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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 02, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M0.3%
  • 1Y-10.4%
  • YTD-9.6%

The Media industry has been flat over the last week, but RTL Group has lost 3.5%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 10% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 03 Dec 2023€18.7b€14.1b€408.8m31.7x45.7x1.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023€17.8b€14.0b€334.4m33x53.3x1.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023€17.9b€14.0b€334.4m34.7x53.4x1.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023€18.6b€14.0b€337.0m20.7x55.2x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023€19.9b€13.9b€590.6m18.2x33.7x1.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023€19.8b€13.9b€591.1m18.4x33.5x1.4x
Fri, 19 May 2023€19.8b€13.9b€675.0m17.3x29.3x1.4x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023€22.2b€14.1b€732.2m15.4x30.3x1.6x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023€21.1b€13.8b€750.2m15.6x28.1x1.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023€21.4b€13.8b€775.6m15.5x27.5x1.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023€20.5b€13.8b€786.9m16x26.1x1.5x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022€20.2b€13.8b€791.0m15x25.6x1.5x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022€18.4b€13.9b€1.0b10.7x17.6x1.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022€9.6b€13.9b€1.0b9.8x9.2x0.7x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022€10.9b€13.9b€1.0b14.3x10.5x0.8x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022€11.5b€13.6b€1.8b17.6x6.4x0.8x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022€12.3b€13.6b€1.8b19x6.9x0.9x
Sat, 21 May 2022€13.1b€13.6b€1.8b20.4x7.3x1x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022€14.4b€13.0b€1.9b20.5x7.6x1.1x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022€15.6b€13.2b€1.6b20x9.6x1.2x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022€16.6b€13.2b€1.6b22.2x10.1x1.3x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022€16.2b€13.2b€1.6b21.3x9.8x1.2x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021€15.4b€13.2b€1.6b23.4x9.4x1.2x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021€16.7b€13.0b€1.6b21.6x10.4x1.3x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021€26.5b€13.0b€1.6b19.2x16.5x2x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021€17.1b€13.1b€1.6b22.1x10.6x1.3x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021€16.8b€13.1b€1.6b21.7x10.4x1.3x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021€16.0b€11.9b€1.2b23.5x13.4x1.3x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020€14.2b€11.8b€812.6m23.9x17.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.5x


Total Market Cap: €13.6bTotal Earnings: €698.7mTotal Revenue: €12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 45.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% 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 German Telecom industry?

DE Market1.41%
Telecom0.91%
Media-0.87%
Advertising1.82%
Publishing1.50%
Cable and Satellite-0.11%
Broadcasting-3.38%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 39.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 29.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 30% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SAX Ströer SE KGaA€54.352.5%
+€76.5m
20.5%PE29.5x
APM ad pepper media International€2.468.8%
+€4.1m
21.2%PS2.2x
SYZ SYZYGY€3.084.1%
+€1.6m
-40.8%PS0.6x
BST Bastei Lübbe€5.801.8%
+€1.3m
16.0%PE10x
PO1 Performance One€6.059.0%
+€528.8k
-24.4%n/a
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M8G

€0.88

MGI - Media and Games Invest

7D

-10.2%

1Y

-45.7%

TC1

€0.65

Tele Columbus

7D

-4.4%

1Y

-77.5%

8450

€0.19

Sociallite US

7D

4.4%

1Y

1,790.0%

APM

€2.46

ad pepper media International

7D

8.8%

1Y

21.2%

PSM

€5.72

ProSiebenSat.1 Media

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-33.3%

SAX

€54.35

Ströer SE KGaA

7D

2.5%

1Y

20.5%

BST

€5.80

Bastei Lübbe

7D

1.8%

1Y

16.0%

SYZ

€3.08

SYZYGY

7D

4.1%

1Y

-40.8%

SBV

€1.60

Schwabenverlag

7D

-5.9%

1Y

23.1%

RRTL

€32.68

RTL Group

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-19.3%

WIG1

€0.55

Sporttotal

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-16.8%

IFS

€3.50

Infas Holding

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-12.1%

KA8

€3.94

Klassik Radio

7D

2.1%

1Y

-11.3%

PO1

€6.05

Performance One

7D

9.0%

1Y

-24.4%