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U.S. Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y26.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 1.7%, with New York Times up 3.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 27%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 06 May 2024US$25.3bUS$18.8bUS$222.5m25.8x113.7x1.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$25.7bUS$18.8bUS$317.6m25.3x81x1.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$26.4bUS$18.9bUS$383.8m28.7x68.9x1.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$26.6bUS$18.9bUS$316.6m20.8x84x1.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$25.4bUS$18.9bUS$278.3m18.9x91.3x1.3x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$23.5bUS$18.9bUS$334.1m21.2x70.4x1.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$23.0bUS$18.9bUS$272.5m39x84.5x1.2x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$23.0bUS$18.9bUS$301.2m39.6x76.5x1.2x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$23.6bUS$19.0bUS$375.6m60.1x63x1.2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$22.8bUS$19.2bUS$432.1m39.8x52.7x1.2x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$21.6bUS$19.3bUS$406.6m31.7x53.1x1.1x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$20.5bUS$19.3bUS$383.8m32.9x53.5x1.1x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$20.5bUS$19.4bUS$370.4m33.3x55.3x1.1x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$21.6bUS$19.4bUS$489.5m29.3x44.2x1.1x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$22.7bUS$20.4bUS$589.2m25.3x38.5x1.1x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$20.5bUS$20.4bUS$588.1m22.3x34.8x1x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$21.5bUS$20.3bUS$653.4m22.7x32.8x1.1x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$19.1bUS$20.4bUS$900.4m18.4x21.2x0.9x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$19.6bUS$20.4bUS$921.7m17.8x21.2x1x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$21.7bUS$20.4bUS$953.3m19.4x22.8x1.1x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$18.7bUS$20.1bUS$903.0m18.4x20.8x0.9x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$20.5bUS$20.1bUS$904.0m19.5x22.6x1x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$21.6bUS$20.5bUS$969.0m20.6x22.3x1.1x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022US$26.4bUS$20.3bUS$869.1m25.6x30.3x1.3x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022US$28.9bUS$23.2bUS$1.1b22.8x26.2x1.2x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022US$28.5bUS$22.9bUS$995.2m23.7x28.6x1.2x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021US$29.7bUS$22.9bUS$995.8m24.3x29.9x1.3x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021US$27.9bUS$21.5bUS$977.8m21.9x28.5x1.3x
Mon, 25 Oct 2021US$31.9bUS$21.1bUS$763.0m32.1x41.7x1.5x
Wed, 22 Sep 2021US$29.1bUS$21.0bUS$747.4m20.8x38.9x1.4x
Fri, 20 Aug 2021US$37.6bUS$24.6bUS$860.0m17x43.7x1.5x
Fri, 04 Jun 2021US$39.1bUS$23.8b-US$244,524,821.7719.5x-159.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-159.7x


Total Market Cap: US$39.1bTotal Earnings: -US$244,524,821.77Total Revenue: US$23.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Publishing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 114x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Publishing industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 7.6% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Publishing compare with similar industries?

US Market0.57%
Telecom0.085%
Media1.50%
Publishing1.67%
Broadcasting3.83%
Advertising1.57%
Cable and Satellite1.10%
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
NYT New York TimesUS$45.043.2%
+US$226.9m
12.9%PE31.9x
NWSA NewsUS$24.471.2%
+US$163.6m
42.8%PE61.2x
GCI GannettUS$3.1731.0%
+US$101.3m
60.9%PS0.2x
DALN DallasNewsUS$3.662.5%
+US$481.7k
-18.7%PS0.1x
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GCI

US$3.17

Gannett

7D

31.0%

1Y

60.9%

LEE

US$12.25

Lee Enterprises

7D

-4.6%

1Y

12.6%

NWSA

US$24.47

News

7D

1.2%

1Y

42.8%

WLY

US$37.81

John Wiley & Sons

7D

-1.8%

1Y

7.0%

DALN

US$3.66

DallasNews

7D

2.5%

1Y

-18.7%