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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D3.8%
  • 3M11.0%
  • 1Y-13.1%
  • YTD13.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Commercial Services industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Rentokil Initial declining 1.9%. However, the industry is down 17% over the past 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
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£18.3bUK£18.5bUK£763.5m15.5x24x1x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£17.3bUK£18.6bUK£768.2m15.3x22.5x0.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£16.9bUK£18.5bUK£740.6m15.4x22.8x0.9x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£19.0bUK£18.7bUK£777.8m16.1x24.4x1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£19.9bUK£18.6bUK£784.3m16.5x25.3x1.1x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£17.4bUK£17.9bUK£712.9m16.1x24.4x1x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£23.3bUK£21.8bUK£903.5m19.9x25.8x1.1x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£23.4bUK£22.2bUK£847.4m20.3x27.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£22.8bUK£21.9bUK£850.1m19.6x26.8x1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£28.0bUK£21.9bUK£850.0m18x33x1.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£27.2bUK£21.8bUK£846.1m25.7x32.1x1.2x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£28.9bUK£20.4bUK£743.7m23.8x38.9x1.4x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£28.2bUK£20.4bUK£786.4m23.4x35.9x1.4x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£29.0bUK£20.4bUK£761.4m27.9x38.1x1.4x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£27.8bUK£20.3bUK£757.8m27.2x36.7x1.4x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£25.4bUK£19.6bUK£796.4m30x31.9x1.3x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£25.6bUK£19.5bUK£786.1m30x32.5x1.3x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£25.6bUK£19.4bUK£790.1m31.1x32.4x1.3x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£26.8bUK£19.6bUK£732.7m31.6x36.5x1.4x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£26.8bUK£19.4bUK£753.3m31.4x35.6x1.4x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£22.3bUK£19.5bUK£754.9m30x29.6x1.1x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£24.1bUK£19.3bUK£738.8m30.1x32.6x1.2x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£23.4bUK£18.9bUK£849.4m32.6x27.5x1.2x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£23.5bUK£19.7bUK£870.5m29.4x26.9x1.2x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£23.1bUK£19.1bUK£761.2m34.6x30.3x1.2x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£22.9bUK£19.1bUK£762.9m36.2x30x1.2x
Fri, 18 Mar 2022UK£21.7bUK£19.2bUK£748.4m35.7x29x1.1x
Sun, 13 Feb 2022UK£22.4bUK£19.0bUK£714.0m35.8x31.4x1.2x
Tue, 11 Jan 2022UK£23.6bUK£19.0bUK£710.1m38.1x33.2x1.2x
Thu, 09 Dec 2021UK£25.5bUK£18.9bUK£711.3m37.2x35.9x1.4x
Sat, 06 Nov 2021UK£25.4bUK£17.6bUK£616.7m50.2x41.2x1.4x
Mon, 04 Oct 2021UK£25.0bUK£17.6bUK£614.8m53x40.6x1.4x
Wed, 01 Sep 2021UK£25.8bUK£17.7bUK£796.9m52.6x32.3x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.8bTotal Earnings: UK£796.9mTotal Revenue: UK£17.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.9x202220232024
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 22.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 33.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.94x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.12%
Industrials-0.85%
Commercial Services3.81%
Environmental and Facilities Services4.53%
Office Services and Supplies0%
Security and Alarm Services0%
Diversified Support Services-1.46%
Commercial Printing-8.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 62.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 23.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Support Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
RTO Rentokil InitialUK£4.835.8%
+UK£660.5m
-24.6%PE31.8x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.231.8%
+UK£24.2m
20.2%PE12x
SRP Serco GroupUK£1.881.1%
+UK£19.0m
18.8%PE9.8x
DLAR De La RueUK£0.992.1%
+UK£3.9m
109.8%PS0.6x
KINO KinovoUK£0.692.2%
+UK£986.4k
53.9%PE8.2x
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RTO

UK£4.83

Rentokil Initial

7D

5.8%

1Y

-24.6%

MTO

UK£1.23

Mitie Group

7D

1.8%

1Y

20.2%

JSG

UK£1.60

Johnson Service Group

7D

-1.0%

1Y

40.4%

KINO

UK£0.69

Kinovo

7D

2.2%

1Y

53.9%

DLAR

UK£0.99

De La Rue

7D

2.1%

1Y

109.8%

EARN

UK£0.077

EARNZ

7D

5.4%

1Y

-93.8%

INSE

UK£0.74

Inspired

7D

0.7%

1Y

-17.3%

MER

UK£3.71

Mears Group

7D

-0.4%

1Y

35.0%

SRP

UK£1.88

Serco Group

7D

1.1%

1Y

18.8%

RWI

UK£6.80

Renewi

7D

-0.3%

1Y

33.9%

SFT

UK£0.17

Software Circle

7D

-8.1%

1Y

81.3%

FIH

UK£2.42

FIH group

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-5.1%

MYX

UK£0.58

MYCELX Technologies

7D

5.5%

1Y

48.7%

RST

UK£2.64

Restore

7D

-4.0%

1Y

60.0%

SMS

UK£9.52

Smart Metering Systems

7D

-0.3%

1Y

21.4%