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Printing industry map

Who earns the money in Printing, and who keeps it. When a company spans several industries, only the relevant segment is counted.

FY2025 · 41 companies · ¥2.42T

Industry map

Companies ordered by revenue, connected by ownership (major shareholders). Arrows point from the shareholder to the investee.

Industry size (revenue)
¥2.42T

YoY +2.3%

Companies
41
Avg. salary(parent only)
¥5.5M

Avg. age 43.4

Industry weather
Sunny

Operating income +1.7%

TOPPAN Holdings[7911]

Information and communication

#1
Revenue
¥903.9B▲1.0%
Operating income
¥45B▼1.1%

Margin 5.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.81T · Net income ¥64.8B

Avg. salary ¥8.7M · 42.8(parent only)

Dai Nippon Printing[7912]

Smart communication

#2
Revenue
¥748.7B▲4.9%
Operating income
¥40B▲15.4%

Margin 5.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥1.51T · Net income ¥104B

Avg. salary ¥8.6M · 44.8(parent only)

Kyodo Printing[7914]

Living and Industrial Materials Branch + 2 more

#3
Revenue
¥96B▼1.8%
Operating income
¥2.43B▼18.8%

Margin 2.5%

Whole company: Revenue ¥98.2B · Net income ¥3.96B

Avg. salary ¥6.7M · 45.6(parent only)

THE Pack[3950]

Paper products business + 1 more

#4
Revenue
¥89.8B▲2.1%
Operating income
¥7.77B▼7.9%

Margin 8.6%

Whole company: Revenue ¥103.1B · Net income ¥6.02B

Avg. salary ¥7.1M · 40.4(parent only)

JAPAN Creative Platform Group[7814]

#5
Revenue
¥87B▲8.6%
Operating income
¥3.01B▼30.8%

Margin 3.5%

Avg. salary ¥7.3M · 47.3(parent only)

Nissha[7915]

Industrial Materials

#6
Revenue
¥76.3B▲3.0%
Operating income
¥3.74B▼23.2%

Margin 4.9%

Whole company: Revenue ¥194.9B · Net income ¥1B

Avg. salary ¥7.4M · 42.6(parent only)

Nakamoto Packs[7811]

#7
Revenue
¥49.6B▲1.0%
Operating income
¥2.96B▲3.1%

Margin 6.0%

Avg. salary ¥5.5M · 41.9(parent only)

Asahi Printing[3951]

Printed Packaging Materials Business

#8
Revenue
¥40B▼0.7%
Operating income
—

Whole company: Revenue ¥44.6B · Net income ¥1.59B

Avg. salary ¥5M · 37.4(parent only)

Nakabayashi[7987]

Business process solution

#9
Revenue
¥29.6B▼4.9%
Operating income
¥1.14B▲30.0%

Margin 3.8%

Whole company: Revenue ¥61.6B · Net income ¥1.93B

Avg. salary ¥5.5M · 42.7(parent only)

Kyoritsu[7795]

Print Media business

#10
Revenue
¥29.2B▼0.6%
Operating income
¥869.9M▲25.8%

Margin 3.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥42.9B · Net income ¥1.17B

Avg. salary ¥5.9M · 52.1(parent only)

Crestec[7812]

Southeast asia/South asia + 3 more

#11
Revenue
¥18.8B▼1.5%
Operating income
¥1.32B▲11.8%

Margin 7.0%

Whole company: Revenue ¥18.8B · Net income ¥736.8M

Avg. salary ¥5.1M · 44.9(parent only)

Furubayashi Shiko[3944]

Japan + 1 more

#12
Revenue
¥17.9B▼1.3%
Operating income
¥589.6M▲69.4%

Margin 3.3%

Whole company: Revenue ¥17.9B · Net income ¥315.4M

Avg. salary ¥5.7M · 41.2(parent only)

※ Card revenue and operating income cover only the segment in this industry; “Whole company” shows consolidated revenue and net income.

