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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D0.009%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y1.6%
  • YTD1.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has remained flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, 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
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£30.9bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b16x24.3x1.1x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£29.5bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b14.7x23.1x1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b15.3x23.1x1x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£28.1bUK£28.7bUK£1.3b15.6x22.1x1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£28.0bUK£28.5bUK£1.3b17.4x21.9x1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.8bUK£1.3b17x23.2x1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b18.9x25.1x1x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£30.2bUK£28.7bUK£999.2m18.4x30.2x1.1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£32.1bUK£28.6bUK£985.2m22.6x32.6x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£30.7bUK£28.7bUK£993.3m20.8x30.9x1.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£30.8bUK£28.8bUK£887.9m21x34.6x1.1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£29.8bUK£28.8bUK£1.2b20.7x24.2x1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£30.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b19.3x26x1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£31.3bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b18.1x26.4x1.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£30.4bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b17.6x25.7x1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£29.5bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b18.8x24.9x1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£30.8bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b24.6x28.1x1.1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£31.9bUK£28.7bUK£1.1b26.1x29.3x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£31.1bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b31.4x26.7x1.1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£32.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b41x27.9x1.2x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£34.2bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b34.7x28.6x1.2x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£33.9bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.2x27.7x1.2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£35.9bUK£27.2bUK£1.4b16.2x26x1.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£34.0bUK£26.1bUK£1.3b14.9x25.4x1.3x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£37.4bUK£29.8bUK£1.6b15.2x23.5x1.3x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£39.0bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b20.7x25.7x1.3x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£34.9bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18x22.8x1.2x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£37.7bUK£29.3bUK£1.6b21.3x23.7x1.3x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£38.7bUK£28.9bUK£1.6b20.8x24.8x1.3x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£37.5bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b19.6x32.1x1.4x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£39.3bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.4x33.7x1.4x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£42.1bUK£27.0bUK£1.2b26.9x34.7x1.6x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£43.6bUK£26.8bUK£1.1b30.5x40.6x1.6x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£46.7bUK£26.8bUK£534.8m31.9x87.3x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

87.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£46.7bTotal Earnings: UK£534.8mTotal Revenue: UK£26.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.6x202320242025
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 24.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% 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 Market-0.17%
Telecom-1.10%
Media0.0094%
Publishing3.12%
Broadcasting0.58%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Advertising-0.36%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 69.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.4%, 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 8.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% 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 13% 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
FUTR FutureUK£10.296.9%
+UK£72.1m		53.5%PE14.5x
YOU YouGovUK£3.958.8%
+UK£37.4m		-66.4%PS1.4x
CAN Canal+UK£1.901.9%
+UK£34.2m		n/an/a
SCGL Sealand Capital GalaxyUK£0.03332.0%
+UK£6.9m		3,042.9%PS210x
BMY Bloomsbury PublishingUK£6.640.9%
+UK£4.9m		25.3%PE14.4x
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FUTR

UK£10.29

Future

7D

6.9%

1Y

53.5%

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NFG

UK£3.07

Next 15 Group

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-66.8%

SFOR

UK£0.33

S4 Capital

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-22.2%

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For S4 Capital's (LON:SFOR) Returns On Capital

Feb 14
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WPP

UK£7.66

WPP

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-1.9%

STVG

UK£1.92

STV Group

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-2.3%

SCGL

UK£0.033

Sealand Capital Galaxy

7D

32.0%

1Y

3,042.9%

YOU

UK£3.95

YouGov

7D

8.8%

1Y

-66.4%

BMY

UK£6.64

Bloomsbury Publishing

7D

0.9%

1Y

25.3%

INF

UK£8.88

Informa

7D

-1.0%

1Y

8.4%

EYE

UK£3.80

Eagle Eye Solutions Group

7D

4.1%

1Y

-29.3%

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Jan 28
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FOUR

UK£54.80

4imprint Group

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-0.5%

SAA

UK£1.83

M&C Saatchi

7D

0.5%

1Y

4.0%

ITV

UK£0.75

ITV

7D

-0.2%

1Y

30.0%

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Dec 17
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SYS1

UK£6.00

System1 Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

41.2%

BANK

UK£0.10

Fiinu

7D

-22.6%

1Y

1,418.5%