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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-3.6%
  • 3M0.1%
  • 1Y15.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by declines in News and New York Times of 2.6% and 4.0%, respectively. Meanwhile, DallasNews actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 23% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$29.1bUS$18.7bUS$461.5m37.8x63x1.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$29.9bUS$18.8bUS$429.7m30.7x69.5x1.6x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$28.9bUS$18.7bUS$345.3m33.7x83.8x1.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$27.7bUS$18.7bUS$333.6m55.6x82.9x1.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$29.0bUS$18.8bUS$242.8m59.3x119.5x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$28.6bUS$18.7bUS$176.9m34.1x161.7x1.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$27.7bUS$18.8bUS$221.9m26.2x124.9x1.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$24.9bUS$18.8bUS$222.5m25.8x112.1x1.3x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$26.5bUS$18.9bUS$333.8m30.6x79.4x1.4x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$383.8m27.7x68.8x1.4x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.7x83.3x1.4x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$25.4bUS$18.9bUS$278.3m18.9x91.3x1.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$23.5bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m21.5x70.2x1.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$23.4bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m39.5x85.9x1.2x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$23.2bUS$18.9bUS$301.2m40.4x77x1.2x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$24.1bUS$19.0bUS$365.1m61.4x66.1x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$22.4bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m39.2x51.8x1.2x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$21.6bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.9x53.2x1.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$20.6bUS$19.3bUS$383.8m32.8x53.6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$20.6bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.5x55.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$21.4bUS$20.2bUS$488.2m28.8x43.8x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$22.7bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m25.3x38.5x1.1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$20.6bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m22.4x35.1x1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$21.2bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m22.7x32.4x1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$18.8bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m18.1x20.8x0.9x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$19.5bUS$20.4bUS$921.7m17.8x21.2x1x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$22.1bUS$20.4bUS$953.3m19.9x23.2x1.1x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$18.7bUS$20.1bUS$903.0m18.1x20.7x0.9x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$20.5bUS$20.1bUS$904.0m19.5x22.6x1x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$21.6bUS$20.5bUS$969.0m21.7x22.3x1.1x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$27.0bUS$20.3bUS$869.1m25.7x31.1x1.3x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022US$29.1bUS$23.2bUS$1.1b23.3x26.4x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022US$27.9bUS$22.9bUS$995.2m23.1x28x1.2x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021US$29.7bUS$22.9bUS$995.8m24.1x29.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.9x


Total Market Cap: US$29.7bTotal Earnings: US$995.8mTotal Revenue: US$22.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 61.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Publishing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Publishing compare with similar industries?

US Market-2.39%
Telecom-2.39%
Media-4.30%
Publishing-3.64%
Broadcasting0.93%
Advertising-4.58%
Cable and Satellite-5.08%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DALN DallasNewsUS$6.6423.0%
+US$6.6m
55.1%PS0.3x
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Latest News

SCHL

US$19.81

Scholastic

7D

-22.6%

1Y

-47.2%

NYT

US$52.87

New York Times

7D

-4.0%

1Y

15.0%

LEE

US$15.15

Lee Enterprises

7D

-6.3%

1Y

82.1%

NWSA

US$27.86

News

7D

-2.6%

1Y

17.1%

GCI

US$5.09

Gannett

7D

-4.3%

1Y

96.5%

DALN

US$6.64

DallasNews

7D

23.0%

1Y

55.1%