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Japanese (NIKKEI) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M10.5%
  • 1Y26.9%
  • YTD24.2%

Kadokawa is up 15%, leading the way for the Media industry, which has gained 4.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 27%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥7.5tJP¥7.0tJP¥92.5b17.1x81.6x1.1x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥6.8tJP¥7.0tJP¥92.8b16.8x73.2x1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥6.2tJP¥7.0tJP¥93.1b17x66.3x0.9x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥6.3tJP¥7.0tJP¥245.8b16.4x25.5x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥5.8tJP¥6.9tJP¥258.0b16.6x22.6x0.8x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥5.9tJP¥6.9tJP¥258.5b16.2x22.9x0.9x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥5.9tJP¥6.8tJP¥244.2b15.6x24x0.9x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥5.9tJP¥6.8tJP¥244.9b16.2x24.2x0.9x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥5.8tJP¥6.8tJP¥245.4b17.3x23.5x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥6.7tJP¥233.9b17.5x24.5x0.9x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥5.7tJP¥6.7tJP¥233.4b16x24.3x0.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥5.8tJP¥6.7tJP¥226.3b15.6x25.5x0.9x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥6.2tJP¥6.6tJP¥251.2b15.3x24.5x0.9x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥5.8tJP¥6.8tJP¥254.0b14.8x22.8x0.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥5.9tJP¥6.8tJP¥291.9b16.8x20.2x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥5.2tJP¥6.8tJP¥261.9b15.4x19.8x0.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥5.1tJP¥6.8tJP¥261.5b15.9x19.7x0.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥5.3tJP¥6.7tJP¥301.9b14.6x17.6x0.8x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥5.4tJP¥6.7tJP¥308.3b15.7x17.4x0.8x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥5.4tJP¥6.8tJP¥309.0b14.9x17.6x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥5.7tJP¥6.7tJP¥343.4b15.9x16.7x0.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥5.7tJP¥6.7tJP¥345.4b15.1x16.6x0.9x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥5.6tJP¥6.7tJP¥340.0b14.7x16.4x0.8x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥5.5tJP¥6.6tJP¥352.7b14.8x15.5x0.8x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥5.2tJP¥6.6tJP¥351.6b14.3x14.9x0.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥5.1tJP¥6.6tJP¥359.8b14.4x14x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥4.8tJP¥6.5tJP¥385.1b12.8x12.5x0.7x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥4.9tJP¥6.5tJP¥385.5b14x12.8x0.8x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥4.9tJP¥6.5tJP¥439.8b13.9x11.2x0.8x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥4.9tJP¥6.5tJP¥450.0b13.2x11x0.8x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022JP¥5.4tJP¥6.5tJP¥449.9b14.2x11.9x0.8x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022JP¥5.5tJP¥6.4tJP¥455.4b14.6x12x0.9x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022JP¥5.2tJP¥6.4tJP¥470.1b13.9x11.1x0.8x
Wed, 25 May 2022JP¥5.4tJP¥6.4tJP¥469.3b13.5x11.4x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.4x


Total Market Cap: JP¥5.4tTotal Earnings: JP¥469.3bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Japanese Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 81.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.83x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.2% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Japanese Telecom industry?

JP Market0.14%
Telecom-0.15%
Media3.98%
Publishing11.08%
Advertising5.23%
Cable and Satellite0.93%
Broadcasting0.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 15.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 45% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadcasting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.8% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
9468 KadokawaJP¥4.02k14.6%
+JP¥75.2b
21.5%PE79.6x
4751 CyberAgentJP¥1.41k11.7%
+JP¥75.0b
37.0%PE31.1x
4324 Dentsu GroupJP¥3.17k4.3%
+JP¥34.3b
-23.4%PS0.6x
4784 GMO internetJP¥2.85k3.1%
+JP¥23.8b
753.9%PS60.2x
2433 Hakuhodo DY HoldingsJP¥1.15k4.2%
+JP¥16.9b
-17.7%PE39.1x
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