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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by Distribution Finance Capital Holdings declining 7.6%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 39% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 01 Apr 2026UK£412.8mUK£179.6mUK£39.3m6.3x10.5x2.3x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026UK£447.6mUK£176.3mUK£33.8m7.7x13.2x2.5x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026UK£453.0mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m8x13.5x2.6x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025UK£440.1mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m8.1x13.1x2.5x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025UK£421.2mUK£174.1mUK£30.8m7.5x13.7x2.4x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025UK£432.5mUK£172.6mUK£30.1m7.9x14.4x2.5x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025UK£501.9mUK£197.2mUK£26.5m8.1x19x2.5x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£426.2mUK£195.0mUK£28.0m8.1x15.2x2.2x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£409.2mUK£195.1mUK£28.0m8.9x14.6x2.1x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£421.4mUK£205.9mUK£36.2m8.8x11.6x2x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£2.7bUK£629.3mUK£146.5m10.7x18.1x4.2x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£650.1mUK£316.4mUK£44.3m13.6x14.7x2.1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£3.4bUK£1.3bUK£247.7m12.5x13.7x2.6x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£3.2bUK£1.3bUK£248.8m14x12.8x2.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£247.9m13.8x12.1x2.3x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£248.5m12x12.2x2.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.2bUK£346.3m12x8.6x2.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£345.0m9.6x8.1x2.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£353.7m12x8.1x2.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.2bUK£292.8m10.4x10.2x2.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£3.2bUK£1.2bUK£298.8m9.7x10.6x2.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£5.2bUK£1.8bUK£751.8m9.2x7x3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£4.8bUK£1.7bUK£741.4m6.4x6.5x2.8x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£4.5bUK£908.4mUK£717.4m7.3x6.3x5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£4.6bUK£878.5mUK£701.1m7x6.6x5.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£4.6bUK£874.6mUK£696.4m7.2x6.7x5.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£4.3bUK£881.6mUK£706.7m7.3x6x4.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£466.1m7.7x8.2x3.7x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£4.3bUK£951.4mUK£458.9m8.9x9.5x4.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£4.1bUK£899.7mUK£402.9m6.8x10.2x4.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£3.8bUK£987.3mUK£467.0m7.1x8.1x3.8x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.1bUK£331.5m7.3x12.2x3.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£4.2bUK£964.1mUK£252.6m6.4x16.8x4.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£4.3bUK£995.2mUK£247.2m6.3x17.3x4.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.3bTotal Earnings: UK£247.2mTotal Revenue: UK£995.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Specialized Finance industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have declined 46% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 43% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Specialized Finance compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.99%
Financials1.03%
Diversified Financial0.55%
Specialized Finance-3.36%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services2.78%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%0
Other Diversified Financial Services-0.51%
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
TRU TruFinUK£1.272.8%
+UK£3.2m		62.2%PE10.2x
LEND Sancus Lending GroupUK£0.0114.5%
+UK£537.0k		130.0%PE13x

Latest News

LEND
UK£0.011
Sancus Lending Group
7D
4.5%
1Y
130.0%
BANK
UK£0.061
Fiinu
7D
-15.9%
1Y
-15.9%
LIT
UK£0.047
Litigation Capital Management
7D
-28.1%
1Y
-91.1%
DFCH
UK£0.56
Distribution Finance Capital Holdings
7D
-5.9%
1Y
63.2%
TRU
UK£1.27
TruFin
7D
2.8%
1Y
62.2%
TIME
UK£0.43
Time Finance
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-12.1%
ORCH
UK£0.56
Orchard Funding Group
7D
-1.8%
1Y
44.2%