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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y0.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 4.2%, with Kadokawa up 4.0%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Mar 2026JP¥731.7bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b15.2x44.8x1.4x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026JP¥708.3bJP¥516.0bJP¥18.6b14.2x38.1x1.4x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026JP¥715.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.8x38.2x1.4x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025JP¥712.8bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.4x38.1x1.4x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025JP¥741.8bJP¥514.4bJP¥19.1b18.2x38.8x1.4x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025JP¥757.9bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.8x45.5x1.5x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025JP¥734.3bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20.3x44.2x1.5x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025JP¥768.7bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16.2x42.7x1.5x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025JP¥805.3bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.2x44.9x1.6x
Mon, 19 May 2025JP¥900.2bJP¥638.1bJP¥22.5b17.2x40x1.4x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025JP¥860.5bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17.2x30.5x1.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025JP¥783.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.2x27.1x1.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025JP¥790.0bJP¥632.1bJP¥28.4b15.8x27.8x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025JP¥654.9bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.6x24.1x1.1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024JP¥830.7bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.4x30.3x1.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024JP¥664.8bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.8b12.8x23.1x1.1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024JP¥669.6bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b14.2x23.4x1.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024JP¥629.5bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.2x22x1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024JP¥603.2bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.4x21.8x1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024JP¥635.4bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.7x22.9x1.1x
Tue, 21 May 2024JP¥664.3bJP¥598.9bJP¥27.9b12x23.8x1.1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024JP¥603.8bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.1x25.1x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024JP¥657.6bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.1x24.3x0.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024JP¥669.6bJP¥755.6bJP¥27.4b14x24.4x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024JP¥688.6bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b15x26.9x0.9x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023JP¥621.8bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.3x24.3x0.8x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023JP¥675.4bJP¥743.9bJP¥24.0b16.6x28.1x0.9x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023JP¥689.0bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023JP¥745.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.9x26.9x1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023JP¥764.9bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.8x24.1x1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023JP¥752.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.8x23.6x1x
Wed, 24 May 2023JP¥716.0bJP¥757.7bJP¥31.5b17.5x22.7x0.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023JP¥675.0bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b17.2x20.3x0.9x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023JP¥625.3bJP¥715.0bJP¥32.4b15.3x19.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥625.3bTotal Earnings: JP¥32.4bTotal Revenue: JP¥715.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202420252026
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 44.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.2x.
  • 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 Market1.82%
Telecom4.77%
Media3.69%
Publishing4.16%
Advertising5.61%
Cable and Satellite4.93%
Broadcasting1.32%
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¥3.16k3.2%
+JP¥14.4b		-6.9%PE207.6x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.53k11.5%
+JP¥1.7b		36.0%PE15.6x
9467 AlphaPolisJP¥1.33k1.9%
+JP¥726.5m		2.5%PE17.3x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥547.002.4%
+JP¥236.3m		26.0%PE40.3x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥3.93k1.6%
+JP¥230.4m		3.4%PE11x

Latest News

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4833
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1Y
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6176
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7D
1.9%
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2.5%
9468
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7D
3.2%
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Kadokawa Corporation Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Feb 14
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7849
JP¥3,930.00
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7D
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1Y
3.4%
2139
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500A
JP¥3,335.00
TO Books
7D
1.4%
1Y
n/a
9476
JP¥987.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
2.8%
1Y
91.7%
9475
JP¥547.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
2.4%
1Y
26.0%
9478
JP¥463.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
-5.1%
1Y
68.4%

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2408
JP¥710.00
KG Intelligence
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-2.3%
1Y
15.8%
9782
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7D
-4.4%
1Y
89.8%
2164
JP¥306.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
-9.2%
1Y
69.5%