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U.K. (FTSE) Coal and Fuels Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-6.6%
  • 1Y-26.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Coal and Fuels industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by Yellow Cake declining 4.1%. In contrast, Hargreaves Services has gained 8.0%. Overall the industry is down 25% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 1.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Coal and Fuels Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£1.3bUK£426.8mUK£154.8m7.4x8.4x3x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£410.0mUK£151.0m7.4x8.5x3.1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£844.1mUK£590.1m4.6x2.4x1.7x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£1.5bUK£824.6mUK£569.4m4.8x2.6x1.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£810.2mUK£550.3m4.5x2.6x1.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£1.3bUK£826.4mUK£561.2m16.6x2.4x1.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£215.2mUK£254.6mUK£2.0m23.3x109.2x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£207.1mUK£254.6mUK£1.1m23.4x186.9x0.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£221.7mUK£254.6mUK£1.0m25.8x211.8x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£223.7mUK£280.9mUK£6.4m8x34.7x0.8x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£204.4mUK£280.9mUK£6.8m7.6x30.1x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£190.2mUK£280.9mUK£5.1m7.3x37.3x0.7x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£171.8mUK£287.3mUK£20.1m3.6x8.5x0.6x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£181.5mUK£287.3mUK£20.0m3.7x9.1x0.6x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£173.2mUK£287.3mUK£19.8m3.5x8.7x0.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£190.1mUK£287.2mUK£24.3m3.7x7.8x0.7x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£206.0mUK£306.8mUK£36.3m3.2x5.7x0.7x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£207.8mUK£313.6mUK£50.3m2.4x4.1x0.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£191.8mUK£313.5mUK£50.7m2.2x3.8x0.6x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£174.0mUK£313.5mUK£49.8m2.1x3.5x0.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£194.1mUK£290.7mUK£46.0m2.6x4.2x0.7x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£192.1mUK£290.7mUK£45.8m2.5x4.2x0.7x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£210.2mUK£290.7mUK£45.8m2.8x4.6x0.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£202.0mUK£250.3mUK£39.9m3.9x5.1x0.8x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£178.6mUK£250.3mUK£40.5m3.2x4.4x0.7x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£186.4mUK£250.3mUK£40.3m3.4x4.6x0.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£199.6mUK£250.3mUK£40.5m3.6x4.9x0.8x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£229.2mUK£228.5mUK£26.2m12x8.8x1x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£226.2mUK£239.5mUK£16.6m12.4x13.7x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£231.7mUK£239.4mUK£16.6m15x13.9x1x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£247.7mUK£241.0mUK£12.3m12.7x20.2x1x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022UK£269.1mUK£229.6mUK£9.1m14.5x29.7x1.2x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022UK£217.0mUK£229.6mUK£9.0m9x24x0.9x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022UK£209.0mUK£229.5mUK£9.5m8.5x22.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£209.0mTotal Earnings: UK£9.5mTotal Revenue: UK£229.5mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Coal and Fuels Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Coal and Consumable Fuels 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 8.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Coal and Consumable Fuels industry have grown 152% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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. Coal and Fuels compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.99%
Energy1.52%
Oil and Gas1.52%
Coal and Fuels-2.81%
Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing3.52%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation3.29%
Integrated Oil and Gas1.77%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production-2.37%
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
HSP Hargreaves ServicesUK£6.387.0%
+UK£13.8m		30.2%PE14.4x
URU URU MetalsUK£1.7013.3%
+UK£329.3k		126.7%PE-0.7x
AEG Active Energy GroupUK£0.00445.5%
+UK£202.3k		-5.9%PB0.4x
ORCP Oracle PowerUK£0.000176.3%
+UK£102.7k		-39.3%PB0.3x
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Latest News

HSP

UK£6.38

Hargreaves Services

7D

7.0%

1Y

30.2%

Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.185

Feb 01
Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.185

AEG

UK£0.004

Active Energy Group

7D

45.5%

1Y

-5.9%

GCM

UK£0.015

GCM Resources

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-18.4%

YCA

UK£4.92

Yellow Cake

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-32.8%

Yellow Cake (LON:YCA) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jan 04
Yellow Cake (LON:YCA) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

ORCP

UK£0.00017

Oracle Power

7D

6.3%

1Y

-39.3%

NEO

UK£0.0068

Neo Energy Metals

7D

-15.0%

1Y

-9.3%

URU

UK£1.70

URU Metals

7D

13.3%

1Y

126.7%