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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D-0.006%
  • 3M-13.5%
  • 1Y-12.8%
  • YTD-12.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from 4imprint Group of 20%. The industry has fallen 14% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Media Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Mar 2025UK£26.1bUK£33.8bUK£1.5b12.3x18x0.8x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025UK£30.9bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b16.2x24.2x1.1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025UK£28.7bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b14.1x22.4x1x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024UK£29.6bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b16x23.2x1x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024UK£28.6bUK£28.6bUK£1.3b16.6x22.5x1x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024UK£29.3bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b18.9x22.2x1x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024UK£30.1bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b17.8x23.6x1x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024UK£31.1bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b20.4x27.8x1.1x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024UK£30.4bUK£28.7bUK£1.0b18.4x30.4x1.1x
Sat, 25 May 2024UK£31.9bUK£28.6bUK£974.5m20.9x32.7x1.1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024UK£30.1bUK£28.7bUK£994.2m20.5x30.3x1x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024UK£30.0bUK£29.2bUK£824.0m20.8x36.4x1x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024UK£30.1bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b21.3x24.4x1x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024UK£31.1bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b17.8x26.3x1.1x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023UK£31.1bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b17.8x26.2x1x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023UK£29.9bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b17.3x25.2x1x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023UK£29.9bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b19.1x25.4x1x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023UK£31.0bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b24.2x28.5x1.1x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023UK£32.7bUK£28.3bUK£1.2b23.1x26.5x1.2x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023UK£31.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b42.5x27.1x1.1x
Sun, 28 May 2023UK£32.4bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b40.4x27.2x1.2x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023UK£34.3bUK£27.7bUK£1.1b30.2x30.6x1.2x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023UK£34.6bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b21.1x28x1.3x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023UK£36.1bUK£26.2bUK£1.3b16.8x26.9x1.4x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023UK£34.0bUK£26.1bUK£1.3b15.1x25.4x1.3x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022UK£38.5bUK£29.7bUK£1.6b16x24.5x1.3x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022UK£38.4bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b20.2x25.1x1.3x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022UK£35.3bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18.6x23.1x1.2x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022UK£35.5bUK£29.1bUK£1.6b19.9x22.4x1.2x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022UK£39.0bUK£27.9bUK£1.4b20.9x27.7x1.4x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022UK£36.1bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b20.8x30.9x1.3x
Mon, 30 May 2022UK£39.3bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.4x33.6x1.4x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022UK£42.0bUK£26.9bUK£1.0b32x41.2x1.6x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022UK£44.8bUK£27.6bUK£1.1b35.7x39.5x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£44.8bTotal Earnings: UK£1.1bTotal Revenue: UK£27.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Media industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.77x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 8.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Telecom industry?

GB Market0.77%
Telecom0.57%
Media-0.0062%
Publishing4.21%
Broadcasting1.35%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Advertising-0.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 43.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 155.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Publishing industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadcasting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 94% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing 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
INF InformaUK£7.683.5%
+UK£340.8m		-6.6%PE34.1x
CAN Canal+UK£1.793.7%
+UK£63.5m		n/aPS0.3x
FUTR FutureUK£8.735.9%
+UK£52.3m		45.7%PE12.2x
SFOR S4 CapitalUK£0.348.9%
+UK£17.0m		-7.0%PE99.6x
NFG Next 15 GroupUK£2.994.9%
+UK£13.9m		-67.0%PE4.9x
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UK£0.072

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705.6%

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