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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M-4.4%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from Kadokawa of 1.5%. On the other hand KG Intelligence is actually up 7.7%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 8.7%. 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
Mon, 26 Jan 2026JP¥728.3bJP¥515.9bJP¥18.8b15.9x38.8x1.4x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025JP¥699.3bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x37.4x1.4x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025JP¥701.5bJP¥515.0bJP¥18.7b17.1x37.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025JP¥748.4bJP¥513.7bJP¥18.7b19.9x40x1.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025JP¥724.6bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b19.8x43.5x1.4x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025JP¥738.2bJP¥503.9bJP¥16.6b19.6x44.5x1.5x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025JP¥793.9bJP¥518.7bJP¥17.9b17.6x44.3x1.5x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025JP¥845.1bJP¥639.7bJP¥22.8b17.2x37x1.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025JP¥838.6bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.4x30.7x1.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025JP¥851.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.7x29.6x1.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025JP¥788.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15x27.3x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025JP¥708.5bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.3b14.2x26x1.1x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024JP¥650.5bJP¥620.8bJP¥27.0b12.1x24.1x1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JP¥803.1bJP¥619.8bJP¥27.7b12.6x29x1.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JP¥678.4bJP¥613.3bJP¥28.7b13.4x23.6x1.1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JP¥628.6bJP¥602.3bJP¥26.6b12.7x23.7x1x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JP¥606.7bJP¥604.9bJP¥29.0b12.7x20.9x1x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JP¥621.6bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b13.5x22.4x1x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JP¥662.2bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.8x23.9x1.1x
Thu, 09 May 2024JP¥595.4bJP¥590.1bJP¥24.4b12.2x24.4x1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JP¥597.0bJP¥589.2bJP¥24.1b12.4x24.8x1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JP¥657.0bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.7x24.3x0.9x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JP¥713.8bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.7b14.6x27.8x1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JP¥661.3bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.1x25.9x0.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JP¥646.8bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14x25.2x0.9x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JP¥665.1bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.5x25x0.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JP¥708.7bJP¥762.4bJP¥27.6b16.6x25.7x0.9x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JP¥739.0bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.8x26.7x1x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JP¥751.4bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.5x23.6x1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JP¥738.6bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.4x23.1x1x
Fri, 12 May 2023JP¥682.3bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.6x19.9x0.9x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023JP¥650.7bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b18.5x19.6x0.9x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023JP¥625.4bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.2x19.3x0.9x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023JP¥578.2bJP¥699.0bJP¥33.5b14.3x17.3x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.3x


Total Market Cap: JP¥578.2bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.5bTotal Revenue: JP¥699.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.3x202420252026
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 28.3x.
  • 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 18% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.6% 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-0.56%
Telecom1.53%
Media0.41%
Publishing-1.37%
Broadcasting1.48%
Advertising0.25%
Cable and Satellite-2.41%
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¥3.26k0.3%
+JP¥1.3b		0.3%PE82.7x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥3.80k2.6%
+JP¥364.8m		26.5%PE10.1x
2164 ChiikishinbunshaLtdJP¥296.0018.4%
+JP¥352.9m		74.1%n/a
3560 HobonichiJP¥3.57k4.4%
+JP¥348.2m		12.1%PE13.8x
2341 Arbeit-TimesJP¥189.003.3%
+JP¥103.7m		31.3%PS0.7x

Latest News

3931
JP¥1,572.00
VALUE GOLF
7D
0.8%
1Y
58.0%
9468
JP¥3,256.00
Kadokawa
7D
0.3%
1Y
0.3%

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¥1,007.00
OVERLAP HoldingsInc
7D
-4.3%
1Y
n/a
3560
JP¥3,570.00
Hobonichi
7D
4.4%
1Y
12.1%
2341
JP¥189.00
Arbeit-Times
7D
3.3%
1Y
31.3%
6176
JP¥709.00
Brangista
7D
0.6%
1Y
-7.7%
9467
JP¥1,566.00
AlphaPolis
7D
-4.6%
1Y
43.7%
9782
JP¥3,745.00
DMS
7D
-1.7%
1Y
98.1%
7849
JP¥3,795.00
Starts Publishing
7D
2.6%
1Y
26.5%
9474
JP¥1,064.00
Zenrin
7D
-1.9%
1Y
25.3%
6549
JP¥1,609.00
DM SolutionsLtd
7D
1.2%
1Y
8.7%
2164
JP¥296.00
ChiikishinbunshaLtd
7D
18.4%
1Y
74.1%
9475
JP¥491.00
Shobunsha Holdings
7D
-0.4%
1Y
27.2%
9478
JP¥410.00
SE Holdings and Incubations
7D
-2.6%
1Y
42.4%
7119
JP¥1,337.00
halmek holdingsLtd
7D
-0.4%
1Y
21.7%
4833
JP¥96.00
Def consulting
7D
-3.0%
1Y
15.7%