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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M7.9%
  • 1Y26.2%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Publishing industry hasn't moved much but Kadokawa is up 3.7% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 26% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 13 Jun 2025JP¥844.9bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37x1.3x
Sun, 11 May 2025JP¥810.4bJP¥635.6bJP¥22.3b16x36.3x1.3x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025JP¥785.2bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b14.7x27.3x1.2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025JP¥806.0bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.1x27.9x1.3x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025JP¥713.7bJP¥621.9bJP¥27.1b14.4x26.4x1.1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024JP¥652.2bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.1x24x1.1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024JP¥825.5bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b12.6x30.1x1.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024JP¥653.9bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b12.9x22.8x1.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024JP¥635.5bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13.4x22.2x1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024JP¥610.0bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13x21.3x1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024JP¥618.2bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.9x22.4x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024JP¥652.5bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13x23.5x1.1x
Mon, 13 May 2024JP¥630.3bJP¥598.1bJP¥28.7b12.2x21.9x1.1x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024JP¥609.7bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.9x25.3x1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024JP¥641.1bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.3x23.7x0.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024JP¥707.1bJP¥754.5bJP¥25.8b14.3x27.4x0.9x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024JP¥667.5bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.3x26.1x0.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023JP¥636.3bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.1x24.8x0.8x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023JP¥661.1bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.6x24.9x0.9x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023JP¥696.4bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.3x25.2x0.9x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023JP¥739.3bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.6x26.7x1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023JP¥759.5bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.9x23.9x1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023JP¥760.4bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.5x23.8x1x
Tue, 16 May 2023JP¥716.5bJP¥744.6bJP¥30.1b17.7x23.8x1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023JP¥664.2bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.8x20x0.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023JP¥629.8bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.4x19.4x0.9x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023JP¥588.5bJP¥713.1bJP¥32.8b14.2x17.9x0.8x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023JP¥572.1bJP¥684.6bJP¥35.0b13.4x16.4x0.8x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022JP¥603.0bJP¥684.7bJP¥35.0b13.4x17.2x0.9x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022JP¥611.5bJP¥665.4bJP¥35.0b13.1x17.5x0.9x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022JP¥597.1bJP¥665.0bJP¥35.3b13.2x16.9x0.9x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022JP¥669.2bJP¥664.9bJP¥35.3b13.5x19x1x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022JP¥694.8bJP¥639.2bJP¥32.0b13.4x21.7x1.1x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022JP¥610.4bJP¥638.7bJP¥31.8b13.3x19.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥610.4bTotal Earnings: JP¥31.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥638.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202320242025
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 37.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Publishing compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.01%
Telecom1.83%
Media0.47%
Publishing-0.69%
Advertising0.74%
Broadcasting0.62%
Cable and Satellite-0.61%
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¥3.82k3.7%
+JP¥19.9b		21.4%PE75.7x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥3.87k3.9%
+JP¥556.8m		14.2%PE8.8x
6176 BrangistaJP¥608.005.6%
+JP¥421.4m		-1.3%PE12.9x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.08k3.0%
+JP¥341.0m		17.9%PE19.1x
2481 Townnews-ShaLtdJP¥716.002.7%
+JP¥104.9m		-1.9%PE9.7x
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-0.2%

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1Y

112.4%

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JP¥3,819.00

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7D

3.7%

1Y

21.4%

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7D

1.7%

1Y

7.2%

7119

JP¥1,080.00

halmek holdingsLtd

7D

3.0%

1Y

17.9%

4298

JP¥2,088.00

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7D

-0.2%

1Y

47.6%

6176

JP¥608.00

Brangista

7D

5.6%

1Y

-1.3%

7849

JP¥3,865.00

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7D

3.9%

1Y

14.2%

6549

JP¥1,560.00

DM SolutionsLtd

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-2.4%

1Y

19.0%

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JP¥2,952.00

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-3.2%

1Y

57.9%

9476

JP¥578.00

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4.9%

1Y

10.9%

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JP¥1,643.00

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JP¥3,050.00

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7D

-0.2%

1Y

-9.8%