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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y2.8%
  • YTD-3.7%

In the last week, the Media industry is up 1.3%, with Informa up 2.5%. In the same time, Team Internet Group was down 12%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£29.2bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b14.9x22.8x1x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b15.3x23.1x1x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£28.8bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b15.8x22.6x1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£28.4bUK£28.5bUK£1.3b17.6x22.2x1x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b17x23.2x1x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£30.2bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b19.4x25.7x1x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£29.8bUK£28.7bUK£999.7m18.2x29.8x1x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£31.9bUK£28.6bUK£985.3m22.5x32.4x1.1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£30.7bUK£28.7bUK£993.3m20.8x30.9x1.1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£30.7bUK£28.8bUK£899.6m20.9x34.2x1.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£30.2bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b20.5x24.5x1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£30.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b19.3x26x1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£31.3bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b18x26.4x1.1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£30.2bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b17.6x25.5x1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£30.3bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b19.4x25.6x1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£30.8bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b24.6x28.1x1.1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£32.2bUK£28.7bUK£1.1b26.5x29.5x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£32.0bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b32.2x27.4x1.1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£32.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b41x27.9x1.2x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£34.2bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b34.7x28.6x1.2x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£33.4bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b21.2x27.2x1.2x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£36.5bUK£26.2bUK£1.3b17.5x27.2x1.4x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£34.0bUK£26.1bUK£1.3b14.9x25.4x1.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£37.5bUK£29.8bUK£1.6b15.4x23.6x1.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£38.9bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b20.8x25.7x1.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£83.3bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18x54.4x2.8x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£36.9bUK£29.3bUK£1.6b21.3x23.2x1.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£38.0bUK£28.9bUK£1.6b20.8x24.3x1.3x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£36.3bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b19.5x31x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£39.3bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.4x33.7x1.4x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£42.0bUK£26.9bUK£1.0b27.4x40.5x1.6x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£44.4bUK£26.8bUK£1.1b30.2x41.2x1.7x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£44.4bUK£26.6bUK£504.0m26x88.1x1.7x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£48.6bUK£26.6bUK£499.6m27.9x97.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

97.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£48.6bTotal Earnings: UK£499.6mTotal Revenue: UK£26.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.9x202320242025
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 22.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 32.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 37% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.7% 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 Market0.96%
Telecom1.70%
Media1.30%
Advertising1.73%
Broadcasting0.25%
Cable and Satellite0%
Publishing-1.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 132.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadcasting industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 132% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadcasting industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% 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£8.182.5%
+UK£258.9m		10.8%PE34.5x
FOUR 4imprint GroupUK£51.509.6%
+UK£126.6m		11.1%PE15.9x
SCGL Sealand Capital GalaxyUK£0.097203.1%
+UK£49.1m		7,660.0%PS538.2x
BANK FiinuUK£0.0841,575.0%
+UK£21.6m		1,096.4%PB39.2x
NFG Next 15 GroupUK£3.512.5%
+UK£8.5m		-56.0%PE5.7x
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