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U.K. (FTSE) Advertising Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M3.9%
  • 1Y6.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Advertising industry is up 2.8%, with Informa up 4.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 6.1%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Advertising Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£26.9bUK£23.3bUK£655.2m26.8x41x1.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£25.9bUK£23.3bUK£628.2m37.9x41.2x1.1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£25.5bUK£23.3bUK£386.4m40.6x65.9x1.1x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£26.4bUK£23.6bUK£751.2m35.6x35.2x1.1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£25.9bUK£23.6bUK£750.8m31.1x34.6x1.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£24.2bUK£23.0bUK£746.8m29x32.4x1.1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£22.6bUK£23.0bUK£749.2m26.8x30.2x1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£24.7bUK£22.9bUK£694.9m36.3x35.5x1.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£23.9bUK£22.8bUK£635.8m49.2x37.6x1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£26.2bUK£21.7bUK£552.3m51.8x47.4x1.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£26.5bUK£21.7bUK£557.0m54.4x47.6x1.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£26.0bUK£21.7bUK£581.1m58.8x44.8x1.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£26.3bUK£21.6bUK£513.0m36.1x51.3x1.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£28.3bUK£21.1bUK£665.6m26.4x42.6x1.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£27.1bUK£20.1bUK£623.5m20.5x43.4x1.4x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£24.5bUK£20.1bUK£625.1m18.7x39.1x1.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£25.0bUK£20.1bUK£607.7m19.7x41.2x1.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£22.3bUK£20.2bUK£625.3m18.3x35.6x1.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£22.9bUK£19.8bUK£685.9m21.1x33.3x1.2x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£24.4bUK£19.7bUK£693.3m20.3x35.3x1.2x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022UK£23.5bUK£18.4bUK£555.5m19.2x42.4x1.3x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022UK£23.5bUK£18.4bUK£556.2m17.1x42.3x1.3x
Fri, 13 May 2022UK£26.6bUK£18.3bUK£586.6m16.5x45.4x1.5x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022UK£29.0bUK£18.0bUK£414.4m24.9x70x1.6x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022UK£26.6bUK£17.5bUK£11.1m29.6x2385.9x1.5x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022UK£31.9bUK£17.1b-UK£201,666,229.0033.2x-158.2x1.9x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022UK£32.3bUK£17.1b-UK£194,342,831.0038.2x-166x1.9x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021UK£30.4bUK£17.1b-UK£294,755,508.0042.5x-103.2x1.8x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021UK£31.1bUK£17.2b-UK£338,811,147.0036.1x-91.8x1.8x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021UK£33.4bUK£17.1b-UK£344,513,316.0035.1x-97.1x2x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021UK£31.6bUK£16.9b-UK£342,259,783.0534.4x-92.4x1.9x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021UK£30.4bUK£16.9b-UK£343,186,917.0935.3x-88.7x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-12.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£30.2bTotal Earnings: -UK£2,466,123,314.43Total Revenue: UK£16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Advertising Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Advertising industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 41.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 35.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Advertising industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Advertising compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.96%
Telecom2.82%
Media2.94%
Advertising2.79%
Publishing5.16%
Broadcasting3.06%
Cable and Satellite0%
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
INF InformaUK£8.314.5%
+UK£466.1m		18.9%PE26.8x
WPP WPPUK£8.262.2%
+UK£186.7m		-8.0%PE80.2x
FOUR 4imprint GroupUK£64.202.2%
+UK£39.4m		50.5%PE21.3x
ASCL AscentialUK£3.181.7%
+UK£23.2m		33.2%PE336.7x
TIG Team Internet GroupUK£1.466.0%
+UK£20.5m		28.7%PE18.8x
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6.0%

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UK£8.31

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4.5%

1Y

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UK£8.26

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7D

2.2%

1Y

-8.0%

FOUR

UK£64.20

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2.2%

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50.5%

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UK£0.93

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7D

-7.5%

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101.1%

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7D

1.7%

1Y

33.2%

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UK£0.23

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7D

-2.2%

1Y

-56.3%

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UK£2.37

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7D

2.2%

1Y

4.4%