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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M5.2%
  • 1Y-3.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has remained flat, although notably Kadokawa gained 6.5%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 6.8% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 31% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Mar 2026JP¥751.7bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b15.3x46.1x1.4x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026JP¥661.0bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.3x40.5x1.3x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026JP¥738.6bJP¥515.9bJP¥18.8b16.4x39.3x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: JP¥649.6bTotal 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-3.57%
Telecom-2.08%
Media-2.40%
Publishing3.10%
Broadcasting-0.47%
Advertising-4.14%
Cable and Satellite-7.55%
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¥3.43k6.5%
+JP¥31.0b
-4.2%PE225.6x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥569.004.8%
+JP¥468.6m
26.2%PE41.5x
2376 ScinexJP¥791.008.4%
+JP¥342.1m
-2.6%PE32.4x
9476 Chuokeizai-Sha HoldingsJP¥1.01k3.5%
+JP¥131.7m
93.5%PE14.1x
9471 BunkeidoJP¥1.19k1.0%
+JP¥76.3m
2.7%PE12.2x

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