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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y-6.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but halmek holdingsLtd has stood out, gaining 5.1%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 6.8% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 31% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 23 Mar 2026JP¥721.0bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b15.8x44.2x1.4x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026JP¥682.4bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.3x41.8x1.3x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026JP¥741.5bJP¥515.9bJP¥18.8b16.3x39.5x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥652.2bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.2bTotal Revenue: JP¥740.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202420252026
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 44.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • 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 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-0.63%
Telecom-0.65%
Media-1.74%
Publishing-0.71%
Broadcasting-0.19%
Advertising-1.13%
Cable and Satellite-9.53%
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¥3.38k6.0%
+JP¥27.9b
-7.5%PE222.1x
500A TO BooksJP¥3.55k4.1%
+JP¥488.1m
n/aPE16x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.59k2.3%
+JP¥397.2m
36.4%PE16.2x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥557.002.6%
+JP¥252.3m
24.3%PE40.6x
2376 ScinexJP¥754.003.6%
+JP¥145.8m
-6.6%PE30.9x

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