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U.K. (FTSE) Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y-23.5%
  • YTDn/a

The Automotive Retail is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Vertu Motors has stood out, gaining 4.8%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 20% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025UK£592.6mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.4x14.6x0.08x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025UK£567.6mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m10.1x14x0.07x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024UK£639.1mUK£7.8bUK£40.5m11.3x15.8x0.08x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024UK£627.7mUK£7.8bUK£38.6m10.5x16.2x0.08x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024UK£666.8mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.3x14.8x0.09x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024UK£684.6mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.7x15.2x0.09x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£668.8mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m9.8x14.8x0.09x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£707.8mUK£7.8bUK£45.1m10.5x15.7x0.09x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£737.1mUK£7.9bUK£54.4m10.3x13.5x0.09x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£975.0mUK£7.7bUK£62.8m10.4x15.5x0.1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£1.2bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10x12.3x0.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£1.3bUK£11.5bUK£101.1m10.3x12.7x0.1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m10.2x11.7x0.2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.6bUK£331.5m9.7x11.8x0.2x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£4.0bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.7x11.9x0.2x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£25.7bUK£338.8m9.8x11.6x0.2x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£3.7bUK£25.0bUK£337.4m7.7x11x0.1x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.6x10.8x0.2x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£3.7bUK£24.8bUK£347.4m6.4x10.7x0.1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.8bUK£370.8m7.2x9.6x0.1x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.4bUK£389.1m6.3x9.2x0.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.2bUK£392.4m6.2x8.8x0.1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£3.6bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.8x0.2x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£3.5bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6.3x8.6x0.1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£3.5bUK£24.1bUK£410.4m6x8.6x0.1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£3.6bUK£23.8bUK£448.8m5.8x8.1x0.2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£3.5bUK£23.8bUK£448.8m5.3x7.8x0.1x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£3.5bUK£23.7bUK£466.8m4.7x7.5x0.1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£3.6bUK£23.6bUK£450.8m5.2x8x0.2x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£3.5bUK£23.6bUK£450.8m4.9x7.8x0.1x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£3.6bUK£22.9bUK£422.9m5.9x8.6x0.2x
Thu, 05 May 2022UK£3.7bUK£22.7bUK£413.3m7x8.9x0.2x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022UK£3.9bUK£22.6bUK£418.4m7x9.2x0.2x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022UK£3.7bUK£21.7bUK£397.9m7.3x9.4x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.7bTotal Earnings: UK£397.9mTotal Revenue: UK£21.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Automotive Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.13x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have declined 53% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 29% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.18%
Consumer Discretionary-1.82%
Specialty Stores-2.76%
Automotive Retail0.17%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.11%
Home Furnishing Retail-0.10%
Home Improvement Retail-2.88%
Specialty Stores-3.79%
Apparel Retail-4.78%
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
VTU Vertu MotorsUK£0.522.8%
+UK£4.5m		-20.1%PE8.8x
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