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Japanese (NIKKEI) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-2.6%
  • 1Y-22.4%
  • YTD-3.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Kansai Electric Power Company of 3.4%. In contrast, Rezil has gained 23%. However, the industry is down 22% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 1.5% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Jun 2025JP¥10.4tJP¥32.4tJP¥1.8t10.2x5.9x0.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025JP¥10.9tJP¥32.3tJP¥1.7t10.6x6.3x0.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025JP¥10.6tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.7x6.2x0.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025JP¥10.7tJP¥31.9tJP¥1.7t9.3x6.3x0.3x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025JP¥10.3tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t10.6x7x0.3x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥10.5tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t11x7.1x0.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥31.8tJP¥1.5t11.7x7.3x0.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥11.6tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t10.4x6.2x0.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥11.3tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t10x6.1x0.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥11.4tJP¥31.7tJP¥1.9t11.1x6.2x0.4x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥12.2tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t10.2x5.4x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥13.0tJP¥32.2tJP¥2.3t10.6x5.8x0.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥12.7tJP¥32.5tJP¥2.3t8.5x5.5x0.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥12.2tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.1t8.1x3.9x0.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥34.0tJP¥3.1t7.5x3.4x0.3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥10.8tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t9.9x4.8x0.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥10.3tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t9x4.5x0.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥10.2tJP¥35.7tJP¥2.3t8.8x4.5x0.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥10.0tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t11.1x9.6x0.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥11.2tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t11.3x10.7x0.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥9.8tJP¥36.2tJP¥1.0t10.8x9.4x0.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥9.0tJP¥35.3t-JP¥20,011,000,000.0011.2x-448.6x0.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥9.4tJP¥35.3t-JP¥20,776,000,000.0013.5x-454.8x0.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥8.7tJP¥35.2t-JP¥7,626,000,000.0015.4x-1139.8x0.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥33.1t-JP¥1,077,070,000,000.0013.4x-7.4x0.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023JP¥8.0tJP¥33.1t-JP¥1,075,885,000,000.0013.5x-7.4x0.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023JP¥8.1tJP¥30.5t-JP¥581,749,000,000.0013.2x-14x0.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022JP¥8.1tJP¥29.9t-JP¥617,227,000,000.0013.3x-13.1x0.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022JP¥8.3tJP¥29.9t-JP¥616,706,000,000.0014.5x-13.4x0.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022JP¥7.9tJP¥26.7tJP¥28.0b14.1x281.3x0.3x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022JP¥8.4tJP¥26.7tJP¥27.9b15x300.4x0.3x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022JP¥8.6tJP¥26.7tJP¥27.9b16.2x309.3x0.3x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022JP¥8.8tJP¥24.6tJP¥246.7b17.5x35.6x0.4x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022JP¥8.3tJP¥24.6tJP¥252.5b14.9x33.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥8.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥252.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥24.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -4.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Utilities 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 5.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -4.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.31x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 91% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.5% 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 Utilities sector?

JP Market-0.99%
Utilities-1.93%
Renewable Energy-0.41%
Gas Utilities-0.56%
Electric Utilities-3.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gas Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 2.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electric Utilities industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gas Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 2.6% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Electric Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.2% 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
176A RezilJP¥2.06k22.6%
+JP¥7.2b
34.6%n/a
8174 Nippon GasJP¥2.61k1.2%
+JP¥3.4b
11.9%PE24.7x
350A DIGITAL GRIDJP¥8.30k3.1%
+JP¥1.5b
n/an/a
7692 Earth InfinityLtdJP¥118.005.4%
+JP¥660.8m
8.3%PE38.7x
9517 eREXLtdJP¥786.001.0%
+JP¥623.4m
22.8%PE28.9x
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9535

JP¥353.00

HIROSHIMA GASLtd

7D

2.0%

1Y

-7.6%

176A

JP¥2,057.00

Rezil

7D

22.6%

1Y

34.6%

9531

JP¥4,827.00

Tokyo GasLtd

7D

-0.4%

1Y

38.6%

9502

JP¥1,700.50

Chubu Electric Power Company

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-15.3%

8174

JP¥2,612.00

Nippon Gas

7D

1.2%

1Y

11.9%

9532

JP¥3,627.00

Osaka Gas

7D

-1.3%

1Y

3.3%

9508

JP¥1,214.50

Kyushu Electric Power Company

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-32.7%

9501

JP¥372.90

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-59.7%

9536

JP¥1,807.00

Saibu Gas HoldingsLtd

7D

1.3%

1Y

-7.8%

9534

JP¥555.00

Hokkaido Gas

7D

0.9%

1Y

-20.6%

350A

JP¥8,300.00

DIGITAL GRID

7D

3.1%

1Y

n/a