Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Media Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Media Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 08 May 2024	ر.س48.8b	ر.س7.6b	ر.س839.4m	34.2x	58.1x	6.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024	ر.س51.2b	ر.س8.8b	ر.س926.6m	36.8x	55.2x	5.8x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024	ر.س55.8b	ر.س9.0b	ر.س1.0b	40.3x	53.7x	6.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024	ر.س51.0b	ر.س9.0b	ر.س1.0b	39.6x	48.9x	5.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023	ر.س25.8b	ر.س5.2b	ر.س931.9m	27.8x	27.7x	4.9x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023	ر.س21.7b	ر.س5.2b	ر.س936.5m	22.7x	23.1x	4.1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023	ر.س22.9b	ر.س5.1b	ر.س938.4m	24.4x	24.4x	4.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023	ر.س23.8b	ر.س5.1b	ر.س938.4m	25x	25.4x	4.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023	ر.س25.2b	ر.س5.1b	ر.س1.0b	26.7x	25.2x	5x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023	ر.س23.2b	ر.س5.0b	ر.س967.1m	25.3x	24x	4.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023	ر.س23.0b	ر.س5.0b	ر.س967.1m	24.4x	23.7x	4.6x
Thu, 11 May 2023	ر.س22.5b	ر.س4.8b	ر.س932.6m	23.8x	24.1x	4.6x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023	ر.س22.1b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س913.0m	23.7x	24.2x	4.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023	ر.س21.2b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	23.1x	23.6x	4.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023	ر.س20.4b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	22.1x	22.8x	4.4x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022	ر.س19.9b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	21.6x	22.2x	4.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022	ر.س20.6b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	22.3x	23x	4.4x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022	ر.س21.9b	ر.س4.4b	ر.س847.5m	24.9x	25.9x	5x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022	ر.س21.4b	ر.س4.4b	ر.س847.5m	24.5x	25.3x	4.9x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022	ر.س22.7b	ر.س4.2b	ر.س764.0m	26.2x	29.8x	5.4x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022	ر.س18.1b	ر.س4.2b	ر.س764.0m	21.3x	23.7x	4.3x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022	ر.س23.3b	ر.س4.2b	ر.س725.2m	26.1x	32.1x	5.6x
Fri, 13 May 2022	ر.س27.0b	ر.س3.9b	ر.س669.0m	32.7x	40.3x	7x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022	ر.س26.7b	ر.س3.9b	ر.س669.0m	32.8x	40x	6.9x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022	ر.س25.1b	ر.س3.5b	ر.س568.2m	35.6x	44.2x	7.2x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022	ر.س25.1b	ر.س3.5b	ر.س563.1m	35.6x	44.6x	7.2x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022	ر.س21.4b	ر.س3.5b	ر.س563.1m	30.9x	38x	6.1x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021	ر.س13.3b	ر.س2.8b	ر.س380.8m	27.6x	35.1x	4.7x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021	ر.س14.3b	ر.س2.6b	ر.س246.5m	42x	58.2x	5.6x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021	ر.س14.0b	ر.س2.6b	ر.س246.5m	39.5x	56.8x	5.4x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021	ر.س13.6b	ر.س2.6b	ر.س246.5m	38.6x	55.3x	5.3x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021	ر.س15.2b	ر.س2.6b	ر.س246.5m	42.7x	61.6x	5.9x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Saudi Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 58.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 36.3x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.4x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 62% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 46% 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 Saudi Arabian Telecom industry?


SA Market	-0.52%
Telecom	-0.21%
Media	1.08%
Advertising	0.076%
Broadcasting	0%
Cable and Satellite	0%
Publishing	-0.75%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.9x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.9% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Publishing industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 29.5x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.

In contrast, the Publishing industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
4210 Saudi Research and Media Group	ر.س248.60	4.0% +ر.س768.0m	22.5%	PE35.5x
4072 MBC Group	ر.س55.20	2.8% +ر.س498.8m	n/a	PE643.3x
4071 Arabian Contracting Services	ر.س222.60	4.4% +ر.س470.0m	74.5%	PE34.7x