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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-4.1%
  • 3M-26.4%
  • 1Y-14.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by JD Sports Fashion declining 12%. Overall the industry is down 15% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£11.3bUK£22.1bUK£901.6m13.2x12.5x0.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£12.2bUK£22.1bUK£902.0m13.1x13.6x0.6x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£13.9bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m16.9x14.1x0.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£15.2bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m17.9x15.4x0.7x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£14.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x12.6x0.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£14.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x12.2x0.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£14.2bUK£21.9bUK£1.3b17.3x10.7x0.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£15.0bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b20.6x14.6x0.7x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£13.7bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b19.4x13.2x0.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£13.2bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b17.7x12.6x0.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£14.0bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.9x13.3x0.6x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£13.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.3x12.9x0.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£18.3bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.3x17.3x0.8x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£16.1bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b14.7x15.4x0.7x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£15.4bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b15x14.9x0.7x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£16.0bUK£21.3bUK£969.6m16.2x16.5x0.8x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£16.9bUK£21.3bUK£965.2m22.1x17.5x0.8x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£16.3bUK£20.7bUK£782.9m17.7x20.8x0.8x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£17.3bUK£20.7bUK£796.4m15.3x21.7x0.8x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£18.1bUK£19.6bUK£960.7m17x18.8x0.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£17.8bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m15.7x18.9x0.9x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£19.3bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m17x20.5x1x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£17.9bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m14.4x18.9x0.9x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£14.9bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m13.6x15.7x0.8x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£15.3bUK£18.8bUK£886.6m12.9x17.3x0.8x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£14.9bUK£18.5bUK£804.6m11x18.5x0.8x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£16.0bUK£17.5bUK£865.8m12.7x18.4x0.9x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£16.4bUK£17.5bUK£865.2m14x19x0.9x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£14.9bUK£16.7bUK£522.1m14.3x28.5x0.9x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£15.9bUK£15.6bUK£573.0m14.4x27.7x1x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£16.3bUK£15.5bUK£564.8m12.5x28.8x1x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£18.0bUK£15.3bUK£517.8m15x34.8x1.2x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£17.9bUK£15.3bUK£517.8m14.2x34.6x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£21.2bUK£15.3bUK£517.8m16.6x41x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.2bTotal Earnings: UK£517.8mTotal Revenue: UK£15.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Specialty Stores 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 12.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Stores industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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. Specialty Stores compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.96%
Consumer Discretionary-0.51%
Specialty Stores-1.71%
Specialty Stores-4.14%
Computer and Electronics Retail3.24%
Home Improvement Retail3.13%
Automotive Retail0.28%
Apparel Retail-1.48%
Home Furnishing Retail-3.57%
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
SMWH WH SmithUK£11.975.3%
+UK£75.5m		-0.4%PE22.8x
FRAS Frasers GroupUK£5.942.2%
+UK£54.1m		-24.9%PE8.3x
PETS Pets at Home GroupUK£2.076.0%
+UK£53.6m		-30.3%PE10.3x
MOON Moonpig GroupUK£2.107.0%
+UK£46.0m		31.8%PS2.1x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£5.152.2%
+UK£26.4m		33.4%PE30.1x
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1Y

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7D

2.2%

1Y

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UK£0.85

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7D

-12.0%

1Y

-23.6%

SMWH

UK£11.97

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7D

5.3%

1Y

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MOON

UK£2.10

Moonpig Group

7D

7.0%

1Y

31.8%

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CARD

UK£0.92

Card Factory

7D

0.9%

1Y

-6.8%

WOSG

UK£5.15

Watches of Switzerland Group

7D

2.2%

1Y

33.4%

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ANG

UK£0.40

Angling Direct

7D

-1.2%

1Y

0%

PETS

UK£2.07

Pets at Home Group

7D

6.0%

1Y

-30.3%

G4M

UK£1.48

Gear4music (Holdings)

7D

-6.3%

1Y

1.7%