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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-5.5%
  • 3M5.1%
  • 1Y-3.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 5.5%, driven by a pullback from Kadokawa of 7.7%. However, the industry is down 3.4% over the past year. 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
Mon, 13 Apr 2026JP¥773.2bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.9b15.5x45.8x1.5x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026JP¥722.7bJP¥527.0bJP¥16.3b14.8x44.2x1.4x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026JP¥714.7bJP¥516.0bJP¥18.6b14.1x38.4x1.4x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026JP¥715.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.8x38.2x1.4x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025JP¥728.0bJP¥515.1bJP¥18.7b17.5x38.9x1.4x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025JP¥738.4bJP¥513.6bJP¥18.6b20.3x39.6x1.4x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025JP¥757.9bJP¥504.7bJP¥16.6b20.8x45.5x1.5x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025JP¥732.1bJP¥504.6bJP¥16.6b20.3x44x1.5x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025JP¥769.9bJP¥519.0bJP¥18.0b16.2x42.7x1.5x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025JP¥815.6bJP¥518.6bJP¥17.9b17.3x45.5x1.6x
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥900.2bJP¥638.1bJP¥22.5b17.2x40x1.4x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥862.7bJP¥634.7bJP¥28.2b16.9x30.6x1.4x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥784.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.2x27.2x1.2x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥790.0bJP¥631.9bJP¥29.9b14.4x26.4x1.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥655.7bJP¥621.0bJP¥27.1b12.2x24.2x1.1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥826.1bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.4b13.3x30.1x1.3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥673.5bJP¥613.4bJP¥28.8b13.1x23.4x1.1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥669.6bJP¥613.0bJP¥28.7b14.2x23.4x1.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥629.7bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b13.1x22x1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥609.7bJP¥599.3bJP¥27.6b13.5x22.1x1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥635.3bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b12.7x22.9x1.1x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥670.3bJP¥598.9bJP¥27.9b12x24x1.1x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥604.7bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b12.1x25.2x1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥650.9bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.3x24.1x0.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥669.6bJP¥755.0bJP¥27.4b14x24.4x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥668.5bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.5x26.1x0.9x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥633.9bJP¥750.7bJP¥25.6b14.7x24.7x0.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥675.4bJP¥736.9bJP¥26.6b16.6x25.4x0.9x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥690.3bJP¥734.5bJP¥26.6b16.6x26x0.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥744.7bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b15.9x26.9x1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥767.6bJP¥761.3bJP¥31.8b16.8x24.1x1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥752.9bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b15.8x23.6x1x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥730.7bJP¥757.5bJP¥31.5b17.7x23.2x1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥678.4bJP¥740.7bJP¥33.3b16.9x20.4x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥678.4bTotal Earnings: JP¥33.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥740.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30x202420252026
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 45.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
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 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 Market2.88%
Telecom-1.11%
Media-0.16%
Publishing-5.53%
Broadcasting1.23%
Advertising0.052%
Cable and Satellite-0.33%
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
3560 HobonichiJP¥4.27k20.5%
+JP¥1.7b
39.1%PE10.7x
6176 BrangistaJP¥888.005.7%
+JP¥670.6m
57.4%PE19.6x
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥4.15k2.0%
+JP¥307.2m
10.5%PE11.6x
414A OVERLAP HoldingsIncJP¥1.01k1.1%
+JP¥220.0m
n/aPE10x
9471 BunkeidoJP¥1.16k1.2%
+JP¥89.1m
6.0%PE11.9x

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