JP¥158.6m
40.0%PE64.2x
6188 Fujisoft Service BureauJP¥615.000.2%
+JP¥13.0m
45.0%PE19x
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2154

JP¥1,837.00

Open Up Group

7D

-14.6%

1Y

-14.1%

3900

JP¥1,177.00

CrowdWorks

7D

15.4%

1Y

-7.4%

2379

JP¥2,750.00

DIP

7D

-10.0%

1Y

-17.7%

6532

JP¥4,303.00

BayCurrent Consulting

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-5.5%

9744

JP¥3,119.00

MEITEC Group Holdings

7D

-7.1%

1Y

24.3%

4194

JP¥7,220.00

Visional

7D

-8.0%

1Y

2.4%

9257

JP¥595.00

YCP Holdings (Global)

7D

3.1%

1Y

-19.5%

2181

JP¥241.80

Persol HoldingsLtd

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-12.8%

2412

JP¥2,168.00

Benefit One

7D

0.05%

1Y

40.0%

6188

JP¥615.00

Fujisoft Service Bureau

7D

0.2%

1Y

45.0%