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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y-3.6%
  • YTD3.2%

In the last week, the Media industry is up 1.3%, with Informa up 2.5%. However, the industry is down 3.6% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£30.0bUK£29.1bUK£809.0m26.7x37.1x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b19.9x24x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£31.1bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b17.6x26.3x1.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£30.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b17.8x26x1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£30.2bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b18.7x25.4x1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£29.8bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b19.3x25.3x1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£31.0bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b24.2x28.5x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£32.6bUK£28.3bUK£1.2b20.2x26.5x1.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£31.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b42.5x27.1x1.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£32.4bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b40.9x27.2x1.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£34.4bUK£27.7bUK£1.1b30.4x30.7x1.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£33.6bUK£27.3bUK£1.2b20.2x27.5x1.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£35.6bUK£26.2bUK£1.3b16.7x26.5x1.4x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£34.0bUK£26.1bUK£1.3b15.1x25.4x1.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£38.8bUK£29.7bUK£1.6b17.2x24.8x1.3x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£37.6bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18.8x24.5x1.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£35.7bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18.9x23.3x1.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£35.7bUK£29.1bUK£1.6b20.1x22.6x1.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£38.8bUK£27.6bUK£1.3b20.6x29.3x1.4x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£36.5bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b21.1x31.2x1.3x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£31.2bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.4x26.7x1.1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£42.9bUK£26.9bUK£1.0b36.8x42.3x1.6x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£45.8bUK£27.6bUK£1.1b31.8x40.5x1.7x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£48.4bUK£26.6bUK£498.2m27.8x97.2x1.8x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£48.7bUK£26.6bUK£497.1m27.9x97.9x1.8x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£48.9bUK£26.6bUK£409.4m37.7x119.5x1.8x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£52.3bUK£26.6bUK£379.7m32x137.7x2x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£51.8bUK£26.7bUK£357.9m29.4x144.9x1.9x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£54.1bUK£26.6bUK£341.8m24.9x158.3x2x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£50.9bUK£26.5bUK£347.0m25.9x146.6x1.9x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£48.3bUK£25.9b-UK£1,788,764,000.8331.1x-27x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-25.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£45.9bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,789,656,856.09Total Revenue: UK£25.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.6x202220232024
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 37.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 48.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Media industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 4.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.65%
Telecom0.26%
Media1.32%
Advertising1.45%
Broadcasting1.22%
Cable and Satellite0%
Publishing-0.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 32.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Publishing industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 32.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadcasting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 51% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.5% 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£8.212.5%
+UK£269.8m
22.1%PE26.7x
FOUR 4imprint GroupUK£62.006.5%
+UK£107.0m
32.3%PE20.9x
ITV ITVUK£0.711.2%
+UK£28.4m
-11.0%PE13.6x
YOU YouGovUK£11.400.9%
+UK£11.6m
28.1%PE38.3x
STVG STV GroupUK£2.159.0%
+UK£8.1m
-17.5%PE21.8x
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15.5%

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7D

2.3%

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7D

7.7%

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