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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y-23.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains from Burford Capital of 3.9%. In the same time, Litigation Capital Management was down 8.3%. In contrast, the industry has lost 23% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£634.5mUK£337.6mUK£43.6m13.1x14.6x1.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£694.5mUK£297.9mUK£41.5m13.6x16.7x2.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£3.2bUK£1.3bUK£249.1m13.3x12.8x2.4x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£3.1bUK£1.3bUK£249.8m13.9x12.3x2.3x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£246.0m11.7x12.2x2.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£347.0m11x8.4x2.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£337.9m11.6x8.4x2.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£344.8m12x8.3x2.4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£293.5m10.7x10x2.4x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.2bUK£299.1m9.1x10x2.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£4.9bUK£1.5bUK£513.1m9.7x9.5x3.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£1.8bUK£755.0m7.2x6.7x2.9x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£4.3bUK£901.5mUK£710.1m7x6.1x4.8x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£4.4bUK£876.3mUK£720.6m7.2x6.1x5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£4.4bUK£877.0mUK£700.3m7.3x6.3x5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£4.1bUK£880.4mUK£705.0m7.1x5.8x4.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£467.7m7.5x8.4x3.8x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£4.2bUK£1.0bUK£466.8m7.6x9x4.1x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£4.0bUK£909.2mUK£408.0m6.6x9.9x4.4x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£4.0bUK£1.0bUK£474.8m7.1x8.5x4x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£484.3m7.3x8.1x3.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.1bUK£332.5m7.5x12.9x3.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£4.4bUK£993.9mUK£256.5m6.2x17x4.4x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£3.5bUK£1.0bUK£252.1m6.9x13.9x3.5x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.1bUK£273.7m7.1x14x3.6x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£272.8m7.5x14x3.8x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£3.9bUK£989.2mUK£270.5m8.8x14.5x4x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£4.0bUK£1.0bUK£284.3m9x14x3.8x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£3.5bUK£1.1bUK£292.4m8.7x11.8x3.2x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£273.3m9.6x14.2x3.8x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£4.0bUK£838.4mUK£193.8m10.2x20.9x4.8x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£3.7bUK£823.5mUK£189.7m10.2x19.5x4.5x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£3.4bUK£811.3mUK£187.3m9.4x18.1x4.2x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£3.6bUK£784.6mUK£175.3m11.8x20.7x4.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.6bTotal Earnings: UK£175.3mTotal Revenue: UK£784.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Specialized Finance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have declined 37% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 25% 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 Market-1.01%
Financials0.75%
Diversified Financial1.81%
Specialized Finance2.81%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services2.65%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%0
Other Diversified Financial Services-1.36%
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
BUR Burford CapitalUK£9.443.9%
+UK£77.9m		-27.6%PE18.5x
TIME Time FinanceUK£0.483.7%
+UK£1.6m		16.2%PE7.2x
DUKE Duke CapitalUK£0.271.1%
+UK£1.5m		-18.5%PE13.1x
EQLS Equals GroupUK£1.400%
UK£25.1k		12.5%PE35.5x
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EQLS

UK£1.40

Equals Group

7D

0%

1Y

12.5%

TRU

UK£0.77

TruFin

7D

-3.2%

1Y

7.7%

BUR

UK£9.44

Burford Capital

7D

3.9%

1Y

-27.6%

DFCH

UK£0.33

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings

7D

0%

1Y

38.3%

DUKE

UK£0.27

Duke Capital

7D

1.1%

1Y

-18.5%

TIME

UK£0.48

Time Finance

7D

3.7%

1Y

16.2%

LIT

UK£0.47

Litigation Capital Management

7D

-8.3%

1Y

-56.4%