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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M23.4%
  • 1Y33.5%
  • YTD31.4%

The Consumer Services industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with Pearson up 3.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 34%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£10.2bUK£4.2bUK£431.8m30.5x23.7x2.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£9.6bUK£4.2bUK£423.7m36.7x22.7x2.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£4.2bUK£423.4m33x19.7x2x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£8.4bUK£4.2bUK£422.2m20.1x20x2x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£8.4bUK£4.2bUK£431.6m19.9x19.6x2x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£8.2bUK£4.4bUK£458.2m17.7x17.9x1.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£7.9bUK£4.4bUK£456.8m16.8x17.3x1.8x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£8.0bUK£4.4bUK£467.9m17.4x17.1x1.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£8.7bUK£4.4bUK£468.4m17.6x18.5x2x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£8.1bUK£4.6bUK£379.8m22.4x21.2x1.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£8.2bUK£4.7bUK£372.5m27.5x22x1.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£8.3bUK£4.7bUK£372.5m29.8x22.2x1.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£8.4bUK£4.7bUK£359.3m36.8x23.5x1.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£8.3bUK£4.7bUK£359.3m39.5x23x1.8x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£8.3bUK£4.7bUK£360.3m36.9x23x1.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£7.4bUK£4.4bUK£315.3m39.6x23.5x1.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£7.2bUK£4.3bUK£270.1m47x26.8x1.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.3bUK£270.1m52x27.1x1.7x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£7.4bUK£4.3bUK£263.7m37.2x27.9x1.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.3bUK£263.6m36.2x27.9x1.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£8.0bUK£4.0bUK£298.8m24.8x26.6x2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£7.3bUK£3.9bUK£305.0m26.6x23.8x1.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£518.0mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m31.6x16.2x1.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£515.1mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m31.9x16.1x1.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£513.6mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m32.5x16.1x1.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£556.0mUK£288.3mUK£28.4m36.5x19.6x1.9x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£568.0mUK£285.2mUK£31.0m28.4x18.3x2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£565.4mUK£268.5mUK£29.4m34.7x19.2x2.1x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£579.3mUK£268.5mUK£29.4m34.6x19.7x2.2x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£578.8mUK£244.7mUK£25.6m25.3x22.6x2.4x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£566.8mUK£244.7mUK£25.6m24.4x22.2x2.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£533.7mUK£233.6mUK£25.2m30x21.2x2.3x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£558.2mUK£233.6mUK£25.2m32.8x22.2x2.4x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£573.0mUK£226.2mUK£24.3m31.1x23.6x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£573.0mTotal Earnings: UK£24.3mTotal Revenue: UK£226.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.3x202220232024
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 161% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 166% 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 Market-1.36%
Consumer Discretionary-1.47%
Consumer Services2.63%
Education Services3.11%
Specialized Consumer Services0.016%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.0%, 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 24.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialized Consumer Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Education Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
PSON PearsonUK£12.763.1%
+UK£255.7m		34.5%PE24.3x
TRB Tribal GroupUK£0.436.6%
+UK£5.8m		-19.4%PE48.3x
ANX Anexo GroupUK£0.705.2%
+UK£4.1m		19.5%PE8.8x
ATG Auction Technology GroupUK£5.730.5%
+UK£3.7m		11.3%PE36.7x
SKL Skillcast GroupUK£0.422.7%
+UK£984.1k		63.5%PE351x
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