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U.K. (FTSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y15.0%
  • YTD-2.3%

Last week, the Diversified Financial industry hasn't moved much but OSB Group is up 6.5% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 14% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£26.7bUK£18.0bUK£3.4b12.1x7.7x1.5x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£28.8bUK£18.1bUK£3.5b10.6x8.2x1.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£22.2bUK£10.9bUK£3.2b9.6x7x2x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£22.3bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.3x7.1x2x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£21.2bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.3x6.8x1.9x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£19.3bUK£11.1bUK£3.2b8.5x6.1x1.7x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£19.7bUK£10.4bUK£2.9b11.2x6.8x1.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£20.1bUK£10.3bUK£2.8b15.7x7.1x2x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£21.0bUK£10.6bUK£3.1b12.8x6.9x2x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.6bUK£3.0b12.4x6.4x1.8x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£18.9bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b18.3x6.5x1.8x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£19.0bUK£9.9bUK£2.4b10.5x7.8x1.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£31.2bUK£12.6bUK£3.7b10.2x8.4x2.5x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.1bUK£253.9m6.8x16.2x3.8x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.0bUK£263.0m6.9x16.3x4.1x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£4.2bUK£1.1bUK£268.4m7.7x15.5x3.9x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£4.4bUK£1.1bUK£270.4m8.8x16.2x4.1x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£46.5bUK£37.3bUK£2.1b8.4x22x1.2x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£4.0bUK£1.1bUK£275.6m9.3x14.5x3.7x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£9.8bUK£17.5bUK£283.4m10.2x34.6x0.6x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£8.8bUK£17.5bUK£286.8m10.2x30.8x0.5x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£9.2bUK£17.5bUK£277.2m11.1x33.4x0.5x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£9.2bUK£17.5bUK£276.6m12.8x33.2x0.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£9.5bUK£18.6bUK£274.9m13.6x34.7x0.5x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£8.7bUK£24.7bUK£259.9m13.4x33.3x0.4x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£9.2bUK£24.7bUK£271.7m14.1x33.7x0.4x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£8.2bUK£24.6bUK£263.6m16.4x31.1x0.3x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£8.7bUK£24.6bUK£259.5m17.2x33.7x0.4x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£8.8bUK£24.6bUK£254.7m16.2x34.7x0.4x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£8.9bUK£24.6bUK£238.2m19.6x37.4x0.4x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£9.7bUK£24.6bUK£237.6m21.5x40.7x0.4x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£10.2bUK£20.9bUK£911.2m12.8x11.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£9.7bTotal Earnings: UK£911.2mTotal Revenue: UK£20.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.2x202220232024
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 7.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 56% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.8% 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 Market2.84%
Financials2.23%
Diversified Financial0.24%
Specialized Finance2.14%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
Other Diversified Financial Services-0.25%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services-1.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Finance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 14.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Specialized Finance industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.0% 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
OSB OSB GroupUK£4.046.5%
+UK£96.7m		-18.7%PE5.8x
BUR Burford CapitalUK£12.262.3%
+UK£59.2m		17.2%PE5.5x
PAG Paragon Banking GroupUK£6.984.3%
+UK£57.4m		38.9%PE9.4x
PLUS Plus500UK£21.563.1%
+UK£46.9m		29.5%PE7.7x
PAY PayPointUK£5.135.6%
+UK£19.4m		16.7%PE12.1x
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