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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-13.9%
  • 1Y-7.4%
  • YTD-3.6%

Last week, the Commercial Services industry hasn't moved much but Mitie Group is up 4.5% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 7.4% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£15.6bUK£18.5bUK£754.6m19.5x20.7x0.8x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£14.8bUK£18.5bUK£768.0m19.5x19.2x0.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£15.4bUK£18.5bUK£754.0m17.8x20.5x0.8x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£17.6bUK£18.5bUK£750.7m18x23.4x0.9x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£17.9bUK£18.6bUK£768.0m15.7x23.3x1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£16.8bUK£18.3bUK£740.9m15.2x22.7x0.9x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£16.1bUK£18.5bUK£741.5m14.6x21.7x0.9x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£19.4bUK£18.6bUK£772.0m15.7x25.1x1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£18.3bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.2x25.7x1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£22.9bUK£21.8bUK£903.3m17.8x25.4x1.1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£23.9bUK£21.8bUK£903.8m20.1x26.5x1.1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£24.3bUK£21.9bUK£834.2m21.6x29.1x1.1x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.9bUK£849.8m20.8x32.6x1.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.9bUK£850.1m23.4x32.6x1.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£27.9bUK£21.8bUK£884.8m21.4x31.6x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£27.6bUK£20.4bUK£743.5m23x37.1x1.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£29.3bUK£20.4bUK£736.6m27.2x39.8x1.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£28.8bUK£20.4bUK£759.5m27.6x37.9x1.4x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£27.6bUK£20.3bUK£757.4m30x36.5x1.4x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£26.0bUK£19.5bUK£785.4m30x33.1x1.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£25.8bUK£19.4bUK£790.8m32.1x32.6x1.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£26.2bUK£19.8bUK£790.7m32x33.2x1.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£27.5bUK£19.5bUK£766.6m31.7x35.8x1.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£26.1bUK£19.4bUK£753.9m30x34.6x1.3x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£23.5bUK£19.5bUK£763.5m30.1x30.8x1.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£24.5bUK£19.4bUK£739.5m31.5x33.1x1.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£22.9bUK£18.9bUK£849.7m31x26.9x1.2x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£24.3bUK£19.2bUK£891.8m30.5x27.2x1.3x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.1bUK£759.5m37x30.3x1.2x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.1bUK£763.3m36.7x30.1x1.2x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£22.1bUK£19.2bUK£707.5m37.5x31.2x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£22.3bUK£19.0bUK£713.6m36.8x31.3x1.2x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£24.5bUK£19.0bUK£711.0m34.1x34.4x1.3x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£25.7bUK£18.8bUK£692.9m44.4x37.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£25.7bTotal Earnings: UK£692.9mTotal Revenue: UK£18.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.2x202220232024
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 20.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 32.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 2.9% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.14%
Industrials-2.48%
Commercial Services-0.31%
Commercial Printing0%
Security and Alarm Services0%
Environmental and Facilities Services-0.28%
Diversified Support Services-0.53%
Office Services and Supplies-4.08%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.1% 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 9.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.124.5%
+UK£59.4m		5.3%PE11.1x
RST RestoreUK£2.724.4%
+UK£15.7m		31.2%PE97.8x
DLAR De La RueUK£1.033.0%
+UK£5.9m		77.0%PS0.7x
RWI RenewiUK£6.151.0%
+UK£4.8m		0.2%PE19.5x
WATR Water IntelligenceUK£4.282.4%
+UK£1.7m		14.0%PE19.3x
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