84% Micro
13% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Publishing Industry
UK Publishing Industry Information
The publishing industry includes the publishing of books, brochures, leaflets, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, atlases, newspapers, journals, periodicals, directory and mailing lists as well as software publishing (computer games or business software).
Active Businesses
26,492
Annual Sales
£47bn +
Employees
263,838
Economic Contribution
£28bn
Tags
Location of Publishing Companies
Publishing Companies by Size
Largest Publishing Companies
Turnover
Relx Plc
£8.6bn
Pearson Plc
£3.8bn
Capita Plc
£3bn
Sap (Uk) Limited
£1.1bn
Msci Limited
£887.5m
Publishing Companies by Age
29% Young
28% Startup
25% Established
18% Mature
0% New
Oldest Publishing Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Publishing Companies
41% Declining
18% Rapid
17% Healthy
12% Low
11% High
Fastest Growing Publishing Companies
3yr CAGR
Snyk Limited
160%
Publishing Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Publishing Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Publishing Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Publishing Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Publishing activities Industry Insights
There are 26,492 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £47 billion .
The Industry employs around 263,838 people and contributes £28 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Publishing companies is London with 10,145 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 234.
The largest Publishing company is Relx Plc with a turnover of £8.6bn. 84% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
18% of the Publishing Industry is made up of 18% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (29%) the oldest company is Methodist Newspaper Company Limited founded in 1863.
Publishing industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is Tripledot Studios Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 307%. Other fast growing companies include Eneba Holdings Limited (166%), Snyk Limited (160%) and Tide Platform Ltd (157%).
The UK Publishing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.84x, Turnover multiple of 1.29x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.90x.
