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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-9.5%
  • 1Y-4.9%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Publishing industry hasn't moved much but OVERLAP HoldingsInc is up 15% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 4.9% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 22 Dec 2025JP¥704.2bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.6x37.6x1.4x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025JP¥699.4bJP¥515.0bJP¥18.7b17.2x37.4x1.4x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025JP¥759.6bJP¥513.7bJP¥18.7b20.2x40.6x1.5x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025JP¥724.6bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b19.8x43.6x1.4x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025JP¥722.0bJP¥503.9bJP¥16.6b19.4x43.5x1.4x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025JP¥794.4bJP¥518.7bJP¥17.9b17.7x44.3x1.5x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025JP¥845.1bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37x1.3x
Mon, 05 May 2025JP¥838.6bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.4x30.7x1.3x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025JP¥812.6bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.7x28.2x1.3x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025JP¥803.0bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.3x27.8x1.3x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025JP¥704.9bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.3x25.7x1.1x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024JP¥649.5bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.5b12.1x23.6x1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024JP¥810.0bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.7x29.2x1.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024JP¥678.4bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b13.4x23.6x1.1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024JP¥623.2bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.7x21.7x1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024JP¥562.5bJP¥604.2bJP¥28.9b12.7x19.5x0.9x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024JP¥614.4bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13.3x22.1x1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024JP¥678.0bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x24.4x1.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024JP¥606.0bJP¥590.1bJP¥24.4b12x24.9x1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024JP¥590.3bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.4x24.5x1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024JP¥656.9bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.7x24.3x0.9x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024JP¥710.4bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.7b14.7x27.6x0.9x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023JP¥648.0bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.1x25.3x0.9x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023JP¥640.5bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b13.9x25x0.9x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023JP¥673.6bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.5x25.3x0.9x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023JP¥723.0bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.9x26.2x0.9x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023JP¥746.5bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.9x27x1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023JP¥751.5bJP¥761.1bJP¥31.8b16.5x23.6x1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023JP¥736.5bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.1x23x1x
Wed, 10 May 2023JP¥689.4bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.6x20.1x0.9x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023JP¥654.0bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.1x19.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023JP¥624.6bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.2x19.3x0.9x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023JP¥575.9bJP¥685.3bJP¥35.1b13.5x16.4x0.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022JP¥562.0bJP¥684.6bJP¥35.0b13.1x16.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: JP¥562.0bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥684.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.6x202320242025
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 37.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.5x.
  • 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 Market-0.91%
Telecom-2.13%
Media1.55%
Publishing-0.27%
Advertising3.94%
Broadcasting0.45%
Cable and Satellite-2.43%
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
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥1.18k14.7%
+JP¥3.0b
n/aPE11.4x
9474 ZenrinJP¥1.04k3.4%
+JP¥1.8b
26.6%PE18.6x
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.67k3.4%
+JP¥1.6b
50.8%PE23.2x
3560 HobonichiJP¥3.40k4.0%
+JP¥301.8m
7.4%PE17.6x
2341 Arbeit-TimesJP¥178.001.7%
+JP¥54.9m
26.2%PS0.7x

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