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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M5.7%
  • 1Y-21.9%
  • YTD2.1%

In the last week, the Commercial Services industry is up 3.6%, with Rentokil Initial up 4.3%. In contrast, the industry has lost 22% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£16.6bUK£18.5bUK£741.7m15x22.4x0.9x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£19.0bUK£18.6bUK£772.1m15.8x24.6x1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£18.2bUK£18.0bUK£703.2m15.8x25.9x1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£23.4bUK£21.8bUK£900.4m17.9x26x1.1x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£24.1bUK£21.8bUK£903.9m20.2x26.7x1.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£24.1bUK£22.1bUK£846.2m22.6x28.4x1.1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£24.0bUK£21.9bUK£850.1m19.5x28.2x1.1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.9bUK£849.5m19.1x32.6x1.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£27.2bUK£21.8bUK£845.8m26.7x32.2x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£28.2bUK£20.4bUK£743.7m23.4x37.9x1.4x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£28.8bUK£20.4bUK£786.3m23.9x36.6x1.4x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£29.2bUK£20.4bUK£759.5m28x38.5x1.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£27.5bUK£20.3bUK£757.3m30x36.3x1.4x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023UK£26.3bUK£19.6bUK£782.4m30x33.6x1.3x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023UK£25.9bUK£19.5bUK£787.5m31.2x32.9x1.3x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023UK£26.0bUK£19.9bUK£791.1m32.1x32.9x1.3x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022UK£27.2bUK£19.7bUK£733.0m31.4x37.1x1.4x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022UK£27.2bUK£19.4bUK£753.8m30.8x36x1.4x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022UK£22.7bUK£19.5bUK£762.7m30.1x29.8x1.2x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022UK£24.6bUK£19.3bUK£738.6m30.5x33.2x1.3x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022UK£23.2bUK£18.9bUK£850.1m30.8x27.3x1.2x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022UK£22.7bUK£19.6bUK£870.1m29.3x26.1x1.2x
Sun, 15 May 2022UK£23.2bUK£19.1bUK£759.3m36.5x30.6x1.2x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.1bUK£763.1m36.9x30.2x1.2x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022UK£20.5bUK£19.2bUK£741.6m36.1x27.6x1.1x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022UK£22.3bUK£19.0bUK£714.3m30x31.2x1.2x
Mon, 03 Jan 2022UK£24.9bUK£19.0bUK£710.8m34.1x35x1.3x
Wed, 01 Dec 2021UK£24.9bUK£18.8bUK£709.1m44x35.2x1.3x
Fri, 29 Oct 2021UK£24.9bUK£17.6bUK£616.5m50.7x40.4x1.4x
Sun, 26 Sep 2021UK£25.6bUK£17.6bUK£612.4m55.4x41.8x1.5x
Tue, 24 Aug 2021UK£25.2bUK£17.7bUK£796.9m48.3x31.6x1.4x
Wed, 30 Jun 2021UK£22.5bUK£17.7bUK£785.7m45.8x28.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.7bTotal Earnings: UK£631.1mTotal Revenue: UK£17.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Commercial Services 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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 5.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market2.66%
Industrials3.57%
Commercial Services3.59%
Office Services and Supplies16.67%
Diversified Support Services4.02%
Environmental and Facilities Services3.55%
Commercial Printing0%
Security and Alarm Services0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 23.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Support Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
RTO Rentokil InitialUK£4.214.9%
+UK£492.3m		-34.6%PE27.7x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.193.7%
+UK£52.0m		29.1%PE15.1x
JSG Johnson Service GroupUK£1.556.6%
+UK£39.7m		25.2%PE23.6x
RWI RenewiUK£5.905.7%
+UK£25.8m		-0.5%PE12.5x
MER Mears GroupUK£3.876.6%
+UK£23.1m		59.6%PE10.6x
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UK£1.19

Mitie Group

7D

3.7%

1Y

29.1%

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May 09
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WATR

UK£3.65

Water Intelligence

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-17.5%

JSG

UK£1.55

Johnson Service Group

7D

6.6%

1Y

25.2%

KINO

UK£0.56

Kinovo

7D

11.4%

1Y

32.1%

MER

UK£3.87

Mears Group

7D

6.6%

1Y

59.6%

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May 03
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RST

UK£2.35

Restore

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-19.5%

TENG

UK£0.61

Ten Lifestyle Group

7D

-9.6%

1Y

-24.5%

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Apr 29
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FRAN

UK£1.97

Franchise Brands

7D

-1.0%

1Y

10.4%

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Apr 27
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DLAR

UK£0.89

De La Rue

7D

-4.3%

1Y

120.5%

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Apr 27
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SRP

UK£1.82

Serco Group

7D

0.05%

1Y

22.7%

INSE

UK£0.86

Inspired

7D

15.3%

1Y

-27.9%

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Apr 25
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SMS

UK£9.52

Smart Metering Systems

7D

-0.3%

1Y

21.4%

RTO

UK£4.21

Rentokil Initial

7D

4.9%

1Y

-34.6%

FIH

UK£2.40

FIH group

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-11.1%

FIH group plc's (LON:FIH) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Mar 21
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RWI

UK£5.90

Renewi

7D

5.7%

1Y

-0.5%

HUI

UK£0.083

Hydrogen Utopia International

7D

3.1%

1Y

13.8%