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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M-3.6%
  • 1Y12.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry is up 1.4% in the last week, with Kadokawa up 2.5%. This means that the industry has gained 11% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 14 Jan 2026JP¥735.8bJP¥515.8bJP¥18.8b15.5x39.1x1.4x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025JP¥693.1bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.4x37x1.3x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025JP¥685.5bJP¥513.2bJP¥18.3b18.2x37.5x1.3x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025JP¥780.3bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21x43.9x1.5x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025JP¥707.5bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x42.6x1.4x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025JP¥773.4bJP¥504.6bJP¥18.0b17.1x43x1.5x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025JP¥808.2bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.3x45.1x1.6x
Wed, 28 May 2025JP¥862.4bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.8x1.3x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025JP¥830.3bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b16.6x29.4x1.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025JP¥823.7bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.4x28.6x1.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025JP¥825.2bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b14.9x28.6x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025JP¥657.0bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.3x24x1.1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024JP¥834.3bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.5x30.4x1.3x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024JP¥609.6bJP¥619.3bJP¥27.9b12.7x21.8x1x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024JP¥680.1bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.7x23.7x1.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024JP¥624.0bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.9x21.8x1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024JP¥563.0bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b12.3x19.7x0.9x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024JP¥594.0bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.6x21.4x1x
Thu, 30 May 2024JP¥647.1bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.7x23.3x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024JP¥607.4bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.7x25.3x1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024JP¥648.0bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.1x24x0.9x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024JP¥680.5bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.8x25.2x0.9x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024JP¥696.0bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b15.1x27.2x0.9x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023JP¥617.6bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x24.1x0.8x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023JP¥641.2bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.4b14.1x25.3x0.9x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023JP¥689.6bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.7x26x0.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023JP¥728.1bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.3x26.3x1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023JP¥724.6bJP¥760.4bJP¥28.0b16.2x25.9x1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023JP¥773.4bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.9x24.2x1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023JP¥715.2bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15x22.4x0.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023JP¥682.4bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b16.9x19.9x0.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023JP¥645.4bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b17.9x19.5x0.9x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023JP¥617.3bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.2x19x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023JP¥571.1bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.7x16.3x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥571.1bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥685.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28x202420252026
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 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.0x.
  • 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 19% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.0% 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 Market1.77%
Telecom-2.80%
Media1.29%
Publishing2.12%
Cable and Satellite5.54%
Advertising1.39%
Broadcasting0.27%
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¥3.28k2.5%
+JP¥11.8b		4.8%PE83.3x
9782 DMSJP¥3.63k6.0%
+JP¥1.2b		94.4%n/a
9474 ZenrinJP¥1.08k1.5%
+JP¥854.2m		31.4%PE19.3x
4833 Def consultingJP¥99.0041.4%
+JP¥849.8m		25.3%n/a
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.34k2.9%
+JP¥418.6m		30.3%PE18.7x

Latest News

3560
JP¥3,620.00
Hobonichi
7D
2.0%
1Y
14.6%
2341
JP¥181.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
-6.7%
1Y
27.5%
6176
JP¥698.00
Brangista
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-6.9%
3931
JP¥1,554.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
-0.3%
1Y
56.8%
9467
JP¥1,639.00
AlphaPolis
7D
0.8%
1Y
55.2%
9468
JP¥3,280.00
Kadokawa
7D
2.5%
1Y
4.8%
2408
JP¥684.00
KG Intelligence
7D
-0.6%
1Y
20.2%
9782
JP¥3,630.00
DMS
7D
6.0%
1Y
94.4%
7849
JP¥3,740.00
Starts Publishing
7D
-3.5%
1Y
26.5%
9474
JP¥1,080.00
Zenrin
7D
1.5%
1Y
31.4%
6549
JP¥1,590.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-0.9%
1Y
18.4%
414A
JP¥1,215.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
1.6%
1Y
n/a
2139
JP¥420.00
Chuco
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-8.5%
7119
JP¥1,342.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
2.9%
1Y
30.3%
4833
JP¥99.00
Def consulting
7D
41.4%
1Y
25.3%