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Japanese (NIKKEI) Railroads Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D4.1%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y-13.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Railroads industry has risen 4.6%, and East Japan Railway contributed the most with a gain of 3.7%. In contrast, the industry has lost 11% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 1.6% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Railroads Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥16.1tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.6t12.4x10.3x1.1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥16.0tJP¥15.3tJP¥1.6t11.6x10.2x1.1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥15.2tJP¥1.6t11.2x10.6x1.1x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥16.4tJP¥14.9tJP¥1.5t11.7x10.9x1.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.5t12.2x10.9x1.1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥15.1tJP¥14.5tJP¥1.5t12.1x10.4x1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥15.9tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t14.3x11.8x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥15.4tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t13.9x11.4x1.1x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥16.3tJP¥14.2tJP¥1.3t15.3x12.7x1.1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥17.3tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t17.3x14.7x1.2x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t17.4x15.3x1.3x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥14.0tJP¥1.2t18.5x15.3x1.3x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥16.9tJP¥13.8tJP¥1.1t19.1x16x1.2x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥16.4tJP¥13.8tJP¥1.1t18.5x15.5x1.2x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥16.1tJP¥13.5tJP¥956.1b20.5x16.9x1.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥13.5tJP¥956.1b22.7x18.5x1.3x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥16.9tJP¥13.5tJP¥956.1b21.8x17.7x1.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥16.2tJP¥12.9tJP¥838.9b23x19.3x1.3x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥16.6tJP¥12.9tJP¥838.9b24x19.8x1.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥16.8tJP¥12.6tJP¥843.1b24.7x20x1.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥15.4tJP¥12.1tJP¥632.1b28x24.4x1.3x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥14.8tJP¥12.1tJP¥632.1b26.4x23.4x1.2x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥14.5tJP¥11.7tJP¥641.5b26.2x22.5x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023JP¥15.2tJP¥11.5tJP¥583.9b32x26x1.3x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022JP¥15.6tJP¥11.5tJP¥583.9b33x26.8x1.4x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥10.7tJP¥224.9b35.8x71x1.5x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022JP¥15.8tJP¥10.7tJP¥224.9b35.7x70.4x1.5x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022JP¥15.1tJP¥10.7tJP¥224.9b34.3x67.3x1.4x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022JP¥14.3tJP¥10.0t-JP¥97,217,000,000.0045.7x-146.9x1.4x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022JP¥14.1tJP¥10.0t-JP¥97,217,000,000.0045.3x-145.5x1.4x
Wed, 18 May 2022JP¥14.3tJP¥10.0t-JP¥97,382,000,000.0046.9x-146.4x1.4x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022JP¥14.5tJP¥9.8t-JP¥632,614,000,000.0066.8x-22.9x1.5x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022JP¥13.7tJP¥9.8t-JP¥632,614,000,000.0064.9x-21.7x1.4x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022JP¥13.8tJP¥9.8t-JP¥723,792,000,000.0063.9x-19.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-19.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥13.8tTotal Earnings: -JP¥723,792,000,000.00Total Revenue: JP¥9.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Railroads Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Railroads industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Railroads industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Railroads compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.33%
Industrials0.51%
Transportation3.94%
Railroads4.11%
Cargo Ground Transportation2.14%
Trucking1.52%
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
9020 East Japan RailwayJP¥2.77k3.5%
+JP¥106.9b		-7.0%PE14.3x
9022 Central Japan RailwayJP¥2.89k3.3%
+JP¥91.0b		-22.4%PE6.7x
9024 Seibu HoldingsJP¥3.36k9.0%
+JP¥76.1b		58.2%PE12x
9005 TokyuJP¥1.77k6.0%
+JP¥58.4b		2.0%PE13.3x
9021 West Japan RailwayJP¥2.86k4.7%
+JP¥58.0b		-11.5%PE12.8x
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