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U.K. (FTSE) Advertising Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-5.0%
  • 3M-0.1%
  • 1Y0.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Advertising industry has dropped 5.0%, driven by WPP declining 6.8%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£23.3bUK£23.3bUK£690.5m24.9x33.8x1x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£23.8bUK£23.2bUK£689.2m24.1x34.5x1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£22.9bUK£23.1bUK£699.1m21.4x32.8x1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£24.4bUK£23.4bUK£698.9m24.8x34.9x1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£23.9bUK£23.5bUK£696.0m27x34.3x1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£25.0bUK£23.2bUK£669.2m22.2x37.4x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£26.5bUK£23.2bUK£668.6m27.4x39.6x1.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£26.4bUK£23.3bUK£655.6m26.4x40.2x1.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£26.2bUK£23.3bUK£628.3m38.4x41.7x1.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£25.4bUK£23.3bUK£386.3m38.9x65.7x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£26.2bUK£23.6bUK£751.3m35.9x34.9x1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£25.8bUK£23.6bUK£751.3m30.8x34.4x1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£24.4bUK£23.0bUK£747.5m29.2x32.6x1.1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£23.4bUK£23.0bUK£749.3m28x31.2x1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£25.0bUK£22.8bUK£634.2m51.7x39.5x1.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£25.1bUK£22.8bUK£636.0m48.9x39.5x1.1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£25.4bUK£21.7bUK£553.2m52.9x45.9x1.2x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£26.5bUK£21.7bUK£556.7m54.4x47.7x1.2x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£26.1bUK£21.7bUK£581.0m60.2x44.9x1.2x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£27.0bUK£21.6bUK£513.1m37.3x52.6x1.2x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023UK£28.3bUK£21.1bUK£665.7m25.6x42.6x1.3x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023UK£27.3bUK£20.0bUK£623.1m20.3x43.8x1.4x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022UK£24.3bUK£20.1bUK£626.3m17x38.8x1.2x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022UK£24.9bUK£20.1bUK£609.2m19.9x40.9x1.2x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022UK£22.4bUK£20.2bUK£624.6m18.9x35.9x1.1x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022UK£22.9bUK£19.8bUK£685.1m20.9x33.4x1.2x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022UK£25.0bUK£19.7bUK£705.2m20.3x35.4x1.3x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022UK£23.4bUK£18.4bUK£555.2m19.2x42.2x1.3x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022UK£24.9bUK£18.4bUK£553.4m18.4x44.9x1.4x
Mon, 09 May 2022UK£27.8bUK£18.3bUK£586.2m17.3x47.4x1.5x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022UK£29.5bUK£17.9bUK£476.9m24.9x62x1.6x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022UK£28.4bUK£17.4bUK£6.1m32.5x4655.6x1.6x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022UK£31.1bUK£17.1b-UK£198,756,849.0033.2x-156.4x1.8x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021UK£31.9bUK£17.1b-UK£192,102,501.0038.2x-165.8x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-165.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£31.9bTotal Earnings: -UK£192,102,501.00Total Revenue: UK£17.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Advertising Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 58.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Advertising 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 33.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 58.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
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 11% 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-2.59%
Telecom-3.62%
Media-4.45%
Advertising-4.97%
Cable and Satellite0%
Publishing-1.45%
Broadcasting-2.22%
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
EYE Eagle Eye Solutions GroupUK£4.851.0%
+UK£1.5m		-1.0%PE25x
JWNG JaywingUK£0.01618.5%
+UK£233.3k		-58.4%PS0.08x
MDZ MediaZestUK£0.000776.9%
+UK£84.8k		83.3%PS0.5x
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