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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M-15.2%
  • 1Y-18.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from JD Sports Fashion of 2.0%. The industry has fallen 18% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£11.3bUK£22.1bUK£908.3m12.7x12.5x0.5x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£11.1bUK£22.1bUK£901.6m12.9x12.3x0.5x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£12.2bUK£22.1bUK£902.0m13.1x13.6x0.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£13.6bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m16.8x13.8x0.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£15.0bUK£22.2bUK£987.6m17.9x15.2x0.7x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£14.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x12.6x0.7x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£14.2bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b16.3x12x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£13.9bUK£21.9bUK£1.3b17.2x10.4x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£14.7bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b20.3x14.3x0.7x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£13.7bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b19.4x13.2x0.6x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£13.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.2x12.9x0.6x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£14.0bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.7x13.3x0.6x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£13.5bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b18.3x12.9x0.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£18.3bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.5x17.3x0.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£16.3bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b14.8x15.6x0.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£14.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.0b14.6x14.5x0.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£16.0bUK£21.3bUK£969.6m16.2x16.5x0.8x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£16.8bUK£21.3bUK£965.2m21.7x17.4x0.8x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£15.6bUK£20.7bUK£782.9m17x19.9x0.8x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£17.3bUK£20.7bUK£796.4m15.3x21.7x0.8x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£18.1bUK£19.6bUK£960.7m17x18.8x0.9x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£18.0bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m16x19.1x0.9x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£19.2bUK£19.4bUK£940.7m16.9x20.4x1x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£17.9bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m14.4x18.9x0.9x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£14.6bUK£19.4bUK£948.6m13.6x15.4x0.8x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£15.3bUK£18.8bUK£884.4m14.3x17.3x0.8x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£12.8bUK£18.5bUK£804.6m11x15.9x0.7x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£16.6bUK£17.5bUK£865.8m13.3x19.1x0.9x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£17.1bUK£17.5bUK£865.2m14.4x19.8x1x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£15.0bUK£16.9bUK£549.8m14.5x27.3x0.9x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£15.9bUK£15.6bUK£573.0m14.4x27.7x1x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£16.4bUK£15.6bUK£574.0m14.7x28.6x1.1x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£17.4bUK£15.3bUK£517.8m14.5x33.5x1.1x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£18.1bUK£15.3bUK£517.8m14.6x34.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£18.1bTotal 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 18.4x202320242025
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 18.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Stores industry have grown 21% 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 Market-0.17%
Consumer Discretionary0.40%
Specialty Stores-0.52%
Specialty Stores-2.13%
Home Furnishing Retail3.40%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.71%
Automotive Retail0.92%
Home Improvement Retail0.87%
Apparel Retail-3.09%
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
G4M Gear4music (Holdings)UK£1.553.3%
+UK£1.0m		8.8%PE33.1x
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