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U.K. (FTSE) Pharma Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-11.2%
  • 1Y-2.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Pharma industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from AstraZeneca of 2.0%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Dec 2024UK£224.3bUK£75.3bUK£7.8b31.4x28.9x3x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024UK£225.8bUK£75.0bUK£7.7b31.9x29.2x3x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024UK£247.0bUK£72.5bUK£9.1b29.9x27.2x3.4x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024UK£252.7bUK£71.5bUK£8.9b37.8x28.3x3.5x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024UK£275.9bUK£72.3bUK£9.0b41.1x30.6x3.8x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024UK£258.0bUK£70.8bUK£9.5b35.5x27.3x3.6x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£267.2bUK£71.6bUK£9.6b31.5x27.9x3.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£273.1bUK£72.0bUK£9.6b37.2x28.4x3.8x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£242.0bUK£71.1bUK£9.7b32.5x24.8x3.4x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£235.2bUK£70.1bUK£9.7b31x24.3x3.4x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£237.0bUK£69.8bUK£9.5b35.2x24.8x3.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£239.1bUK£69.1bUK£10.7b35.8x22.3x3.5x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£226.1bUK£69.1bUK£10.7b33.6x21.1x3.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£229.1bUK£70.8bUK£10.4b54x22.1x3.2x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£250.4bUK£70.6bUK£10.4b55.8x24.2x3.5x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£236.5bUK£69.0bUK£10.2b53.5x23.3x3.4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£237.3bUK£67.4bUK£7.8b52x30.3x3.5x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£251.8bUK£67.4bUK£7.9b55.5x32x3.7x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£259.8bUK£68.4bUK£8.0b57.3x32.6x3.8x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£258.3bUK£68.9bUK£6.8b58.1x37.7x3.7x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£234.3bUK£70.5bUK£7.0b45x33.7x3.3x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£236.7bUK£71.2bUK£6.4b38.5x37.3x3.3x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£251.3bUK£80.2bUK£6.3b38x39.6x3.1x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£242.5bUK£79.5bUK£6.3b37.6x38.4x3x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£224.6bUK£79.6bUK£3.7b21.6x60.8x2.8x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£217.3bUK£82.8bUK£3.6b19.2x59.8x2.6x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£245.6bUK£78.8bUK£3.7b14.5x65.7x3.1x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£250.7bUK£75.2bUK£4.6b15.5x54.8x3.3x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£253.7bUK£74.5bUK£4.6b15.7x55.6x3.4x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£260.8bUK£74.0bUK£4.6b16.7x57x3.5x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£268.3bUK£66.7bUK£4.8b20.5x55.8x4x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022UK£237.1bUK£66.8bUK£4.7b24.1x50x3.5x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022UK£226.8bUK£61.3bUK£5.6b32.2x40.3x3.7x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022UK£227.6bUK£61.3bUK£5.6b31.8x40.4x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£227.6bTotal Earnings: UK£5.6bTotal Revenue: UK£61.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Pharma Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.8x20232024
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 28.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.0x.
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 7.1% 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 Market0.56%
Healthcare0.43%
Pharma0.43%
Pharma0.43%
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
INDV IndiviorUK£9.692.3%
+UK£27.1m		-18.3%PS1.3x
HCM HUTCHMED (China)UK£2.321.3%
+UK£25.6m		-18.0%PS4.1x
AGY Allergy TherapeuticsUK£0.0687.9%
+UK£23.9m		172.0%PS5.9x
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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AZN

UK£104.08

AstraZeneca

7D

-0.1%

1Y

-1.8%

INDV

UK£9.69

Indivior

7D

2.3%

1Y

-18.3%

HIK

UK£19.84

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

7D

-0.2%

1Y

10.9%

HCM

UK£2.32

HUTCHMED (China)

7D

1.3%

1Y

-18.0%

ANA

UK£0.0053

Ananda Pharma

7D

23.5%

1Y

52.2%

ANCR

UK£2.44

Animalcare Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

43.5%

STX

UK£0.026

Shield Therapeutics

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-60.4%

IMM

UK£0.012

ImmuPharma

7D

3.2%

1Y

-27.6%

AGY

UK£0.068

Allergy Therapeutics

7D

7.9%

1Y

172.0%

NFX

UK£0.00047

Nuformix

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-85.4%

KNB

UK£0.0085

Kanabo Group

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-69.6%

CEL

UK£0.15

Celadon Pharmaceuticals

7D

-14.3%

1Y

-87.0%

APH

UK£0.45

Alliance Pharma

7D

-1.6%

1Y

11.0%

FUM

UK£0.32

Futura Medical

7D

-1.2%

1Y

24.0%

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DPH

UK£38.66

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

7D

0.2%

1Y

32.4%

REDX

UK£0.15

Redx Pharma

7D

62.2%

1Y

-53.8%