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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y9.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has remained flat, although notably DMS gained 3.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 Jan 2026JP¥727.9bJP¥515.9bJP¥18.8b15.8x38.8x1.4x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025JP¥701.7bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.5x1.4x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025JP¥715.4bJP¥513.9bJP¥18.7b17.5x38.3x1.4x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025JP¥765.3bJP¥513.6bJP¥17.8b20.8x43x1.5x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025JP¥727.2bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20.1x43.7x1.4x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025JP¥722.0bJP¥503.7bJP¥16.9b18.1x42.7x1.4x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025JP¥781.9bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.6x43.6x1.5x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025JP¥827.7bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x36.2x1.3x
Fri, 02 May 2025JP¥845.2bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.6x31x1.3x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025JP¥827.1bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.8x28.7x1.3x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025JP¥816.8bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.1x28.3x1.3x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025JP¥696.9bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.3x25.4x1.1x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024JP¥726.9bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.5b12.3x26.5x1.2x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024JP¥631.1bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.6x22.8x1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024JP¥681.9bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.7x23.7x1.1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024JP¥631.1bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.6x22x1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024JP¥552.9bJP¥603.5bJP¥28.5b11.8x19.4x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024JP¥606.9bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b13.1x21.9x1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024JP¥673.2bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.7x24.3x1.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024JP¥606.0bJP¥590.1bJP¥24.4b12x24.9x1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024JP¥632.1bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.5x23.4x0.8x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024JP¥662.9bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.8x24.5x0.9x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024JP¥712.7bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b15.8x27.8x0.9x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023JP¥648.4bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x25.3x0.9x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023JP¥638.5bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14x24.9x0.9x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023JP¥683.0bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.6x25.7x0.9x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023JP¥720.3bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.7x26.1x0.9x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023JP¥752.7bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.3x27.2x1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023JP¥744.7bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.5x23.3x1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023JP¥725.3bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.3x22.7x1x
Sun, 07 May 2023JP¥685.9bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.6x20x0.9x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023JP¥665.0bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18x20.1x0.9x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023JP¥617.9bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.2x19.1x0.9x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023JP¥578.3bJP¥685.2bJP¥35.1b13.6x16.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥578.3bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥685.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.2x202420252026
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 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.1x.
  • 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 9.0% 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 Market0.68%
Telecom-2.82%
Media-1.25%
Publishing-1.07%
Cable and Satellite0.82%
Broadcasting-0.11%
Advertising-2.83%
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
2408 KG IntelligenceJP¥735.007.3%
+JP¥366.0m		26.3%PE21.4x
2139 ChucoJP¥445.006.0%
+JP¥170.0m		2.5%PE24.6x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥496.001.0%
+JP¥90.9m		28.8%PE39.7x
2341 Arbeit-TimesJP¥185.002.2%
+JP¥73.2m		30.3%PS0.7x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.34k0.5%
+JP¥66.1m		22.6%PE18.6x

Latest News

9468
JP¥3,211.00
Kadokawa
7D
-1.8%
1Y
0.5%

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Kadokawa (TSE:9468)

Jan 16
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Kadokawa (TSE:9468)
414A
JP¥1,017.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
-13.8%
1Y
n/a
3560
JP¥3,550.00
Hobonichi
7D
-1.5%
1Y
11.1%
2341
JP¥185.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
2.2%
1Y
30.3%
3931
JP¥1,561.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
0.3%
1Y
59.1%
9467
JP¥1,580.00
AlphaPolis
7D
-1.9%
1Y
52.5%
2408
JP¥735.00
KG Intelligence
7D
7.3%
1Y
26.3%
9782
JP¥3,700.00
DMS
7D
0.1%
1Y
96.1%
9474
JP¥1,060.00
Zenrin
7D
-2.7%
1Y
28.8%
2164
JP¥253.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
-2.3%
1Y
47.5%
9475
JP¥496.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
1.0%
1Y
28.8%
2481
JP¥678.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-4.5%
2139
JP¥445.00
Chuco
7D
6.0%
1Y
2.5%
7119
JP¥1,336.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
0.5%
1Y
22.6%
4833
JP¥97.00
Def consulting
7D
-20.5%
1Y
18.3%