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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M3.6%
  • 1Y1.2%
  • YTDn/a

The Pharma industry has stayed flat over the last week. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£236.0bUK£70.4bUK£9.7b32.3x24.3x3.4x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£220.4bUK£69.7bUK£9.6b34.4x22.9x3.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£244.6bUK£68.8bUK£10.7b36.5x22.9x3.6x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£226.9bUK£69.4bUK£10.7b33.4x21.1x3.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£229.8bUK£70.3bUK£11.0b53x20.9x3.3x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£244.4bUK£70.9bUK£10.5b76.3x23.4x3.4x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£236.3bUK£69.1bUK£10.2b53.5x23.2x3.4x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£241.7bUK£68.1bUK£9.9b52.3x24.5x3.5x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£245.7bUK£67.8bUK£7.9b55.5x31.2x3.6x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£252.4bUK£68.8bUK£8.0b55.7x31.6x3.7x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£262.0bUK£69.3bUK£6.9b63.2x38.2x3.8x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£235.7bUK£70.1bUK£6.9b44.3x34x3.4x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£251.2bUK£70.1bUK£7.4b40.9x34.2x3.6x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£248.7bUK£79.8bUK£6.3b38.4x39.3x3.1x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£247.0bUK£79.4bUK£6.3b36.1x39.2x3.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£231.4bUK£81.3bUK£3.6b20.8x64.8x2.8x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£218.2bUK£80.9bUK£3.7b19.6x59.7x2.7x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£231.4bUK£79.6bUK£3.7b15x62.3x2.9x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£251.5bUK£77.6bUK£3.9b16.6x64.9x3.2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£269.7bUK£74.6bUK£4.6b16.8x59.1x3.6x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£266.7bUK£73.6bUK£4.6b17x58.2x3.6x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£262.3bUK£67.2bUK£4.8b20.1x54.5x3.9x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£246.9bUK£66.5bUK£4.7b26.1x52.1x3.7x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£234.1bUK£65.4bUK£4.7b31.7x49.8x3.6x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£232.2bUK£61.0bUK£5.6b30.7x41.3x3.8x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£226.5bUK£61.9bUK£5.7b31x40x3.7x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£243.4bUK£59.0bUK£7.5b26.1x32.7x4.1x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£227.6bUK£58.4bUK£7.5b27.6x30.3x3.9x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£227.7bUK£58.1bUK£7.5b30.3x30.3x3.9x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£221.9bUK£58.1bUK£7.5b26.5x29.6x3.8x
Fri, 07 May 2021UK£185.5bUK£56.2bUK£8.5b25.4x21.8x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£175.1bTotal Earnings: UK£8.5bTotal Revenue: UK£56.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Pharmaceuticals 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 24.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have grown 4.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% 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. Pharma compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.70%
Healthcare0.11%
Pharma0.37%
Pharma0.37%
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
AZN AstraZenecaUK£102.941.0%
+UK£1.5b
-4.8%PE34.1x
HCM HUTCHMED (China)UK£2.8320.4%
+UK£409.6m
16.9%PE30.5x
AGY Allergy TherapeuticsUK£0.0277.2%
+UK£8.6m
n/aPS2.1x
DPH Dechra PharmaceuticalsUK£38.660.2%
+UK£6.8m
32.4%PS5.8x
REDX Redx PharmaUK£0.207.9%
+UK£5.8m
-44.6%PS19x
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Latest News

AGY

UK£0.027

Allergy Therapeutics

7D

7.2%

1Y

n/a

HIK

UK£18.47

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

7D

-0.5%

1Y

11.1%

INDV

UK£16.20

Indivior

7D

-3.1%

1Y

17.4%

GSK

UK£16.50

GSK

7D

-1.4%

1Y

17.8%

APH

UK£0.37

Alliance Pharma

7D

-7.4%

1Y

-40.7%

REDX

UK£0.20

Redx Pharma

7D

7.9%

1Y

-44.6%

SAR

UK£0.21

Sareum Holdings

7D

-38.6%

1Y

-78.5%

STX

UK£0.022

Shield Therapeutics

7D

-10.9%

1Y

-64.6%

POLB

UK£0.098

Poolbeg Pharma

7D

4.3%

1Y

20.2%

EAH

UK£0.86

ECO Animal Health Group

7D

-6.5%

1Y

-16.8%

FUM

UK£0.40

Futura Medical

7D

1.1%

1Y

-11.4%

DPH

UK£38.66

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

7D

0.2%

1Y

32.4%

IMM

UK£0.019

ImmuPharma

7D

34.7%

1Y

-1.6%