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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-5.0%
  • 1Y9.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry is up 1.9% in the last week, with Kadokawa up 2.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 9.1%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026JP¥728.6bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b18x39x1.4x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025JP¥712.6bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x38.1x1.4x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025JP¥749.9bJP¥514.4bJP¥19.1b18x39.2x1.5x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025JP¥764.9bJP¥513.1bJP¥17.8b20.9x43x1.5x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025JP¥718.4bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x43.2x1.4x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025JP¥761.7bJP¥518.9bJP¥18.0b17.1x42.3x1.5x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025JP¥808.6bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.4x45.1x1.6x
Sat, 24 May 2025JP¥867.8bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x38x1.4x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025JP¥862.5bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17.1x30.6x1.4x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025JP¥790.6bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.3x27.4x1.2x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025JP¥807.6bJP¥632.9bJP¥28.4b15.8x28.4x1.3x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025JP¥657.1bJP¥621.6bJP¥27.2b12.8x24.1x1.1x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024JP¥829.3bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.4x30.2x1.3x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024JP¥667.9bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.8b13x23.2x1.1x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024JP¥665.6bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.2x1.1x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024JP¥620.5bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13x21.6x1x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024JP¥616.9bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.5b13.5x22.4x1x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024JP¥614.8bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.8x22.1x1x
Sun, 26 May 2024JP¥639.7bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x23.1x1.1x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024JP¥589.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.8x24.5x1x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024JP¥670.7bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.2x24.8x0.9x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024JP¥679.0bJP¥755.6bJP¥27.3b13.4x24.9x0.9x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024JP¥700.1bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b14.4x27.3x0.9x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023JP¥615.6bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.3x24x0.8x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023JP¥647.7bJP¥744.2bJP¥24.1b16.5x26.8x0.9x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023JP¥688.1bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023JP¥743.6bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.5x26.9x1x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023JP¥752.2bJP¥765.8bJP¥31.8b16.5x23.7x1x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023JP¥756.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.8x23.7x1x
Mon, 29 May 2023JP¥707.9bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.6x22.2x0.9x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023JP¥672.7bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b17.2x20.2x0.9x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023JP¥643.0bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18x19.4x0.9x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023JP¥626.0bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.3x19.3x0.9x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023JP¥557.5bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.4x15.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: JP¥557.5bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥685.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.9x202420252026
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 39.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.9x.
  • 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 Market2.09%
Telecom-0.86%
Media2.65%
Publishing1.90%
Cable and Satellite4.51%
Broadcasting3.16%
Advertising1.98%
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¥3.23k1.8%
+JP¥8.2b		2.0%PE82.1x
9782 DMSJP¥3.67k9.9%
+JP¥1.9b		98.8%n/a
9474 ZenrinJP¥1.08k2.3%
+JP¥1.3b		31.7%PE19.3x
4833 Def consultingJP¥106.0060.6%
+JP¥1.2b		32.5%n/a
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥1.27k4.3%
+JP¥1.0b		n/aPE12.3x

Latest News

2341
JP¥185.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
-0.5%
1Y
30.3%
9467
JP¥1,667.00
AlphaPolis
7D
1.7%
1Y
47.9%
9468
JP¥3,232.00
Kadokawa
7D
1.8%
1Y
2.0%
9476
JP¥807.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
-0.1%
1Y
61.4%
9782
JP¥3,665.00
DMS
7D
9.9%
1Y
98.8%
9474
JP¥1,077.00
Zenrin
7D
2.3%
1Y
31.7%
6549
JP¥1,585.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-0.1%
1Y
14.9%
2481
JP¥678.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-6.2%
414A
JP¥1,268.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
4.3%
1Y
n/a
7119
JP¥1,330.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
3.2%
1Y
27.8%
3560
JP¥3,500.00
Hobonichi
7D
1.9%
1Y
7.5%
4833
JP¥106.00
Def consulting
7D
60.6%
1Y
32.5%