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U.K. (FTSE) Life Sciences Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D6.5%
  • 3M17.8%
  • 1Y-43.1%
  • YTD-31.0%

In the last week, the Life Sciences industry is up 6.5%, with Oxford Nanopore Technologies up 5.3%. Meanwhile, Proteome Sciences actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.6% in the last week. However, the industry is down 43% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Life Sciences Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£1.7bUK£295.2m-UK£189,645,167.4912.8x-9.1x5.9x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£1.6bUK£295.8m-UK£189,931,418.6711.6x-8.2x5.3x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£1.6bUK£294.9m-UK£187,719,596.757219.4x-8.8x5.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£1.6bUK£317.5m-UK£178,304,928.8312.5x-9.1x5.1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£1.9bUK£292.8m-UK£212,325,303.087210.6x-9x6.5x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£2.1bUK£286.1m-UK£189,521,420.516862.3x-11.2x7.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£3.1bUK£450.1m-UK£174,171,467.0062x-17.8x6.9x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£3.1bUK£455.2m-UK£168,866,409.0050.7x-18.2x6.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£3.0bUK£458.8m-UK£165,732,145.0046.7x-18x6.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£3.0bUK£448.1m-UK£167,589,158.0067.5x-17.9x6.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£3.1bUK£476.4m-UK£126,694,329.0070.6x-24.5x6.5x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£3.5bUK£476.2m-UK£124,493,188.0069.6x-27.8x7.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£3.0bUK£476.4m-UK£124,608,651.0064.4x-23.7x6.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£3.1bUK£477.8m-UK£122,766,226.0036.3x-25.6x6.6x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£3.2bUK£458.8m-UK£118,914,825.0035.5x-27.2x7.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£2.9bUK£443.7m-UK£183,261,487.0042.3x-16x6.6x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£3.5bUK£443.7m-UK£183,126,324.0047.1x-19x7.9x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£3.5bUK£444.1m-UK£183,277,828.0049.6x-19.3x8x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£3.7bUK£446.3m-UK£178,824,932.0051.8x-20.9x8.4x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£3.6bUK£448.3m-UK£176,138,751.0045.9x-20.7x8.1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£3.3bUK£450.7m-UK£177,340,781.0042.3x-18.9x7.4x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£3.7bUK£369.7m-UK£189,865,707.0045.6x-19.3x9.9x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£3.7bUK£366.8m-UK£188,140,292.0039x-19.9x10.2x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£3.8bUK£363.8m-UK£189,467,535.0037.6x-20.2x10.5x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£3.7bUK£361.3m-UK£191,569,540.0041.4x-19.3x10.2x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022UK£6.2bUK£929.9m-UK£312,315,184.0048.5x-19.9x6.7x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022UK£6.6bUK£892.0m-UK£203,309,156.0043.6x-32.4x7.4x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022UK£8.0bUK£848.8m-UK£185,919,961.0030.8x-42.9x9.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022UK£8.9bUK£849.0m-UK£184,395,837.0031.1x-48x10.4x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021UK£9.2bUK£844.3m-UK£192,212,129.0026.3x-47.9x10.9x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021UK£8.3bUK£841.0m-UK£202,675,668.0026.1x-41.1x9.9x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021UK£3.0bUK£706.2m-UK£129,725,693.0029.2x-23.2x4.3x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021UK£3.1bUK£670.4m-UK£160,499,800.3569.6x-19.4x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-18.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.9bTotal Earnings: -UK£160,499,800.35Total Revenue: UK£670.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Life Sciences Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -25.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Life Sciences industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 8.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life Sciences industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Revenues have also declined 24% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and losses are subsequently expanding as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.11%
Healthcare0.69%
Life Sciences6.46%
Clinical Research and Equipment6.46%
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
ONT Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesUK£1.115.3%
+UK£48.9m
-59.4%PS5.7x
MXCT MaxCyteUK£3.809.2%
+UK£33.5m
0%PS11.7x
HVO hVIVOUK£0.3012.6%
+UK£23.1m
94.9%PE12.8x
ERGO ErgomedUK£13.460.1%
+UK£14.7m
3.5%PE46.7x
C4XD C4X Discovery HoldingsUK£0.1245.9%
+UK£9.5m
-16.4%PE2.9x
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HVO

UK£0.30

hVIVO

7D

12.6%

1Y

94.9%

GDR

UK£0.04

genedrive

7D

42.0%

1Y

-71.3%

MXCT

UK£3.80

MaxCyte

7D

9.2%

1Y

0%

DXRX

UK£1.34

Diaceutics

7D

2.3%

1Y

54.0%

ONT

UK£1.11

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

7D

5.3%

1Y

-59.4%

OBD

UK£0.079

Oxford BioDynamics

7D

4.1%

1Y

-33.7%

C4XD

UK£0.12

C4X Discovery Holdings

7D

45.9%

1Y

-16.4%

ERGO

UK£13.46

Ergomed

7D

0.1%

1Y

3.5%