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Japanese (NIKKEI) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies145
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M16.3%
  • 1Y39.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has risen 3.6%, driven by gains from Systena of 22%. Meanwhile, Datasection actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 15% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 39%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 06 Aug 2025JP¥5.1tJP¥1.5tJP¥104.0b22.3x49x3.5x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.4tJP¥108.2b20.3x43.1x3.2x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025JP¥4.7tJP¥1.5tJP¥113.6b22x41.1x3.2x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥106.0b21.2x41.3x3.2x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025JP¥4.4tJP¥1.4tJP¥100.4b20.2x44x3.2x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025JP¥4.6tJP¥1.4tJP¥104.3b20.9x43.6x3.3x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025JP¥4.1tJP¥1.3tJP¥90.6b21.5x45.2x3.1x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥83.5b23.2x52.1x3.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥85.3b23.9x50.5x3.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024JP¥4.5tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.3b24x53.3x3.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.3tJP¥84.5b21.2x51.2x3.4x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024JP¥3.7tJP¥1.3tJP¥77.4b19.6x47.6x2.9x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥72.9b24.6x57.5x3.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024JP¥3.9tJP¥1.2tJP¥73.9b22.7x53.1x3.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.9b23.1x56x3.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024JP¥4.4tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.2b25.3x64.3x3.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024JP¥4.2tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.8b24.4x64x3.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024JP¥4.3tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.5b24.1x62.3x3.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥68.3b22x60.7x3.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥70.2b21.3x58.2x3.3x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.2tJP¥65.4b22.4x58.5x3.2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023JP¥4.1tJP¥1.2tJP¥63.3b24.5x64.6x3.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.2tJP¥58.0b24.6x69.3x3.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b23x72.9x3.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023JP¥4.2tJP¥1.1tJP¥57.1b21.8x74.2x3.7x
Thu, 04 May 2023JP¥4.0tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.0b22.2x77.1x3.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023JP¥3.9tJP¥1.1tJP¥52.1b24.8x75.6x3.5x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥53.0b25.1x69.2x3.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023JP¥3.8tJP¥1.1tJP¥50.0b24.7x75.5x3.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022JP¥3.4tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.9b22.8x66x3.2x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022JP¥3.7tJP¥1.1tJP¥51.1b23.9x72.6x3.5x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022JP¥3.3tJP¥1.0tJP¥65.3b23.9x50.9x3.2x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022JP¥3.5tJP¥1.0tJP¥66.1b26.7x52.3x3.4x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022JP¥3.6tJP¥1.0tJP¥74.7b26.7x48.1x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

48.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥3.6tTotal Earnings: JP¥74.7bTotal Revenue: JP¥1.0tTotal 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 49.0x 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 grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Application Software compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.12%
Tech0.38%
Software2.55%
Application Software3.61%
Systems Software1.26%
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
2317 SystenaJP¥485.0021.6%
+JP¥30.7b		40.2%PE18.7x
3994 Money ForwardJP¥6.22k6.4%
+JP¥20.8b		38.1%PS7.9x
4180 Appier GroupJP¥1.61k4.4%
+JP¥6.8b		43.9%PE56.3x
4686 JustSystemsJP¥3.89k2.1%
+JP¥5.1b		28.8%PE20.3x
4733 OBIC Business ConsultantsJP¥8.84k0.8%
+JP¥5.0b		50.5%PE40.8x

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7D
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1Y
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1Y
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3994
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4776
JP¥4,035.00
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1Y
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9399
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4443
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7D
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1Y
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3923
JP¥2,305.00
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7D
-0.5%
1Y
29.6%
3661
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