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Japanese (NIKKEI) Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y-7.1%
  • YTD-5.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Paper and Forestry Products industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains in Hokuetsu and Daio Paper of 0.7% and 1.1%, respectively. In the past year, the industry is down 5.1%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥74.8b8.9x15.8x0.3x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥4.4tJP¥77.7b9.6x14.6x0.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥92.5b9.3x13.1x0.3x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥92.2b9.1x12.6x0.3x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥4.4tJP¥97.6b9.2x11.3x0.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.2b9.2x11.8x0.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.2b9x12.3x0.3x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.4b10.8x29.8x0.3x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥1.4tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.7b11.5x33.3x0.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.7b11.1x28.8x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥20.8b14.2x65.5x0.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥21.1b14.1x64.2x0.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥21.1b12x62.1x0.3x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥256.0m12x5172x0.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥430.0m12.8x3207.7x0.3x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.6tJP¥444.0m11.1x2797.1x0.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.6tJP¥998.0m9.3x1155x0.3x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.6tJP¥998.0m9.4x1186.8x0.3x
Sun, 07 May 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥37.2b8.8x30.9x0.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥4.5tJP¥37.6b8.8x30.4x0.3x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥37.6b9.2x30.7x0.3x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023JP¥1.1tJP¥4.3tJP¥92.3b7.9x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.3tJP¥92.4b7.1x11.7x0.2x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.3tJP¥92.4b7.3x11.9x0.3x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.2tJP¥140.4b6.8x7.8x0.3x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.2tJP¥140.5b7.3x8x0.3x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022JP¥1.1tJP¥4.2tJP¥140.5b7.4x8.2x0.3x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022JP¥1.2tJP¥4.1tJP¥154.5b9x7.6x0.3x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022JP¥1.2tJP¥4.1tJP¥154.5b9.1x7.5x0.3x
Mon, 09 May 2022JP¥1.3tJP¥4.0tJP¥163.3b10.2x7.9x0.3x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022JP¥1.2tJP¥4.0tJP¥162.6b10.2x7.6x0.3x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022JP¥1.2tJP¥4.0tJP¥162.6b8.5x7.7x0.3x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022JP¥1.3tJP¥4.0tJP¥170.3b8.2x7.9x0.3x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021JP¥1.3tJP¥4.0tJP¥169.9b8.4x7.4x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥1.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥169.9bTotal Revenue: JP¥4.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 388.5x202220232024
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 15.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 389x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% 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 Market-1.46%
Materials-2.18%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.45%
Forestry Products-1.52%
Paper Products-2.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 4.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 13.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 27% 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
3865 HokuetsuJP¥1.51k0.7%
+JP¥1.7b
-10.9%PE48x
3880 Daio PaperJP¥829.001.1%
+JP¥1.5b
-27.1%PS0.2x
7887 Nankai PlywoodLtdJP¥5.29k0.2%
+JP¥9.7m
-0.6%PE96.6x
7800 AmifaLtdJP¥576.000.2%
+JP¥3.2m
-12.3%PS0.2x
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