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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y-0.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has remained flat, although notably AlphaPolis declined by 8.5%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Mar 2026JP¥735.8bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b15.9x45.1x1.4x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026JP¥707.3bJP¥516.7bJP¥18.7b14.2x37.9x1.4x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026JP¥730.7bJP¥515.8bJP¥18.8b15.3x38.8x1.4x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025JP¥720.6bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.6x38.5x1.4x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025JP¥742.6bJP¥514.4bJP¥19.1b18.1x38.8x1.4x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025JP¥772.3bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21x43.4x1.5x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025JP¥718.4bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x43.2x1.4x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025JP¥766.4bJP¥518.9bJP¥18.0b16.5x42.6x1.5x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025JP¥803.7bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.3x44.8x1.5x
Sun, 25 May 2025JP¥867.8bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x38x1.4x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025JP¥861.1bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17x30.5x1.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025JP¥798.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.3x27.7x1.3x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025JP¥814.5bJP¥632.9bJP¥28.7b15.9x28.4x1.3x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025JP¥657.1bJP¥343.9bJP¥16.5b11.6x39.8x1.9x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024JP¥821.8bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.4x30x1.3x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024JP¥665.8bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.8b13x23.1x1.1x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024JP¥665.5bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.2x1.1x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024JP¥615.2bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.1x21.5x1x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024JP¥611.3bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b13.4x21.4x1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024JP¥583.3bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.8x21x1x
Mon, 27 May 2024JP¥639.7bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x23.1x1.1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024JP¥597.5bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.2x24.9x1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024JP¥661.5bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13x24.5x0.9x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024JP¥679.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.4x25.1x0.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024JP¥699.3bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b14.8x27.3x0.9x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023JP¥624.2bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.4x24.4x0.8x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023JP¥641.2bJP¥744.6bJP¥24.3b16.4x26.4x0.9x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023JP¥688.1bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023JP¥739.9bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.5x26.8x1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023JP¥751.7bJP¥765.8bJP¥31.8b16.4x23.6x1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023JP¥756.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.8x23.7x1x
Tue, 30 May 2023JP¥706.7bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.7x22.1x0.9x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023JP¥673.2bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b17.3x20.2x0.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023JP¥651.5bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b17.7x19.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥651.5bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥740.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.3x202420252026
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 44.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.3x.
  • 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 21% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 11% 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-0.93%
Telecom0.29%
Media-0.54%
Publishing1.36%
Cable and Satellite-0.036%
Broadcasting-0.31%
Advertising-1.36%
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
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.61k6.3%
+JP¥1.0b		40.7%PE16.4x
500A TO BooksJP¥3.62k8.9%
+JP¥1.0b		n/aPE16.3x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥511.008.3%
+JP¥576.4m		79.3%PE13.6x
4833 Def consultingJP¥75.004.2%
+JP¥216.4m		-11.8%n/a
6549 DM SolutionsLtdJP¥1.76k4.0%
+JP¥185.0m		19.0%PE8.9x

Latest News

9468
JP¥3,166.00
Kadokawa
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-9.1%
3931
JP¥1,717.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
4.5%
1Y
31.4%
4833
JP¥75.00
Def consulting
7D
4.2%
1Y
-11.8%
6176
JP¥943.00
Brangista
7D
-3.1%
1Y
48.7%
2341
JP¥195.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
3.7%
1Y
30.0%
7119
JP¥1,605.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
6.3%
1Y
40.7%
6549
JP¥1,763.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
4.0%
1Y
19.0%
9467
JP¥1,297.00
AlphaPolis
7D
-8.1%
1Y
-2.0%
7849
JP¥3,995.00
Starts Publishing
7D
0.5%
1Y
3.8%
2139
JP¥514.00
Chuco
7D
-4.3%
1Y
15.5%

Chuco (TSE:2139) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Feb 13
Chuco (TSE:2139) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
500A
JP¥3,620.00
TO Books
7D
8.9%
1Y
n/a
2481
JP¥675.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-6.0%
9478
JP¥511.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
8.3%
1Y
79.3%

SE Holdings and Incubations Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9478) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Jan 28
SE Holdings and Incubations Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9478) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
414A
JP¥1,016.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
-0.4%
1Y
n/a
9782
JP¥3,690.00
DMS
7D
-1.1%
1Y
55.7%
2164
JP¥314.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
-2.5%
1Y
57.8%