Other companies: Imura & · Sun Messe · Sougou Shouken · TAKEDA iP HOLDINGS · KOSAIDO Holdings · Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo · Asagami Coporation · Mitsumura Printing · Sasatoku Printing · Hiraga · Image Magic · Printnet · Seki · WellcoHoldings · Hikari Business Form · Fukushima Printing · Koyosha · itamiarts · B&P · Tomoegawa · Plaza Holdings · Asukanet · TKC · Kawase Computter Supplies · Matsumoto · Ifis Japan · Wesco Holdings · Daiwa · Kitac

The weather is derived mechanically from year-over-year totals of revenue and operating income (both up = sunny, both down = rainy).

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Who earns the money

Area = revenue from businesses in this industry. Color = operating margin.

LossHigh margin(middle = 0% margin)

Who makes a profit

Across = revenue (log scale), up = operating margin, bubble size = operating income.

Ranking and momentum

RankCompany (business)RevenueShareOp. marginCAGRFCF*
1TOPPAN HoldingsInformation and communication¥903.9B37.4%5.0%+0.4%-¥61.8B
2Dai Nippon PrintingSmart communication¥748.7B31.0%5.3%—-¥32.6B
3Kyodo PrintingLiving and Industrial Materials Branch + 2 more¥96B4.0%2.5%+2.6%¥1.66B
4THE PackPaper products business + 1 more¥89.8B3.7%8.6%+7.0%¥2.91B
5JAPAN Creative Platform Group¥87B3.6%3.5%+12.3%-¥3.64B
6NisshaIndustrial Materials¥76.3B3.2%4.9%+5.9%¥1.41B
7Nakamoto Packs¥49.6B2.1%6.0%+5.2%¥1.16B
8Asahi PrintingPrinted Packaging Materials Business¥40B1.7%—+2.2%¥338M
9NakabayashiBusiness process solution¥29.6B1.2%3.8%-2.5%¥2.63B
10KyoritsuPrint Media business¥29.2B1.2%3.0%—¥409.9M
11CrestecSoutheast asia/South asia + 3 more¥18.8B0.8%7.0%+2.2%¥1.51B
12Furubayashi ShikoJapan + 1 more¥17.9B0.7%3.3%+2.6%¥671.2M
13Imura &Package solutions + 1 more¥17.3B0.7%4.8%+1.2%-¥2.45B
14▲1Sun MessePrinting¥16.5B0.7%1.6%+0.9%¥513.6M
15▲1Sougou Shouken¥16.2B0.7%2.2%+0.1%¥443.6M
16▼2TAKEDA iP HOLDINGSInformation Communication business¥16.1B0.7%2.2%—-¥863M
17KOSAIDO HoldingsInformation¥15B0.6%4.4%-5.9%¥17.5B
18▲1Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo¥14B0.6%3.7%+1.7%-¥576.2M
19▼1Asagami CoporationPrinting business¥13.9B0.6%6.3%-3.8%¥2.6B
20Mitsumura PrintingPublishing¥13.3B0.5%-2.8%-1.8%-¥970.2M
21Sasatoku Printing¥12.6B0.5%1.5%+0.5%-¥134.6M
22Hiraga¥9.97B0.4%2.2%+4.0%¥72.8M
23▲4Image Magic¥9.4B0.4%5.9%+33.3%¥430M
24▼1PrintnetInternet sales of printed matter¥9.12B0.4%8.2%—¥1.02B
25▼1SekiPrinting related¥8.94B0.4%-1.1%+2.2%¥7.6M
26WellcoHoldingsInformation and printing business¥7.75B0.3%-2.0%-3.8%-¥842M
27▼2Hikari Business Form¥7.74B0.3%2.6%-5.1%¥56.1M
28Fukushima Printing¥7.33B0.3%3.4%-3.8%¥746.8M
29Koyosha¥4.83B0.2%2.1%+4.5%¥93.8M
30▲3itamiarts¥4.76B0.2%4.5%—-¥358.3M
31▲3B&P¥4.5B0.2%15.6%—¥646M
32▼2TomoegawaSecurity media business¥4.24B0.2%8.8%+1.9%-¥272M
33▼2Plaza Holdingsimaging¥3.88B0.2%-3.0%+0.7%¥566.5M
34▼2AsukanetPhotobook business¥3.73B0.2%16.1%—¥555.7M
35TKCPrinting business¥3.08B0.1%4.7%-0.2%¥8.93B
36Kawase Computter SuppliesBusiness form + 1 more¥2.8B0.1%12.4%+2.8%¥175.8M
37Matsumoto¥2.17B0.1%-12.2%-1.1%-¥190.2M
38Ifis JapanDocument Solution Business Group¥1.87B0.1%11.2%+1.0%¥425.3M
39Wesco HoldingsOther¥269.7M0.0%9.8%-5.1%¥1.04B
40DaiwaPrinting business¥211.2M0.0%4.6%—¥873.8M
41KitacWebSolutionBusinessReportableSegmentMember¥181.1M0.0%——-¥176.4M

