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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y1.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has dropped 3.5%, driven by a pullback from Burford Capital of 4.7%. Meanwhile, TruFin actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 12% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£248.2m11.6x12x2.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£345.8m11.9x8.4x2.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£2.7bUK£1.2bUK£348.9m9.2x7.8x2.2x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£2.8bUK£992.2mUK£355.4m11.5x7.8x2.8x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£296.2m10x9.8x2.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£3.2bUK£1.2bUK£297.9m9.9x10.6x2.5x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£5.1bUK£1.8bUK£750.1m9.2x6.9x2.9x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£4.7bUK£1.7bUK£742.3m6.6x6.4x2.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£4.7bUK£906.9mUK£715.9m7.2x6.5x5.2x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£4.6bUK£875.2mUK£700.1m7x6.6x5.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£4.1bUK£877.6mUK£699.8m7.3x5.9x4.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£4.1bUK£893.9mUK£721.2m7.1x5.7x4.6x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£464.9m7.8x8.4x3.8x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£4.5bUK£1.2bUK£440.1m8.9x10.2x3.7x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.0bUK£481.3m7.1x8.6x4.1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£476.2m7.1x8x3.8x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£4.2bUK£1.1bUK£332.5m7.3x12.5x3.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£4.2bUK£961.8mUK£252.0m6.4x16.7x4.4x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£248.6m6.5x15.2x3.8x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£3.7bUK£1.0bUK£257.0m7.5x14.5x3.7x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£4.1bUK£985.6mUK£267.5m7.4x15.4x4.2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£273.8m7.8x13.8x3.8x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.0bUK£276.2m8.8x14.8x4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£3.8bUK£1.1bUK£289.6m8.8x13.2x3.6x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£3.6bUK£1.0bUK£283.3m9.4x12.8x3.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£4.0bUK£848.9mUK£198.5m10.2x20.4x4.8x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£3.9bUK£846.3mUK£196.0m9.9x19.9x4.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£3.7bUK£810.5mUK£186.2m10.4x19.9x4.6x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£3.4bUK£817.5mUK£188.9m9.2x17.9x4.1x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£3.5bUK£774.0mUK£168.8m11.8x20.9x4.6x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£3.4bUK£765.9mUK£179.9m12.9x19.1x4.5x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£3.5bUK£716.1mUK£204.3m13.2x16.9x4.8x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£3.4bUK£693.5mUK£188.9m12.6x18.1x4.9x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£3.4bUK£695.1mUK£191.5m12.5x17.9x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.4bTotal Earnings: UK£191.5mTotal Revenue: UK£695.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.7x202220232024
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 12.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x 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 grown 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 24% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market-0.14%
Financials2.03%
Diversified Financial0.83%
Specialized Finance-3.47%
Other Diversified Financial Services2.34%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services1.64%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
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£0.6412.3%
+UK£7.4m		13.3%PE27.2x
EQLS Equals GroupUK£1.252.5%
+UK£5.7m		6.8%PE29x
DFCH Distribution Finance Capital HoldingsUK£0.315.1%
+UK£2.7m		19.2%PE7.2x
TIME Time FinanceUK£0.580.9%
+UK£461.3k		78.5%PE12x
LIT Litigation Capital ManagementUK£1.160.2%
+UK£289.9k		13.2%PE20.6x
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DUKE

UK£0.28

Duke Capital

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-11.5%

TIME

UK£0.58

Time Finance

7D

0.9%

1Y

78.5%

BUR

UK£10.55

Burford Capital

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-0.9%

ORCH

UK£0.26

Orchard Funding Group

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-32.9%

EQLS

UK£1.25

Equals Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

6.8%

DFCH

UK£0.31

Distribution Finance Capital Holdings

7D

5.1%

1Y

19.2%

TRU

UK£0.64

TruFin

7D

12.3%

1Y

13.3%

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LIT

UK£1.16

Litigation Capital Management

7D

0.2%

1Y

13.2%

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