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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M-2.4%
  • 1Y-6.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has risen 5.5%, driven by gains from Kadokawa of 6.7%. In contrast, the industry has lost 6.5% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 33% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 06 Mar 2026JP¥707.3bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.4x43.3x1.3x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026JP¥729.5bJP¥516.2bJP¥18.6b13.9x39.3x1.4x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025JP¥715.7bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.7x38.3x1.4x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025JP¥724.2bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.1x38.7x1.4x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025JP¥753.9bJP¥513.6bJP¥18.6b20.3x40.5x1.5x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025JP¥748.1bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.6x45x1.5x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025JP¥748.7bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x45x1.5x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025JP¥777.0bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16.5x43.1x1.5x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025JP¥859.2bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.6x1.3x
Tue, 13 May 2025JP¥822.5bJP¥635.9bJP¥22.3b15.8x36.8x1.3x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025JP¥821.7bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b14.8x28.5x1.3x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025JP¥798.3bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.4x27.7x1.3x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025JP¥713.7bJP¥622.6bJP¥27.4b13.5x26.1x1.1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025JP¥655.7bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.2x24.2x1.1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024JP¥804.8bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13x29.3x1.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024JP¥646.0bJP¥613.2bJP¥28.7b12.8x22.5x1.1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024JP¥635.5bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13.4x22.2x1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024JP¥628.0bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13x21.9x1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024JP¥614.3bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.5x22.2x1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024JP¥652.7bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b13x23.5x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024JP¥640.3bJP¥599.0bJP¥28.7b12x22.3x1.1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024JP¥601.3bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.5x25x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024JP¥646.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.2x23.9x0.9x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024JP¥705.0bJP¥754.5bJP¥25.8b14.4x27.3x0.9x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024JP¥667.5bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.3x26.1x0.9x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023JP¥630.3bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b13.6x24.6x0.8x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023JP¥661.5bJP¥735.4bJP¥26.5b16.6x25x0.9x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023JP¥699.2bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.1x25.3x0.9x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023JP¥742.3bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.9x26.8x1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023JP¥757.7bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.9x23.8x1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023JP¥769.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.8x24.1x1x
Thu, 18 May 2023JP¥720.6bJP¥757.0bJP¥31.3b17.4x23.1x1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023JP¥674.8bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.5x20.3x0.9x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023JP¥629.8bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.4x19.4x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥629.8bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥715.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202420252026
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 42.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 20% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.7% 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-4.43%
Telecom-3.04%
Media-1.74%
Publishing4.38%
Cable and Satellite2.60%
Broadcasting-0.96%
Advertising-5.01%
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¥3.15k8.6%
+JP¥36.7b		-10.1%PE206.7x
6176 BrangistaJP¥1.00k29.6%
+JP¥3.2b		58.0%PE22.1x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.40k2.8%
+JP¥419.3m		25.2%PE14.3x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥476.004.4%
+JP¥295.6m		72.5%PE12.7x
500A TO BooksJP¥3.29k1.7%
+JP¥191.8m		n/aPE14.8x

Latest News

2376
JP¥733.00
Scinex
7D
0.4%
1Y
-8.0%
6176
JP¥1,002.00
Brangista
7D
29.6%
1Y
58.0%
7119
JP¥1,399.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
2.8%
1Y
25.2%
6549
JP¥1,661.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-1.9%
1Y
13.6%
9468
JP¥3,146.00
Kadokawa
7D
8.6%
1Y
-10.1%

Kadokawa Corporation Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Feb 14
Kadokawa Corporation Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected
7849
JP¥3,925.00
Starts Publishing
7D
-1.8%
1Y
3.6%
2139
JP¥537.00
Chuco
7D
-2.5%
1Y
20.1%

Chuco (TSE:2139) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Feb 13
Chuco (TSE:2139) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
500A
JP¥3,285.00
TO Books
7D
1.7%
1Y
n/a
9475
JP¥540.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
-1.1%
1Y
27.4%
9474
JP¥1,010.00
Zenrin
7D
-2.0%
1Y
0.6%
9478
JP¥476.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
4.4%
1Y
72.5%

SE Holdings and Incubations Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9478) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Jan 28
SE Holdings and Incubations Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9478) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
2408
JP¥723.00
KG Intelligence
7D
-1.8%
1Y
17.9%
3931
JP¥1,620.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
1.4%
1Y
62.5%
9782
JP¥3,825.00
DMS
7D
-6.5%
1Y
98.5%
4833
JP¥74.00
Def consulting
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-7.5%