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U.K. (FTSE) Medical Supplies Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-8.7%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y1.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Supplies industry has dropped 8.0%, driven by ConvaTec Group declining 8.4%. Meanwhile, Cambridge Nutritional Sciences actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 12% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 5.9%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£5.5bUK£2.1bUK£130.6m38.9x42.2x2.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£5.5bUK£2.1bUK£126.4m40.5x43.6x2.7x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.1bUK£130.4m33.9x43.2x2.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.1bUK£135.8m37.9x41.5x2.7x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£5.9bUK£2.1bUK£114.6m35.8x51.1x2.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£5.9bUK£2.1bUK£116.1m33.9x51.2x2.9x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£6.1bUK£2.1bUK£117.6m32x51.5x2.9x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£6.7bUK£2.1bUK£116.8m32.8x57.5x3.2x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£5.9bUK£2.0bUK£71.9m37.1x81.9x2.9x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£5.7bUK£2.0bUK£70.1m40.8x81.6x2.8x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£5.8bUK£2.0bUK£70.2m37.9x82.8x2.8x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.1bUK£70.6m36.7x77x2.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£4.8bUK£2.1bUK£72.3m40.1x67.1x2.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£5.2bUK£2.1bUK£57.8m37.8x90.3x2.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.0bUK£51.2m37.8x104.6x2.7x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.0bUK£44.7m36.8x113.1x2.6x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£5.0bUK£2.0bUK£46.5m42.4x107.7x2.5x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£5.2bUK£2.0bUK£46.4m35.7x111.5x2.5x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.1bUK£51.5m35.4x103.2x2.6x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£5.5bUK£2.1bUK£61.9m39.9x88.2x2.6x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£5.6bUK£2.1bUK£57.7m52x97.9x2.7x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£5.6bUK£2.1bUK£59.5m51.4x94.1x2.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£5.6bUK£2.1bUK£59.0m52.7x94.8x2.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£5.2bUK£2.3bUK£87.9m45.9x59.7x2.3x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£5.4bUK£2.2bUK£85.4m47.6x63.1x2.4x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£5.9bUK£2.1bUK£77.2m53.5x76.6x2.8x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£5.5bUK£2.1bUK£109.5m40.1x50.4x2.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£5.4bUK£2.0bUK£107.9m40x50x2.7x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£5.3bUK£1.9bUK£101.9m43.7x52.2x2.7x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022UK£5.6bUK£1.8bUK£97.1m48.8x58.1x3.1x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022UK£4.8bUK£1.8bUK£108.5m43.7x43.8x2.7x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022UK£4.9bUK£1.7bUK£107.0m46.7x45.5x2.8x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021UK£5.3bUK£1.7bUK£107.0m51.7x49.1x3x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021UK£5.3bUK£1.8bUK£109.1m48.6x48.7x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

48.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.3bTotal Earnings: UK£109.1mTotal Revenue: UK£1.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Medical Supplies Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 75.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Health Care Supplies 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 44.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 75.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Health Care Supplies industry have grown 6.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.73%
Healthcare-2.38%
Medical Equipment-2.12%
Medical Supplies-8.72%
Medical Equipment2.31%
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
CNSL Cambridge Nutritional SciencesUK£0.0359.4%
+UK£713.9k		37.3%PS0.9x
RUA RUA Life SciencesUK£0.124.4%
+UK£310.3k		-63.8%PS3.3x
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Latest News

CNSL

UK£0.035

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences

7D

9.4%

1Y

37.3%

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Nov 19
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AMS

UK£1.99

Advanced Medical Solutions Group

7D

-7.7%

1Y

-5.7%

Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc's (LON:AMS) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Nov 18
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CTEC

UK£2.33

ConvaTec Group

7D

-9.1%

1Y

3.0%

TSTL

UK£4.38

Tristel

7D

-3.3%

1Y

1.7%

Investors Appear Satisfied With Tristel plc's (LON:TSTL) Prospects As Shares Rocket 26%

Nov 15
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ABDX

UK£0.072

Abingdon Health

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-28.6%

SPEC

UK£0.54

INSPECS Group

7D

-7.7%

1Y

-36.5%

INSPECS Group plc's (LON:SPEC) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Sep 17
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RUA

UK£0.12

RUA Life Sciences

7D

4.4%

1Y

-63.8%