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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-5.5%
  • 1Y-17.6%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 18% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Dec 2025JP¥706.1bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.7x1.4x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025JP¥707.8bJP¥513.4bJP¥18.2b18.4x38.9x1.4x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025JP¥782.8bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b21x44x1.5x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025JP¥715.2bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x43x1.4x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025JP¥764.6bJP¥504.6bJP¥18.0b17x42.5x1.5x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025JP¥792.6bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.5x44.2x1.5x
Sat, 31 May 2025JP¥829.9bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x36.3x1.3x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025JP¥842.4bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.7x30.9x1.3x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025JP¥820.8bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.5x28.5x1.3x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025JP¥820.4bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15x28.4x1.3x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025JP¥695.4bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.3x25.4x1.1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024JP¥834.0bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.5b13.6x30.4x1.3x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024JP¥616.2bJP¥619.2bJP¥28.0b12.5x22x1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024JP¥672.9bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.7x23.4x1.1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024JP¥629.9bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.8x22x1x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JP¥543.9bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b11.3x19.1x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JP¥599.0bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.9x21.6x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JP¥659.4bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.7x23.8x1.1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JP¥607.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.7x25.3x1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JP¥645.9bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.3x23.9x0.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JP¥683.8bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.6x25.3x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JP¥697.6bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b14.7x27.2x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JP¥637.6bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b13.6x24.9x0.8x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JP¥636.8bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.4b13.9x25.1x0.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JP¥680.9bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.6x0.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JP¥724.3bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.3x26.2x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JP¥760.3bJP¥760.7bJP¥28.0b16.6x27.1x1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JP¥753.6bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.6x23.6x1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JP¥730.6bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.3x22.9x1x
Wed, 03 May 2023JP¥679.3bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.6x19.8x0.9x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JP¥649.6bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.1x19.6x0.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023JP¥622.0bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.3x19.2x0.9x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023JP¥578.1bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.8x16.5x0.8x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022JP¥571.1bJP¥684.7bJP¥35.0b12.6x16.3x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥571.1bTotal 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-2.71%
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¥1.65k6.4%
+JP¥2.9b		50.4%PE23x
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥1.09k3.3%
+JP¥700.0m		n/aPE10.6x
2164 ChiikishinbunshaLtdJP¥330.0022.2%
+JP¥448.8m		90.8%n/a
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥483.003.2%
+JP¥272.7m		22.6%PE38.7x
9476 Chuokeizai-Sha HoldingsJP¥832.002.3%
+JP¥73.6m		73.0%PE13.2x

Latest News

9467
JP¥1,654.00
AlphaPolis
7D
6.4%
1Y
50.4%
9475
JP¥483.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
3.2%
1Y
22.6%
2481
JP¥669.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
1.5%
1Y
-11.0%
2408
JP¥708.00
KG Intelligence
7D
0.1%
1Y
7.4%
9476
JP¥832.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
2.3%
1Y
73.0%
3931
JP¥1,454.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
2.7%
1Y
48.1%
6176
JP¥715.00
Brangista
7D
-5.9%
1Y
-1.5%
414A
JP¥1,092.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
3.3%
1Y
n/a
9468
JP¥3,177.00
Kadokawa
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-29.0%
9478
JP¥399.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
-2.9%
1Y
38.1%
2376
JP¥751.00
Scinex
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-1.3%
7849
JP¥3,910.00
Starts Publishing
7D
-2.3%
1Y
29.9%

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

Nov 18
Market Cool On Starts Publishing Corporation's (TSE:7849) Earnings
7119
JP¥1,291.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
-1.8%
1Y
23.0%
6549
JP¥1,579.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-1.3%
1Y
25.5%
2164
JP¥330.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
22.2%
1Y
90.8%
4833
JP¥61.00
Def consulting
7D
-6.2%
1Y
-37.1%