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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 13, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y4.2%
  • YTD8.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from WPP of 5.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.2%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Jun 2024UK£30.5bUK£28.7bUK£998.8m19x30.6x1.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024UK£32.5bUK£28.7bUK£997.3m20.5x32.6x1.1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024UK£30.3bUK£28.7bUK£978.8m21.3x30.9x1.1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024UK£29.4bUK£28.8bUK£802.3m31.2x36.7x1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024UK£32.1bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b20.7x27.1x1.1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023UK£31.9bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b18.2x27x1.1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023UK£30.3bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b16.6x25.6x1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023UK£29.0bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b18x24.4x1x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023UK£30.8bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b20.4x26.6x1.1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023UK£30.1bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b23.6x27.6x1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023UK£32.7bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b26.3x28.1x1.2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023UK£32.8bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b45.3x28.1x1.2x
Sun, 14 May 2023UK£32.9bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b34.5x27.5x1.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023UK£33.4bUK£27.7bUK£1.1b25.2x29.6x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023UK£35.8bUK£27.2bUK£1.3b21.3x27.8x1.3x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£37.2bUK£26.2bUK£1.3b17.2x27.8x1.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£38.4bUK£29.8bUK£1.6b13.6x23.8x1.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£39.6bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b20.5x26.1x1.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£36.5bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b17.1x23.8x1.2x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£35.1bUK£29.6bUK£1.5b18.9x22.8x1.2x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£37.2bUK£29.1bUK£1.6b21.4x23.6x1.3x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£38.6bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b24.4x33.1x1.4x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£36.0bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b22.5x30.8x1.3x
Mon, 16 May 2022UK£40.0bUK£27.2bUK£1.2b25.6x33.8x1.5x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022UK£42.7bUK£26.8bUK£1.0b36.8x42.1x1.6x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022UK£41.9bUK£27.2bUK£668.5m30.2x62.7x1.5x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022UK£47.4bUK£26.6bUK£499.8m27.6x94.9x1.8x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022UK£49.1bUK£26.6bUK£508.6m26.7x96.4x1.8x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021UK£48.3bUK£26.6bUK£407.2m39.7x118.6x1.8x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021UK£50.7bUK£26.8bUK£392.1m31.2x129.4x1.9x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021UK£52.5bUK£26.7bUK£354.2m24x148.3x2x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021UK£53.1bUK£26.5bUK£347.0m26x153x2x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021UK£50.2bUK£26.5bUK£346.1m25.2x145.1x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

145.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£50.2bTotal Earnings: UK£346.1mTotal Revenue: UK£26.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.6x202220232024
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 30.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 53.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x 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 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.8% 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-0.61%
Telecom-3.74%
Media-2.78%
Cable and Satellite0%
Broadcasting-0.12%
Advertising-3.00%
Publishing-3.94%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.8% 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 9.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
ASCL AscentialUK£3.374.2%
+UK£26.5m		-20.2%PE164.4x
BMY Bloomsbury PublishingUK£6.062.0%
+UK£9.9m		37.7%PE15.5x
QRT Quarto GroupUK£1.407.7%
+UK£4.1m		16.7%PE5.3x
NEXN Nexxen InternationalUK£2.541.2%
+UK£3.9m		-10.6%PS1.3x
MRIT Merit GroupUK£0.858.3%
+UK£1.6m		100.0%PS1x
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