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U.K. (FTSE) Medical Supplies Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y-1.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Supplies industry has dropped 4.2%, driven by ConvaTec Group declining 3.9%. Meanwhile, INSPECS Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 18% in the last week. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£5.6bUK£2.2bUK£134.0m40x41.8x2.6x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£5.2bUK£2.2bUK£135.0m36.4x38.5x2.4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.1bUK£130.1m40.9x42.9x2.6x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£5.3bUK£2.1bUK£127.2m38.6x41.5x2.5x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£5.4bUK£2.0bUK£122.2m40.6x44.3x2.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£5.7bUK£2.1bUK£132.7m37.5x43x2.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£6.0bUK£2.1bUK£114.4m38.6x52.2x2.9x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£5.8bUK£2.1bUK£116.1m33.9x49.6x2.8x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£6.0bUK£2.1bUK£116.5m31.7x51.5x2.9x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£6.5bUK£2.1bUK£118.5m32.6x54.9x3.1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£6.5bUK£2.1bUK£118.2m34.6x54.8x3.1x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£5.6bUK£2.0bUK£70.5m41.1x78.9x2.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£5.8bUK£2.0bUK£70.0m42.8x82.5x2.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£5.4bUK£2.0bUK£70.3m38.1x76.2x2.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£4.9bUK£2.1bUK£72.5m37.1x68x2.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£5.2bUK£2.1bUK£56.5m48.1x92.2x2.5x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£5.5bUK£2.0bUK£51.9m36.1x106.6x2.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.0bUK£45.5m38.3x112.4x2.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£5.1bUK£2.0bUK£45.9m38.5x110.1x2.5x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£5.5bUK£2.1bUK£47.0m36.4x116.6x2.7x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.1bUK£50.1m36x106.4x2.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£5.3bUK£2.1bUK£47.5m37.4x111.9x2.5x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£5.7bUK£2.1bUK£59.3m52.1x95.4x2.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£5.7bUK£2.1bUK£59.1m52.7x96.9x2.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£5.5bUK£2.1bUK£58.2m51.2x93.8x2.6x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£5.2bUK£2.2bUK£85.0m47.6x61.4x2.4x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£5.1bUK£2.3bUK£88.3m43.7x57.2x2.2x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£5.5bUK£2.2bUK£79.7m50.8x69.1x2.5x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£5.7bUK£2.1bUK£108.1m41.1x52.8x2.8x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£5.6bUK£2.0bUK£106.9m41.3x52.2x2.9x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£5.6bUK£1.9bUK£100.9m46.8x55.4x2.9x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£5.7bUK£1.8bUK£97.2m49.3x58.5x3.1x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022UK£5.1bUK£1.8bUK£96.1m44.3x53.3x2.8x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022UK£4.9bUK£1.7bUK£106.3m43.3x46x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.9bTotal Earnings: UK£106.3mTotal Revenue: UK£1.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Medical Supplies Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 74.9x202320242025
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 42.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 74.9x.
  • 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 8.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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 Market0.78%
Healthcare0.55%
Medical Equipment-0.21%
Medical Supplies-3.48%
Medical Equipment1.78%
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
SPEC INSPECS GroupUK£0.4717.7%
+UK£7.1m		-20.5%PS0.2x
RUA RUA Life SciencesUK£0.145.9%
+UK£465.5k		20.0%PE40.7x
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SPEC

UK£0.47

INSPECS Group

7D

17.7%

1Y

-20.5%

MHC

UK£0.18

MyHealthChecked

7D

-8.6%

1Y

48.0%

AMS

UK£2.05

Advanced Medical Solutions Group

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-0.2%

ABDX

UK£0.077

Abingdon Health

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-13.9%

CTEC

UK£2.37

ConvaTec Group

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-0.7%

RUA

UK£0.14

RUA Life Sciences

7D

5.9%

1Y

20.0%