The valuations of Asia's leading pay-TV operators are set to climb strongly amid rapid profit growth over the next five years, according to a study to be published today.
Profit growth of more than 10 per cent each year until 2015 will be driven by an increase in subscribers and higher revenues from a rising take-up of digital and broadband services, according to Media Partners Asia, a regional consultancy. The study is based on the forecast growth of 10 of the largest regional pay-TV providers, in countries including China, India, Taiwan and Japan.
MPA said that the average valuation of the 10 could rise within a year from eight times forward earnings to almost 11-times – or nearly double that of pay-TV operators around the world.