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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y51.9%
  • YTD46.6%

Last week, the Construction industry hasn't moved much but Kier Group is up 8.7% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 52% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m12.1x11.7x0.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£7.4bUK£24.4bUK£666.6m10.8x11.1x0.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£7.2bUK£24.0bUK£635.7m15.5x11.3x0.3x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£7.1bUK£24.0bUK£594.3m15.7x12x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£6.7bUK£23.7bUK£551.0m14.8x12.2x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£6.5bUK£24.2bUK£562.9m12.4x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£6.2bUK£24.1bUK£562.8m12x11.1x0.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£6.1bUK£24.1bUK£549.9m10.2x11x0.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£5.6bUK£23.6bUK£653.8m9.5x8.5x0.2x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£5.6bUK£23.3bUK£600.3m11x9.4x0.2x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£601.5m9.7x9.2x0.2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£5.3bUK£23.3bUK£594.2m9.7x8.9x0.2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£4.9bUK£23.3bUK£595.5m8.9x8.3x0.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£5.2bUK£23.0bUK£580.2m9.6x8.9x0.2x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.8bUK£619.6m9.9x8.4x0.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£5.0bUK£22.4bUK£605.4m12.2x8.2x0.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.4bUK£596.9m12x8.7x0.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.3bUK£501.9m13.6x10.5x0.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£5.1bUK£22.3bUK£501.8m12.8x10.1x0.2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£5.3bUK£21.1bUK£370.8m13.9x14.3x0.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£5.2bUK£20.9bUK£416.7m15.7x12.6x0.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.9bUK£413.9m14.4x11.8x0.2x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.9bUK£405.0m14.4x11.6x0.2x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£412.2m13.4x10.7x0.2x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.8bUK£415.2m14.7x11.8x0.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.7bUK£384.7m12.9x12.7x0.2x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.1bUK£373.5m12.3x12.6x0.2x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.1bUK£377.5m12.9x13.1x0.2x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.0bUK£402.9m12.7x11.9x0.2x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£399.9m13.7x12.7x0.3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.0bUK£328.2m18.5x15.2x0.3x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£5.1bUK£19.9bUK£302.0m18.1x17x0.3x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£5.6bUK£19.9bUK£301.9m19.6x18.7x0.3x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£5.5bUK£19.8bUK£292.7m20.1x18.7x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.5bTotal Earnings: UK£292.7mTotal Revenue: UK£19.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Construction industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.26x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.3% 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 Market-0.14%
Industrials-2.48%
Construction0.33%
Construction and Engineering0.33%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
KIE Kier GroupUK£1.528.7%
+UK£55.3m		41.2%PE13.5x
MGNS Morgan Sindall GroupUK£38.653.1%
+UK£54.0m		86.7%PE14.6x
BBY Balfour BeattyUK£4.391.6%
+UK£34.6m		33.6%PE9.7x
GFRD Galliford Try HoldingsUK£3.841.3%
+UK£5.0m		68.1%PE10.6x
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KIE

UK£1.52

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7D

8.7%

1Y

41.2%

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KLR

UK£14.68

Keller Group

7D

-8.5%

1Y

74.8%

SFR

UK£0.87

Severfield

7D

-0.5%

1Y

34.0%

COST

UK£1.06

Costain Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

99.1%

BBY

UK£4.39

Balfour Beatty

7D

1.6%

1Y

33.6%

RNWH

UK£10.60

Renew Holdings

7D

-1.1%

1Y

34.5%

GFRD

UK£3.84

Galliford Try Holdings

7D

1.3%

1Y

68.1%

MGNS

UK£38.65

Morgan Sindall Group

7D

3.1%

1Y

86.7%

VANL

UK£0.40

Van Elle Holdings

7D

-2.5%

1Y

2.6%

HERC

UK£0.43

Hercules Site Services

7D

-5.9%

1Y

70.6%

BILN

UK£4.40

Billington Holdings

7D

-4.3%

1Y

12.8%

RAI

UK£0.071

RA International Group

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-26.9%