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U.K. (FTSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M-4.7%
  • 1Y-16.7%
  • YTD1.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Beverage industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by Diageo declining 1.8%. The industry has fallen 17% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£76.9bUK£30.1bUK£4.1b19.8x18.8x2.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£76.8bUK£30.5bUK£4.2b19.1x18.4x2.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£79.1bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b21.3x19.3x2.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£77.1bUK£30.0bUK£4.1b25.5x18.7x2.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£76.6bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b25.6x17.1x2.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£76.7bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b23.1x17.2x2.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£84.2bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b23.8x18.7x2.8x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£81.0bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b18.3x17.9x2.7x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£85.7bUK£29.9bUK£4.5b17.9x18.9x2.9x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£91.4bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.5x21.9x3.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£87.8bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b20.7x21x3x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£93.6bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.7x22.3x3.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£99.3bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.9x23.7x3.4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£92.6bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.9x22x3.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£92.4bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b20.6x22x3.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£95.6bUK£26.8bUK£3.9b17.5x24.5x3.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£97.7bUK£26.5bUK£3.9b18.2x25.1x3.7x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£95.0bUK£26.6bUK£3.9b17.3x24.5x3.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£96.6bUK£26.4bUK£3.9b22.4x25x3.7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£98.4bUK£26.2bUK£3.8b21.8x25.7x3.8x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£102.0bUK£25.1bUK£3.9b26.2x26.3x4.1x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£94.0bUK£23.7bUK£3.7b24x25.4x4x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£96.1bUK£23.6bUK£3.7b26.5x26x4.1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£102.3bUK£23.0bUK£3.6b29.4x28.5x4.4x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£99.8bUK£23.2bUK£3.6b27.5x27.7x4.3x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£100.6bUK£22.7bUK£3.6b27.5x27.8x4.4x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£104.7bUK£21.6bUK£3.2b32.5x32.4x4.9x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£116.5bUK£21.7bUK£3.2b37.3x35.9x5.4x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£105.2bUK£21.6bUK£3.2b32.8x32.5x4.9x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£99.3bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b30.8x31.1x4.6x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£101.1bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b32.7x31.8x4.7x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£103.1bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b31.7x32.5x4.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£97.2bTotal Earnings: UK£2.4bTotal Revenue: UK£20.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Beverage 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 18.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Staples industry?

GB Market-0.58%
Consumer Staples-0.68%
Beverage-1.72%
Brewers-0.31%
Soft Drinks-0.50%
Distillers and Wine Makers-2.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.2x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (12.8%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Brewers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Distillers and Wine Makers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% 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
BAG A.G. BARRUK£5.892.4%
+UK£15.5m		14.4%PE17x
NICL NicholsUK£10.351.0%
+UK£3.7m		4.7%PE20.6x
CCR C&C GroupUK£1.740.6%
+UK£3.0m		28.8%PE29.2x
GUS GusbourneUK£0.600.8%
+UK£304.3k		-15.5%PS5.5x
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UK£1.74

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7D

0.6%

1Y

28.8%

FEVR

UK£11.60

Fevertree Drinks

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-19.1%

CCH

UK£27.76

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7D

-0.1%

1Y

11.0%

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BVIC

UK£10.00

Britvic

7D

-1.8%

1Y

9.1%

SHNJ

UK£0.0032

Rogue Baron

7D

-7.1%

1Y

-72.9%

DGE

UK£27.46

Diageo

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-21.4%

DIS

UK£0.0045

Distil

7D

-18.2%

1Y

-18.2%

ART

UK£0.40

Artisanal Spirits

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-59.5%

BAG

UK£5.89

A.G. BARR

7D

2.4%

1Y

14.4%

GUS

UK£0.60

Gusbourne

7D

0.8%

1Y

-15.5%

SHEP

UK£6.88

Shepherd Neame

7D

-0.4%

1Y

15.5%

NICL

UK£10.35

Nichols

7D

1.0%

1Y

4.7%