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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y-7.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has risen 2.7%, driven by gains from Kadokawa of 5.3%. In the past year, the industry is down 7.2%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 32% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Jun 2026JP¥724.4bJP¥513.6bJP¥18.5b13.2x39.1x1.4x
Tue, 05 May 2026JP¥766.5bJP¥504.3bJP¥17.2b14.8x44.6x1.5x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026JP¥822.6bJP¥503.8bJP¥15.8b15.9x52.1x1.6x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026JP¥685.4bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.2x41.9x1.3x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026JP¥728.3bJP¥515.9bJP¥18.8b15.9x38.8x1.4x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JP¥699.3bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.4x1.4x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥701.5bJP¥515.0bJP¥18.7b17.1x37.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥748.4bJP¥513.7bJP¥18.7b19.9x40x1.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥724.6bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b19.8x43.5x1.4x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥738.2bJP¥503.9bJP¥16.6b19.6x44.5x1.5x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥793.9bJP¥518.7bJP¥17.9b17.6x44.3x1.5x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥845.1bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37x1.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥838.6bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.4x30.7x1.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥851.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.7x29.6x1.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥788.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15x27.3x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥708.5bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.3b14.2x26x1.1x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥650.5bJP¥620.8bJP¥27.0b12.1x24.1x1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥803.1bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.6x29x1.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥678.4bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b13.4x23.6x1.1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥628.6bJP¥602.3bJP¥26.6b12.7x23.7x1x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥606.7bJP¥604.9bJP¥29.0b12.7x20.9x1x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥621.6bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13.5x22.4x1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥662.2bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x23.9x1.1x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥595.4bJP¥590.1bJP¥24.4b12.2x24.4x1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥597.0bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.4x24.8x1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥657.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.7x24.3x0.9x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥713.8bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.7b14.6x27.8x1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥661.3bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.1x25.9x0.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥646.8bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14x25.2x0.9x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥665.1bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.5x25x0.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥708.7bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.6x25.7x0.9x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥739.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.8x26.7x1x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JP¥751.4bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.5x23.6x1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JP¥738.6bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.4x23.1x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥738.6bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥761.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Publishing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 39.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 17% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 12% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Publishing compare with similar industries?

JP Market-0.18%
Telecom-0.80%
Media-0.85%
Publishing2.72%
Broadcasting3.16%
Advertising2.29%
Cable and Satellite-18.46%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
9468 KadokawaJP¥3.36k5.3%
+JP¥24.7b		-8.8%PE386.2x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.62k2.2%
+JP¥375.5m		54.0%PE17x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥473.003.5%
+JP¥288.3m		17.7%PE7x
9476 Chuokeizai-Sha HoldingsJP¥1.01k4.5%
+JP¥166.5m		82.4%PE12.3x
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥926.000.8%
+JP¥140.2m		n/aPE8.8x

Latest News

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7D
0.8%
1Y
-0.4%
9474
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7D
-4.7%
1Y
-25.1%
9478
JP¥508.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
-2.7%
1Y
74.0%
9475
JP¥473.00
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7D
3.5%
1Y
17.7%
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OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
0.8%
1Y
n/a
9468
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7D
5.3%
1Y
-8.8%
6176
JP¥898.00
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-4.1%
1Y
55.9%
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7D
4.5%
1Y
82.4%
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7D
-3.8%
1Y
-30.2%
7119
JP¥1,615.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
2.2%
1Y
54.0%
9782
JP¥3,310.00
DMS
7D
-3.6%
1Y
8.5%
3560
JP¥4,150.00
Hobonichi
7D
0.2%
1Y
35.8%
7849
JP¥3,335.00
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7D
-4.3%
1Y
-10.3%
2341
JP¥156.00
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7D
-6.0%
1Y
4.0%
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TO Books
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-4.4%
1Y
n/a