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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D3.8%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y12.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has risen 3.8%, driven by gains from RHI Magnesita of 4.6%. In the same time, Steppe Cement was down 7.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 12%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Construction Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£356.1m12.3x16x0.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£355.9m12.5x16x0.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.4bUK£435.5m9.8x13.2x0.8x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£6.7bUK£8.8bUK£548.1m10.3x12.2x0.8x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£6.3bUK£8.8bUK£549.4m9.8x11.4x0.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£5.7bUK£8.9bUK£550.7m9.3x10.4x0.6x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£39.2bUK£36.6bUK£2.9b9.4x13.4x1.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£37.3bUK£36.2bUK£2.9b10.2x12.9x1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£38.7bUK£34.6bUK£2.6b10.4x14.6x1.1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£36.1bUK£34.1bUK£2.7b9.9x13.5x1.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£34.4bUK£34.9bUK£2.7b9.9x12.6x1x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£33.6bUK£33.2bUK£2.6b10.1x12.9x1x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£35.1bUK£33.9bUK£2.7b10x13.3x1x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£34.2bUK£34.1bUK£2.8b11.2x12.4x1x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£32.5bUK£33.2bUK£2.8b10.6x11.7x1x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£28.9bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b10x10.2x0.9x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£29.5bUK£34.3bUK£2.9b10.4x10.2x0.9x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£26.4bUK£35.7bUK£3.0b9x8.8x0.7x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£26.6bUK£35.2bUK£3.0b9.6x9x0.8x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£30.0bUK£31.7bUK£2.6b11.6x11.4x0.9x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£27.2bUK£31.5bUK£2.6b13.8x10.5x0.9x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£30.3bUK£30.2bUK£2.5b15.3x12.2x1x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.5bUK£441.5m16.5x13.3x1.1x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£6.1bUK£5.5bUK£436.3m17.6x13.9x1.1x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£6.1bUK£5.2bUK£428.9m19.6x14.2x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£6.8bUK£5.0bUK£286.3m21.5x23.9x1.4x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£7.0bUK£5.0bUK£287.2m22.6x24.3x1.4x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£7.1bUK£4.9bUK£283.5m25.2x25.2x1.5x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021UK£7.2bUK£4.9bUK£283.3m24.5x25.4x1.5x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021UK£7.7bUK£4.9bUK£284.0m26.5x27.1x1.6x
Tue, 17 Aug 2021UK£7.5bUK£4.9bUK£282.9m27.5x26.6x1.5x
Tue, 01 Jun 2021UK£7.7bUK£4.6bUK£167.6m34.8x46.1x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

45.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.6bTotal Earnings: UK£167.6mTotal Revenue: UK£4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Construction Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.78x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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. Construction Materials compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.28%
Materials0.44%
Basic Materials3.76%
Construction Materials3.76%
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
RHIM RHI MagnesitaUK£36.704.6%
+UK£75.4m		64.1%PE12.3x
MSLH MarshallsUK£2.746.8%
+UK£44.2m		-4.9%PE37.1x
BREE Breedon GroupUK£3.682.5%
+UK£31.3m		7.0%PE12x
SRC SigmaRocUK£0.673.9%
+UK£27.9m		6.9%PE54.9x
IBST IbstockUK£1.502.2%
+UK£12.6m		-12.0%PE28x
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IBST

UK£1.50

Ibstock

7D

2.2%

1Y

-12.0%

BREE

UK£3.68

Breedon Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

7.0%

FORT

UK£1.64

Forterra

7D

2.8%

1Y

-12.6%

BRCK

UK£0.71

Brickability Group

7D

4.1%

1Y

8.1%

MBH

UK£0.98

Michelmersh Brick Holdings

7D

1.5%

1Y

6.5%

RHIM

UK£36.70

RHI Magnesita

7D

4.6%

1Y

64.1%

RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Apr 25
RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

MSLH

UK£2.74

Marshalls

7D

6.8%

1Y

-4.9%

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.057

Apr 13
Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.057

STCM

UK£0.17

Steppe Cement

7D

-7.9%

1Y

-56.3%

Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Apr 06
Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

SRC

UK£0.67

SigmaRoc

7D

3.9%

1Y

6.9%

Why SigmaRoc's (LON:SRC) Soft Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Mar 24
Why SigmaRoc's (LON:SRC) Soft Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems