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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies140
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y-1.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by Money Forward declining 12%. Meanwhile, Sourcenext actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 13% in the last week. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b21.6x45.9x3.1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥85.0b23.3x51.6x3.5x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.3tJP¥87.1b23.9x48.7x3.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024JP¥4.5tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.3b24x53.3x3.5x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.5b21.6x51.7x3.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024JP¥3.7tJP¥1.3tJP¥77.4b19.6x47.9x2.9x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥72.9b24.6x57.5x3.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥73.9b22.8x53.3x3.2x
Thu, 02 May 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥71.1b23.1x55.9x3.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.2b25.3x65.2x3.7x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.8b24.4x64x3.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.5b24x62.6x3.4x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.5b21.5x60x3.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.5b21.3x58x3.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.4b22.4x58.5x3.2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.6b24.1x63.4x3.4x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥57.9b25x69.5x3.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b23x72.9x3.7x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023JP¥4.3tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b22.6x74.9x3.8x
Fri, 05 May 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.0b22.2x77.1x3.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.1b24.8x75.5x3.5x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023JP¥3.6tJP¥1.1tJP¥53.0b24.8x67.9x3.3x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.1tJP¥50.0b25.1x75.5x3.6x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022JP¥3.4tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.9b22.7x65x3.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.1b23.9x72.7x3.5x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022JP¥3.4tJP¥1.0tJP¥62.0b23.9x54.8x3.3x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022JP¥3.5tJP¥1.0tJP¥65.4b26x52.9x3.3x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022JP¥3.6tJP¥1.0tJP¥74.6b26.7x48.1x3.5x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022JP¥3.4tJP¥1.0tJP¥77.5b24.6x43.6x3.3x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022JP¥3.2tJP¥1.0tJP¥78.2b24.3x41x3.2x
Sat, 07 May 2022JP¥3.4tJP¥999.5bJP¥80.9b23.7x42.1x3.4x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022JP¥3.8tJP¥986.5bJP¥83.6b24.6x46x3.9x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022JP¥3.7tJP¥983.7bJP¥84.1b21x44.6x3.8x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022JP¥3.4tJP¥954.0bJP¥85.7b20.3x40.3x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥85.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥954.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 57.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Application Software 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 45.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 57.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Application Software industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Application Software compare with similar industries?

JP Market-0.21%
Tech-0.95%
Software-1.48%
Application Software-2.58%
Systems Software-0.36%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
4733 OBIC Business ConsultantsJP¥6.87k1.5%
+JP¥7.6b		-0.9%PE33.6x
2345 KushimJP¥561.0064.5%
+JP¥3.9b		129.9%PS9.2x
3923 RakusJP¥1.79k1.2%
+JP¥3.7b		-26.8%PE49.1x
5027 AnyMind GroupJP¥1.14k4.5%
+JP¥2.9b		21.6%PE46x
6572 OPEN GroupJP¥238.0020.8%
+JP¥2.5b		-6.3%PE1928.7x
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