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Japanese (NIKKEI) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies294
  • 7D10.1%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y8.5%
  • YTD1.1%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 1.7%, with SoftBank Group leading the way, up 18%. This means that the industry has gained 6.1% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥79.3tJP¥48.4tJP¥4.2t18.6x18.8x1.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥78.5tJP¥48.4tJP¥4.2t19.1x18.6x1.6x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥82.3tJP¥48.1tJP¥5.6t19.4x14.8x1.7x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥79.5tJP¥48.1tJP¥5.6t19.2x14.3x1.7x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥78.9tJP¥48.1tJP¥5.6t18.4x14.2x1.6x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥76.9tJP¥47.7tJP¥3.6t17.2x21.6x1.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥77.3tJP¥47.7tJP¥3.6t17.7x21.6x1.6x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥76.5tJP¥47.7tJP¥3.6t18.2x21.4x1.6x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥79.1tJP¥47.3tJP¥3.4t18.9x23.1x1.7x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥75.6tJP¥47.3tJP¥3.4t18.3x22.2x1.6x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥74.1tJP¥47.3tJP¥3.4t18.4x21.7x1.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥74.1tJP¥47.0tJP¥3.1t19.2x24x1.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥77.1tJP¥47.2tJP¥3.1t19.6x25.1x1.6x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥77.1tJP¥47.1tJP¥3.1t19.6x24.7x1.6x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥71.2tJP¥47.0tJP¥1.7t17.9x42.8x1.5x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥70.9tJP¥47.0tJP¥1.7t18.4x42.7x1.5x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥69.9tJP¥46.6tJP¥5.6t17.1x12.4x1.5x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥70.2tJP¥46.6tJP¥5.6t17.8x12.5x1.5x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥69.5tJP¥46.6tJP¥5.6t17.6x12.4x1.5x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥70.1tJP¥46.2tJP¥2.9t17.8x24.2x1.5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥69.5tJP¥46.1tJP¥2.9t17.5x24.1x1.5x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥67.2tJP¥46.1tJP¥2.9t17x23.4x1.5x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥65.1tJP¥45.4tJP¥872.8b17.8x74.6x1.4x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥63.4tJP¥45.3tJP¥874.6b16.5x72.4x1.4x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥64.1tJP¥45.2tJP¥877.0b16.4x73.1x1.4x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥62.5tJP¥44.6tJP¥1.6t15.5x38.8x1.4x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥64.1tJP¥44.6tJP¥1.6t16.2x39.8x1.4x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥66.4tJP¥44.0t-JP¥1,774,075,044,000.0015.9x-37.4x1.5x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥63.5tJP¥43.8t-JP¥1,747,599,920,000.0015.5x-36.3x1.4x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥65.9tJP¥43.8t-JP¥1,755,189,224,000.0016.2x-37.6x1.5x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022JP¥67.4tJP¥43.3tJP¥2.2t16.8x31.2x1.6x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022JP¥66.1tJP¥43.3tJP¥2.1t16x30.8x1.5x
Wed, 25 May 2022JP¥67.1tJP¥43.3tJP¥2.1t16.3x31.2x1.5x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022JP¥67.8tJP¥42.9tJP¥6.0t16.3x11.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥67.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥6.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥42.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202320242025
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 18.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.4x.
  • 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% 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 Market8.73%
Telecom10.14%
Entertainment12.40%
Wireless Telecom10.48%
Interactive Media and Services9.68%
Media8.91%
Telecom Services and Carriers6.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Telecom Services and Carriers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.2% 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¥6.86k17.6%
+JP¥1.5t		-17.5%PE11.7x
7974 NintendoJP¥10.35k12.6%
+JP¥1.3t		35.0%PE37.7x
9433 KDDIJP¥2.49k7.8%
+JP¥718.6b		16.5%PE15.8x
9432 Nippon Telegraph and TelephoneJP¥147.105.9%
+JP¥678.5b		-15.8%PE10.9x
9434 SoftBankJP¥211.706.8%
+JP¥641.4b		13.7%PE19.6x
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