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Japanese (NIKKEI) Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies47
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M-6.9%
  • 1Y-15.4%
  • YTD-2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Transportation industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by a pullback from Central Japan Railway of 4.9%. The industry has fallen 15% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Jan 2025JP¥16.8tJP¥17.2tJP¥1.6t10.2x10.6x1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024JP¥17.7tJP¥17.8tJP¥1.7t10.7x10.6x1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024JP¥18.5tJP¥17.7tJP¥1.7t11.2x11.1x1x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024JP¥17.8tJP¥17.3tJP¥1.6t11.3x11.3x1x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024JP¥17.5tJP¥17.3tJP¥1.6t12.1x11.2x1x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024JP¥16.6tJP¥17.1tJP¥1.5t12.7x10.9x1x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024JP¥17.4tJP¥17.0tJP¥1.5t13.8x12x1x
Wed, 29 May 2024JP¥18.0tJP¥17.0tJP¥1.5t12.9x12.4x1.1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024JP¥18.2tJP¥16.7tJP¥1.3t13.1x14.1x1.1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024JP¥19.7tJP¥16.7tJP¥1.3t13.8x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥16.7tJP¥1.3t12.9x14.9x1.1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024JP¥19.2tJP¥16.6tJP¥1.2t13.5x16.4x1.2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023JP¥18.4tJP¥16.6tJP¥1.2t13.2x15.8x1.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023JP¥17.8tJP¥16.6tJP¥1.2t13.5x14.7x1.1x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023JP¥17.7tJP¥16.3tJP¥1.1t12.6x16.6x1.1x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023JP¥19.3tJP¥16.3tJP¥1.1t13x18x1.2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023JP¥17.9tJP¥16.0tJP¥1.0t13.6x17.2x1.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023JP¥18.2tJP¥15.7tJP¥951.9b14.5x19.1x1.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023JP¥17.5tJP¥15.4tJP¥944.5b14.1x18.5x1.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023JP¥17.4tJP¥14.9tJP¥824.8b12.6x21.1x1.2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023JP¥15.8tJP¥14.8tJP¥746.8b12.4x21.2x1.1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023JP¥15.5tJP¥14.8tJP¥740.5b12.8x21x1.1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023JP¥16.2tJP¥16.0tJP¥750.8b11.4x21.6x1x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022JP¥17.2tJP¥16.0tJP¥751.0b11.7x22.9x1.1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022JP¥16.8tJP¥16.0tJP¥756.0b11.6x22.3x1.1x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022JP¥18.0tJP¥15.1tJP¥385.4b12x46.7x1.2x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022JP¥16.8tJP¥15.1tJP¥385.5b12.1x43.5x1.1x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022JP¥16.6tJP¥15.0tJP¥373.0b12.2x44.6x1.1x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022JP¥17.3tJP¥17.4tJP¥132.9b11.7x129.9x1x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022JP¥17.1tJP¥17.4tJP¥132.9b11.5x128.9x1x
Sun, 01 May 2022JP¥17.2tJP¥17.3t-JP¥25,949,000,000.0010.4x-662.7x1x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022JP¥17.8tJP¥17.2t-JP¥399,638,000,000.0010.6x-44.5x1x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022JP¥17.4tJP¥19.4t-JP¥335,994,000,000.0010.2x-51.9x0.9x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022JP¥17.0tJP¥19.1t-JP¥626,989,000,000.009.7x-27.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-27.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥17.0tTotal Earnings: -JP¥626,989,000,000.00Total Revenue: JP¥19.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Transportation 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 10.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Transportation industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 3.6% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-3.53%
Industrials-4.22%
Transportation-3.14%
Cargo Ground Transportation-1.41%
Trucking-2.02%
Railroads-3.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Trucking industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Trucking industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 20% 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
9023 Tokyo MetroJP¥1.69k1.7%
+JP¥16.0b		n/aPE18.6x
9034 NANSO TransportLtdJP¥1.05k2.0%
+JP¥209.1m		0.3%PE6x
9028 ZEROJP¥2.62k0.4%
+JP¥166.6m		88.0%PE8.2x
9085 Hokkaido Chuo BusJP¥3.19k1.3%
+JP¥115.9m		-2.0%PE8.4x
9017 Niigata KotsuJP¥2.12k1.2%
+JP¥99.9m		2.2%PE7.5x
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