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Japanese (NIKKEI) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies102
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M22.5%
  • 1Y99.7%
  • YTD24.7%

The Trade Distributors industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with Toyota Tsusho up 9.0%. Meanwhile, Sumiseki HoldingsInc actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.7% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 100%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Apr 2026JP¥84.1tJP¥93.4tJP¥4.5t11.8x18.6x0.9x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026JP¥80.2tJP¥93.4tJP¥4.5t12x17.7x0.9x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026JP¥71.6tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t11.1x15.4x0.8x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026JP¥66.8tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10.4x14.3x0.7x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025JP¥63.7tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t10.1x13.7x0.7x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025JP¥60.0tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t10.1x13x0.7x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025JP¥59.0tJP¥92.0tJP¥4.6t9.9x12.7x0.6x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025JP¥54.0tJP¥92.1tJP¥4.6t9.7x11.7x0.6x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025JP¥49.0tJP¥92.8tJP¥4.7t9.5x10.3x0.5x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025JP¥48.5tJP¥92.7tJP¥4.7t9.2x10.2x0.5x
Thu, 15 May 2025JP¥48.5tJP¥92.6tJP¥4.7t8.9x10.3x0.5x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025JP¥42.3tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t8.8x8.9x0.5x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025JP¥44.4tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.8t9.9x9.3x0.5x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025JP¥45.2tJP¥91.6tJP¥4.7t10.2x9.7x0.5x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025JP¥48.3tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t10.2x10.4x0.5x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024JP¥45.7tJP¥91.5tJP¥4.6t9.4x9.8x0.5x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024JP¥47.6tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.6x10.3x0.5x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024JP¥48.9tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.6x10.6x0.5x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024JP¥48.0tJP¥91.2tJP¥4.6t9.7x10.4x0.5x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024JP¥55.2tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.6t10x12.1x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024JP¥52.6tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10.3x11.5x0.6x
Fri, 17 May 2024JP¥55.4tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.6t10.2x12.1x0.6x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JP¥54.5tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.6x12.2x0.6x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JP¥49.5tJP¥89.8tJP¥4.5t10.5x11.1x0.6x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JP¥46.8tJP¥89.7tJP¥4.5t10.7x10.5x0.5x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JP¥42.7tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t10.3x9.4x0.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥42.6tJP¥92.4tJP¥4.5t9.5x9.4x0.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥40.6tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.1x8.5x0.4x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥42.7tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t9.4x9x0.5x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥41.0tJP¥94.5tJP¥4.7t8.9x8.6x0.4x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥41.9tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t9.1x8.2x0.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥43.0tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t9.1x8.4x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥35.5tJP¥96.4tJP¥5.1t8.7x7x0.4x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥33.6tJP¥95.1tJP¥5.3t8.9x6.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥33.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥5.3tTotal Revenue: JP¥95.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 4.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Industrials industry?

JP Market3.71%
Industrials4.21%
Trade Distributors2.68%
Trade Companies and Distributors2.68%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
8015 Toyota TsushoJP¥6.63k9.0%
+JP¥577.5b		185.1%PE18.8x
8053 SumitomoJP¥6.10k1.0%
+JP¥72.8b		90.4%PE13.1x
8012 NagaseJP¥1.24k5.2%
+JP¥24.8b		109.4%PE17.5x
3064 MonotaROJP¥1.79k2.0%
+JP¥17.3b		-36.1%PE27.3x
8061 SeikaJP¥3.14k12.6%
+JP¥12.7b		126.4%PE17.7x

Latest News

8053
JP¥6,231.00
Sumitomo
7D
3.8%
1Y
90.6%
8058
JP¥5,413.00
Mitsubishi
7D
0.3%
1Y
111.0%
2768
JP¥6,454.00
Sojitz
7D
2.8%
1Y
106.3%

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8031
JP¥6,380.00
Mitsui
7D
2.7%
1Y
135.8%
8015
JP¥6,605.00
Toyota Tsusho
7D
9.0%
1Y
171.4%
9872
JP¥896.00
Kitakei
7D
-1.9%
1Y
12.7%
8835
JP¥989.00
Taiheiyo Kouhatsu
7D
-18.9%
1Y
51.5%
8001
JP¥2,077.00
ITOCHU
7D
1.9%
1Y
52.9%

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1514
JP¥882.00
Sumiseki HoldingsInc
7D
-6.7%
1Y
34.2%
7570
JP¥1,326.00
Hashimoto Sogyo HoldingsLtd
7D
-0.3%
1Y
14.6%
8158
JP¥1,045.00
Soda Nikka
7D
-0.3%
1Y
6.0%
9223
JP¥463.00
ASNOVA
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-16.0%
3064
JP¥1,813.50
MonotaRO
7D
3.2%
1Y
-34.6%
8002
JP¥6,088.00
Marubeni
7D
3.4%
1Y
172.8%
7472
JP¥3,820.00
TOBA
7D
-2.3%
1Y
22.0%

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7500
JP¥10,130.00
Nishikawa Keisoku
7D
-0.2%
1Y
28.1%