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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y-5.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Kadokawa declining 3.1%. On the other hand TO Books is actually up 8.8%. Overall the industry is down 5.2% in 12 months. 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
Tue, 21 Apr 2026JP¥762.8bJP¥505.1bJP¥17.0b15.5x44.9x1.5x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026JP¥731.8bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b16.1x44.8x1.4x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026JP¥692.4bJP¥526.1bJP¥19.5b14.8x35.6x1.3x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026JP¥730.7bJP¥515.8bJP¥18.8b15.3x38.8x1.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025JP¥700.2bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.4x1.4x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025JP¥731.4bJP¥514.4bJP¥19.1b18.1x38.2x1.4x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025JP¥772.3bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21x43.4x1.5x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025JP¥719.9bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x43.3x1.4x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025JP¥762.7bJP¥519.0bJP¥17.9b16.7x42.7x1.5x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025JP¥808.2bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.3x45.1x1.6x
Mon, 26 May 2025JP¥867.8bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x38x1.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025JP¥853.4bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17x30.2x1.3x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025JP¥798.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.3x27.7x1.3x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025JP¥814.5bJP¥633.6bJP¥28.9b15.9x28.2x1.3x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025JP¥657.1bJP¥343.9bJP¥16.5b11.6x39.8x1.9x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024JP¥818.4bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.5x29.8x1.3x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024JP¥609.6bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.6b13x21.3x1x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024JP¥665.5bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.2x1.1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024JP¥632.5bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.1x22.1x1x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024JP¥598.6bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b13x21x1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024JP¥583.3bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.8x21x1x
Tue, 28 May 2024JP¥641.6bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.9x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024JP¥602.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.1x25.1x1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024JP¥648.0bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.1x24x0.9x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024JP¥679.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.4x25.1x0.9x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024JP¥699.4bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b15.1x27.3x0.9x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023JP¥624.2bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.4x24.4x0.8x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023JP¥641.2bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.7b14.9x25x0.9x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023JP¥688.1bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023JP¥739.1bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.6x26.7x1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023JP¥726.3bJP¥760.4bJP¥28.0b16.2x25.9x1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023JP¥756.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.8x23.7x1x
Wed, 31 May 2023JP¥701.0bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.6x21.9x0.9x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023JP¥670.7bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b17.3x20.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥670.7bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥740.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.2x202420252026
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 44.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
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 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 Market0.68%
Telecom7.16%
Media2.65%
Publishing-1.38%
Cable and Satellite10.13%
Advertising4.94%
Broadcasting-0.77%
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
500A TO BooksJP¥3.85k8.8%
+JP¥1.1b
n/aPE17.3x
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.15k2.1%
+JP¥697.5m
-12.3%PE14.9x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥490.005.2%
+JP¥354.7m
99.2%PE13.1x
3560 HobonichiJP¥4.40k2.9%
+JP¥290.2m
43.2%PE11x
9474 ZenrinJP¥983.000.5%
+JP¥266.9m
-14.7%PE20.4x

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