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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-21.7%
  • 1Y-2.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Pharma industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by a pullback from AstraZeneca of 2.2%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£215.0bUK£75.1bUK£7.7b30.1x27.8x2.9x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£252.7bUK£72.3bUK£9.0b30.9x27.9x3.5x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£259.0bUK£72.1bUK£9.0b37.7x28.7x3.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£273.3bUK£72.9bUK£9.1b40x30.1x3.8x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£256.4bUK£70.9bUK£9.5b30.3x27.1x3.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£268.8bUK£71.5bUK£9.6b30.5x28.1x3.8x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£265.3bUK£71.9bUK£9.6b33x27.6x3.7x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£240.9bUK£70.7bUK£9.7b31.9x24.8x3.4x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£233.2bUK£70.7bUK£9.7b30.8x23.9x3.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£237.3bUK£68.9bUK£10.7b35.9x22.2x3.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£232.3bUK£68.9bUK£10.7b34.8x21.8x3.4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£226.9bUK£69.4bUK£10.7b52.9x21.1x3.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£234.8bUK£70.7bUK£10.4b53.5x22.7x3.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£241.9bUK£70.0bUK£10.3b53.5x23.5x3.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£238.5bUK£68.9bUK£10.1b53.5x23.5x3.5x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£226.8bUK£66.6bUK£7.8b54.3x29.2x3.4x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£250.7bUK£68.2bUK£7.9b55.1x31.6x3.7x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£256.8bUK£68.1bUK£7.9b57.3x32.4x3.8x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£254.7bUK£69.2bUK£6.9b50.5x37.1x3.7x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£238.0bUK£70.5bUK£7.0b50.3x34.2x3.4x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£236.7bUK£79.1bUK£6.3b38.5x37.6x3x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£245.0bUK£80.3bUK£6.3b38x38.6x3.1x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£237.5bUK£80.1bUK£6.3b33.2x37.5x3x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£217.0bUK£81.0bUK£3.7b20.9x59.4x2.7x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£220.2bUK£80.3bUK£3.7b14.8x59.8x2.7x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£240.1bUK£78.2bUK£3.8b14.8x64x3.1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£272.4bUK£75.6bUK£4.6b16.1x59.6x3.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£251.3bUK£74.7bUK£4.6b15.9x55.1x3.4x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£255.9bUK£74.2bUK£4.6b16.2x56x3.4x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022UK£275.1bUK£66.8bUK£4.8b20.5x57.2x4.1x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022UK£225.2bUK£66.4bUK£4.7b25x47.5x3.4x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022UK£231.4bUK£61.4bUK£5.6b34.1x41.1x3.8x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021UK£235.1bUK£61.4bUK£5.6b32.5x41.7x3.8x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021UK£225.3bUK£61.7bUK£5.7b30.3x39.8x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£225.3bTotal Earnings: UK£5.7bTotal Revenue: UK£61.7bTotal 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 27.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 38.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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. Pharma compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.73%
Healthcare-2.38%
Pharma-2.29%
Pharma-2.29%
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
HIK Hikma PharmaceuticalsUK£18.724.3%
+UK£173.0m
6.8%PE18.4x
HCM HUTCHMED (China)UK£2.816.0%
+UK£136.7m
-6.3%PS5x
INDV IndiviorUK£8.375.9%
+UK£59.8m
-38.0%PS1.1x
REDX Redx PharmaUK£0.1562.2%
+UK£22.4m
-53.8%PS13.9x
DPH Dechra PharmaceuticalsUK£38.660.2%
+UK£6.8m
32.4%PS5.8x
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Latest News

STX

UK£0.029

Shield Therapeutics

7D

9.3%

1Y

-50.8%

INDV

UK£8.37

Indivior

7D

5.9%

1Y

-38.0%

POLB

UK£0.076

Poolbeg Pharma

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-21.6%

HCM

UK£2.81

HUTCHMED (China)

7D

6.0%

1Y

-6.3%

AZN

UK£100.62

AstraZeneca

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-1.1%

GSK

UK£13.10

GSK

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-7.8%

ANA

UK£0.0037

Ananda Developments

7D

17.2%

1Y

36.4%

ANCR

UK£2.46

Animalcare Group

7D

3.8%

1Y

39.8%

INC

UK£0.14

Incanthera

7D

-12.5%

1Y

122.2%

CEL

UK£0.14

Celadon Pharmaceuticals

7D

-50.0%

1Y

-87.6%

APH

UK£0.45

Alliance Pharma

7D

-4.7%

1Y

17.1%

DPH

UK£38.66

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

7D

0.2%

1Y

32.4%

REDX

UK£0.15

Redx Pharma

7D

62.2%

1Y

-53.8%