Hong Kong (HSI) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 20, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies8

7D4.3%
3M18.2%
1Y23.4%
YTDn/a

The Publishing industry is up 4.3% in the last week, with China Literature up 8.0%. This means that the industry has gained 23% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Hong Kong Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 22 Jul 2025	HK$52.9b	HK$25.8b	HK$1.3b	12.2x	39.5x	2.1x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025	HK$50.0b	HK$25.8b	HK$1.4b	10.7x	36.6x	1.9x
Sat, 17 May 2025	HK$46.8b	HK$25.7b	HK$1.4b	7.8x	33.3x	1.8x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025	HK$45.4b	HK$25.3b	HK$1.3b	7.9x	34.4x	1.8x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025	HK$45.3b	HK$25.3b	HK$2.6b	10x	17.7x	1.8x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025	HK$48.4b	HK$25.2b	HK$2.6b	10.2x	19x	1.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025	HK$45.0b	HK$25.1b	HK$2.5b	10.2x	17.8x	1.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024	HK$48.0b	HK$25.2b	HK$2.6b	10.3x	18.8x	1.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024	HK$47.7b	HK$25.6b	HK$2.6b	10x	18.2x	1.9x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024	HK$50.0b	HK$26.0b	HK$2.7b	9.4x	18.8x	1.9x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024	HK$43.3b	HK$25.4b	HK$2.7b	10x	16.2x	1.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024	HK$44.1b	HK$24.0b	HK$2.5b	10x	17.8x	1.8x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024	HK$45.8b	HK$24.2b	HK$2.4b	7.5x	18.9x	1.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024	HK$48.9b	HK$24.3b	HK$2.5b	7.8x	19.8x	2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024	HK$45.9b	HK$24.1b	HK$2.5b	7.2x	18.6x	1.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024	HK$46.0b	HK$23.7b	HK$2.4b	8.1x	19.4x	1.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024	HK$38.4b	HK$23.7b	HK$2.4b	8.5x	16.1x	1.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024	HK$46.0b	HK$23.9b	HK$2.4b	9.4x	19.1x	1.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023	HK$43.9b	HK$23.9b	HK$2.4b	10.2x	18.3x	1.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023	HK$43.1b	HK$23.4b	HK$2.5b	11.7x	17.2x	1.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023	HK$46.7b	HK$23.3b	HK$2.4b	12x	19.7x	2x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023	HK$35.2b	HK$11.1b	HK$851.4m	16.5x	41.3x	3.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023	HK$38.6b	HK$12.0b	HK$660.7m	34.6x	58.5x	3.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023	HK$40.3b	HK$12.0b	HK$685.3m	32.5x	58.8x	3.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023	HK$36.1b	HK$12.2b	HK$725.5m	36.3x	49.7x	2.9x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023	HK$42.8b	HK$12.5b	HK$728.3m	23.1x	58.7x	3.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023	HK$37.7b	HK$13.4b	HK$1.1b	11.3x	33x	2.8x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023	HK$42.8b	HK$13.5b	HK$1.2b	11x	36.8x	3.2x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023	HK$43.4b	HK$13.5b	HK$1.2b	10.9x	37.3x	3.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022	HK$30.6b	HK$13.1b	HK$1.1b	10.5x	27.3x	2.3x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022	HK$27.4b	HK$12.8b	HK$1.1b	13.9x	25.9x	2.1x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022	HK$25.9b	HK$13.1b	HK$1.1b	14x	23.9x	2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022	HK$35.6b	HK$13.3b	HK$1.1b	15.2x	32.2x	2.7x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022	HK$37.6b	HK$13.9b	HK$2.2b	15.8x	17.4x	2.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x

Fri, 29 Jul 2022

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Hong Kong Publishing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 39.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.4x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 15% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 23% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.