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South African (JSE) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M-11.7%
  • 1Y-2.4%
  • YTD-5.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by pullbacks in eMedia Holdings and Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers of 4.9% and 1.6%, respectively. Meanwhile, African Media Entertainment actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 22% in the last week. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 30 May 2026R6.1bR10.0bR893.6m5.8x6.8x0.6x
Mon, 27 Apr 2026R6.0bR10.2bR875.3m7.2x6.9x0.6x
Wed, 25 Mar 2026R6.4bR10.2bR875.3m7.1x7.3x0.6x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026R6.9bR10.2bR887.0m7.1x7.7x0.7x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026R6.3bR10.2bR887.0m6.1x7.1x0.6x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025R6.5bR10.2bR887.0m6.7x7.3x0.6x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025R58.9bR61.0bR2.1b6.5x28.7x1x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025R57.5bR61.0bR2.1b6.6x28x0.9x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025R58.0bR60.8bR2.2b5.3x26.5x1x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025R57.4bR60.8bR2.2b5.9x26.2x0.9x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025R56.2bR60.8bR2.2b6.1x25.7x0.9x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025R5.9bR10.1bR992.8m5.8x6x0.6x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025R5.8bR10.0bR1.0b5.7x5.6x0.6x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025R6.0bR10.0bR1.0b6x5.9x0.6x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025R6.1bR10.1bR952.0m6x6.4x0.6x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025R6.0bR10.1bR952.0m6.2x6.3x0.6x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024R6.4bR10.1bR952.0m6.6x6.7x0.6x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024R6.3bR10.0bR935.9m6.7x6.7x0.6x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024R6.1bR10.0bR935.9m6.5x6.6x0.6x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024R6.2bR10.3bR935.9m6.3x6.6x0.6x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024R5.4bR10.2bR900.7m6x6x0.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024R5.5bR10.2bR900.7m5.9x6.1x0.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024R5.4bR10.2bR884.9m6.4x6.1x0.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024R5.3bR10.3bR905.8m6x5.8x0.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024R5.2bR10.3bR905.8m5.9x5.8x0.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024R5.2bR10.4bR1.0b5.7x5.1x0.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024R5.4bR10.4bR1.0b5.2x5.3x0.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023R5.4bR10.4bR1.0b5.7x5.3x0.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023R5.7bR10.4bR1.0b6x5.6x0.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023R37.0bR69.5b-R2,450,875,000.005.6x-15.1x0.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023R37.3bR69.5b-R2,450,875,000.005.7x-15.2x0.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023R42.1bR69.3b-R2,485,521,000.005.6x-16.9x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023R43.0bR69.3b-R2,484,349,000.006.1x-17.3x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023R47.5bR67.2bR735.7m6.1x64.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

64.6x


Total Market Cap: R47.5bTotal Earnings: R735.7mTotal Revenue: R67.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.4x202420252026
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 6.7% 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 Market1.19%
Telecom2.58%
Media-3.45%
Cable and Satellite0%0
Publishing-3.41%
Broadcasting-3.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Publishing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.3x.
    • 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 5.7x.
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
AME African Media EntertainmentR49.0022.2%
+R61.6m		19.2%PE5.8x

Latest News

AME
R49.00
African Media Entertainment
7D
22.2%
1Y
19.2%
EMH
R2.26
eMedia Holdings
7D
-8.5%
1Y
-24.4%
CAT
R12.45
Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers
7D
-3.4%
1Y
5.3%