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Japanese (NIKKEI) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies678
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y-8.3%
  • YTD-2.6%

Last week, the Tech industry hasn't moved much but Advantest is up 8.7% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 8.3% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Mar 2025JP¥121.7tJP¥74.7tJP¥5.6t15.8x21.8x1.6x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025JP¥128.9tJP¥74.7tJP¥5.4t16.1x23.8x1.7x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025JP¥128.2tJP¥74.1tJP¥5.3t16.6x24.4x1.7x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024JP¥124.4tJP¥72.5tJP¥5.1t16.6x24.2x1.7x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024JP¥125.9tJP¥71.9tJP¥5.0t15.8x25x1.8x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024JP¥128.4tJP¥71.7tJP¥5.1t16.4x25.4x1.8x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024JP¥129.9tJP¥71.9tJP¥5.0t16.8x25.7x1.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024JP¥130.1tJP¥71.0tJP¥4.9t17.1x26.6x1.8x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024JP¥138.2tJP¥70.5tJP¥4.8t17x28.7x2x
Sat, 25 May 2024JP¥134.5tJP¥70.6tJP¥4.8t16.7x28x1.9x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024JP¥126.3tJP¥70.0tJP¥4.6t16.7x27.8x1.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024JP¥136.8tJP¥70.3tJP¥4.6t18x30x1.9x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024JP¥132.0tJP¥70.3tJP¥4.6t17x28.9x1.9x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024JP¥123.5tJP¥71.3tJP¥4.8t17.2x26x1.7x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023JP¥115.0tJP¥71.3tJP¥4.8t16.8x24.2x1.6x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023JP¥110.4tJP¥71.1tJP¥4.9t16.3x22.6x1.6x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023JP¥105.3tJP¥70.4tJP¥5.0t16.3x21.1x1.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023JP¥111.6tJP¥70.4tJP¥5.0t17x22.3x1.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023JP¥113.4tJP¥69.7tJP¥5.1t16.7x22.3x1.6x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023JP¥113.9tJP¥69.6tJP¥5.1t16.7x22.1x1.6x
Sun, 28 May 2023JP¥108.6tJP¥69.5tJP¥5.1t15.9x21.1x1.6x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023JP¥97.4tJP¥67.7tJP¥5.3t15.2x18.4x1.4x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023JP¥96.0tJP¥67.7tJP¥5.3t15.2x18.2x1.4x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023JP¥94.9tJP¥68.5tJP¥5.3t15.1x17.9x1.4x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023JP¥91.1tJP¥66.3tJP¥5.4t14.6x16.8x1.4x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022JP¥95.2tJP¥66.2tJP¥5.4t15x17.6x1.4x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022JP¥92.7tJP¥65.5tJP¥5.4t14.7x17.2x1.4x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022JP¥90.4tJP¥63.7tJP¥5.2t14.8x17.5x1.4x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022JP¥91.6tJP¥63.6tJP¥5.2t15.1x17.7x1.4x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022JP¥94.4tJP¥63.1tJP¥5.1t15.5x18.4x1.5x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022JP¥86.3tJP¥62.1tJP¥5.0t14.6x17.2x1.4x
Mon, 30 May 2022JP¥93.0tJP¥61.7tJP¥5.0t14.9x18.8x1.5x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022JP¥94.0tJP¥61.0tJP¥4.6t15.5x20.2x1.5x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022JP¥99.9tJP¥60.9tJP¥4.6t15.9x21.6x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥99.9tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.6tTotal Revenue: JP¥60.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.3x202320242025
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 22.3x.
  • 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 7.1% 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 Market0.34%
Tech0.76%
Semiconductors3.41%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.55%
Software0.31%
Communications0.21%
Tech Hardware-0.81%
IT-1.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Software industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Communications industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
6857 AdvantestJP¥8.47k8.7%
+JP¥499.6b		26.7%PE45.6x
6146 DiscoJP¥35.28k6.8%
+JP¥244.9b		-30.7%PE31.7x
6701 NECJP¥15.56k5.9%
+JP¥229.2b		42.0%PE22.2x
8035 Tokyo ElectronJP¥21.96k2.2%
+JP¥219.9b		-40.2%PE19.1x
285A Kioxia HoldingsJP¥3.13k13.5%
+JP¥200.0b		n/aPE6.4x
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