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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 01, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M9.3%
  • 1Y24.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. This means that the industry has gained 24% over the past year. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 3.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£5.1bUK£1.8bUK£752.1m9.4x6.8x2.9x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£4.7bUK£1.7bUK£742.4m6.6x6.4x2.8x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£4.7bUK£908.1mUK£716.8m7.2x6.6x5.2x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£4.6bUK£876.9mUK£701.8m7x6.5x5.2x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£4.2bUK£881.0mUK£703.4m7.5x5.9x4.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£4.1bUK£893.9mUK£721.2m7.1x5.7x4.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£464.9m7.8x8.4x3.8x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£4.5bUK£1.2bUK£437.3m9x10.2x3.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.0bUK£481.5m7.1x8.6x4.1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£476.4m7.3x8.1x3.8x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.1bUK£333.3m7.3x12.8x3.9x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£4.2bUK£966.1mUK£253.3m6.4x16.6x4.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£248.6m6.5x15.2x3.8x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£3.7bUK£1.0bUK£258.3m7.5x14.4x3.6x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£4.1bUK£983.9mUK£266.8m7.4x15.4x4.2x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£273.3m7.8x13.8x3.8x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.0bUK£273.2m8.8x14.9x4.1x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£3.9bUK£1.1bUK£288.5m8.8x13.4x3.7x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£3.6bUK£1.0bUK£281.6m9.3x12.9x3.5x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£4.0bUK£848.9mUK£198.5m10.2x20.4x4.8x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£3.8bUK£847.3mUK£196.3m9.9x19.4x4.5x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£3.7bUK£807.8mUK£185.4m10.4x20x4.6x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£3.4bUK£817.5mUK£188.9m9.2x17.9x4.1x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£3.5bUK£774.3mUK£168.9m11.8x20.7x4.5x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£3.5bUK£766.6mUK£180.1m13x19.3x4.5x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£3.5bUK£717.7mUK£204.9m13.2x16.9x4.8x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021UK£3.4bUK£693.5mUK£188.9m12.6x18.1x4.9x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021UK£3.4bUK£693.4mUK£190.9m12.4x18x5x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021UK£3.6bUK£675.4mUK£184.5m12.3x19.6x5.4x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021UK£3.5bUK£671.3mUK£169.8m11.9x20.8x5.3x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021UK£3.7bUK£669.6mUK£168.9m12.2x21.9x5.5x
Mon, 31 May 2021UK£3.8bUK£812.5mUK£304.9m12.8x12.6x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.0bTotal Earnings: UK£304.9mTotal Revenue: UK£812.5mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Specialized Finance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 6.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have grown 35% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 29% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Specialized Finance compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.24%
Financials1.49%
Diversified Financial-0.84%
Specialized Finance1.14%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
Other Diversified Financial Services-0.20%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services-2.87%
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
BUR Burford CapitalUK£12.402.5%
+UK£65.8m		17.1%PE5.6x
PLUS Plus500UK£21.800.8%
+UK£11.1m		35.4%PE7.8x
EQLS Equals GroupUK£1.302.4%
+UK£5.6m		42.1%PE31.2x
DFCH Distribution Finance Capital HoldingsUK£0.2511.1%
+UK£4.4m		-35.1%PE14x
DUKE Duke CapitalUK£0.322.1%
+UK£2.7m		-0.6%PE10.4x
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7D

2.5%

1Y

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1Y

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1Y

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1Y

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