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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M1.4%
  • 1Y0.03%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 5.6%, with Kadokawa up 4.7%. During this same period, the DMS underperformed, falling 6.5%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Mar 2026JP¥721.6bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.6x44.2x1.4x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026JP¥706.7bJP¥516.2bJP¥18.6b14.1x38x1.4x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026JP¥715.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.8x38.2x1.4x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025JP¥733.8bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.3x39.2x1.4x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025JP¥749.8bJP¥513.6bJP¥18.6b20.3x40.3x1.5x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025JP¥749.5bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.9x45x1.5x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025JP¥732.1bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20.3x44x1.5x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025JP¥772.7bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16x42.9x1.5x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025JP¥799.3bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.1x44.6x1.5x
Sat, 17 May 2025JP¥900.2bJP¥637.1bJP¥22.0b17.2x40.9x1.4x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025JP¥859.4bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b15.7x30.5x1.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025JP¥766.8bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.3x26.6x1.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025JP¥754.1bJP¥624.4bJP¥27.8b14.8x27.1x1.2x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025JP¥655.7bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.2x24.2x1.1x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024JP¥815.9bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.2x29.7x1.3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024JP¥673.5bJP¥613.2bJP¥28.7b12.9x23.5x1.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024JP¥669.6bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b14.2x23.4x1.1x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024JP¥632.6bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.1x22.1x1x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024JP¥612.2bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.7x22.2x1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024JP¥635.3bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.8x22.9x1.1x
Sun, 19 May 2024JP¥670.3bJP¥598.9bJP¥27.9b12x24x1.1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024JP¥604.7bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.4x25.2x1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024JP¥643.8bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.3x23.8x0.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024JP¥669.6bJP¥754.7bJP¥27.3b13.4x24.6x0.9x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024JP¥668.5bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x26.1x0.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023JP¥625.0bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b13.8x24.4x0.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023JP¥675.4bJP¥736.9bJP¥26.6b16.6x25.4x0.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023JP¥690.3bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.3x25x0.9x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023JP¥744.8bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.7x26.9x1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023JP¥758.2bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.8x23.8x1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023JP¥752.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.8x23.6x1x
Mon, 22 May 2023JP¥730.7bJP¥757.5bJP¥31.5b17.4x23.2x1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023JP¥678.7bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b17.1x20.4x0.9x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023JP¥608.6bJP¥715.0bJP¥32.4b14.5x18.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥608.6bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥715.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.1x202420252026
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 44.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.1x.
  • 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 20% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.7% 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-8.02%
Telecom-3.51%
Media-1.91%
Publishing2.71%
Broadcasting-1.51%
Advertising-2.07%
Cable and Satellite-6.57%
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¥3.16k4.0%
+JP¥17.9b
-6.4%PE207.6x
6176 BrangistaJP¥962.0028.4%
+JP¥3.0b
50.3%PE21.2x
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.34k2.6%
+JP¥988.1m
5.5%PE17.4x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.45k6.5%
+JP¥971.0m
29.4%PE14.8x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥465.005.7%
+JP¥369.5m
66.1%PE12.4x

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