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South Korean (KOSPI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-2.0%
  • 1Y-12.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has remained flat, although notably Asia Business Daily gained 13%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 12% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Mar 2026₩810.8b₩1.2t-₩57,783,469,910.008.7x-14x0.7x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026₩819.6b₩1.2t-₩54,337,017,270.0010.7x-15.1x0.7x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026₩795.2b₩1.2t-₩54,337,017,270.009.3x-14.6x0.7x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025₩839.4b₩1.2t-₩54,337,017,270.0010.2x-15.4x0.7x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025₩903.7b₩1.2t-₩65,112,424,210.0012.1x-13.9x0.7x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025₩957.1b₩1.2t-₩65,112,424,210.0013.2x-14.7x0.8x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025₩991.1b₩1.2t-₩65,112,424,210.0014.5x-15.2x0.8x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025₩1.1t₩1.2t-₩73,106,403,482.0018.7x-14.5x0.9x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025₩1.1t₩1.2t-₩73,106,403,482.0020x-15.4x0.9x
Sat, 31 May 2025₩1.0t₩1.1t-₩84,923,106,520.0018.6x-11.9x0.9x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025₩969.5b₩1.2t-₩104,254,222,700.0017.4x-9.3x0.8x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025₩933.8b₩1.2t-₩64,790,274,210.0022.5x-14.4x0.8x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025₩976.6b₩1.2t-₩72,678,879,260.0022.5x-13.4x0.8x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩969.2b₩1.2t-₩72,678,879,260.0022.4x-13.3x0.8x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩1.0t₩1.1t-₩75,440,932,290.0024.2x-13.6x0.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩913.3b₩1.2t-₩63,420,759,130.0018.6x-14.4x0.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩1.1t₩1.2t-₩63,420,759,130.0019.6x-17.4x0.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩917.1b₩1.2t-₩63,420,759,130.0015.4x-14.5x0.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩995.9b₩1.2t-₩51,116,720,210.0012.9x-19.5x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩1.2t₩1.2t-₩51,116,720,210.0014.6x-23.2x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩1.3t₩1.2t-₩51,116,720,210.0015.1x-26.3x1.1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩1.3t₩1.2t-₩47,767,508,580.0017.5x-26.6x1.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩1.3t₩1.2t-₩40,941,963,310.0018.1x-32.7x1.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩1.4t₩1.2t-₩5,958,630,840.0023.9x-243.1x1.2x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩1.6t₩1.2t-₩5,958,630,840.0024.8x-261.6x1.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩1.2t₩1.4t-₩8,408,503,190.0025.1x-143.5x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩1.2t₩1.4t₩28.3b16.8x42.2x0.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩1.2t₩1.4t₩28.3b16.4x40.7x0.8x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩1.0t₩1.4t₩28.3b17.5x37.1x0.7x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩1.0t₩1.4t₩22.8b28.2x45.4x0.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩1.1t₩1.4t₩22.8b29.9x47.2x0.8x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩1.2t₩1.4t₩22.8b30.1x51.5x0.8x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩1.2t₩1.4t₩24.3b33.1x49.3x0.8x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩1.3t₩1.3t-₩8,952,213,400.0041x-141.3x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-141.3x


Total Market Cap: ₩1.3tTotal Earnings: -₩8,952,213,400.00Total Revenue: ₩1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -20.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Publishing industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 3.2% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and losses are subsequently expanding as well.

Industry Comparison

How does South Korean Publishing compare with similar industries?

KR Market-2.72%
Telecom-6.33%
Media-2.10%
Publishing-0.60%
Broadcasting-0.99%
Cable and Satellite-1.66%
Advertising-2.66%
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
A127710 Asia Business Daily₩1.60k15.2%
+₩8.9b
32.6%PS0.9x
A418470 kt millie seojaeLtd₩13.11k0.9%
+₩1.0b
-0.2%PE7.1x
A134060 e-future.Co.Ltd₩3.90k1.3%
+₩189.0m
-1.0%PE7.7x

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