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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies30
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-2.1%
  • 1Y-5.6%
  • YTD-10.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by JD Sports Fashion declining 5.2%. In contrast, Moonpig Group has gained 19%. The industry has fallen 5.6% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£25.2bUK£62.8bUK£1.6b17.2x15.8x0.4x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£25.4bUK£63.8bUK£1.3b14.7x20x0.4x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£24.8bUK£67.4bUK£1.4b14.1x17.9x0.4x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£24.3bUK£67.9bUK£1.4b14.4x17.3x0.4x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£24.9bUK£67.9bUK£1.4b14x17.7x0.4x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£27.4bUK£82.7bUK£1.6b13.7x17x0.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£32.7bUK£83.0bUK£1.1b15.5x30.2x0.4x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£29.1bUK£83.0bUK£1.1b13.9x27.3x0.4x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£28.8bUK£83.1bUK£1.1b11.6x27.2x0.3x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£29.9bUK£82.2bUK£1.2b11.6x25.9x0.4x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£31.3bUK£82.6bUK£1.2b13.1x26.8x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£30.0bUK£82.7bUK£893.0m10.8x33.6x0.4x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£30.4bUK£82.6bUK£982.4m10.1x31x0.4x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023UK£32.7bUK£81.4bUK£1.4b10.8x23.3x0.4x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023UK£32.3bUK£81.0bUK£1.4b10.8x23.2x0.4x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023UK£32.9bUK£72.0bUK£1.8b11.2x18.5x0.5x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023UK£30.7bUK£72.0bUK£1.8b10.5x16.9x0.4x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022UK£26.6bUK£71.9bUK£1.8b9.4x14.6x0.4x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022UK£28.3bUK£71.4bUK£2.4b7.8x11.8x0.4x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022UK£23.3bUK£69.8bUK£2.3b6.9x10.1x0.3x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022UK£26.7bUK£68.9bUK£2.5b7.8x10.8x0.4x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022UK£28.2bUK£68.8bUK£2.5b9.2x11.5x0.4x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022UK£25.8bUK£68.0bUK£2.1b8x12.5x0.4x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022UK£28.4bUK£66.4bUK£2.1b8.7x13.6x0.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022UK£29.1bUK£65.9bUK£2.1b9.7x14.1x0.4x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022UK£31.3bUK£65.6bUK£2.0b10.5x15.6x0.5x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022UK£33.9bUK£65.1bUK£2.0b11x17x0.5x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022UK£37.3bUK£65.1bUK£1.9b11.8x19.1x0.6x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021UK£37.6bUK£65.3bUK£1.9b12.2x19.4x0.6x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021UK£39.5bUK£64.2bUK£1.8b11.4x22x0.6x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021UK£36.5bUK£63.5bUK£1.5b12x24x0.6x
Sat, 11 Sep 2021UK£38.1bUK£63.2bUK£1.0b12.3x38x0.6x
Mon, 09 Aug 2021UK£36.6bUK£60.0bUK£825.7m13.6x44.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

43.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£36.0bTotal Earnings: UK£825.7mTotal Revenue: UK£60.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Specialty Retail 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 15.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.45x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Consumer Discretionary industry?

GB Market-0.90%
Consumer Discretionary-2.36%
Specialty Stores-1.64%
Apparel Retail-0.23%
Home Improvement Retail-0.37%
Home Furnishing Retail-0.51%
Specialty Stores-2.10%
Computer and Electronics Retail-3.62%
Automotive Retail-3.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Computer and Electronics Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 298.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Apparel Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 50% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.0% 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
MOON Moonpig GroupUK£1.9119.3%
+UK£105.8m		32.2%PE19.2x
FRAS Frasers GroupUK£8.831.4%
+UK£54.1m		25.7%PE7.2x
WOSG Watches of Switzerland GroupUK£4.145.6%
+UK£52.2m		-32.2%PE16.8x
G4M Gear4music (Holdings)UK£1.6526.9%
+UK£7.3m		61.8%PE53.2x
PROC ProCook GroupUK£0.2332.4%
+UK£6.0m		7.7%PE40.2x
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7D

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1Y

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WOSG

UK£4.14

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7D

5.6%

1Y

-32.2%

CURY

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7D

-5.8%

1Y

37.5%

SMWH

UK£11.32

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7D

-3.3%

1Y

-26.9%

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PROC

UK£0.23

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7D

32.4%

1Y

7.7%

G4M

UK£1.65

Gear4music (Holdings)

7D

26.9%

1Y

61.8%

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PETS

UK£2.95

Pets at Home Group

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-21.6%

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SHOE

UK£1.50

Shoe Zone

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-36.8%

DNLM

UK£10.64

Dunelm Group

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-5.1%

FRAS

UK£8.83

Frasers Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

25.7%

JD.

UK£1.20

JD Sports Fashion

7D

-5.2%

1Y

-18.2%

VIC

UK£0.93

Victorian Plumbing Group

7D

0.9%

1Y

39.5%

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WIX

UK£1.33

Wickes Group

7D

-6.1%

1Y

8.7%

ASC

UK£3.57

ASOS

7D

0.5%

1Y

-6.8%

SCS

UK£2.70

ScS Group

7D

0.7%

1Y

22.7%