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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M6.2%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialized Finance is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Time Finance has stood out, gaining 6.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.9% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 06 Jul 2026UK£442.8mUK£189.1mUK£37.2m7.6x11.9x2.3x
Wed, 03 Jun 2026UK£441.9mUK£179.6mUK£39.1m6.7x11.3x2.5x
Fri, 01 May 2026UK£434.8mUK£179.6mUK£39.3m6.4x11.1x2.4x
Sun, 29 Mar 2026UK£417.4mUK£179.6mUK£39.3m6.6x10.6x2.3x
Tue, 24 Feb 2026UK£458.5mUK£176.3mUK£33.8m7.9x13.6x2.6x
Thu, 22 Jan 2026UK£435.4mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m7.8x13x2.5x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025UK£440.7mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m7.9x13.1x2.5x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025UK£429.7mUK£174.1mUK£30.8m7.7x13.9x2.5x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025UK£445.1mUK£172.6mUK£30.1m8x14.8x2.6x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025UK£503.7mUK£195.5mUK£26.6m8.1x18.9x2.6x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025UK£421.2mUK£195.0mUK£28.0m8.1x15x2.2x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025UK£407.3mUK£194.5mUK£28.0m9.4x14.5x2.1x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025UK£412.8mUK£205.8mUK£36.2m8.3x11.4x2x
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£2.7bUK£629.3mUK£146.5m10.7x18.1x4.2x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£668.7mUK£303.2mUK£36.2m13.8x18.5x2.2x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£3.4bUK£1.3bUK£246.8m12.6x13.6x2.6x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£3.2bUK£1.3bUK£251.2m14.1x12.8x2.4x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£247.2m13.5x12.1x2.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£248.2m11.4x12.1x2.3x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.2bUK£347.7m12.2x8.6x2.5x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£347.0m9.5x8.2x2.3x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£355.4m11.5x7.8x2.2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£296.8m10.2x9.8x2.3x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£3.1bUK£1.2bUK£297.6m9.8x10.4x2.5x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£5.2bUK£1.8bUK£749.5m9.3x6.9x2.9x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£4.7bUK£1.7bUK£742.6m6.6x6.4x2.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£4.6bUK£907.7mUK£717.1m7.2x6.4x5x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£4.7bUK£878.6mUK£701.5m7x6.7x5.3x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£4.1bUK£879.2mUK£701.4m7.3x5.9x4.7x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£4.2bUK£890.3mUK£717.0m7.1x5.8x4.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£466.9m7.8x8.4x3.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£4.4bUK£930.9mUK£440.9m8.9x9.9x4.7x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.0bUK£481.7m6.8x8.6x4.1x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£3.8bUK£993.7mUK£470.5m7x8x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£3.8bTotal Earnings: UK£470.5mTotal Revenue: UK£993.7mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11x202420252026
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 11.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x 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 57% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 42% 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 Market1.90%
Financials3.60%
Diversified Financial3.55%
Specialized Finance-0.31%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services5.15%
Other Diversified Financial Services2.12%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%0
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
DFCH Distribution Finance Capital HoldingsUK£0.696.2%
+UK£6.6m		76.9%PE7.5x
TIME Time FinanceUK£0.505.3%
+UK£2.3m		-21.9%PE7.5x

Latest News

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UK£0.05
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7D
-2.4%
1Y
-39.4%
ORCH
UK£0.63
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7D
-0.8%
1Y
6.8%
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DFCH
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Distribution Finance Capital Holdings
7D
6.2%
1Y
76.9%
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TIME
UK£0.50
Time Finance
7D
5.3%
1Y
-21.9%
TRU
UK£1.34
TruFin
7D
-0.7%
1Y
50.0%
LIT
UK£0.017
Litigation Capital Management
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-93.6%