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Japanese (NIKKEI) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies681
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by Advantest declining 14%. In contrast, NEC has gained 20%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 3.1%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥129.6tJP¥74.2tJP¥5.2t16.6x24.9x1.7x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥128.5tJP¥73.9tJP¥5.1t16.7x25.4x1.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥123.0tJP¥72.5tJP¥5.1t16.7x23.9x1.7x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥123.8tJP¥71.8tJP¥5.1t15.6x24.5x1.7x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥125.2tJP¥71.8tJP¥5.1t16.3x24.8x1.7x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥126.3tJP¥71.9tJP¥5.0t15.7x25x1.8x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥142.2tJP¥70.7tJP¥4.8t17.8x29.4x2x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥135.4tJP¥70.5tJP¥4.8t16.8x28.2x1.9x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥130.9tJP¥70.4tJP¥4.7t17x28.1x1.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥135.4tJP¥69.9tJP¥4.5t17.7x29.8x1.9x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥137.6tJP¥70.3tJP¥4.6t18x30.2x2x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥127.2tJP¥71.3tJP¥4.7t17.7x27.2x1.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥119.2tJP¥71.3tJP¥4.8t17x25.1x1.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥116.7tJP¥71.1tJP¥4.8t17x24.5x1.6x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥103.9tJP¥70.8tJP¥5.0t16.1x20.6x1.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥107.9tJP¥70.4tJP¥5.0t16.8x21.6x1.5x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥107.5tJP¥70.2tJP¥5.0t16.4x21.6x1.5x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥112.1tJP¥69.7tJP¥5.1t16.5x21.8x1.6x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥116.1tJP¥69.6tJP¥5.1t16.6x22.6x1.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥101.9tJP¥69.3tJP¥5.3t15.9x19.4x1.5x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥96.4tJP¥67.7tJP¥5.3t15.3x18.3x1.4x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥97.7tJP¥68.5tJP¥5.4t15.6x18.2x1.4x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥96.6tJP¥67.4tJP¥5.4t15.3x18x1.4x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023JP¥87.7tJP¥66.3tJP¥5.4t14.6x16.2x1.3x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022JP¥97.8tJP¥66.2tJP¥5.4t15.3x18.1x1.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022JP¥90.7tJP¥64.5tJP¥5.3t14.7x17x1.4x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022JP¥87.1tJP¥63.6tJP¥5.2t14.3x16.9x1.4x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022JP¥94.5tJP¥63.7tJP¥5.1t15.4x18.5x1.5x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022JP¥94.1tJP¥62.1tJP¥5.0t15.6x18.9x1.5x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022JP¥87.7tJP¥62.1tJP¥5.0t14.6x17.5x1.4x
Wed, 18 May 2022JP¥94.1tJP¥62.1tJP¥5.0t15x18.8x1.5x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022JP¥96.9tJP¥61.0tJP¥4.6t15.6x20.9x1.6x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022JP¥88.6tJP¥60.9tJP¥4.6t14.7x19.1x1.5x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022JP¥95.8tJP¥60.3tJP¥4.5t15.6x21.4x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥95.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.5tTotal Revenue: JP¥60.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Information Technology industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 6.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Tech sector?

JP Market1.33%
Tech-0.23%
IT6.78%
Tech Hardware2.82%
Software2.12%
Communications0.077%
Electronic Equipment and Components-1.73%
Semiconductors-5.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tech Hardware industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Communications industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.0% 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
6701 NECJP¥15.53k20.5%
+JP¥703.7b
59.1%PE22.1x
6702 FujitsuJP¥3.02k8.6%
+JP¥430.4b
35.1%PE21.5x
4307 Nomura Research InstituteJP¥5.29k12.6%
+JP¥342.0b
26.4%PE33.5x
4901 FUJIFILM HoldingsJP¥3.45k4.0%
+JP¥159.0b
8.8%PE17.3x
7751 CanonJP¥5.02k1.3%
+JP¥61.4b
26.7%PE29.6x
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4307

JP¥5,293.00

Nomura Research Institute

7D

12.6%

1Y

26.4%

6861

JP¥67,250.00

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

1.8%

7751

JP¥5,018.00

Canon

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1.3%

1Y

26.7%

6701

JP¥15,525.00

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7D

20.5%

1Y

59.1%

6981

JP¥2,469.50

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-2.8%

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-19.5%

4704

JP¥9,230.00

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4.6%

1Y

10.7%

9719

JP¥3,449.00

SCSK

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5.1%

1Y

26.3%