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Japanese (NIKKEI) Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y16.6%
  • YTD2.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Paper and Forestry Products industry has risen 2.3%, driven by gains from Nippon Paper Industries of 8.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jul 2026JP¥1.4tJP¥4.5tJP¥93.9b13.6x14.4x0.3x
Thu, 18 Jun 2026JP¥1.3tJP¥4.5tJP¥94.0b12.2x13.6x0.3x
Sat, 16 May 2026JP¥1.4tJP¥4.5tJP¥57.6b13.1x23.4x0.3x
Mon, 13 Apr 2026JP¥1.4tJP¥4.5tJP¥62.0b12.5x21.8x0.3x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026JP¥1.5tJP¥4.5tJP¥62.1b13.1x23.9x0.3x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026JP¥1.5tJP¥4.5tJP¥71.7b9.1x20.4x0.3x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026JP¥1.4tJP¥4.5tJP¥71.9b8.7x18.9x0.3x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥4.5tJP¥71.6b7.9x18.4x0.3x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥48.4b9.2x26x0.3x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥48.4b11.3x28.6x0.3x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥48.4b11.4x27.6x0.3x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥68.3b11.2x18.1x0.3x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥68.3b11.1x17.6x0.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥105.1b5.8x11.2x0.3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥4.5tJP¥115.4b5.7x9.7x0.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.5tJP¥115.4b6.2x10.5x0.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥74.8b9.6x15.9x0.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥74.8b9.7x16.2x0.3x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥74.4b9.4x15.7x0.3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥92.3b9.4x13x0.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥92.5b9.4x13.1x0.3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.4tJP¥88.3b10x14.4x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.1b9.5x12x0.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥98.2b9.2x12.1x0.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥1.2tJP¥4.4tJP¥97.5b10x12.5x0.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥1.4tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.4b10.8x31.9x0.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.7b11.3x31x0.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.4tJP¥42.5b14x30.8x0.3x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥21.1b14.3x63.4x0.3x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥21.1b13.6x61.8x0.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥256.0m12.5x5398x0.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥1.4tJP¥4.6tJP¥430.0m12.3x3174.1x0.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥1.3tJP¥4.6tJP¥430.0m11.7x3001.9x0.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥1.2tJP¥4.6tJP¥763.0m9.8x1624.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1624.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥1.2tTotal Earnings: JP¥763.0mTotal Revenue: JP¥4.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 322.6x202420252026
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 14.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 323x.
  • 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 grown 397% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market-3.22%
Materials-3.08%
Paper and Forestry Products2.32%
Paper Products2.37%
Forestry Products0.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Paper Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.9% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 21% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.9% 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¥853.803.5%
+JP¥24.5b		15.3%PE13x
3863 Nippon Paper IndustriesJP¥1.52k11.6%
+JP¥18.2b		38.8%PE14.9x
3865 HokuetsuJP¥956.006.2%
+JP¥8.9b		-2.0%PE20.8x
3864 Mitsubishi Paper MillsJP¥1.23k13.5%
+JP¥6.4b		99.0%PE28.3x
3880 Daio PaperJP¥984.003.6%
+JP¥5.2b		20.0%PE17.1x

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