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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M13.6%
  • 1Y6.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has risen 3.2%, driven by gains from Kadokawa of 1.9%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 Apr 2026JP¥823.4bJP¥503.8bJP¥15.8b16x52.2x1.6x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026JP¥685.0bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.2x41.9x1.3x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026JP¥720.9bJP¥516.0bJP¥18.9b16.4x38.2x1.4x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025JP¥714.1bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.6x38.2x1.4x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025JP¥718.3bJP¥515.0bJP¥18.7b16.9x38.4x1.4x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025JP¥748.4bJP¥513.7bJP¥18.7b20.1x40x1.5x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025JP¥734.2bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.4x44.1x1.5x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JP¥746.1bJP¥504.4bJP¥16.6b19.8x44.9x1.5x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JP¥783.3bJP¥518.7bJP¥17.9b17.6x43.7x1.5x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JP¥847.9bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.1x1.3x
Fri, 09 May 2025JP¥816.4bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16x29.9x1.3x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JP¥831.4bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.4x28.9x1.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JP¥797.9bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.4x27.6x1.3x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥710.4bJP¥621.9bJP¥27.1b14.4x26.2x1.1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥652.2bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.1x24x1.1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥803.1bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.6x29x1.3x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥660.6bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b13.3x23x1.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥631.4bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b12.9x22x1x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥619.2bJP¥611.9bJP¥28.6b13.1x21.7x1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥621.6bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13.5x22.4x1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥658.5bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13x23.7x1.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥609.9bJP¥590.0bJP¥24.2b12.2x25.2x1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥597.0bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.4x24.8x1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥645.7bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.5x23.9x0.9x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥700.5bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.7b14.2x27.2x0.9x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥667.5bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.3x26.1x0.9x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥643.1bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b13.9x25.1x0.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥669.9bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.5x25.2x0.9x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥696.3bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.3x25.2x0.9x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥739.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.8x26.7x1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥755.0bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.6x23.7x1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥753.4bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.2x23.6x1x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥714.5bJP¥742.0bJP¥34.8b17.6x20.6x1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥650.7bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.9x19.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥650.7bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥740.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.7x202420252026
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 51.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 22% 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-0.15%
Telecom-3.00%
Media-1.44%
Publishing0.86%
Cable and Satellite0.66%
Advertising-0.28%
Broadcasting-3.81%
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¥3.90k1.9%
+JP¥10.6b		4.7%PE256x
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.23k3.2%
+JP¥1.1b		-6.9%PE16x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥4.01k1.8%
+JP¥268.8m		11.4%PE11.2x
2139 ChucoJP¥513.004.7%
+JP¥156.4m		24.8%PE20.8x
2341 Arbeit-TimesJP¥200.004.7%
+JP¥155.6m		37.9%PS0.8x

Latest News

2376
JP¥748.00
Scinex
7D
-12.3%
1Y
-0.4%
2164
JP¥329.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
4.8%
1Y
91.3%
2341
JP¥200.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
4.7%
1Y
37.9%
7849
JP¥4,005.00
Starts Publishing
7D
1.8%
1Y
11.4%
9471
JP¥1,146.00
Bunkeido
7D
-2.7%
1Y
2.2%
9467
JP¥1,232.00
AlphaPolis
7D
3.2%
1Y
-6.9%
7119
JP¥1,590.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
-1.9%
1Y
48.5%
9474
JP¥985.00
Zenrin
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-7.9%
9782
JP¥3,345.00
DMS
7D
-5.5%
1Y
24.8%
9468
JP¥3,897.00
Kadokawa
7D
1.9%
1Y
4.7%
2139
JP¥513.00
Chuco
7D
4.7%
1Y
24.8%
2408
JP¥729.00
KG Intelligence
7D
2.2%
1Y
21.5%
6176
JP¥835.00
Brangista
7D
-6.2%
1Y
49.9%
500A
JP¥3,660.00
TO Books
7D
-0.9%
1Y
n/a
9475
JP¥511.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
-10.7%
1Y
30.7%
3560
JP¥3,515.00
Hobonichi
7D
1.9%
1Y
13.6%