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South African (JSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D0%
  • 3M-2.6%
  • 1Y-6.7%
  • YTD-3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 3.2%, driven by a pullback from MultiChoice Group of 1.1%. However, the industry is down 6.0% over the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Media Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Apr 2024R5.2bR10.3bR905.8m5.8x5.7x0.5x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024R5.3bR10.3bR905.8m6x5.9x0.5x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024R5.3bR10.4bR1.0b5.7x5.2x0.5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024R5.4bR10.4bR1.0b5.5x5.3x0.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023R5.4bR10.4bR1.0b5.6x5.3x0.5x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023R35.1bR69.5b-R2,450,875,000.006.1x-14.3x0.5x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023R36.7bR69.5b-R2,450,875,000.005.6x-15x0.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023R38.3bR69.3b-R2,485,521,000.005.6x-15.4x0.6x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023R42.9bR69.3b-R2,485,521,000.005.8x-17.3x0.6x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023R45.3bR69.3b-R2,484,349,000.006.1x-18.3x0.7x
Tue, 30 May 2023R47.2bR67.2bR732.2m6.3x64.5x0.7x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023R53.8bR67.3bR740.1m6.6x72.7x0.8x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023R56.6bR67.3bR740.1m6x76.5x0.8x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023R60.7bR66.5bR592.6m6.1x102.3x0.9x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023R57.3bR66.5bR592.6m6.6x96.7x0.9x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022R54.0bR66.5bR588.8m5.8x91.7x0.8x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022R56.7bR64.3bR2.1b9x27.6x0.9x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022R54.4bR64.3bR2.1b9x26.5x0.8x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022R55.3bR64.3bR2.1b8.9x26.9x0.9x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022R55.8bR64.3bR2.1b9.3x27.2x0.9x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022R54.7bR64.3bR2.1b9x26.6x0.9x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022R63.3bR63.1bR1.7b24.8x36.3x1x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022R61.4bR62.8bR1.7b21.9x36.7x1x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022R59.9bR62.8bR1.7b26.9x35.8x1x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022R60.4bR62.5bR1.8b23.8x32.7x1x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022R55.9bR62.5bR1.8b23.2x30.2x0.9x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021R56.4bR62.5bR1.8b23.1x30.5x0.9x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021R57.2bR61.2bR2.8b20.7x20.3x0.9x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021R55.6bR61.2bR2.8b18.9x19.8x0.9x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021R48.1bR60.9bR2.4b18.6x19.7x0.8x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021R56.8bR60.9bR2.4b20.4x23.2x0.9x
Sat, 01 May 2021R57.7bR60.9bR2.4b20.5x23.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.6x


Total Market Cap: R57.7bTotal Earnings: R2.4bTotal Revenue: R60.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the South African Media industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 28% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 45% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Telecom industry?

ZA Market0.30%
Telecom-0.058%
Media0%
Advertising0%
Broadcasting0%
Publishing0%
Cable and Satellite0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadcasting industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 8.3x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MCG MultiChoice GroupR117.000.9%
+R466.4m		3.2%PS0.8x
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MCG

R117.00

MultiChoice Group

7D

0.9%

1Y

3.2%