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Japanese (NIKKEI) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies179
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y12.4%
  • YTD11.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Money Forward declining 9.7%. Meanwhile, Fuji Soft actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.1% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥2.5tJP¥221.7b22.4x37.9x3.4x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥8.6tJP¥2.4tJP¥205.5b22x41.7x3.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥8.4tJP¥2.4tJP¥203.1b21.5x41.4x3.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥2.4tJP¥194.0b19.9x39.6x3.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥2.4tJP¥187.1b22.5x41.2x3.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥7.4tJP¥2.4tJP¥188.0b22.3x39.2x3.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥7.6tJP¥2.3tJP¥170.7b22.7x44.8x3.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥7.7tJP¥2.3tJP¥167.6b23.2x45.7x3.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥8.2tJP¥2.3tJP¥163.6b24x50x3.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥7.9tJP¥2.3tJP¥164.3b23.7x47.9x3.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥7.6tJP¥2.3tJP¥162.3b22.4x46.5x3.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥7.5tJP¥2.3tJP¥163.4b22x46.2x3.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥6.7tJP¥2.2tJP¥174.3b23x38.2x3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥7.0tJP¥2.2tJP¥171.0b24.5x41.2x3.2x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥6.9tJP¥2.2tJP¥171.9b24.5x40.2x3.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥7.4tJP¥2.2tJP¥167.2b24.6x44x3.4x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥7.4tJP¥2.2tJP¥167.3b23.5x44.3x3.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥7.2tJP¥2.1tJP¥170.0b23x42.2x3.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥6.7tJP¥2.1tJP¥170.1b22.8x39.3x3.2x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥6.6tJP¥2.1tJP¥170.7b23.1x38.9x3.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥6.6tJP¥2.0tJP¥180.4b23.4x36.8x3.3x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥6.1tJP¥2.0tJP¥183.1b21.8x33.2x3x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022JP¥6.7tJP¥2.0tJP¥181.0b24.3x37.3x3.3x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022JP¥6.2tJP¥2.0tJP¥184.3b23.9x33.8x3.1x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022JP¥6.3tJP¥2.0tJP¥188.3b22.9x33.5x3.2x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022JP¥6.8tJP¥2.0tJP¥186.6b23.8x36.2x3.4x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022JP¥6.1tJP¥1.9tJP¥197.8b23.1x31x3.2x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022JP¥5.8tJP¥1.9tJP¥199.0b21.7x29.2x3x
Thu, 12 May 2022JP¥6.1tJP¥1.9tJP¥201.0b21.9x30.4x3.2x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022JP¥6.7tJP¥1.9tJP¥204.0b23.3x32.8x3.5x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022JP¥6.2tJP¥1.9tJP¥203.6b19.6x30.4x3.3x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022JP¥6.2tJP¥1.9tJP¥201.6b20.4x30.9x3.4x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021JP¥7.5tJP¥1.9tJP¥198.5b23.1x38x4.1x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021JP¥8.3tJP¥1.9tJP¥200.7b25.5x41.4x4.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥200.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Software 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 38.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.9% 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 industry?

JP Market-0.44%
Tech-1.40%
Software-1.07%
Systems Software0.43%
Application Software-2.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 58.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 27.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Systems Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
9749 Fuji SoftJP¥9.56k5.5%
+JP¥31.3b		61.7%PE32.3x
5027 AnyMind GroupJP¥1.16k17.4%
+JP¥10.1b		37.5%PE46.2x
3661 m-up holdingsJP¥1.62k20.2%
+JP¥9.7b		56.8%PE37.8x
4165 PLAIDIncJP¥1.48k17.1%
+JP¥8.7b		117.6%PE186.2x
4375 SafieJP¥887.0013.1%
+JP¥5.7b		3.5%PS3.7x
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