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U.K. (FTSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M17.4%
  • 1Y4.5%
  • YTD3.0%

In the last week, Diversified Financial has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.0% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£24.5bUK£17.3bUK£2.5b14.3x9.9x1.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£22.8bUK£17.7bUK£2.8b14.3x8.3x1.3x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£21.3bUK£17.4bUK£2.8b14.7x7.6x1.2x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£23.0bUK£17.8bUK£2.8b13.1x8.1x1.3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£23.7bUK£17.6bUK£2.8b12.9x8.4x1.3x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£24.7bUK£17.6bUK£2.8b12.5x8.7x1.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£25.6bUK£17.5bUK£3.0b13x8.5x1.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£26.7bUK£18.0bUK£3.4b12.5x7.7x1.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£28.2bUK£18.0bUK£3.5b10.9x8.2x1.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£22.3bUK£11.0bUK£3.2b9.9x7.1x2x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£22.2bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.5x7.1x2x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£22.3bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.2x7.1x2x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£19.7bUK£10.6bUK£3.3b8.4x6.1x1.9x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b10.9x6.7x1.8x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£20.4bUK£10.3bUK£2.8b15.4x7.2x2x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£20.6bUK£10.7bUK£3.1b12.8x6.7x1.9x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£19.0bUK£10.6bUK£3.1b12.7x6.2x1.8x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b18.3x6.7x1.8x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£18.8bUK£9.9bUK£2.4b10.7x7.7x1.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£32.0bUK£12.7bUK£3.7b11.2x8.6x2.5x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.1bUK£256.4m6.8x15.9x3.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£4.5bUK£1.1bUK£264.1m6.9x17.2x4.3x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.1bUK£270.4m7.4x15.3x3.9x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£4.4bUK£1.1bUK£269.4m8.7x16.4x4.1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£19.4bUK£37.3bUK£2.1b8.4x9.2x0.5x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£3.9bUK£1.1bUK£275.9m9.3x14.3x3.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£4.4bUK£912.4mUK£206.2m10.2x21.3x4.8x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£9.0bUK£17.5bUK£284.6m10.2x31.7x0.5x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£9.4bUK£17.5bUK£276.1m11.1x33.9x0.5x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£9.0bUK£17.5bUK£280.1m12.3x32.1x0.5x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£9.3bUK£17.5bUK£259.6m12.2x36x0.5x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£8.9bUK£24.7bUK£248.4m13.8x35.9x0.4x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£9.1bUK£24.7bUK£272.4m13.8x33.2x0.4x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£8.6bUK£24.6bUK£258.4m16.3x33.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£8.6bTotal Earnings: UK£258.4mTotal Revenue: UK£24.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Diversified Financial 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 9.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 112% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 11% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-1.36%
Financials0.042%
Diversified Financial1.76%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services5.38%
Specialized Finance1.09%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
Other Diversified Financial Services-2.48%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Diversified Financial Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 0.11x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.1% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Finance industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 12.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WISE WiseUK£9.916.9%
+UK£653.0m
15.1%PE23.4x
EQLS Equals GroupUK£1.3411.3%
+UK£25.5m
6.8%PE30.9x
FNX FonixUK£2.306.5%
+UK£13.9m
4.3%PE21.4x
BUR Burford CapitalUK£10.580.6%
+UK£13.2m
-0.9%PE11.4x
DUKE Duke CapitalUK£0.303.4%
+UK£5.0m
-7.7%PE14.8x
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DUKE

UK£0.30

Duke Capital

7D

3.4%

1Y

-7.7%

FNX

UK£2.30

Fonix

7D

6.5%

1Y

4.3%

EQLS

UK£1.34

Equals Group

7D

11.3%

1Y

6.8%

MNG

UK£1.94

M&G

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-11.4%

WISE

UK£9.91

Wise

7D

6.9%

1Y

15.1%

PAG

UK£7.45

Paragon Banking Group

7D

-5.2%

1Y

11.9%

CABP

UK£0.67

CAB Payments Holdings

7D

1.4%

1Y

-16.1%

LIT

UK£1.00

Litigation Capital Management

7D

-7.8%

1Y

-0.7%

LEND

UK£0.0045

Sancus Lending Group

7D

28.6%

1Y

-37.9%

WPS

UK£0.81

W.A.G payment solutions

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-7.5%

MAB1

UK£6.18

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-22.2%

OSB

UK£4.19

OSB Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-6.9%

BOKU

UK£1.86

Boku

7D

-2.1%

1Y

33.8%