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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y9.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Publishing industry has been flat over the last week, but Zenrin has lost 4.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.7% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Feb 2026JP¥729.5bJP¥516.2bJP¥18.6b14x39.3x1.4x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026JP¥715.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.8x38.2x1.4x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025JP¥733.8bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.3x39.2x1.4x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025JP¥753.8bJP¥513.6bJP¥18.6b20.3x40.5x1.5x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025JP¥750.9bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.8x45.1x1.5x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025JP¥728.2bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20.3x43.8x1.4x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025JP¥772.7bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16x42.9x1.5x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025JP¥862.3bJP¥639.9bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.8x1.3x
Thu, 15 May 2025JP¥851.9bJP¥637.1bJP¥22.0b17.2x38.7x1.3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025JP¥859.4bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.3b15x30.3x1.4x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025JP¥796.0bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.4x27.6x1.3x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025JP¥703.3bJP¥622.6bJP¥27.4b13.6x25.7x1.1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025JP¥655.7bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.2x24.2x1.1x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024JP¥811.1bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.3x29.6x1.3x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024JP¥658.8bJP¥613.2bJP¥28.7b13.1x23x1.1x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024JP¥647.8bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13.4x22.6x1.1x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024JP¥632.6bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.1x22.1x1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024JP¥613.3bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.5x22.2x1x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024JP¥615.0bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.9x22.2x1x
Fri, 17 May 2024JP¥648.6bJP¥598.9bJP¥27.9b12.2x23.2x1.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JP¥604.8bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.6x25.2x1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JP¥642.9bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.3x23.8x0.8x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JP¥719.3bJP¥754.5bJP¥25.8b14.3x27.9x1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JP¥668.4bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x26.1x0.9x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JP¥630.3bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b13.6x24.6x0.8x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JP¥661.1bJP¥735.4bJP¥26.5b16.6x24.9x0.9x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JP¥692.9bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.1x25.1x0.9x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JP¥735.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.8x26.6x1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JP¥759.5bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.7x23.9x1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JP¥774.8bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.2x24.3x1x
Sat, 20 May 2023JP¥730.7bJP¥757.2bJP¥31.4b17.4x23.2x1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JP¥674.8bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b18.2x20.3x0.9x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JP¥614.4bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.3x19x0.9x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JP¥612.9bJP¥713.1bJP¥32.8b14.1x18.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥612.9bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.8bTotal Revenue: JP¥713.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.4x202420252026
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 39.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.4x.
  • 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 17% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 10% 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-0.50%
Telecom-1.59%
Media-1.54%
Publishing0.52%
Cable and Satellite4.84%
Broadcasting-1.13%
Advertising-3.67%
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¥3.27k1.8%
+JP¥8.4b		2.1%PE83.1x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥463.008.2%
+JP¥545.3m		65.4%PE13x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥521.005.3%
+JP¥472.6m		35.3%PE41.7x
2164 ChiikishinbunshaLtdJP¥366.0020.4%
+JP¥465.6m		109.7%n/a
9782 DMSJP¥3.81k1.6%
+JP¥336.8m		103.9%n/a

Latest News

9474
JP¥1,007.00
Zenrin
7D
-4.1%
1Y
13.5%
2481
JP¥672.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-9.6%
9478
JP¥463.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
8.2%
1Y
65.4%

SE Holdings and Incubations Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9478) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Jan 28
SE Holdings and Incubations Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9478) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
2408
JP¥738.00
KG Intelligence
7D
-1.6%
1Y
21.8%
3931
JP¥1,568.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
-1.0%
1Y
62.8%
2376
JP¥797.00
Scinex
7D
8.0%
1Y
-0.4%
9468
JP¥3,272.00
Kadokawa
7D
1.8%
1Y
2.1%

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
1.3%
1Y
n/a
6176
JP¥705.00
Brangista
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-3.2%
9467
JP¥1,544.00
AlphaPolis
7D
-2.0%
1Y
50.3%
9782
JP¥3,810.00
DMS
7D
1.6%
1Y
103.9%
7849
JP¥3,830.00
Starts Publishing
7D
-1.0%
1Y
28.0%
6549
JP¥1,591.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
-0.6%
1Y
4.7%
2164
JP¥366.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
20.4%
1Y
109.7%
9475
JP¥521.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
5.3%
1Y
35.3%
4833
JP¥99.00
Def consulting
7D
8.8%
1Y
19.3%