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Japanese (NIKKEI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M19.6%
  • 1Y31.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by Kadokawa declining 3.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 32%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 27 Apr 2025JP¥842.4bJP¥635.3bJP¥27.3b16.7x30.9x1.3x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025JP¥830.3bJP¥634.4bJP¥28.8b15.4x28.8x1.3x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025JP¥813.5bJP¥634.2bJP¥28.9b15.2x28.2x1.3x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025JP¥695.4bJP¥622.0bJP¥27.4b12.3x25.4x1.1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024JP¥834.3bJP¥620.6bJP¥27.5b13.5x30.4x1.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024JP¥624.1bJP¥619.3bJP¥27.9b12.7x22.3x1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024JP¥676.2bJP¥613.1bJP¥28.7b13.8x23.5x1.1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024JP¥629.9bJP¥612.9bJP¥28.7b12.8x22x1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024JP¥507.8bJP¥600.6bJP¥28.5b10.5x17.8x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024JP¥592.6bJP¥599.5bJP¥27.8b13x21.3x1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024JP¥659.4bJP¥599.4bJP¥27.7b12.7x23.8x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024JP¥607.3bJP¥589.5bJP¥24.0b11.7x25.3x1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024JP¥636.7bJP¥757.9bJP¥27.0b13.2x23.5x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024JP¥684.1bJP¥758.0bJP¥27.0b13.6x25.3x0.9x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024JP¥697.6bJP¥750.9bJP¥25.6b14.7x27.2x0.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023JP¥622.4bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.6b14.7x24.3x0.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023JP¥636.8bJP¥750.6bJP¥25.4b13.9x25.1x0.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023JP¥680.9bJP¥734.7bJP¥26.6b16.8x25.6x0.9x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023JP¥728.1bJP¥762.7bJP¥27.7b16.3x26.3x1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023JP¥741.8bJP¥760.3bJP¥27.9b16.2x26.5x1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023JP¥756.7bJP¥761.0bJP¥31.9b16.5x23.7x1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023JP¥730.6bJP¥761.2bJP¥32.0b15.3x22.9x1x
Tue, 02 May 2023JP¥679.3bJP¥741.2bJP¥34.3b17.4x19.8x0.9x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023JP¥652.2bJP¥740.3bJP¥33.2b17.7x19.7x0.9x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023JP¥622.0bJP¥715.1bJP¥32.4b14.3x19.2x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023JP¥571.1bJP¥685.1bJP¥35.1b13.7x16.3x0.8x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022JP¥578.7bJP¥684.7bJP¥35.0b12.2x16.5x0.8x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022JP¥599.5bJP¥687.8bJP¥34.7b13.2x17.3x0.9x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022JP¥600.4bJP¥665.2bJP¥35.3b13.6x17x0.9x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022JP¥655.9bJP¥664.9bJP¥35.3b13.6x18.6x1x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022JP¥655.6bJP¥662.3bJP¥34.9b13.7x18.8x1x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022JP¥662.8bJP¥638.7bJP¥31.8b13.9x20.9x1x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022JP¥637.6bJP¥638.7bJP¥31.8b13.6x20.1x1x
Wed, 04 May 2022JP¥696.5bJP¥615.3bJP¥26.6b16.3x26.2x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: JP¥696.5bTotal Earnings: JP¥26.6bTotal Revenue: JP¥615.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
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 30.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.00x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Publishing compare with similar industries?

JP Market2.29%
Telecom0.80%
Media-0.60%
Publishing-2.33%
Cable and Satellite4.91%
Advertising-0.30%
Broadcasting-1.07%
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
7849 Starts PublishingJP¥3.99k1.9%
+JP¥288.0m		1.5%PE8.4x
9782 DMSJP¥2.89k1.2%
+JP¥185.2m		62.6%n/a
6549 DM SolutionsLtdJP¥1.38k3.9%
+JP¥144.2m		-7.2%PE9x
9478 SE Holdings and IncubationsJP¥255.002.8%
+JP¥115.1m		-17.5%PE9.3x
6176 BrangistaJP¥582.001.0%
+JP¥79.8m		-3.0%PE12.7x
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1.9%

1Y

1.5%

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JP¥2,890.00

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7D

1.2%

1Y

62.6%

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JP¥421.00

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2.4%

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-0.6%

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