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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M8.6%
  • 1Y17.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 1.8%, with Kadokawa up 3.7%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Jun 2025JP¥845.1bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37x1.3x
Thu, 08 May 2025JP¥826.8bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b15.8x30.3x1.3x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025JP¥831.5bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.4x28.9x1.3x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025JP¥788.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15x27.3x1.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025JP¥709.3bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.3b14.5x26x1.1x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024JP¥650.1bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b11.9x24x1x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024JP¥803.1bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.6x29x1.3x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024JP¥677.5bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b13.6x23.6x1.1x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024JP¥631.5bJP¥602.3bJP¥26.6b12.8x23.8x1x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024JP¥619.2bJP¥604.9bJP¥29.0b13.1x21.4x1x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024JP¥621.6bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13.5x22.4x1x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024JP¥658.5bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13x23.7x1.1x
Fri, 10 May 2024JP¥609.9bJP¥590.0bJP¥24.2b12.2x25.2x1x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024JP¥597.0bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.4x24.8x1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024JP¥650.5bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.5x24.1x0.9x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024JP¥710.3bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.7b14.5x27.6x0.9x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023JP¥667.4bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.3x26.1x0.9x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023JP¥646.8bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14x25.2x0.9x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023JP¥672.2bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.5x25.3x0.9x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023JP¥697.2bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.4x25.2x0.9x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023JP¥739.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.8x26.7x1x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023JP¥751.4bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.5x23.6x1x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023JP¥741.9bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.2x23.2x1x
Sat, 13 May 2023JP¥714.5bJP¥741.4bJP¥34.4b17.6x20.8x1x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023JP¥650.7bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.5x19.6x0.9x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023JP¥625.4bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.3x19.3x0.9x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023JP¥575.2bJP¥699.0bJP¥33.5b14.2x17.2x0.8x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023JP¥572.1bJP¥684.6bJP¥35.0b13.4x16.4x0.8x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022JP¥610.8bJP¥687.8bJP¥34.7b13.3x17.6x0.9x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022JP¥618.9bJP¥665.2bJP¥35.3b13.4x17.5x0.9x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022JP¥614.3bJP¥665.0bJP¥35.3b13.3x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022JP¥674.2bJP¥664.9bJP¥35.3b12.7x19.1x1x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022JP¥662.3bJP¥639.2bJP¥32.0b13.2x20.7x1x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022JP¥598.7bJP¥638.7bJP¥31.8b13.3x18.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥598.7bTotal Earnings: JP¥31.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥638.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.4x202320242025
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 37.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x 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 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Publishing compare with similar industries?

JP Market-0.99%
Telecom-1.03%
Media-1.35%
Publishing1.84%
Cable and Satellite5.32%
Broadcasting-1.58%
Advertising-2.53%
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¥3.70k3.7%
+JP¥19.5b		14.6%PE73.4x
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.52k4.3%
+JP¥1.8b		121.5%PE21.9x
2376 ScinexJP¥809.005.1%
+JP¥218.7m		10.1%PE16.6x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.05k1.3%
+JP¥143.0m		11.6%PE18.5x
6549 DM SolutionsLtdJP¥1.60k2.4%
+JP¥102.9m		24.5%PE9x
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