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U.S. Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 28, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies178
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-8.5%
  • 1Y9.8%
  • YTD9.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Entertainment industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by Walt Disney declining 3.2%. On the other hand Sea is actually up 12%. In the past year, the industry has gained 9.8%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Entertainment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$715.2bUS$287.3bUS$1.2b19.5x575.4x2.5x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$734.5bUS$286.5bUS$860.1m20.6x854x2.6x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$783.2bUS$280.9b-US$1,976,561,272.0020.8x-396.2x2.8x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$770.7bUS$279.8b-US$2,225,372,530.0019.4x-346.3x2.8x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$746.4bUS$280.6b-US$2,680,605,253.0020.9x-278.4x2.7x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$757.6bUS$267.1b-US$1,066,227,981.0022.4x-710.5x2.8x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$691.4bUS$266.6b-US$1,694,269,565.0027x-408.1x2.6x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$761.1bUS$255.2b-US$101,350,157.0029.7x-7509.9x3x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$669.9bUS$252.9bUS$998.6m28.1x670.8x2.6x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$677.1bUS$251.8bUS$1.1b28.5x622.2x2.7x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$653.7bUS$237.1bUS$5.2b24.4x126.6x2.8x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$618.3bUS$236.5bUS$5.4b20.8x114.4x2.6x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$694.3bUS$237.9bUS$5.4b22.2x129.7x2.9x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$668.2bUS$214.7bUS$9.6b24.6x69.5x3.1x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$624.9bUS$217.9bUS$9.4b23.9x66.8x2.9x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$656.9bUS$217.3bUS$9.4b28.6x69.7x3x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$837.4bUS$211.1bUS$9.9b24.8x84.7x4x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$751.9bUS$200.1bUS$9.2b23.2x81.9x3.8x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$935.9bUS$196.4bUS$8.8b35.2x106.5x4.8x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$1.0tUS$188.4bUS$7.6b31.9x134.9x5.4x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$1.1tUS$188.6bUS$7.5b31.9x147x5.8x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$1.3tUS$179.1bUS$6.2b35.1x203.7x7x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$1.2tUS$177.2bUS$5.3b28.8x225.2x6.7x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$1.2tUS$176.8bUS$6.1b28.6x195.1x6.7x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$1.2tUS$171.0bUS$386.0m35.5x3195.9x7.2x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021US$1.2tUS$162.7b-US$904,689,084.5046.8x-1286x7.2x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020US$1.1tUS$162.0bUS$60.2m35.6x18438.6x6.9x
Sun, 04 Oct 2020US$873.8bUS$161.9bUS$2.2b29.7x403.3x5.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

403.3x


Total Market Cap: US$873.8bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$161.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 424.3x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Entertainment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 575x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 424x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Telecom industry?

US Market-2.67%
Telecom-1.94%
Entertainment-1.60%
Interactive Home Entertainment1.55%
Movies and Entertainment-3.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 216x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Movies and Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Interactive Home Entertainment 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SE SeaUS$42.0912.2%
+US$2.6b
-24.5%PE88x
ATVI Activision BlizzardUS$93.921.5%
+US$1.1b
24.6%PE34.1x
WMG Warner Music GroupUS$31.345.4%
+US$830.7m
30.1%PE38.5x
RBLX RobloxUS$27.394.3%
+US$703.1m
-28.0%PS6.9x
NTES NetEaseUS$98.930.6%
+US$375.3m
26.8%PE17.6x
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EA

US$117.97

Electronic Arts

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-0.3%

NFLX

US$377.59

Netflix

7D

-2.3%

1Y

54.0%

SPOT

US$153.75

Spotify Technology

7D

-4.4%

1Y

65.5%

WMG

US$31.34

Warner Music Group

7D

5.4%

1Y

30.1%

ATVI

US$93.92

Activision Blizzard

7D

1.5%

1Y

24.6%

WBD

US$11.03

Warner Bros. Discovery

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-6.4%