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U.K. (FTSE) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-4.3%
  • 3M1.3%
  • 1Y-13.5%
  • YTD5.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has dropped 4.3%, driven by a pullback from Smith & Nephew of 4.4%. On the other hand EKF Diagnostics Holdings is actually up 10%. The industry has fallen 14% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 May 2023UK£11.2bUK£4.4bUK£45.5m79.5x247.1x2.5x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023UK£11.8bUK£4.4bUK£22.6m62.2x520.2x2.7x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023UK£10.8bUK£4.5bUK£49.0m15.7x220.9x2.4x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023UK£10.7bUK£4.6bUK£277.2m16.5x38.6x2.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023UK£10.8bUK£4.5bUK£270.5m24.3x39.9x2.4x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022UK£10.6bUK£4.4bUK£273.2m22.3x39x2.4x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022UK£10.1bUK£4.7bUK£294.0m21.9x34.3x2.1x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022UK£9.8bUK£4.9bUK£316.2m22.6x30.9x2x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022UK£10.5bUK£4.7bUK£318.4m15.2x33.1x2.2x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022UK£10.2bUK£4.5bUK£302.1m13.6x33.9x2.3x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022UK£11.1bUK£4.5bUK£320.1m13.1x34.8x2.5x
Mon, 30 May 2022UK£12.6bUK£4.3bUK£308.9m14.6x40.7x2.9x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022UK£12.2bUK£4.3bUK£345.4m14.1x35.4x2.8x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022UK£12.0bUK£4.1bUK£328.8m16.6x36.6x2.9x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022UK£11.9bUK£3.9bUK£343.1m15.7x34.7x3x
Tue, 18 Jan 2022UK£12.6bUK£3.9bUK£341.1m20.3x37x3.2x
Thu, 16 Dec 2021UK£12.2bUK£4.0bUK£354.2m20.7x34.3x3x
Sat, 13 Nov 2021UK£13.2bUK£4.0bUK£346.0m22.3x38.2x3.3x
Mon, 11 Oct 2021UK£12.6bUK£3.9bUK£339.3m21.1x37.3x3.2x
Wed, 08 Sep 2021UK£13.7bUK£3.9bUK£338.1m30x40.5x3.5x
Fri, 06 Aug 2021UK£13.6bUK£3.9bUK£355.9m30.1x38.2x3.5x
Mon, 10 May 2021UK£15.1bUK£3.6bUK£320.8m30.3x47.1x4.1x
Sun, 31 Jan 2021UK£14.6bUK£3.5bUK£291.8m28x50.1x4.2x
Wed, 04 Nov 2020UK£12.7bUK£3.7bUK£292.1m36x43.4x3.4x
Sat, 08 Aug 2020UK£14.1bUK£3.9bUK£283.0m36.8x49.9x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.1bTotal Earnings: UK£365.3mTotal Revenue: UK£4.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 69.2x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Healthcare Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 247x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 69.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare Equipment industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 Market-1.74%
Healthcare-2.17%
Medical Equipment-5.35%
Medical Equipment-4.25%
Medical Supplies-7.72%
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
EKF EKF Diagnostics HoldingsUK£0.2810.4%
+UK£11.8m
-20.0%PS1.9x
SUN Surgical Innovations GroupUK£0.02215.4%
+UK£2.8m
7.1%PE79.5x
CREO Creo Medical GroupUK£0.251.4%
+UK£1.2m
-74.8%PS3.1x
TSP TruSpine TechnologiesUK£0.01110.5%
+UK£118.3k
-77.9%PB0.4x
NSCI NetScientificUK£0.690.7%
+UK£116.8k
-24.5%PS14.9x
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POLX

UK£0.24

Polarean Imaging

7D

-12.0%

1Y

-54.3%

CREO

UK£0.25

Creo Medical Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

-74.8%

SUN

UK£0.022

Surgical Innovations Group

7D

15.4%

1Y

7.1%

AGL

UK£0.18

ANGLE

7D

-9.9%

1Y

-87.4%

IHC

UK£0.43

Inspiration Healthcare Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-57.1%

DEMG

UK£0.013

Deltex Medical Group

7D

-10.3%

1Y

6.1%

NSCI

UK£0.69

NetScientific

7D

0.7%

1Y

-24.5%

BELL

UK£0.28

Belluscura

7D

-21.4%

1Y

-68.9%