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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y-2.6%
  • YTD-3.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from Rentokil Initial of 1.6%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. 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
Tue, 17 Dec 2024UK£15.6bUK£18.9bUK£756.8m25.6x20.7x0.8x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024UK£15.5bUK£18.5bUK£758.2m19x20.4x0.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024UK£14.8bUK£18.5bUK£768.0m19.5x19.2x0.8x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024UK£17.6bUK£18.5bUK£754.0m18.1x23.4x1x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£17.2bUK£18.5bUK£746.6m17.3x23.1x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£17.8bUK£18.6bUK£768.1m15.7x23.1x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£16.7bUK£18.5bUK£740.6m15.7x22.6x0.9x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£16.8bUK£18.5bUK£761.8m15.3x22.1x0.9x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£19.3bUK£18.6bUK£772.1m15.4x25.1x1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£18.2bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.5x25.5x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£23.0bUK£21.8bUK£903.4m17.3x25.4x1.1x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£24.1bUK£22.2bUK£847.6m20.4x28.4x1.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£24.4bUK£21.9bUK£834.1m21.4x29.3x1.1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£27.8bUK£21.9bUK£849.9m20.8x32.7x1.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£27.3bUK£21.8bUK£851.4m24.3x32.1x1.2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£28.1bUK£21.8bUK£883.2m21.6x31.9x1.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£27.5bUK£20.4bUK£743.4m23x37x1.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£29.1bUK£20.4bUK£736.6m27.3x39.6x1.4x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£29.0bUK£20.4bUK£757.5m27.5x38.3x1.4x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£27.4bUK£20.3bUK£757.6m30x36.2x1.3x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£25.9bUK£19.5bUK£786.0m30x33x1.3x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£25.8bUK£19.4bUK£789.9m31.1x32.7x1.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£26.2bUK£19.8bUK£790.4m32x33.1x1.3x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£27.1bUK£19.5bUK£766.7m31.4x35.3x1.4x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£25.6bUK£19.4bUK£753.8m30x34x1.3x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£24.4bUK£19.4bUK£756.8m30.2x32.3x1.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£24.4bUK£19.4bUK£739.5m31x32.9x1.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£22.7bUK£18.9bUK£849.7m31x26.7x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£24.0bUK£19.2bUK£891.9m30.4x26.9x1.2x
Thu, 05 May 2022UK£23.5bUK£19.1bUK£759.0m38x31x1.2x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022UK£22.9bUK£19.1bUK£763.4m36.7x30x1.2x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022UK£21.4bUK£19.2bUK£707.9m35.5x30.2x1.1x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022UK£22.1bUK£19.0bUK£710.2m36.8x31.2x1.2x
Fri, 24 Dec 2021UK£24.5bUK£19.0bUK£711.0m33.5x34.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.5bTotal Earnings: UK£711.0mTotal Revenue: UK£19.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.8x202220232024
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 31.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 2.1% 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-1.18%
Industrials-1.94%
Commercial Services-1.57%
Commercial Printing0%
Office Services and Supplies0%
Security and Alarm Services0%
Diversified Support Services-0.68%
Environmental and Facilities Services-1.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Printing industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
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£1.100.6%
+UK£7.5m		9.6%PE11.3x
WATR Water IntelligenceUK£4.082.5%
+UK£1.7m		-1.2%PE18.6x
INSE InspiredUK£0.423.7%
+UK£1.6m		-32.8%PE39.9x
FRAN Franchise BrandsUK£1.550.3%
+UK£964.0k		-4.6%PE41.5x
EAAS eEnergy GroupUK£0.0453.4%
+UK£580.8k		-30.8%PS1.4x
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INSE

UK£0.42

Inspired

7D

3.7%

1Y

-32.8%

DLAR

UK£1.03

De La Rue

7D

-8.4%

1Y

33.6%

MTO

UK£1.10

Mitie Group

7D

0.6%

1Y

9.6%

RTO

UK£4.05

Rentokil Initial

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-7.1%

CPP

UK£1.14

CPPGroup

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-25.5%

RST

UK£2.48

Restore

7D

-4.1%

1Y

17.9%

FRAN

UK£1.55

Franchise Brands

7D

0.3%

1Y

-4.6%

EAAS

UK£0.045

eEnergy Group

7D

3.4%

1Y

-30.8%

JSG

UK£1.38

Johnson Service Group

7D

-4.4%

1Y

-1.4%

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WATR

UK£4.08

Water Intelligence

7D

2.5%

1Y

-1.2%

SRP

UK£1.37

Serco Group

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-13.6%

HUI

UK£0.026

Hydrogen Utopia International

7D

-8.6%

1Y

-26.9%

SMS

UK£9.52

Smart Metering Systems

7D

-0.3%

1Y

21.4%