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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y-20.6%
  • YTD-0.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has remained flat, although notably Franchise Brands gained 8.8%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 21% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£18.0bUK£18.7bUK£778.1m16.2x23.1x1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£19.2bUK£18.6bUK£775.4m15.6x24.8x1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£18.0bUK£17.9bUK£713.0m16.4x25.3x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£22.9bUK£21.8bUK£903.3m18.1x25.3x1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£23.8bUK£22.2bUK£847.6m20.3x28.1x1.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£24.0bUK£21.9bUK£834.0m20.8x28.8x1.1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.9bUK£849.7m20.6x32.7x1.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£27.4bUK£21.9bUK£851.4m24.3x32.2x1.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£27.9bUK£21.8bUK£881.7m23.7x31.7x1.3x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£28.0bUK£20.4bUK£743.5m23.2x37.6x1.4x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£28.8bUK£20.4bUK£736.5m27.4x39.1x1.4x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£28.9bUK£20.4bUK£757.4m27.7x38.1x1.4x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£27.2bUK£20.3bUK£757.3m30x35.9x1.3x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£26.0bUK£19.5bUK£785.7m30x33.1x1.3x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£25.7bUK£19.4bUK£789.7m31.2x32.6x1.3x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£26.1bUK£19.8bUK£789.8m31.8x33x1.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£27.1bUK£19.5bUK£768.0m32.1x35.2x1.4x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£127.1bUK£19.4bUK£753.4m30x168.7x6.5x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£24.4bUK£19.4bUK£757.0m30.2x32.2x1.3x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£24.3bUK£19.3bUK£736.7m30.2x33x1.3x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£22.6bUK£18.9bUK£850.4m30.6x26.6x1.2x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£23.6bUK£19.2bUK£892.1m30.4x26.5x1.2x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£23.8bUK£19.1bUK£763.5m38.8x31.1x1.2x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£23.1bUK£19.1bUK£751.8m37.1x30.7x1.2x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£21.0bUK£19.0bUK£702.3m34.8x30x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£23.2bUK£19.0bUK£710.2m37.7x32.6x1.2x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£24.0bUK£19.0bUK£711.4m33.3x33.7x1.3x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£26.1bUK£17.7bUK£650.5m44.7x40.1x1.5x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£24.9bUK£17.6bUK£616.5m54.9x40.4x1.4x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£26.0bUK£17.6bUK£608.2m55.4x42.8x1.5x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£24.9bUK£17.7bUK£796.9m45.6x31.3x1.4x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£21.7bUK£17.4bUK£631.1m51.2x34.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£22.0bTotal Earnings: UK£631.1mTotal Revenue: UK£17.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.7x202220232024
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 23.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.96x.
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 Market2.25%
Industrials0.58%
Commercial Services0.20%
Diversified Support Services2.07%
Office Services and Supplies0%
Environmental and Facilities Services-0.06%
Security and Alarm Services-3.21%
Commercial Printing-5.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.1%, 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 22% 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 grow by 11% 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
FRAN Franchise BrandsUK£2.0211.3%
+UK£39.4m
20.2%PE209.1x
SRP Serco GroupUK£1.821.6%
+UK£26.8m
19.6%PE9.7x
DLAR De La RueUK£0.9015.8%
+UK£23.9m
113.3%PS0.5x
INSE InspiredUK£0.8130.6%
+UK£20.0m
-21.0%PS0.9x
RST RestoreUK£2.253.2%
+UK£9.6m
-23.2%PS1.1x
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7D

75.0%

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7D

-5.1%

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