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German (DAX) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-15.8%
  • 1Y-15.7%
  • YTD-9.2%

The Media industry has stayed flat over the last week. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 15% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Nov 2024€13.6b€13.4b€341.1m22.6x39.8x1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024€15.2b€13.4b€337.5m29.8x45x1.1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024€10.1b€13.4b€338.9m28.5x29.8x0.8x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024€9.9b€13.4b€345.3m23.2x28.6x0.7x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024€10.6b€13.2b€212.1m28.3x50x0.8x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024€10.7b€13.2b€212.0m29.2x50.5x0.8x
Thu, 09 May 2024€10.4b€13.1b€220.6m21.7x47.2x0.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024€10.1b€13.1b€229.6m31.2x44x0.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024€10.2b€13.9b€496.2m29.3x20.6x0.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024€19.2b€14.0b€408.8m29.2x47.1x1.4x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023€18.8b€14.0b€408.6m29.4x46x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023€18.8b€14.0b€372.8m34.9x50.5x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023€18.0b€14.0b€334.3m33.2x54x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023€18.3b€14.0b€335.7m21.6x54.4x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023€18.9b€14.0b€341.9m21.8x55.4x1.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023€19.9b€13.9b€590.6m18.3x33.7x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023€20.1b€13.9b€591.0m18.6x34x1.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023€19.7b€13.9b€685.8m16.9x28.7x1.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023€22.0b€14.1b€757.8m15.2x29x1.6x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023€21.7b€13.8b€773.3m15.3x28.1x1.6x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023€21.3b€13.8b€787.0m16.1x27.1x1.5x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022€19.7b€13.8b€786.9m14.5x25x1.4x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022€20.1b€13.8b€791.0m15.2x25.4x1.5x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022€18.7b€13.9b€1.0b11.3x18x1.3x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022€9.8b€13.9b€1.0b12.3x9.4x0.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022€11.3b€13.9b€1.0b17.1x10.8x0.8x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022€10.9b€13.6b€1.8b17x6.1x0.8x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022€12.5b€13.6b€1.8b19.1x7x0.9x
Sat, 14 May 2022€12.9b€13.5b€1.8b21.8x7.1x1x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022€14.2b€13.0b€1.9b20x7.5x1.1x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022€14.8b€13.2b€1.6b20.1x9.1x1.1x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022€16.0b€13.2b€1.6b23.5x9.8x1.2x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022€15.7b€13.2b€1.6b21.7x9.6x1.2x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021€15.3b€13.2b€1.6b20.5x9.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.3x


Total Market Cap: €15.3bTotal Earnings: €1.6bTotal Revenue: €13.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202220232024
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 39.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 41% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market-0.022%
Telecom1.51%
Media0.90%
Publishing5.13%
Broadcasting-0.67%
Advertising-2.66%
Cable and Satellite-2.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 133x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadcasting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.9% 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
SPG Springer Nature KGaA€26.405.2%
+€258.6m
n/an/a
RRTL RTL Group€24.100.4%
+€15.5m
-28.8%PE9.3x
M8G Verve Group€4.001.8%
+€13.1m
307.7%PE14.6x
8888 MERITU€1.33603.7%
+€5.8m
n/an/a
BST Bastei Lübbe€9.853.7%
+€4.6m
72.8%PE12.2x
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