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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-2.4%
  • 1Y7.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is flat overall, with Zenrin standing out by going down 3.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 7.4% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 Jan 2026JP¥724.8bJP¥516.1bJP¥19.0b13.9x38.1x1.4x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025JP¥713.7bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.7x38.2x1.4x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025JP¥719.6bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b16.9x38.4x1.4x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025JP¥763.1bJP¥513.7bJP¥18.7b20.3x40.8x1.5x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025JP¥748.1bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.6x45x1.5x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025JP¥746.2bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b19.9x44.9x1.5x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025JP¥766.0bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16.1x42.5x1.5x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025JP¥844.9bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37x1.3x
Sun, 11 May 2025JP¥810.4bJP¥635.6bJP¥22.3b16x36.3x1.3x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025JP¥785.2bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b14.7x27.3x1.2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025JP¥806.0bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.1x27.9x1.3x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥713.7bJP¥621.9bJP¥27.1b14.4x26.4x1.1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥652.2bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.1x24x1.1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥825.5bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b12.6x30.1x1.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥653.9bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b12.9x22.8x1.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥635.5bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13.4x22.2x1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥610.0bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13x21.3x1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥618.2bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.9x22.4x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥652.5bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13x23.5x1.1x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥630.3bJP¥598.1bJP¥28.7b12.2x21.9x1.1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥609.7bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.9x25.3x1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥641.1bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.3x23.7x0.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥707.1bJP¥754.5bJP¥25.8b14.3x27.4x0.9x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥667.5bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.3x26.1x0.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥636.3bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.1x24.8x0.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥661.1bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.6x24.9x0.9x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥696.4bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.3x25.2x0.9x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥739.3bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.6x26.7x1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥759.5bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.9x23.9x1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥760.4bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.5x23.8x1x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥716.5bJP¥744.6bJP¥30.1b17.7x23.8x1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥664.2bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.8x20x0.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥629.8bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.4x19.4x0.9x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥588.5bJP¥713.1bJP¥32.8b14.2x17.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥588.5bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥713.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.3x202420252026
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 38.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x 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 10% 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-1.33%
Telecom1.20%
Media-1.89%
Publishing0.77%
Broadcasting-1.86%
Advertising-2.32%
Cable and Satellite-2.98%
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¥3.25k0.6%
+JP¥2.8b		-0.6%PE82.4x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥471.0012.9%
+JP¥858.8m		68.8%PE13.5x
2164 ChiikishinbunshaLtdJP¥320.0026.5%
+JP¥503.1m		80.8%n/a
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.56k0.8%
+JP¥377.8m		50.2%PE21.7x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥3.78k1.3%
+JP¥192.0m		25.8%PE10x

Latest News

9478
JP¥471.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
12.9%
1Y
68.8%

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
2376
JP¥742.00
Scinex
7D
-0.1%
1Y
-2.5%
9468
JP¥3,246.00
Kadokawa
7D
0.6%
1Y
-0.6%

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Kadokawa (TSE:9468)

Jan 16
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Kadokawa (TSE:9468)
414A
JP¥994.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
-1.4%
1Y
n/a
9476
JP¥823.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
-0.5%
1Y
64.6%
9467
JP¥1,561.00
AlphaPolis
7D
0.8%
1Y
50.2%
9782
JP¥3,730.00
DMS
7D
-2.1%
1Y
102.7%
7849
JP¥3,780.00
Starts Publishing
7D
1.3%
1Y
25.8%
9474
JP¥1,039.00
Zenrin
7D
-3.4%
1Y
18.3%
6549
JP¥1,597.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-0.1%
1Y
7.5%
2164
JP¥320.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
26.5%
1Y
80.8%
9475
JP¥500.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
1.4%
1Y
39.7%
2139
JP¥438.00
Chuco
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-2.0%
7119
JP¥1,341.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
0.4%
1Y
20.1%
4833
JP¥97.00
Def consulting
7D
3.2%
1Y
11.5%