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Japanese (NIKKEI) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 31, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1067
  • 7D0.04%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y15.9%
  • YTD19.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has remained flat, although notably Hitachi gained 7.9%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 19% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023JP¥178.4tJP¥264.9tJP¥14.9t12x12x0.7x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023JP¥193.1tJP¥264.9tJP¥14.8t12.6x13x0.7x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023JP¥186.3tJP¥264.8tJP¥14.8t12.2x12.6x0.7x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023JP¥188.3tJP¥264.3tJP¥15.6t12.2x12x0.7x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023JP¥190.3tJP¥264.2tJP¥15.6t12.1x12.2x0.7x
Fri, 19 May 2023JP¥175.7tJP¥263.6tJP¥15.5t11.7x11.3x0.7x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023JP¥163.4tJP¥258.1tJP¥15.7t11.2x10.4x0.6x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023JP¥161.0tJP¥257.2tJP¥15.6t11.1x10.3x0.6x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023JP¥158.6tJP¥254.7tJP¥15.9t10.7x10x0.6x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023JP¥149.2tJP¥249.4tJP¥15.8t10.2x9.4x0.6x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022JP¥157.2tJP¥249.3tJP¥15.8t10.6x9.9x0.6x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022JP¥156.0tJP¥239.5tJP¥14.4t10.7x10.8x0.7x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022JP¥151.0tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.5x10.4x0.6x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022JP¥161.2tJP¥237.5tJP¥14.5t10.9x11.1x0.7x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022JP¥155.2tJP¥227.9tJP¥12.8t11x12.1x0.7x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022JP¥146.9tJP¥227.8tJP¥12.8t10.5x11.5x0.6x
Sat, 21 May 2022JP¥151.6tJP¥227.3tJP¥12.8t10.7x11.8x0.7x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022JP¥153.2tJP¥220.1tJP¥10.8t11.1x14.1x0.7x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022JP¥150.2tJP¥222.4tJP¥10.9t10.8x13.8x0.7x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022JP¥159.7tJP¥222.4tJP¥10.7t11.2x14.9x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022JP¥164.2tJP¥214.7tJP¥8.9t11.6x18.4x0.8x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021JP¥161.7tJP¥212.4tJP¥8.9t11.4x18.2x0.8x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021JP¥169.7tJP¥209.2tJP¥7.6t12.5x22.4x0.8x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021JP¥161.0tJP¥205.1tJP¥6.7t12.6x24.2x0.8x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021JP¥160.1tJP¥205.7tJP¥6.7t12.9x24x0.8x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021JP¥156.3tJP¥205.7tJP¥6.7t12.6x23.4x0.8x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021JP¥157.5tJP¥196.7tJP¥4.4t13.9x36x0.8x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020JP¥143.4tJP¥193.2tJP¥3.6t13.8x39.5x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥124.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥4.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥198.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.8x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese Industrials 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 12.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 55% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Industrials sector?

JP Market-0.27%
Industrials0.042%
Industrials5.51%
Logistics3.98%
Airlines2.43%
Infrastructure1.79%
Aerospace & Defense1.55%
Marine and Shipping1.50%
Construction1.32%
Transportation1.16%
Commercial Services0.87%
Trade Distributors0.80%
Building-0.70%
Professional Services-1.13%
Machinery-1.63%
Electrical-7.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Building industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (14.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Marine and Shipping industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 3.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Marine and Shipping industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 59% 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
6501 HitachiJP¥9.40k7.9%
+JP¥634.2b
39.0%PE12.7x
8001 ITOCHUJP¥5.36k2.4%
+JP¥180.2b
39.3%PE10x
9143 SG HoldingsLtdJP¥2.15k13.3%
+JP¥157.9b
9.2%PE13.5x
8058 MitsubishiJP¥6.92k1.1%
+JP¥100.3b
71.8%PE10x
8053 SumitomoJP¥2.95k1.6%
+JP¥57.4b
55.6%PE6.7x
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7D

-8.3%

1Y

19.9%

9143

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6501

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6305

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6368

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24.0%

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84.5%

8058

JP¥6,924.00

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7D

1.1%

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6098

JP¥4,305.00

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-2.7%

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8001

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ITOCHU

7D

2.4%

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39.3%

6503

JP¥1,698.00

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7D

-2.2%

1Y

29.6%

9064

JP¥2,487.00

Yamato Holdings

7D

4.7%

1Y

12.8%

6367

JP¥21,300.00

Daikin IndustriesLtd

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-4.8%

6954

JP¥3,653.00

Fanuc

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-7.0%

6201

JP¥10,650.00

Toyota Industries

7D

-3.5%

1Y

39.0%

6586

JP¥3,819.00

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7D

5.8%

1Y

40.4%

8053

JP¥2,948.50

Sumitomo

7D

1.6%

1Y

55.6%