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Japanese (NIKKEI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies139
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M3.2%
  • 1Y67.7%
  • YTD35.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Recruit Holdings declining 1.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 68%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥9.2tJP¥740.1b17.2x27x2.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥18.8tJP¥9.2tJP¥742.2b17.1x25.3x2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥9.1tJP¥737.8b15.4x24.6x2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥20.0tJP¥9.0tJP¥644.2b17x31x2.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥17.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥650.4b17.2x26.6x1.8x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥9.7tJP¥630.0b17.4x26x1.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥9.8tJP¥641.5b17.2x25.5x1.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥9.8tJP¥638.2b18.1x25.5x1.7x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.6b18.2x26x1.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥15.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥612.8b17.9x25.9x1.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥14.9tJP¥9.9tJP¥610.4b17.5x24.5x1.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥13.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥582.4b17x22.3x1.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥15.0tJP¥9.8tJP¥581.9b19x25.8x1.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥14.2tJP¥9.8tJP¥576.9b19.7x24.5x1.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥14.3tJP¥9.6tJP¥558.1b18.9x25.7x1.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥13.8tJP¥9.6tJP¥555.8b18.1x24.8x1.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥12.8tJP¥9.4tJP¥590.4b17.4x21.7x1.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥12.2tJP¥9.4tJP¥588.4b17.7x20.7x1.3x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥12.1tJP¥8.6tJP¥541.9b19.4x22.4x1.4x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥13.1tJP¥8.3tJP¥541.1b20.2x24.3x1.6x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥12.8tJP¥8.3tJP¥540.3b17.9x23.8x1.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥13.9tJP¥8.2tJP¥539.3b20.6x25.7x1.7x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥13.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥533.1b18.8x24.8x1.7x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥13.2tJP¥7.9tJP¥529.4b18.3x24.9x1.7x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥14.3tJP¥7.9tJP¥529.3b18.2x27.1x1.8x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022JP¥12.6tJP¥7.6tJP¥511.2b17.4x24.7x1.7x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022JP¥11.9tJP¥7.6tJP¥509.3b16.1x23.4x1.6x
Thu, 12 May 2022JP¥12.5tJP¥7.3tJP¥465.2b17.9x26.8x1.7x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022JP¥15.0tJP¥7.3tJP¥463.0b19.8x32.5x2.1x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022JP¥13.7tJP¥7.2tJP¥460.5b18.5x29.7x1.9x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022JP¥15.3tJP¥6.9tJP¥425.7b20.6x36x2.2x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021JP¥18.9tJP¥6.8tJP¥423.3b23.5x44.6x2.8x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021JP¥19.3tJP¥6.8tJP¥421.8b24.9x45.8x2.8x
Tue, 26 Oct 2021JP¥19.8tJP¥6.7tJP¥362.9b25x54.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

54.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥19.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥362.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202220232024
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 27.6x.
  • 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 Market-0.70%
Industrials-0.79%
Professional Services-1.37%
Research and Consulting Services-0.78%
HR Services-1.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (9.0%) 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 31.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.0% 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
6532 BayCurrent ConsultingJP¥5.31k0.7%
+JP¥5.5b		33.9%PE29.9x
2471 S-PoolJP¥369.009.5%
+JP¥2.5b		13.5%PE20.9x
7033 Management SolutionsLtdJP¥1.95k6.6%
+JP¥2.0b		-18.6%PE18.3x
2492 InfomartJP¥364.002.2%
+JP¥1.8b		-1.4%PE263.2x
4763 CREEK & RIVERJP¥1.56k5.3%
+JP¥1.6b		-16.6%PE13.7x
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