Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

MEDIA Stock Overview

Operates as a media company in Malaysia and internationally.

MEDIA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (8.7x) is below the MY market (15.8x)

Earnings grew by 40.3% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 7.4% per year for the next 3 years

Unstable dividend track record

Media Prima Berhad Competitors

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad

KLSE:ASTRO

RM 1.3b

Star Media Group Berhad

KLSE:STAR

RM 337.0m

JcbNext Berhad

KLSE:JCBNEXT

RM 223.5m

Kucingko Berhad

KLSE:KUCINGKO

RM 157.5m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Media Prima Berhad
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	RM 0.47
52 Week High	RM 0.49
52 Week Low	RM 0.41
Beta	1.07
11 Month Change	1.06%
3 Month Change	5.56%
1 Year Change	5.56%
33 Year Change	-18.80%
5 Year Change	-1.04%
Change since IPO	-71.04%

Recent updates

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Revenue Forecasts By 13%

Feb 28

Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Jun 29

What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Shares?

Dec 15

What These Trends Mean At Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)

Nov 19

Shareholder Returns

	MEDIA	MY Media	MY Market
7D	1.1%	-5.8%	-1.2%
1Y	5.6%	-38.2%	11.9%

Return vs Industry: MEDIA exceeded the MY Media industry which returned -38.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MEDIA underperformed the MY Market which returned 11.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MEDIA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MEDIA volatility
MEDIA Average Weekly Movement	4.9%
Media Industry Average Movement	6.5%
Market Average Movement	6.1%
10% most volatile stocks in MY Market	11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in MY Market	2.8%

Stable Share Price: MEDIA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: MEDIA's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2000	2,410	Mohd Bin Mat Razali	www.mediaprima.com.my

Media Prima Berhad operates as a media company in Malaysia and internationally. It operates through Omnia, Broadcasting, Outdoor Media, Print Media, Digital Media, Content Creation, and Home Shopping segments. The company owns and operates four free-to-air television stations, which include TV3, TV9, ntv7, and 8TV; Wow Shop, a home shopping network; and tonton, a video streaming portal, as well as publishes, prints, sells, and distributes three newspapers comprising New Straits Times, Berita Harian, and Harian Metro.

Media Prima Berhad Fundamentals Summary

How do Media Prima Berhad's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MEDIA fundamental statistics
Market cap	RM 526.87m
Earnings (TTM)	RM 60.45m
Revenue (TTM)	RM 844.02m

8.7x

P/E Ratio

0.6x

P/S Ratio

Is MEDIA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MEDIA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	RM 844.02m
Cost of Revenue	RM 702.41m
Gross Profit	RM 141.61m
Other Expenses	RM 81.16m
Earnings	RM 60.45m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.054
Gross Margin	16.78%
Net Profit Margin	7.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio	29.6%

How did MEDIA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.1%

Current Dividend Yield

26%

Payout Ratio

Does MEDIA pay a reliable dividends?

See MEDIA dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy MEDIA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Media Prima Berhad dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Sep 25 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Oct 07 2024
Days until Ex dividend	25 days
Days until Dividend pay date	37 days

Does MEDIA pay a reliable dividends?

See MEDIA dividend history and benchmarks

MEDIA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Media Prima Berhad Competitors

KLSE:ASTRO

RM 1.3b

KLSE:STAR

RM 337.0m

KLSE:JCBNEXT

RM 223.5m

KLSE:KUCINGKO

RM 157.5m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Dividend of RM0.015 announced

Price target increased by 9.0% to RM0.44

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.055 (vs RM0.039 in FY 2023)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Media Prima Berhad Announces Appointment of Azlan Bin Ahmad as Group Company Secretary

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Recent updates

Dividend of RM0.015 announced

Price target increased by 9.0% to RM0.44

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.055 (vs RM0.039 in FY 2023)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Media Prima Berhad Announces Appointment of Azlan Bin Ahmad as Group Company Secretary

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Media Prima Berhad Announces Cessation of Mohd Rafiq Bin Mat Razali as Executive Member of Risk Committee

Media Prima Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Nov 23, 2023

Upcoming dividend of RM0.015 per share at 3.4% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.039 (vs RM0.053 in FY 2022)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 19%

Price target decreased by 22% to RM0.38

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Revenue Forecasts By 13%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: RM0.047 (vs RM0.05 in FY 2021)

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: RM0.007 (vs RM0.007 in 3Q 2021)

Price target decreased to RM0.52

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

Price target decreased to RM0.56

Media Prima Berhad Announces Appointment of Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Binti Muhiudeen as Independent and Non Executive Director

Media Prima Berhad Announces Resignation of Azalina Binti Adham as Independent and Non Executive Member of Audit Committee

Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Media Prima Berhad Appoints of Datuk Phang Ah Tong as Independent and Non Executive Independent Director

Media Prima Berhad Announces Retirement of Raja Datuk Zaharaton Binti Raja Zainal Abidin as Independent and Non Executive Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

What Does Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Share Price Indicate?

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target increased to RM0.75

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Media Prima Berhad Reports Impairment of Non-Current Assets for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Is There Now An Opportunity In Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)?

Third quarter 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Group Managing Director Iskandar Bin Mahmood has left the company

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.012 (vs RM0.018 loss in 2Q 2020)

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)?

Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.005 (vs RM0.027 loss in 1Q 2020)

Group MD & Executive Director has left the company

Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Full year 2020 earnings released: RM0.017 loss per share (vs RM0.16 loss in FY 2019)

Price target increased to RM0.61

Independent & Non-Executive Director has left the company

Is Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Trading At A 47% Discount?

Price target increased to RM0.57

How Well Is Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Allocating Its Capital?

Media Prima Berhad Appoints Encik Abdullah Bin Abu Samah as Independent and Non Executive Director

Analysts Are Upgrading Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) After Its Latest Results

Full year 2020 earnings released: RM0.017 loss per share (vs RM0.16 loss in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations, earnings disappoint

Media Prima Bhd Names Rafiq as Group Executive Director

New 90-day high: RM0.40

Did You Miss Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) 89% Share Price Gain?

New 90-day high: RM0.30

We Think Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Shares?

New 90-day high: RM0.21