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U.K. (FTSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D-5.0%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y1.4%
  • YTD3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 5.0%, driven by a pullback from Informa of 6.5%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£29.5bUK£28.9bUK£1.2b18.9x25.1x1x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£30.4bUK£28.7bUK£1.0b18.4x30.4x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£32.1bUK£28.6bUK£985.2m22.6x32.6x1.1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£30.9bUK£28.7bUK£992.8m20.7x31.1x1.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£30.7bUK£28.8bUK£887.8m21.2x34.6x1.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£29.7bUK£28.8bUK£804.8m31.9x37x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£30.8bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b19.3x26x1x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£31.5bUK£29.6bUK£1.2b18.3x26.6x1.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£30.4bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b17.5x25.7x1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£29.5bUK£29.0bUK£1.2b18.8x24.9x1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£31.0bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b24.8x28.3x1.1x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£31.9bUK£28.7bUK£1.1b26.1x29.3x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£31.2bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b33.2x26.8x1.1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£32.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b41x27.9x1.2x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£33.6bUK£27.8bUK£1.2b34.4x28.1x1.2x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£34.3bUK£27.6bUK£1.2b25.2x29.7x1.2x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£35.9bUK£27.2bUK£1.4b16.2x26x1.3x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£34.0bUK£26.1bUK£1.3b15x25.4x1.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£38.3bUK£29.8bUK£1.6b15.3x24.1x1.3x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£39.2bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b20.9x25.9x1.3x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£34.9bUK£29.7bUK£1.5b18x22.8x1.2x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£37.7bUK£29.3bUK£1.6b21.3x23.7x1.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£38.8bUK£29.1bUK£1.6b21x24.4x1.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£36.9bUK£27.5bUK£1.2b19.6x31.5x1.3x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£39.8bUK£27.4bUK£1.2b25.4x34.1x1.5x
Thu, 05 May 2022UK£41.6bUK£27.0bUK£1.2b26.9x34.3x1.5x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022UK£43.7bUK£26.8bUK£1.1b30.3x40.5x1.6x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022UK£46.7bUK£26.8bUK£534.8m31.9x87.3x1.7x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022UK£46.2bUK£26.6bUK£501.1m26.6x92.2x1.7x
Fri, 24 Dec 2021UK£48.2bUK£26.6bUK£509.6m26.2x94.5x1.8x
Sun, 21 Nov 2021UK£51.3bUK£26.4bUK£400.8m40.4x128x1.9x
Tue, 19 Oct 2021UK£50.3bUK£26.7bUK£356.2m31.7x141.2x1.9x
Thu, 16 Sep 2021UK£52.0bUK£26.6bUK£341.8m23.6x152.1x2x
Sat, 14 Aug 2021UK£52.8bUK£26.5bUK£347.0m25.6x152.2x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

152.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£52.8bTotal Earnings: UK£347.0mTotal Revenue: UK£26.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 49.1x202220232024
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 25.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 49.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x 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 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.9% 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-3.42%
Telecom-4.52%
Media-4.95%
Cable and Satellite0%
Publishing-2.75%
Broadcasting-4.83%
Advertising-5.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 11.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadcasting industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadcasting industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 14% 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
YOU YouGovUK£5.2422.7%
+UK£109.0m		-45.2%PE26.6x
TIG Team Internet GroupUK£1.832.6%
+UK£11.5m		39.5%PE22.3x
QRT Quarto GroupUK£1.407.7%
+UK£4.1m		16.7%PE5.3x
JWNG JaywingUK£0.01832.1%
+UK£420.0k		-59.8%PS0.08x
SAL SpaceandPeopleUK£1.0510.5%
+UK£190.3k		48.9%PE13.5x
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YOU

UK£5.24

YouGov

7D

22.7%

1Y

-45.2%

JWNG

UK£0.018

Jaywing

7D

32.1%

1Y

-59.8%

INF

UK£7.98

Informa

7D

-8.6%

1Y

6.7%

WPP

UK£7.17

WPP

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-9.6%

FUTR

UK£10.37

Future

7D

-5.3%

1Y

39.2%

ITV

UK£0.77

ITV

7D

-4.0%

1Y

3.0%

ITV (LON:ITV) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.017

Jul 28
ITV (LON:ITV) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.017

TIG

UK£1.83

Team Internet Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

39.5%

BMY

UK£6.86

Bloomsbury Publishing

7D

-3.4%

1Y

62.4%

SAA

UK£1.97

M&C Saatchi

7D

-6.4%

1Y

52.9%

NFG

UK£8.02

Next 15 Group

7D

-3.8%

1Y

36.9%

Here's Why We Think Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) Is Well Worth Watching

Jul 12
Here's Why We Think Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) Is Well Worth Watching

FOUR

UK£56.20

4imprint Group

7D

-8.5%

1Y

10.6%

4imprint Group plc's (LON:FOUR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jul 12
4imprint Group plc's (LON:FOUR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

SAL

UK£1.05

SpaceandPeople

7D

10.5%

1Y

48.9%

QRT

UK£1.40

Quarto Group

7D

7.7%

1Y

16.7%