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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y-6.4%
  • YTD6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by a pullback from Rentokil Initial of 3.8%. However, the industry is down 6.7% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£19.2bUK£18.6bUK£775.2m16.6x24.8x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£17.3bUK£17.9bUK£712.7m16.2x24.2x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£23.5bUK£21.8bUK£903.5m19.1x26.1x1.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£23.6bUK£22.2bUK£847.5m20x27.9x1.1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£23.4bUK£21.9bUK£849.9m20.7x27.5x1.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£27.5bUK£21.9bUK£849.8m19.8x32.3x1.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£27.5bUK£21.8bUK£846.0m25.4x32.5x1.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£28.5bUK£21.5bUK£805.4m24.1x35.4x1.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£28.1bUK£20.4bUK£786.4m23.2x35.8x1.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£28.7bUK£20.4bUK£761.6m27.9x37.7x1.4x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£28.4bUK£20.3bUK£757.8m25.1x37.4x1.4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£26.3bUK£20.3bUK£756.8m30x34.8x1.3x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£25.6bUK£19.5bUK£786.4m30x32.5x1.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£26.2bUK£19.4bUK£790.7m31.1x33.1x1.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£26.5bUK£19.6bUK£732.4m30.7x36.2x1.4x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£26.9bUK£19.5bUK£754.1m31.6x35.6x1.4x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£22.7bUK£19.5bUK£754.5m30.1x30x1.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£23.6bUK£19.4bUK£755.3m30x31.3x1.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£24.3bUK£19.0bUK£864.2m31.2x28.1x1.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£23.3bUK£19.7bUK£872.5m29.7x26.7x1.2x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£23.9bUK£19.2bUK£889.0m30.4x26.9x1.2x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£23.6bUK£19.1bUK£763.3m37.7x31x1.2x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£22.0bUK£19.2bUK£747.8m35.9x29.4x1.1x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£22.0bUK£19.0bUK£713.8m34.7x30.8x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£23.1bUK£19.0bUK£710.1m37.2x32.6x1.2x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£25.0bUK£19.0bUK£711.4m34.8x35.1x1.3x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£25.5bUK£17.6bUK£616.7m49.1x41.3x1.4x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£24.4bUK£17.6bUK£616.6m54.9x39.6x1.4x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£26.1bUK£17.6bUK£608.2m55.5x43x1.5x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£25.0bUK£17.7bUK£796.9m46.6x31.4x1.4x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£22.0bUK£17.4bUK£631.1m49.1x34.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£22.0bTotal Earnings: UK£630.0mTotal Revenue: UK£17.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Commercial Services 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 24.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 7.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.65%
Industrials0.57%
Commercial Services-2.87%
Commercial Printing3.39%
Office Services and Supplies0%
Security and Alarm Services0%
Diversified Support Services-1.54%
Environmental and Facilities Services-3.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 57.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Support Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Security and Alarm Services industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SRP Serco GroupUK£1.851.1%
+UK£14.8m
23.1%PE10x
FRAN Franchise BrandsUK£1.801.4%
+UK£4.8m
-24.1%PE186.3x
SMS Smart Metering SystemsUK£9.510.2%
+UK£2.7m
23.0%PE78.7x
MER Mears GroupUK£3.591.1%
+UK£2.4m
84.1%PE11.7x
SFT Software CircleUK£0.153.4%
+UK£2.0m
79.4%PS4x
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RST

UK£2.18

Restore

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-29.8%

RTO

UK£4.73

Rentokil Initial

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-13.1%

JSG

UK£1.29

Johnson Service Group

7D

-7.7%

1Y

8.4%

SFT

UK£0.15

Software Circle

7D

3.4%

1Y

79.4%

MER

UK£3.59

Mears Group

7D

1.1%

1Y

84.1%

SRP

UK£1.85

Serco Group

7D

1.1%

1Y

23.1%

MAI

UK£2.30

Maintel Holdings

7D

-2.1%

1Y

87.8%

TENG

UK£0.80

Ten Lifestyle Group

7D

2.9%

1Y

-14.9%

FRAN

UK£1.80

Franchise Brands

7D

1.4%

1Y

-24.1%

CPP

UK£1.52

CPPGroup

7D

3.4%

1Y

-34.2%

RWI

UK£5.48

Renewi

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-9.9%

SMS

UK£9.51

Smart Metering Systems

7D

0.2%

1Y

23.0%

HUI

UK£0.087

Hydrogen Utopia International

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-30.7%

FIH

UK£2.40

FIH group

7D

4.3%

1Y

-9.1%