* FCF is company-wide (not disclosed by segment). CAGR covers the available years, up to five.

How they make money differently

Where each company's ¥100 of sales goes, and how much it keeps (company-wide).

Ownership links

From the major-shareholder section of annual securities reports.

The company on each card is a major shareholder of the companies listed under it (latest 'major shareholders' disclosure). 50%+ is labelled subsidiary and 20%+ affiliate, based on ownership alone. Stakes under 3% are omitted.

Compare the leaders side by side

All companies in Printing (by revenue)

All 41 companies in this industry, ranked by revenue in each company's latest fiscal year. For companies that belong through one business segment, the figure is that segment's revenue.

  1. TOPPAN Holdings¥903.9B · 5.0%
  2. Dai Nippon Printing¥748.7B · 5.3%
  3. Kyodo Printing¥96B · 2.5%
  4. THE Pack¥89.8B · 8.6%
  5. JAPAN Creative Platform Group¥87B · 3.5%
  6. Nissha¥76.3B · 4.9%
  7. Nakamoto Packs¥49.6B · 6.0%
  8. Asahi Printing¥40B
  9. Nakabayashi¥29.6B · 3.8%
  10. Kyoritsu¥29.2B · 3.0%
  11. Crestec¥18.3B · 7.3%
  12. Furubayashi Shiko¥17.9B · 3.3%
  13. Imura &¥17.3B · 4.8%
  14. Sun Messe¥16.5B · 1.6%
  15. Sougou Shouken¥16.2B · 2.2%
  16. TAKEDA iP HOLDINGS¥16.1B · 2.2%
  17. KOSAIDO Holdings¥15B · 4.4%
  18. Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo¥14B · 3.7%
  19. Asagami Coporation¥13.9B · 6.3%
  20. Mitsumura Printing¥13.3B · -2.8%
  21. Sasatoku Printing¥12.2B · 0.5%
  22. Hiraga¥9.97B · 2.2%
  23. Image Magic¥9.4B · 5.9%
  24. Printnet¥9.12B · 8.2%
  25. Seki¥8.94B · -1.1%
  26. WellcoHoldings¥7.75B · -2.0%
  27. Hikari Business Form¥7.74B · 2.6%
  28. Fukushima Printing¥7.33B · 3.4%
  29. Koyosha¥4.83B · 2.1%
  30. itamiarts¥4.76B · 4.5%
  31. B&P¥4.5B · 15.6%
  32. Tomoegawa¥4.24B · 8.8%
  33. Plaza Holdings¥3.88B · -3.0%
  34. Asukanet¥3.7B · 18.3%
  35. TKC¥3.08B · 4.7%
  36. Kawase Computter Supplies¥2.8B · 12.4%
  37. Matsumoto¥2.13B · -7.5%
  38. Ifis Japan¥1.87B · 11.2%
  39. Wesco Holdings¥269.7M · 9.8%
  40. Daiwa¥211.2M · 4.6%
  41. Kitac¥181.1M

Revenue · Op. margin

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