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U.K. (FTSE) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y-1.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Medical Equipment industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with Smith & Nephew up 1.6%. Meanwhile, AOTI actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.1% in the last week. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Medical Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 30 Apr 2025UK£9.3bUK£4.6bUK£233.2m28.4x39.9x2x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025UK£10.0bUK£4.7bUK£252.2m26.9x39.6x2.1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025UK£9.7bUK£4.6bUK£173.3m22.9x55.9x2.1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£9.7bUK£4.8bUK£177.8m25x54.4x2x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£9.2bUK£4.6bUK£171.1m23.8x53.9x2x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£9.1bUK£4.7bUK£172.4m23.8x52.8x2x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£10.3bUK£4.5bUK£164.8m29x62.2x2.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£11.3bUK£4.5bUK£163.3m45.2x69.4x2.5x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£11.1bUK£4.6bUK£166.2m42.9x66.5x2.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£10.1bUK£4.5bUK£131.9m44.9x76.2x2.2x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£9.3bUK£4.5bUK£137.6m41.8x67.6x2.1x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£8.9bUK£4.6bUK£129.2m49.8x68.8x1.9x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£9.0bUK£4.5bUK£127.7m47.4x70.7x2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£10.3bUK£4.4bUK£76.6m57.4x134.2x2.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£10.2bUK£4.4bUK£30.8m56.2x331.6x2.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£9.8bUK£4.4bUK£30.7m54.2x320.8x2.2x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£9.4bUK£4.5bUK£33.2m51.1x284.1x2.1x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£8.8bUK£4.6bUK£36.2m46.3x242.2x1.9x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£9.9bUK£4.5bUK£35.7m53.4x276.1x2.2x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£10.3bUK£4.4bUK£36.3m60.1x284.5x2.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£10.7bUK£4.3bUK£38.5m67.1x278.3x2.5x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£11.2bUK£4.4bUK£44.1m77.7x254x2.5x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£11.7bUK£4.3bUK£20.8m68.9x563.2x2.7x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£10.3bUK£4.4bUK£28.9m54.2x358.1x2.3x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£11.1bUK£4.5bUK£49.9m17.8x221.9x2.4x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£10.6bUK£4.4bUK£266.6m24.6x39.7x2.4x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£10.4bUK£4.5bUK£275.8m23.4x37.8x2.3x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£10.2bUK£4.6bUK£285.9m22.3x35.6x2.2x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£9.8bUK£4.8bUK£307.2m20.4x32x2x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£10.3bUK£4.8bUK£319.1m15.1x32.3x2.2x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£10.3bUK£4.5bUK£300.3m18.7x34.2x2.3x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£11.0bUK£4.6bUK£324.8m12.4x33.8x2.4x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£12.2bUK£4.3bUK£306.1m14.7x39.8x2.8x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£12.6bUK£4.4bUK£354.1m14.5x35.5x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£12.6bTotal Earnings: UK£354.1mTotal Revenue: UK£4.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 134x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Healthcare Equipment 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 39.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 134x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare Equipment industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Medical Equipment compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.70%
Healthcare3.61%
Medical Equipment1.45%
Medical Equipment1.56%
Medical Supplies1.27%
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
SN. Smith & NephewUK£10.545.1%
+UK£446.3m		7.9%PE29.9x
CREO Creo Medical GroupUK£0.1111.3%
+UK£4.3m		-70.3%PS1.4x
EKF EKF Diagnostics HoldingsUK£0.210.5%
+UK£451.5k		-30.0%PE15.6x
IHC Inspiration Healthcare GroupUK£0.173.0%
+UK£448.3k		1.5%PS0.5x
POLX Polarean ImagingUK£0.0112.3%
+UK£301.8k		-69.9%PS9.5x
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SN.

UK£10.54

Smith & Nephew

7D

5.1%

1Y

7.9%

POLX

UK£0.011

Polarean Imaging

7D

2.3%

1Y

-69.9%

IHC

UK£0.17

Inspiration Healthcare Group

7D

3.0%

1Y

1.5%

OBI

UK£0.09

Ondine Biomedical

7D

-2.7%

1Y

75.6%

SUN

UK£0.0055

Surgical Innovations Group

7D

4.8%

1Y

10.0%

EMVC

UK£0.41

EMV Capital

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-34.9%

EKF

UK£0.21

EKF Diagnostics Holdings

7D

0.5%

1Y

-30.0%

CREO

UK£0.11

Creo Medical Group

7D

11.3%

1Y

-70.3%

TSP

UK£0.0055

TruSpine Technologies

7D

-12.0%

1Y

-67.6%

AOTI

UK£0.80

AOTI

7D

-3.0%

1Y

n/a

AGL

UK£0.087

ANGLE

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-37.5%

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