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Japanese (NIKKEI) Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D6.9%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y-2.7%
  • YTD3.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Paper and Forestry Products industry has risen 6.9%, driven by gains from Oji Holdings of 8.4%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Paper and Forestry Products Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 25 Apr 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥115.4b5.9x10.6x0.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥115.4b6.3x10.6x0.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥115.4b6x10.5x0.3x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥74.8b9.5x15.8x0.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥74.4b9.2x16.3x0.3x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥4.4tJP¥77.9b9.1x14.7x0.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥92.5b9.3x13x0.3x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥92.5b10.1x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.1b9.4x11.5x0.3x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.2b9.2x12.1x0.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.2b9.1x12.1x0.3x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.4b10.8x30.5x0.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024JP¥1.5tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.7b11.8x35.2x0.3x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.7b11x28.9x0.3x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥20.8b14.1x64.8x0.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥21.1b14x62.3x0.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥20.4b12.6x63.6x0.3x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥430.0m12.3x3142.5x0.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥430.0m12.1x3082.6x0.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.6tJP¥1.8b9.9x661.5x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.6tJP¥998.0m9.2x1165.2x0.3x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥4.6tJP¥998.0m9x1139.4x0.2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥37.2b8.8x30.9x0.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥4.5tJP¥37.6b8.7x29.7x0.2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥4.5tJP¥37.6b9x29.8x0.2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥4.3tJP¥92.3b7.9x11.6x0.2x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.3tJP¥92.4b7.2x11.8x0.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.3tJP¥94.9b6.9x11.5x0.3x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.2tJP¥140.3b6.9x7.7x0.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.2tJP¥140.5b7.3x8.1x0.3x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.2tJP¥148.7b7.2x7.6x0.3x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022JP¥1.2tJP¥4.1tJP¥154.5b8.8x7.5x0.3x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022JP¥1.2tJP¥4.1tJP¥154.5b9.1x7.6x0.3x
Mon, 02 May 2022JP¥1.3tJP¥4.0tJP¥163.3b10.2x7.7x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥1.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥163.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥4.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 389.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Forestry 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 389x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.27x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Materials industry?

JP Market2.41%
Materials1.82%
Paper and Forestry Products6.89%
Paper Products7.03%
Forestry Products0.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Forestry Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow 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
3861 Oji HoldingsJP¥670.108.4%
+JP¥48.4b		5.0%PE10.7x
3880 Daio PaperJP¥917.0010.0%
+JP¥13.8b		-18.3%PS0.2x
3863 Nippon Paper IndustriesJP¥1.11k3.1%
+JP¥3.8b		1.8%PE4.1x
3864 Mitsubishi Paper MillsJP¥749.007.2%
+JP¥2.2b		30.5%PE4.7x
3877 Chuetsu Pulp & PaperJP¥1.52k5.5%
+JP¥991.4m		-10.7%PE6.2x
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