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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M-2.8%
  • 1Y20.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Kadokawa of 1.5%. Meanwhile, Def consulting actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 73% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 20%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Aug 2025JP¥719.5bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b19.9x43.3x1.4x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025JP¥773.2bJP¥518.9bJP¥18.0b17.3x43x1.5x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025JP¥786.2bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.2x43.9x1.5x
Thu, 22 May 2025JP¥856.2bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.5x1.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025JP¥862.5bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b17.1x30.6x1.4x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025JP¥783.2bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.2x27.2x1.2x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025JP¥784.6bJP¥632.1bJP¥28.4b15.8x27.6x1.2x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025JP¥659.2bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.9x24.3x1.1x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024JP¥828.0bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.4x30.2x1.3x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024JP¥664.8bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.8b12.8x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024JP¥667.3bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b14.2x23.3x1.1x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024JP¥620.6bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13x21.6x1x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024JP¥596.3bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.5b13.4x21.7x1x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024JP¥619.2bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.7x22.3x1x
Fri, 24 May 2024JP¥645.1bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x23.2x1.1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024JP¥589.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.8x24.5x1x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024JP¥670.4bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b12.9x24.8x0.9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024JP¥682.4bJP¥755.6bJP¥27.4b13.2x24.9x0.9x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024JP¥700.1bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.4x27.4x0.9x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023JP¥611.7bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.1x23.9x0.8x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023JP¥655.1bJP¥744.2bJP¥24.1b16.6x27.2x0.9x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023JP¥689.0bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.9x0.9x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023JP¥751.2bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.4x27.2x1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023JP¥772.3bJP¥761.8bJP¥31.3b17x24.6x1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023JP¥738.5bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.9x23.1x1x
Sat, 27 May 2023JP¥707.9bJP¥757.7bJP¥31.5b17.3x22.5x0.9x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023JP¥669.8bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b16.8x20.1x0.9x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023JP¥609.1bJP¥715.0bJP¥32.4b14.9x18.8x0.9x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023JP¥619.4bJP¥714.8bJP¥32.4b14.3x19.1x0.9x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023JP¥565.7bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.6x16.1x0.8x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022JP¥614.7bJP¥684.7bJP¥35.0b13.6x17.6x0.9x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022JP¥584.7bJP¥684.8bJP¥34.5b13.3x16.9x0.9x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022JP¥615.8bJP¥665.0bJP¥35.3b13.4x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022JP¥680.6bJP¥664.9bJP¥35.3b13.7x19.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥680.6bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥664.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.1x202320242025
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 43.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x 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 22% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.8% 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 Market0.19%
Telecom-0.40%
Media-0.89%
Publishing-1.27%
Advertising-0.24%
Broadcasting-1.40%
Cable and Satellite-1.96%
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
4833 Def consultingJP¥226.00135.4%
+JP¥3.8b		201.3%n/a
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥4.27k2.9%
+JP¥460.8m		33.7%PE10.8x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.23k2.9%
+JP¥385.0m		29.2%PE21.8x
2341 Arbeit-TimesJP¥168.001.8%
+JP¥54.9m		21.7%PS0.7x
9476 Chuokeizai-Sha HoldingsJP¥619.001.8%
+JP¥42.6m		13.0%PS0.7x

Latest News

7119
JP¥1,226.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
2.9%
1Y
29.2%

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Aug 23
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3560
JP¥3,120.00
Hobonichi
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-5.5%
9782
JP¥3,285.00
DMS
7D
-3.0%
1Y
105.3%
2408
JP¥646.00
KG Intelligence
7D
0.5%
1Y
7.5%
6176
JP¥714.00
Brangista
7D
-1.0%
1Y
19.2%
9467
JP¥1,440.00
AlphaPolis
7D
-4.0%
1Y
79.7%
2139
JP¥452.00
Chuco
7D
0.4%
1Y
-15.4%
7849
JP¥4,265.00
Starts Publishing
7D
2.9%
1Y
33.7%
6549
JP¥1,520.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
0.7%
1Y
8.4%
9468
JP¥3,390.00
Kadokawa
7D
-2.6%
1Y
16.6%

Kadokawa Corporation Recorded A 8.0% Miss On Revenue: Analysts Are Revisiting Their Models

Aug 10
Kadokawa Corporation Recorded A 8.0% Miss On Revenue: Analysts Are Revisiting Their Models
9476
JP¥619.00
Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings
7D
1.8%
1Y
13.0%
2164
JP¥714.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
-8.7%
1Y
91.4%
2341
JP¥168.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
1.8%
1Y
21.7%
9474
JP¥1,047.00
Zenrin
7D
-3.4%
1Y
19.5%
3931
JP¥1,647.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
-3.1%
1Y
75.2%

VALUE GOLF Inc.'s (TSE:3931) Shares Climb 25% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Jul 23
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4833
JP¥226.00
Def consulting
7D
135.4%
1Y
201.3%