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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M20.2%
  • 1Y34.6%
  • YTD-1.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Services industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Pearson declining 2.0%. Meanwhile, Auction Technology Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.8% in the last week. 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 10% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£10.2bUK£4.2bUK£432.5m30x23.7x2.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£10.3bUK£4.2bUK£431.9m30.4x23.8x2.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£9.8bUK£4.2bUK£423.5m37.7x23.2x2.3x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£4.2bUK£423.4m33.4x19.5x2x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£8.5bUK£4.2bUK£422.2m20.4x20.2x2x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£8.5bUK£4.2bUK£431.5m20x19.7x2x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£8.0bUK£4.4bUK£456.8m17.2x17.6x1.8x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£7.8bUK£4.4bUK£456.8m16.6x17.1x1.8x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£8.1bUK£4.4bUK£468.8m17.6x17.3x1.9x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£8.7bUK£4.4bUK£468.4m16.9x18.5x2x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£7.9bUK£4.6bUK£371.9m22.3x21.4x1.7x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£8.1bUK£4.7bUK£372.5m27.4x21.7x1.7x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£8.2bUK£4.7bUK£372.5m30x22.1x1.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£8.5bUK£4.7bUK£359.3m36.8x23.8x1.8x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£8.3bUK£4.7bUK£359.3m39.6x23.1x1.8x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£8.3bUK£4.7bUK£360.3m34.9x22.9x1.8x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£7.4bUK£4.4bUK£315.3m40.6x23.4x1.7x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£7.4bUK£4.3bUK£270.1m49.2x27.5x1.7x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.3bUK£270.1m52.7x27.1x1.7x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£7.8bUK£4.3bUK£263.7m37.4x29.4x1.8x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£7.2bUK£4.3bUK£263.6m35x27.2x1.7x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£7.9bUK£4.0bUK£298.8m24.9x26.4x1.9x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£7.1bUK£3.9bUK£305.0m27.2x23.4x1.8x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£531.4mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m32.9x16.6x1.7x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£523.7mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m32.7x16.4x1.7x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£29.4bUK£310.7mUK£32.0m32.5x919.8x94.6x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£556.4mUK£288.3mUK£28.4m36.8x19.6x1.9x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£567.5mUK£285.2mUK£31.0m28.4x18.3x2x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£561.9mUK£268.5mUK£29.4m34x19.1x2.1x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£572.9mUK£268.5mUK£29.4m34.2x19.5x2.1x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£591.1mUK£244.7mUK£25.6m25.5x23.1x2.4x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£573.4mUK£244.7mUK£25.6m24.3x22.4x2.3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£526.7mUK£233.6mUK£25.2m30.6x20.9x2.3x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£572.2mUK£233.6mUK£25.2m33.3x22.7x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£572.2mTotal Earnings: UK£25.2mTotal Revenue: UK£233.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Consumer Services 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 23.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Services industry have grown 158% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 163% 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. Consumer Discretionary industry?

GB Market0.96%
Consumer Discretionary-0.51%
Consumer Services-1.08%
Specialized Consumer Services4.34%
Education Services-1.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Consumer Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Education Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialized Consumer Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
ATG Auction Technology GroupUK£5.807.8%
+UK£51.4m		28.3%PE35.7x
MEGP ME Group InternationalUK£2.026.2%
+UK£44.1m		64.9%PE14.4x
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ATG

UK£5.80

Auction Technology Group

7D

7.8%

1Y

28.3%

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PSON

UK£12.89

Pearson

7D

-0.3%

1Y

36.0%

ANX

UK£0.67

Anexo Group

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-1.5%

MEGP

UK£2.02

ME Group International

7D

6.2%

1Y

64.9%

CODE

UK£1.60

Northcoders Group

7D

-3.0%

1Y

4.9%

SKL

UK£0.41

Skillcast Group

7D

-1.2%

1Y

53.7%

MLVN

UK£0.20

Malvern International

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-25.9%

TRB

UK£0.43

Tribal Group

7D

-1.8%

1Y

1.5%