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South African (JSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y-3.3%
  • YTD-1.7%

The Media industry is up 1.0% in the last week, with eMedia Holdings up 6.7%. However, the industry is down 3.3% 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, 21 Jan 2026R6.4bR10.2bR887.0m6.3x7.2x0.6x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025R6.5bR10.2bR887.0m6.4x7.3x0.6x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025R58.9bR61.0bR2.1b6.5x28.7x1x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025R59.6bR61.0bR2.1b6.6x29x1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025R58.4bR60.8bR2.2b5.4x26.7x1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025R57.4bR60.8bR2.2b5.9x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025R56.0bR60.8bR2.2b6.1x25.6x0.9x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025R5.8bR10.1bR992.8m6.3x5.9x0.6x
Fri, 02 May 2025R5.8bR10.0bR1.0b5.7x5.6x0.6x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025R6.1bR10.0bR1.0b6x5.9x0.6x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025R6.1bR10.1bR952.0m6x6.4x0.6x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025R6.1bR10.1bR952.0m6.7x6.4x0.6x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024R6.4bR10.1bR952.0m6.6x6.8x0.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024R6.3bR10.0bR935.9m6.7x6.7x0.6x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024R6.3bR10.0bR935.9m6.5x6.8x0.6x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024R6.1bR10.3bR935.9m6.6x6.5x0.6x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024R5.4bR10.2bR900.7m6x6x0.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024R5.4bR10.2bR900.7m5.8x6x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024R5.3bR10.2bR900.7m6x5.9x0.5x
Sat, 04 May 2024R5.5bR10.3bR905.8m6x6x0.5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R5.2bR10.3bR905.8m5.9x5.8x0.5x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R5.2bR10.4bR1.0b5.7x5.1x0.5x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R5.5bR10.4bR1.0b5.5x5.4x0.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R5.4bR10.4bR1.0b5.7x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R5.7bR10.4bR1.0b6.1x5.5x0.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R37.1bR69.5b-R2,450,875,000.005.6x-15.1x0.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R37.7bR69.5b-R2,450,875,000.005.7x-15.4x0.5x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R41.6bR69.3b-R2,485,521,000.005.6x-16.8x0.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R42.1bR69.3b-R2,484,349,000.006.1x-16.9x0.6x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023R45.7bR67.2bR735.7m6.2x62.1x0.7x
Sun, 07 May 2023R52.7bR67.3bR740.1m6.3x71.2x0.8x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023R58.7bR67.3bR740.1m6.6x79.3x0.9x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023R65.3bR66.5bR592.6m6x110.3x1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023R56.7bR66.5bR592.6m7.1x95.7x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

95.7x


Total Market Cap: R56.7bTotal Earnings: R592.6mTotal Revenue: R66.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.7x202420252026
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 grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 47% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

ZA Market-0.096%
Telecom0.17%
Media1.03%
Broadcasting5.37%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Publishing-0.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.0x.
    • 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 close to its 3-year average of 5.8x.
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
EMH eMedia HoldingsR2.241.8%
+R25.6m		-29.8%PE6.3x

Latest News

EMH
R2.24
eMedia Holdings
7D
1.8%
1Y
-29.8%
CAT
R13.24
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers
7D
-1.1%
1Y
7.8%