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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M-5.8%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Kadokawa of 1.8%. Meanwhile, KG Intelligence actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 7.3% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 9.8%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 Jan 2026JP¥719.5bJP¥515.9bJP¥18.8b16x38.3x1.4x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025JP¥704.2bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.6x37.6x1.4x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025JP¥715.4bJP¥515.0bJP¥18.7b17.5x38.2x1.4x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025JP¥761.3bJP¥513.6bJP¥17.8b20.5x42.8x1.5x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025JP¥725.7bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b19.9x43.7x1.4x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025JP¥722.0bJP¥503.7bJP¥16.9b18.1x42.7x1.4x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025JP¥783.9bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.7x43.7x1.5x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025JP¥848.5bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37.1x1.3x
Sat, 03 May 2025JP¥838.6bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.4x30.7x1.3x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025JP¥827.1bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.8x28.7x1.3x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025JP¥812.7bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.1x28.2x1.3x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025JP¥698.9bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.2x25.5x1.1x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JP¥726.9bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.5b12.3x26.5x1.2x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JP¥633.2bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.6x22.9x1x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JP¥687.4bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.9x1.1x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JP¥623.2bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.7x21.7x1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JP¥552.9bJP¥604.0bJP¥28.9b11.8x19.2x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JP¥606.7bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.8x21.9x1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JP¥672.0bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.6x24.2x1.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024JP¥606.0bJP¥590.1bJP¥24.4b12x24.9x1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JP¥630.6bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.3x23.3x0.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JP¥664.9bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.9x24.6x0.9x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JP¥710.4bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.7b14.7x27.6x0.9x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JP¥648.4bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x25.3x0.9x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JP¥638.8bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.1x24.9x0.9x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JP¥678.7bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.4x25.5x0.9x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JP¥723.0bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.9x26.2x0.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JP¥746.8bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.2x27x1x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JP¥744.8bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.3x23.3x1x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JP¥736.5bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.1x23x1x
Mon, 08 May 2023JP¥685.9bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.6x20x0.9x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JP¥664.3bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.4x20x0.9x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JP¥621.4bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.1x19.2x0.9x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023JP¥578.3bJP¥685.3bJP¥35.1b13.6x16.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.5x


Total Market Cap: JP¥578.3bTotal Earnings: JP¥35.1bTotal Revenue: JP¥685.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.2x202420252026
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 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.2x.
  • 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 19% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.0% 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-1.28%
Telecom-3.20%
Media-0.77%
Publishing-1.97%
Cable and Satellite0.046%
Advertising-0.67%
Broadcasting-0.74%
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
2408 KG IntelligenceJP¥735.007.3%
+JP¥366.0m		26.3%PE21.4x
2139 ChucoJP¥445.006.0%
+JP¥170.0m		2.5%PE24.6x
9475 Shobunsha HoldingsJP¥496.001.0%
+JP¥90.9m		28.8%PE39.7x
7119 halmek holdingsLtdJP¥1.34k0.5%
+JP¥88.6m		22.6%PE18.7x
2341 Arbeit-TimesJP¥185.002.2%
+JP¥73.2m		30.3%PS0.7x

Latest News

9468
JP¥3,211.00
Kadokawa
7D
-1.8%
1Y
0.5%

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
-13.8%
1Y
n/a
3560
JP¥3,550.00
Hobonichi
7D
-1.5%
1Y
11.1%
2341
JP¥185.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
2.2%
1Y
30.3%
3931
JP¥1,561.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
0.3%
1Y
59.1%
9467
JP¥1,580.00
AlphaPolis
7D
-1.9%
1Y
52.5%
2408
JP¥735.00
KG Intelligence
7D
7.3%
1Y
26.3%
9782
JP¥3,700.00
DMS
7D
0.1%
1Y
96.1%
9474
JP¥1,060.00
Zenrin
7D
-2.7%
1Y
28.8%
2164
JP¥253.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
-2.3%
1Y
47.5%
9475
JP¥496.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
1.0%
1Y
28.8%
2481
JP¥678.00
Townnews-ShaLtd
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-4.5%
2139
JP¥445.00
Chuco
7D
6.0%
1Y
2.5%
7119
JP¥1,336.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
0.5%
1Y
22.6%
4833
JP¥97.00
Def consulting
7D
-20.5%
1Y
18.3%