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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-5.5%
  • 1Y-17.6%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Publishing has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 18% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 14 Dec 2025JP¥706.1bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.7x1.4x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025JP¥707.2bJP¥513.4bJP¥18.2b18.4x38.8x1.4x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025JP¥772.4bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21.5x43.4x1.5x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025JP¥715.1bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x43x1.4x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025JP¥773.4bJP¥504.6bJP¥18.0b17.1x43x1.5x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025JP¥804.5bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.4x44.9x1.6x
Fri, 30 May 2025JP¥828.4bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x36.3x1.3x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥842.4bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.7x30.9x1.3x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥830.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.4x28.8x1.3x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥813.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.2x28.2x1.3x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥695.4bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.3x25.4x1.1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥834.3bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.5b13.5x30.4x1.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥624.1bJP¥619.3bJP¥27.9b12.7x22.3x1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥676.2bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.5x1.1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥629.9bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.8x22x1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥507.8bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b10.5x17.8x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥592.6bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b13x21.3x1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥659.4bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.7x23.8x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥607.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.7x25.3x1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥636.7bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.2x23.5x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥684.1bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.6x25.3x0.9x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥697.6bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b14.7x27.2x0.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥622.4bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.7x24.3x0.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥636.8bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.4b13.9x25.1x0.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥680.9bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.6x0.9x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥728.1bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.3x26.3x1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥741.8bJP¥760.3bJP¥27.9b16.2x26.5x1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥756.7bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.5x23.7x1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥730.6bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.3x22.9x1x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥679.3bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.4x19.8x0.9x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023JP¥652.2bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b17.7x19.7x0.9x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023JP¥622.0bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.3x19.2x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023JP¥571.1bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.7x16.3x0.8x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022JP¥578.7bJP¥684.7bJP¥35.0b12.2x16.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥578.7bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥684.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202320242025
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 37.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.4x.
  • 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 9.1% 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 Market1.69%
Telecom-2.70%
Media1.17%
Publishing-0.92%
Cable and Satellite5.31%
Broadcasting4.01%
Advertising-1.97%
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
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.61k2.9%
+JP¥1.3b		46.9%PE22.4x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥478.003.7%
+JP¥309.0m		21.0%PE38.3x
9782 DMSJP¥3.20k0.6%
+JP¥112.3m		82.4%n/a
9476 Chuokeizai-Sha HoldingsJP¥828.002.2%
+JP¥69.7m		72.5%PE13.1x
3931 VALUE GOLFJP¥1.45k1.9%
+JP¥48.8m		45.2%PE145.4x

Latest News

9475
JP¥478.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
3.7%
1Y
21.0%
9474
JP¥1,005.00
Zenrin
7D
-1.1%
1Y
23.8%
2481
JP¥668.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
1.2%
1Y
-10.8%
9476
JP¥828.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
2.2%
1Y
72.5%
3931
JP¥1,449.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
1.9%
1Y
45.2%
6176
JP¥719.00
Brangista
7D
-9.1%
1Y
1.6%
414A
JP¥1,024.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
-1.6%
1Y
n/a
9468
JP¥3,168.00
Kadokawa
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-29.4%
2139
JP¥411.00
Chuco
7D
1.2%
1Y
-4.6%
9478
JP¥401.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
-2.0%
1Y
41.2%
9467
JP¥1,611.00
AlphaPolis
7D
2.9%
1Y
46.9%
7849
JP¥3,920.00
Starts Publishing
7D
-0.9%
1Y
34.6%

Market Cool On Starts Publishing Corporation's (TSE:7849) Earnings

Nov 18
Market Cool On Starts Publishing Corporation's (TSE:7849) Earnings
7119
JP¥1,303.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
0.2%
1Y
28.9%
2164
JP¥250.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
-7.4%
1Y
45.8%
9782
JP¥3,195.00
DMS
7D
0.6%
1Y
82.4%
4833
JP¥62.00
Def consulting
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-33.3%