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Japanese (NIKKEI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3971
  • 7D-9.4%
  • 3M-10.3%
  • 1Y-8.2%
  • YTD-9.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 9.4%, driven by declines in every sector, especially the Financials sector. As for last year, the market is also down 8.2%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.8% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 05 Apr 2025JP¥867.8tJP¥1020.9tJP¥64.1t12.2x13.5x0.9x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025JP¥935.5tJP¥1020.2tJP¥64.4t13x14.5x0.9x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025JP¥959.6tJP¥1009.9tJP¥61.9t13.7x15.5x1x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024JP¥954.0tJP¥1011.0tJP¥61.7t13.5x15.4x0.9x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024JP¥940.8tJP¥1007.3tJP¥61.7t13.6x15.2x0.9x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024JP¥940.5tJP¥1001.0tJP¥60.1t13.4x15.7x0.9x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024JP¥906.9tJP¥987.2tJP¥59.7t13.4x15.2x0.9x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024JP¥942.3tJP¥998.0tJP¥59.9t13.3x15.7x0.9x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024JP¥1015.3tJP¥987.1tJP¥58.6t14.6x17.3x1x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024JP¥976.4tJP¥988.9tJP¥58.6t14.2x16.7x1x
Fri, 10 May 2024JP¥961.0tJP¥976.3tJP¥56.9t14.5x16.9x1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024JP¥962.0tJP¥975.8tJP¥56.9t14.5x16.9x1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024JP¥966.2tJP¥975.8tJP¥56.9t14.4x17x1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024JP¥915.1tJP¥971.4tJP¥52.4t14.8x17.5x0.9x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023JP¥855.2tJP¥971.2tJP¥52.5t14.1x16.3x0.9x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023JP¥867.4tJP¥977.6tJP¥53.1t14.1x16.3x0.9x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023JP¥815.9tJP¥972.0tJP¥55.3t13.7x14.8x0.8x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023JP¥865.9tJP¥971.4tJP¥55.2t14.3x15.7x0.9x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023JP¥815.4tJP¥970.5tJP¥55.1t13.7x14.8x0.8x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023JP¥818.6tJP¥957.5tJP¥50.6t13.7x16.2x0.9x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023JP¥836.9tJP¥959.2tJP¥51.1t13.8x16.4x0.9x
Sat, 13 May 2023JP¥769.4tJP¥946.2tJP¥47.1t13.5x16.3x0.8x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023JP¥723.3tJP¥934.4tJP¥46.6t12.7x15.5x0.8x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023JP¥748.3tJP¥933.7tJP¥46.7t13x16x0.8x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023JP¥723.9tJP¥909.5tJP¥48.6t12.5x14.9x0.8x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023JP¥701.8tJP¥903.1tJP¥49.1t12.2x14.3x0.8x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022JP¥743.2tJP¥902.8tJP¥49.1t12.8x15.1x0.8x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022JP¥714.9tJP¥865.2tJP¥45.7t12.4x15.6x0.8x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022JP¥713.9tJP¥863.4tJP¥45.6t12.4x15.6x0.8x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022JP¥743.6tJP¥864.3tJP¥45.6t12.7x16.3x0.9x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022JP¥706.2tJP¥835.6tJP¥48.2t12.5x14.7x0.8x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022JP¥693.7tJP¥838.9tJP¥49.5t12.3x14x0.8x
Sun, 15 May 2022JP¥693.7tJP¥831.4tJP¥49.6t12.1x14x0.8x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022JP¥707.4tJP¥818.8tJP¥51.0t12.2x13.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥707.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥51.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥818.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.6x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 13.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE 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-9.36%
Consumer Staples-3.44%
Real Estate-3.54%
Healthcare-4.88%
Utilities-5.11%
Telecom-5.17%
Consumer Discretionary-9.18%
Industrials-9.53%
Materials-10.21%
Tech-10.94%
Energy-13.61%
Financials-16.74%
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 10.8%, 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 8.7% 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
9843 Nitori HoldingsJP¥15.51k7.0%
+JP¥114.1b		-34.2%PE19.9xConsumer Discretionary
9020 East Japan RailwayJP¥3.09k2.4%
+JP¥80.4b		6.5%PE15.3xIndustrials
4784 GMO internetJP¥1.43k20.2%
+JP¥65.8b		327.8%PS30.1xTelecom
4676 Fuji Media HoldingsJP¥2.85k12.2%
+JP¥64.2b		46.0%PE14.1xTelecom
8227 SHIMAMURAJP¥9.38k10.0%
+JP¥62.5b		21.9%PE16.5xConsumer Discretionary
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6501

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7.3%

4684

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3.2%

1Y

2.5%

3288

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5.1%

1Y

23.3%

9020

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2.4%

1Y

6.5%

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Tokio Marine Holdings

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8.3%

3038

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6758

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