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U.K. (FTSE) Advertising Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M-7.7%
  • 1Y-0.4%
  • YTD4.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Advertising industry has dropped 3.0%, driven by a pullback from WPP of 2.3%. In contrast, Tremor International has gained 8.5%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£26.1bUK£21.8bUK£582.5m59.6x44.8x1.2x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£27.1bUK£21.7bUK£581.3m61x46.5x1.2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£26.5bUK£21.3bUK£592.4m33.1x44.7x1.2x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£28.1bUK£20.1bUK£625.4m25.2x44.9x1.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023UK£26.3bUK£20.0bUK£623.2m19.4x42.2x1.3x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022UK£23.9bUK£20.1bUK£625.6m17.7x38.3x1.2x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022UK£25.0bUK£20.1bUK£621.1m20.8x40.2x1.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022UK£99.4bUK£20.2bUK£626.5m18.7x158.7x4.9x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.8bUK£683.8m22x33.7x1.2x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022UK£24.1bUK£19.5bUK£682.0m19.6x35.4x1.2x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022UK£22.6bUK£18.4bUK£557.0m16.3x40.6x1.2x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022UK£26.4bUK£18.3bUK£553.5m18.7x47.6x1.4x
Sun, 01 May 2022UK£28.2bUK£18.0bUK£425.2m22.3x66.4x1.6x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022UK£30.4bUK£17.9bUK£476.7m30.8x63.8x1.7x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022UK£32.0bUK£17.1b-UK£202,312,905.0032.5x-158x1.9x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022UK£32.1bUK£17.1b-UK£201,584,183.0033.9x-159.4x1.9x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021UK£31.0bUK£17.1b-UK£188,597,459.0036.5x-164.3x1.8x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021UK£32.7bUK£17.1b-UK£297,158,704.0036.5x-110.1x1.9x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021UK£32.5bUK£17.2b-UK£339,954,752.0038.5x-95.6x1.9x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021UK£32.4bUK£17.1b-UK£355,081,136.6124.7x-91.4x1.9x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021UK£31.8bUK£16.9b-UK£342,259,783.0534.1x-92.8x1.9x
Mon, 03 May 2021UK£30.0bUK£16.6b-UK£2,467,507,869.4346.3x-12.2x1.8x
Thu, 04 Feb 2021UK£25.4bUK£16.4b-UK£4,682,889,713.85101.8x-5.4x1.6x
Sun, 08 Nov 2020UK£20.3bUK£17.2b-UK£4,110,633,007.3680.8x-4.9x1.2x
Sat, 01 Aug 2020UK£18.4bUK£17.6b-UK£3,765,303,756.2934.6x-4.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-14.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£19.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,374,488,397.23Total Revenue: UK£18.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Advertising Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.3x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Advertising industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 44.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Advertising industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 5.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Advertising compare with similar industries?

GB Market-2.80%
Telecom-3.65%
Media-3.23%
Advertising-3.05%
Cable and Satellite0%
Publishing-3.47%
Broadcasting-4.60%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TRMR Tremor InternationalUK£2.808.5%
+UK£31.4m		-44.2%PE21.7x
INF InformaUK£6.970.4%
+UK£31.4m		29.7%PE70.8x
FOUR 4imprint GroupUK£46.052.4%
+UK£30.9m		76.8%PE19.9x
BIDS Bidstack GroupUK£0.0192.7%
+UK£650.4k		-35.6%PS6.4x
MDZ MediaZestUK£0.000555.8%
+UK£41.9k		-31.3%PE64x
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5.8%

1Y

-31.3%