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U.K. (FTSE) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y-3.6%
  • YTD1.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has remained flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 3.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 21 Jul 2024UK£16.3bUK£6.5bUK£245.3m41.1x66.4x2.5x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024UK£15.1bUK£6.6bUK£260.2m37.7x57.9x2.3x
Thu, 16 May 2024UK£15.9bUK£6.6bUK£252.6m34.6x62.8x2.4x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024UK£15.3bUK£6.7bUK£248.8m38.7x61.3x2.3x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024UK£16.4bUK£6.5bUK£227.4m36.2x72.2x2.5x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024UK£15.8bUK£6.4bUK£147.9m49.4x106.8x2.5x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024UK£15.5bUK£6.4bUK£100.8m47.8x153.6x2.4x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023UK£14.9bUK£6.4bUK£100.3m48.9x148.5x2.3x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£13.3bUK£6.7bUK£108.9m42.5x121.8x2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£14.5bUK£6.7bUK£94.4m54.1x153.6x2.2x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£15.3bUK£6.5bUK£87.3m53.3x175.5x2.4x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£16.3bUK£6.3bUK£83.8m60.1x194.1x2.6x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£16.5bUK£6.3bUK£85.8m62.1x192.7x2.6x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£17.3bUK£6.5bUK£89.9m63x192.9x2.7x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£16.5bUK£6.5bUK£77.6m46.4x212.4x2.5x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£16.2bUK£6.6bUK£96.5m30.7x168x2.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£16.6bUK£6.6bUK£334.7m25x49.7x2.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£16.6bUK£6.7bUK£334.9m24.6x49.6x2.5x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022UK£15.9bUK£6.6bUK£334.7m23.4x47.6x2.4x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022UK£15.1bUK£7.0bUK£386.4m27.4x39.2x2.2x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022UK£14.8bUK£7.2bUK£415.2m20.2x35.6x2x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022UK£15.4bUK£6.8bUK£390.5m20.8x39.3x2.3x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022UK£16.9bUK£6.6bUK£427.9m19.4x39.5x2.6x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022UK£16.7bUK£6.4bUK£422.0m20.8x39.6x2.6x
Sat, 21 May 2022UK£17.8bUK£6.3bUK£446.6m26.4x39.9x2.8x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022UK£17.3bUK£6.0bUK£428.8m25.9x40.4x2.9x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022UK£16.6bUK£6.0bUK£430.0m26.2x38.7x2.8x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022UK£17.3bUK£5.7bUK£447.8m26.8x38.6x3.1x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022UK£18.2bUK£5.7bUK£450.1m28x40.5x3.2x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021UK£18.0bUK£5.8bUK£460.5m26.6x39.1x3.1x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021UK£18.9bUK£5.6bUK£447.6m28x42.3x3.4x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021UK£18.8bUK£5.7bUK£452.4m34.9x41.5x3.3x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021UK£19.8bUK£5.5bUK£459.9m38.9x43x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£19.7bTotal Earnings: UK£459.9mTotal Revenue: UK£5.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 90.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Medical 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 67.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 90.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Medical Equipment industry have declined 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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 Trends

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

GB Market-1.18%
Healthcare-0.77%
Medical Equipment0.13%
Medical Supplies1.72%
Medical Equipment-0.75%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 130x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Medical Supplies industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 76.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Supplies industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 21% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CTEC ConvaTec GroupUK£2.491.5%
+UK£77.8m
16.4%PE50.5x
AMS Advanced Medical Solutions GroupUK£2.374.2%
+UK£20.7m
-1.0%PE32.4x
POLX Polarean ImagingUK£0.0177.9%
+UK£1.5m
-92.0%PS29.7x
CNSL Cambridge Nutritional SciencesUK£0.04215.1%
+UK£1.3m
47.4%PS1.1x
SPEC INSPECS GroupUK£0.561.8%
+UK£1.0m
-51.3%PS0.3x
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SN.

UK£10.92

Smith & Nephew

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-9.3%

RUA

UK£0.11

RUA Life Sciences

7D

1.1%

1Y

-63.9%

AMS

UK£2.37

Advanced Medical Solutions Group

7D

4.2%

1Y

-1.0%

TSP

UK£0.015

TruSpine Technologies

7D

-11.4%

1Y

72.2%

CNSL

UK£0.042

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences

7D

15.1%

1Y

47.4%

ABDX

UK£0.11

Abingdon Health

7D

-2.2%

1Y

2.3%

NIOX

UK£0.67

NIOX Group

7D

-0.3%

1Y

-4.9%

POLX

UK£0.017

Polarean Imaging

7D

7.9%

1Y

-92.0%

AOTI

UK£1.34

AOTI

7D

-0.7%

1Y

n/a

AGL

UK£0.15

ANGLE

7D

-1.6%

1Y

0%

CREO

UK£0.32

Creo Medical Group

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-7.2%

CTEC

UK£2.49

ConvaTec Group

7D

1.5%

1Y

16.4%