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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M9.8%
  • 1Y6.0%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Publishing industry hasn't moved much but OVERLAP HoldingsInc is up 4.9% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 6.9% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 Apr 2026JP¥811.8bJP¥503.8bJP¥15.9b15.8x51x1.6x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026JP¥723.3bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.6x44.3x1.4x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026JP¥729.5bJP¥516.2bJP¥18.6b13.9x39.3x1.4x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025JP¥715.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.8x38.2x1.4x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025JP¥731.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.1x39x1.4x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025JP¥753.9bJP¥513.6bJP¥18.6b20.3x40.5x1.5x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025JP¥750.9bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.8x45.1x1.5x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025JP¥733.6bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20x44.1x1.5x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025JP¥772.7bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16x42.9x1.5x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025JP¥859.2bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.6x1.3x
Wed, 14 May 2025JP¥849.3bJP¥637.0bJP¥21.9b17.2x38.8x1.3x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025JP¥866.9bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15x30.1x1.4x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025JP¥796.0bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.4x27.6x1.3x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025JP¥698.6bJP¥622.6bJP¥27.4b13.4x25.5x1.1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025JP¥655.7bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.2x24.2x1.1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024JP¥811.1bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.3x29.6x1.3x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024JP¥646.0bJP¥613.2bJP¥28.7b12.8x22.5x1.1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024JP¥641.3bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13.4x22.4x1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024JP¥635.2bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13x22.2x1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024JP¥613.3bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.5x22.2x1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024JP¥612.0bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b13x22x1x
Thu, 16 May 2024JP¥635.5bJP¥599.0bJP¥28.7b11.8x22.1x1.1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024JP¥604.8bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.6x25.2x1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024JP¥646.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.2x23.9x0.9x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024JP¥734.7bJP¥754.5bJP¥25.8b14.5x28.5x1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024JP¥669.0bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.4x26.2x0.9x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023JP¥630.3bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b13.6x24.6x0.8x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023JP¥654.2bJP¥735.4bJP¥26.5b16.6x24.6x0.9x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023JP¥707.8bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.3x25.6x0.9x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023JP¥735.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.8x26.6x1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023JP¥757.7bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.9x23.8x1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023JP¥774.5bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.2x24.3x1x
Fri, 19 May 2023JP¥718.4bJP¥757.2bJP¥31.4b17.1x22.9x0.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023JP¥674.8bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b18.2x20.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥674.8bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥740.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.9x202420252026
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 50.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 12% 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 Market2.99%
Telecom0.69%
Media1.88%
Publishing-1.32%
Cable and Satellite3.98%
Advertising3.24%
Broadcasting0.82%
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
6176 BrangistaJP¥913.009.3%
+JP¥1.1b
71.9%PE20.1x
9474 ZenrinJP¥1.00k1.7%
+JP¥907.6m
-9.4%PE20.7x
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥1.00k2.8%
+JP¥540.0m
n/aPE9.9x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥4.14k3.0%
+JP¥460.8m
16.5%PE11.5x
3560 HobonichiJP¥3.65k5.0%
+JP¥406.2m
17.2%PE14.1x

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