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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3970
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  • YTD-3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 5.5%, driven by declines in every sector, especially the Industrials sector. Overall the market has been flat in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.8% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 03 Apr 2025JP¥921.8tJP¥1020.8tJP¥64.1t12.9x14.4x0.9x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025JP¥935.6tJP¥1020.2tJP¥64.4t13x14.5x0.9x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025JP¥957.3tJP¥1010.0tJP¥61.9t13.5x15.5x0.9x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024JP¥951.6tJP¥1010.9tJP¥61.8t13.4x15.4x0.9x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024JP¥936.1tJP¥1007.2tJP¥61.7t13.5x15.2x0.9x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024JP¥943.1tJP¥1001.0tJP¥60.1t13.5x15.7x0.9x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024JP¥908.1tJP¥1000.0tJP¥60.1t13.2x15.1x0.9x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024JP¥909.4tJP¥997.9tJP¥60.0t13x15.2x0.9x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024JP¥1015.3tJP¥987.0tJP¥58.5t14.6x17.4x1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024JP¥968.3tJP¥989.6tJP¥58.6t14.1x16.5x1x
Wed, 08 May 2024JP¥971.9tJP¥974.4tJP¥56.5t14.5x17.2x1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024JP¥971.9tJP¥975.8tJP¥56.9t14.6x17.1x1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024JP¥966.6tJP¥975.7tJP¥56.9t14.5x17x1x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024JP¥908.2tJP¥971.3tJP¥52.4t14.8x17.3x0.9x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023JP¥854.7tJP¥971.2tJP¥52.5t14x16.3x0.9x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023JP¥867.5tJP¥977.7tJP¥53.1t14.1x16.3x0.9x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023JP¥820.7tJP¥971.7tJP¥55.3t13.8x14.9x0.8x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023JP¥882.3tJP¥971.3tJP¥55.2t14.5x16x0.9x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023JP¥821.2tJP¥970.5tJP¥55.1t13.8x14.9x0.8x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023JP¥818.6tJP¥957.6tJP¥50.6t13.8x16.2x0.9x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023JP¥817.9tJP¥959.2tJP¥51.1t13.7x16x0.9x
Thu, 11 May 2023JP¥766.0tJP¥943.3tJP¥47.3t13.5x16.2x0.8x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023JP¥723.3tJP¥934.0tJP¥46.6t12.7x15.5x0.8x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023JP¥742.6tJP¥933.7tJP¥46.7t12.9x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023JP¥727.6tJP¥905.0tJP¥49.4t12.5x14.7x0.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022JP¥702.6tJP¥903.1tJP¥49.1t12.1x14.3x0.8x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022JP¥747.8tJP¥902.8tJP¥49.1t12.8x15.2x0.8x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022JP¥701.7tJP¥865.1tJP¥45.7t12.3x15.3x0.8x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022JP¥715.5tJP¥863.4tJP¥45.6t12.4x15.7x0.8x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022JP¥743.6tJP¥864.3tJP¥45.6t12.7x16.3x0.9x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022JP¥706.2tJP¥835.6tJP¥48.2t12.5x14.7x0.8x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022JP¥697.8tJP¥838.9tJP¥49.5t12.3x14.1x0.8x
Fri, 13 May 2022JP¥690.5tJP¥828.7tJP¥53.5t12.2x12.9x0.8x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022JP¥710.8tJP¥819.9tJP¥51.0t12.3x13.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥710.8tTotal Earnings: JP¥51.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥819.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.6x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Japanese listed companies have grown 7.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Japanese Market?

JP Market-5.55%
Consumer Staples-2.76%
Real Estate-3.99%
Healthcare-4.90%
Telecom-4.94%
Utilities-5.44%
Consumer Discretionary-5.59%
Industrials-5.80%
Materials-6.04%
Tech-6.13%
Financials-6.60%
Energy-7.55%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.5% per year.
  • The Utilities sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Staples sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
6967 Shinko Electric IndustriesJP¥8.99k22.2%
+JP¥220.6b		60.7%PE64.6xTech
4676 Fuji Media HoldingsJP¥3.00k24.1%
+JP¥120.8b		53.8%PE14.8xTelecom
4784 GMO internetJP¥1.54k31.2%
+JP¥100.3b		359.7%PS32.5xTelecom
8227 SHIMAMURAJP¥9.39k9.5%
+JP¥59.6b		21.6%PE16.5xConsumer Discretionary
3288 Open House GroupJP¥6.11k5.3%
+JP¥35.4b		24.2%PE8.5xConsumer Discretionary
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JP¥3,238.00

Hitachi

7D

-13.4%

1Y

17.0%

8316

JP¥3,407.00

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

7D

-16.2%

1Y

15.5%

8411

JP¥3,697.00

Mizuho Financial Group

7D

-16.3%

1Y

24.6%

8306

JP¥1,825.00

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

7D

-16.2%

1Y

17.8%

9984

JP¥7,170.00

SoftBank Group

7D

-10.6%

1Y

-18.3%

8227

JP¥9,393.00

SHIMAMURA

7D

9.5%

1Y

21.6%

4676

JP¥3,000.00

Fuji Media Holdings

7D

24.1%

1Y

53.8%

3288

JP¥6,114.00

Open House Group

7D

5.3%

1Y

24.2%

6967

JP¥9,104.00

Shinko Electric Industries

7D

23.7%

1Y

62.6%

4784

JP¥1,527.00

GMO internet

7D

30.1%

1Y

355.8%

6861

JP¥55,610.00

Keyence

7D

-10.1%

1Y

-18.6%

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7203

JP¥2,513.50

Toyota Motor

7D

-11.1%

1Y

-31.5%

6758

JP¥3,519.00

Sony Group

7D

-8.9%

1Y

35.1%

9843

JP¥14,755.00

Nitori Holdings

7D

2.2%

1Y

-37.2%

7453

JP¥4,281.00

Ryohin Keikaku

7D

3.2%

1Y

70.6%

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290A

JP¥916.00

Synspective

7D

33.1%

1Y

n/a