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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y-6.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by pullbacks in Duke Capital and Distribution Finance Capital Holdings of 2.0% and 2.9%, respectively. Overall the industry is down 6.2% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 38% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 31 Dec 2025UK£430.1mUK£175.6mUK£33.6m8.1x12.8x2.4x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025UK£423.2mUK£174.1mUK£30.8m7.5x13.7x2.4x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025UK£426.3mUK£172.6mUK£30.1m7.6x14.2x2.5x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025UK£493.0mUK£207.7mUK£29.0m8.6x17x2.4x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025UK£437.2mUK£194.6mUK£28.0m8.3x15.6x2.2x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025UK£413.8mUK£195.1mUK£28.0m8.8x14.8x2.1x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025UK£418.2mUK£205.8mUK£36.2m8.4x11.6x2x
Wed, 14 May 2025UK£2.8bUK£677.4mUK£192.0m11.3x14.4x4.1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025UK£632.2mUK£337.5mUK£43.6m12.8x14.5x1.9x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025UK£694.8mUK£297.9mUK£41.5m13.5x16.7x2.3x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025UK£3.2bUK£1.3bUK£251.2m12.9x12.8x2.4x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£248.0m14x12.1x2.3x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.3bUK£246.8m11.7x12.1x2.3x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024UK£2.9bUK£1.2bUK£348.2m11.6x8.4x2.4x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£337.4m12.7x8.4x2.4x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024UK£2.8bUK£1.2bUK£347.6m12x8.1x2.3x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.2bUK£294.0m10.6x10.1x2.4x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£3.0bUK£1.2bUK£299.3m9.1x10.1x2.4x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£4.9bUK£1.5bUK£514.0m9.9x9.5x3.3x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£5.1bUK£1.8bUK£755.0m7.2x6.7x2.9x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£4.3bUK£898.6mUK£707.1m7x6.1x4.8x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£4.5bUK£877.8mUK£721.7m7.2x6.2x5.1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£4.5bUK£878.6mUK£702.0m7.3x6.4x5.1x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£4.1bUK£876.8mUK£700.8m7.1x5.9x4.7x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£465.8m7.4x8.5x3.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.0bUK£469.7m7.7x9.1x4.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£4.0bUK£910.4mUK£408.6m6.6x9.9x4.4x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£475.5m7.1x8.3x3.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£4.0bUK£1.0bUK£483.7m7.3x8.2x3.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.1bUK£333.2m7.8x12.9x3.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£4.3bUK£990.0mUK£255.3m6.2x16.8x4.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£3.6bUK£1.0bUK£255.0m7.5x13.9x3.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£3.9bUK£1.1bUK£273.6m7.1x14.2x3.7x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£273.5m7.5x14x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£3.8bTotal Earnings: UK£273.5mTotal Revenue: UK£1.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.3x20242025
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 12.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 44% 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 Market0.71%
Financials0.63%
Diversified Financial0.78%
Specialized Finance-1.71%
Other Diversified Financial Services1.05%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services0.78%
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
TIME Time FinanceUK£0.521.0%
+UK£458.4k		-16.1%PE8.1x
LIT Litigation Capital ManagementUK£0.0763.1%
+UK£239.8k		-92.5%PB0.1x

Latest News

LIT
UK£0.076
Litigation Capital Management
7D
3.1%
1Y
-92.5%
DUKE
UK£0.27
Duke Capital
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-11.8%

Duke Capital (LON:DUKE) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.007

Dec 21
Duke Capital (LON:DUKE) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.007
BANK
UK£0.083
Fiinu
7D
-1.5%
1Y
1,550.0%
TIME
UK£0.52
Time Finance
7D
1.0%
1Y
-16.1%

Here's Why Time Finance (LON:TIME) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Nov 13
Here's Why Time Finance (LON:TIME) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
DFCH
UK£0.51
Distribution Finance Capital Holdings
7D
-2.9%
1Y
37.8%

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc's (LON:DFCH) Earnings Yet

Nov 06
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc's (LON:DFCH) Earnings Yet