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U.K. (FTSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y6.6%
  • YTD-3.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Diversified Financial industry has remained flat, although notably Wise gained 3.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£25.4bUK£17.6bUK£2.8b12.3x9x1.4x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£24.0bUK£17.6bUK£2.8b12.4x8.5x1.4x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£27.0bUK£17.8bUK£3.2b11.8x8.4x1.5x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£28.5bUK£18.0bUK£3.4b11.6x8.3x1.6x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£22.5bUK£10.9bUK£3.1b10x7.2x2.1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£21.8bUK£10.9bUK£3.2b9.8x6.9x2x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£22.1bUK£11.0bUK£3.1b10.2x7x2x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£20.4bUK£11.0bUK£3.2b10.1x6.3x1.9x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£18.2bUK£10.5bUK£2.9b9.5x6.3x1.7x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£19.7bUK£10.4bUK£2.9b12.7x6.8x1.9x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£19.5bUK£10.4bUK£2.8b13.2x6.8x1.9x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£20.7bUK£10.6bUK£3.1b12.2x6.8x2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£19.2bUK£10.3bUK£3.0b12.6x6.4x1.9x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£19.3bUK£10.0bUK£2.5b14x7.6x1.9x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£18.7bUK£9.9bUK£2.4b10.1x7.7x1.9x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£4.1bUK£1.1bUK£254.6m6.9x16x3.8x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.1bUK£270.4m6.7x15.9x3.8x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£4.3bUK£1.1bUK£273.4m7.1x15.6x4x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£4.5bUK£1.1bUK£266.5m7.7x16.9x4.3x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£20.0bUK£37.3bUK£2.1b8.6x9.5x0.5x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£3.8bUK£1.2bUK£299.3m8.8x12.8x3.3x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£4.2bUK£1.1bUK£279.2m9.9x15.2x4x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£9.8bUK£17.5bUK£284.9m10.2x34.2x0.6x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£8.9bUK£17.5bUK£280.6m10.5x31.6x0.5x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£8.7bUK£17.5bUK£277.4m9.6x31.5x0.5x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022UK£9.2bUK£17.5bUK£265.2m12.2x34.5x0.5x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022UK£9.4bUK£18.6bUK£273.8m13.7x34.3x0.5x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022UK£9.3bUK£24.7bUK£271.8m15.4x34.2x0.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022UK£9.1bUK£24.6bUK£271.6m13x33.5x0.4x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021UK£8.4bUK£24.6bUK£263.5m16.2x31.8x0.3x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021UK£8.9bUK£24.6bUK£257.2m17x34.5x0.4x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021UK£8.9bUK£24.6bUK£257.2m12.7x34.8x0.4x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021UK£9.3bUK£24.6bUK£237.6m21.7x39.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£9.9bTotal Earnings: UK£237.6mTotal Revenue: UK£24.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Diversified Financial industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 128% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 11% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Financials industry?

GB Market-1.19%
Financials-0.52%
Diversified Financial0.72%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services1.79%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
Specialized Finance-0.41%
Other Diversified Financial Services-2.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.1x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (7.3%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Finance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 13.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WISE WiseUK£7.873.3%
+UK£256.2m
3.7%PE22.7x
PAG Paragon Banking GroupUK£7.724.3%
+UK£64.9m
44.2%PE8.1x
OSB OSB GroupUK£4.841.2%
+UK£22.8m
37.1%PE7x
BUR Burford CapitalUK£10.540.8%
+UK£17.6m
7.7%PE9.3x
PAY PayPointUK£6.622.2%
+UK£10.1m
47.9%PE13.4x
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1Y

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LIT

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-3.3%

1Y

18.3%

DUKE

UK£0.34

Duke Capital

7D

4.7%

1Y

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PAG

UK£7.72

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7D

4.3%

1Y

44.2%

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UK£9.32

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)

7D

-1.5%

1Y

58.5%

CABP

UK£1.10

CAB Payments Holdings

7D

-10.7%

1Y

-60.9%

EQLS

UK£1.10

Equals Group

7D

-3.1%

1Y

6.8%

PAY

UK£6.62

PayPoint

7D

2.2%

1Y

47.9%

WISE

UK£7.87

Wise

7D

3.3%

1Y

3.7%

MNG

UK£2.04

M&G

7D

-2.1%

1Y

1.2%

BUR

UK£10.54

Burford Capital

7D

0.8%

1Y

7.7%

NETW

UK£3.90

Network International Holdings

7D

-0.6%

1Y

0.7%

WPS

UK£0.66

W.A.G payment solutions

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-31.8%

TRU

UK£0.50

TruFin

7D

-34.2%

1Y

-24.2%

FNX

UK£2.44

Fonix Mobile

7D

1.0%

1Y

20.2%

OSB

UK£4.84

OSB Group

7D

1.2%

1Y

37.1%