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U.K. (FTSE) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 10, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M6.3%
  • 1Y35.9%
  • YTD9.2%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 2.0%, with Sage Group up 3.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 35%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£22.9bUK£5.2bUK£107.4m37.5x213x4.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£21.6bUK£5.2bUK£84.7m37.9x255.2x4.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£21.3bUK£5.2bUK£60.3m36.3x353.2x4.1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£42.7bUK£10.2bUK£70.8m38.3x602.7x4.2x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£42.5bUK£10.1bUK£71.1m36.6x597.7x4.2x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£41.1bUK£10.2bUK£137.2m32.2x300x4x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£39.2bUK£10.1bUK£130.0m31.2x301.4x3.9x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£40.9bUK£10.1bUK£131.9m33x310.3x4.1x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£39.5bUK£10.0bUK£100.9m33x391.8x4x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£40.9bUK£10.5bUK£128.7m35.5x317.8x3.9x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£41.0bUK£10.5bUK£252.1m38.1x162.6x3.9x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£39.9bUK£10.7bUK£110.0m36x362.6x3.7x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£39.2bUK£10.6bUK£289.6m37x135.4x3.7x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023UK£39.8bUK£10.4bUK£301.4m35.8x132.1x3.8x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023UK£39.9bUK£10.3bUK£296.1m33.8x134.9x3.9x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023UK£38.9bUK£10.3bUK£296.7m34.2x131.2x3.8x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022UK£40.0bUK£10.3bUK£324.3m36.3x123.5x3.9x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022UK£38.4bUK£10.2bUK£349.9m39.9x109.8x3.8x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022UK£38.7bUK£10.4bUK£343.0m39.6x112.8x3.7x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022UK£37.1bUK£9.7bUK£245.6m49x151.2x3.8x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022UK£32.6bUK£9.6bUK£295.9m42x110.1x3.4x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022UK£31.6bUK£9.6bUK£154.2m39.4x205.2x3.3x
Sun, 15 May 2022UK£33.6bUK£9.4bUK£209.9m41.8x160.1x3.6x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022UK£37.2bUK£9.1bUK£155.8m38.5x238.6x4.1x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022UK£37.6bUK£9.0bUK£106.6m39.5x352.8x4.2x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022UK£40.0bUK£8.9b-UK£1,240,832,681.0048.3x-32.2x4.5x
Mon, 03 Jan 2022UK£44.8bUK£8.9b-UK£1,243,930,972.0050.7x-36x5x
Wed, 01 Dec 2021UK£42.6bUK£9.0b-UK£1,278,400,013.0052.4x-33.3x4.8x
Fri, 29 Oct 2021UK£45.4bUK£8.7b-UK£1,213,130,542.0061.5x-37.5x5.2x
Sun, 26 Sep 2021UK£48.8bUK£8.7b-UK£1,200,837,798.0054x-40.6x5.6x
Tue, 24 Aug 2021UK£42.5bUK£8.3b-UK£1,095,385,509.2858.7x-38.8x5.1x
Wed, 30 Jun 2021UK£38.6bUK£8.3b-UK£1,097,244,509.2851.4x-35.2x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-33x


Total Market Cap: UK£37.7bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,143,199,516.81Total Revenue: UK£8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 217.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Software 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 212x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 218x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Software industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 14% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.26%
Tech2.37%
Software2.46%
Application Software3.04%
Systems Software-0.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 160x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 17.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Systems Software industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 137x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Application Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Systems Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.2% 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
SGE Sage GroupUK£12.063.9%
+UK£454.3m
47.6%PE57.1x
GBG GB GroupUK£3.134.7%
+UK£35.8m
3.0%PS2.8x
BYIT Bytes Technology GroupUK£5.012.2%
+UK£25.7m
17.8%PE27.3x
ACSO accesso Technology GroupUK£7.125.3%
+UK£14.6m
-1.7%PE47.1x
DOTD dotdigital GroupUK£0.975.1%
+UK£14.4m
6.9%PE24.5x
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3.9%

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57.6%

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