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Japanese (NIKKEI) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies293
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y7.9%
  • YTD2.6%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 3.1%, with SoftBank Group up 16%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 7.9%. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 2.2% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 24 Jan 2025JP¥80.3tJP¥48.1tJP¥5.6t19.1x14.4x1.7x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JP¥78.4tJP¥48.1tJP¥5.6t18.9x14.1x1.6x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JP¥75.9tJP¥48.0tJP¥5.6t17.7x13.6x1.6x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JP¥76.3tJP¥47.7tJP¥3.6t17.2x21.3x1.6x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JP¥75.0tJP¥47.7tJP¥3.6t17.6x20.9x1.6x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JP¥71.1tJP¥47.6tJP¥3.6t17.1x19.9x1.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JP¥80.3tJP¥47.3tJP¥3.4t19x23.6x1.7x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JP¥75.8tJP¥47.3tJP¥3.4t17.8x22.2x1.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024JP¥73.1tJP¥47.0tJP¥3.1t19x23.7x1.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JP¥77.1tJP¥47.2tJP¥3.1t19.8x25.1x1.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JP¥78.8tJP¥47.2tJP¥3.1t20.4x25.6x1.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JP¥75.0tJP¥47.0tJP¥1.7t18.8x45.1x1.6x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JP¥69.7tJP¥47.0tJP¥1.7t18x41.9x1.5x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JP¥70.9tJP¥47.0tJP¥1.7t18.3x42.6x1.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JP¥68.8tJP¥46.6tJP¥5.6t17.1x12.2x1.5x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JP¥72.8tJP¥46.6tJP¥5.6t17.6x13x1.6x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JP¥69.2tJP¥46.6tJP¥5.6t18x12.3x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JP¥69.2tJP¥46.1tJP¥2.9t17.5x24x1.5x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JP¥68.0tJP¥46.1tJP¥2.9t17.3x23.6x1.5x
Mon, 08 May 2023JP¥66.1tJP¥45.4tJP¥878.9b17.8x75.2x1.5x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JP¥64.5tJP¥45.3tJP¥875.5b17.2x73.7x1.4x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JP¥63.5tJP¥45.3tJP¥873.8b16.7x72.6x1.4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023JP¥64.9tJP¥44.6tJP¥1.6t15.8x40.5x1.5x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022JP¥63.2tJP¥44.6tJP¥1.6t15.8x39.2x1.4x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022JP¥65.5tJP¥44.6tJP¥1.6t16.5x40.7x1.5x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022JP¥66.0tJP¥43.8t-JP¥1,740,709,658,000.0015.5x-37.9x1.5x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022JP¥65.5tJP¥43.8t-JP¥1,748,145,920,000.0016.6x-37.5x1.5x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022JP¥66.4tJP¥43.8t-JP¥1,750,233,727,000.0017.6x-37.9x1.5x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022JP¥66.8tJP¥43.3tJP¥2.2t16.1x30.5x1.5x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022JP¥67.7tJP¥43.3tJP¥2.2t16.8x31.5x1.6x
Tue, 10 May 2022JP¥65.5tJP¥43.0tJP¥6.0t16x10.9x1.5x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022JP¥67.6tJP¥42.9tJP¥6.0t17.6x11.3x1.6x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022JP¥63.2tJP¥42.9tJP¥6.0t15.6x10.6x1.5x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022JP¥60.3tJP¥42.6tJP¥6.8t15.8x8.8x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥60.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥6.8tTotal Revenue: JP¥42.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Communication Services 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 14.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have declined 6.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.2% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market2.20%
Telecom3.08%
Wireless Telecom7.36%
Interactive Media and Services1.73%
Media1.51%
Entertainment-0.30%
Telecom Services and Carriers-0.58%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 27.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Media and Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 19% 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
9984 SoftBank GroupJP¥10.56k16.3%
+JP¥2.1t		62.0%PE7x
7974 NintendoJP¥9.89k7.7%
+JP¥825.5b		25.3%PE35.1x
9434 SoftBankJP¥196.302.5%
+JP¥229.2b		1.5%PE18.3x
9433 KDDIJP¥4.87k1.1%
+JP¥102.4b		0.2%PE15.8x
4689 LYJP¥440.703.2%
+JP¥97.7b		-5.8%PE29.4x
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