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U.K. (FTSE) Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 24, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTD10.6%

The Construction and Engineering industry is up 2.3% in the last week, with Kier Group up 10%. Meanwhile, Costain Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.7% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£5.3bUK£23.3bUK£595.6m9.5x8.9x0.2x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£5.0bUK£23.0bUK£583.6m9.8x8.5x0.2x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£5.2bUK£22.4bUK£604.7m12.3x8.7x0.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£5.1bUK£22.4bUK£605.4m12.2x8.4x0.2x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.3bUK£501.5m13.7x10.5x0.2x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£5.0bUK£22.3bUK£502.0m13.1x10x0.2x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£5.1bUK£21.6bUK£355.8m13.5x14.3x0.2x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£5.3bUK£20.9bUK£412.2m14.8x12.9x0.3x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£4.9bUK£20.9bUK£414.0m14.5x11.9x0.2x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.9bUK£413.9m13.5x11.6x0.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£413.2m14x10.8x0.2x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.9bUK£414.9m15x11.5x0.2x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.7bUK£430.1m12.3x11.5x0.2x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.2bUK£376.5m13.1x12.8x0.2x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022UK£4.6bUK£20.1bUK£374.2m12.5x12.2x0.2x
Tue, 17 May 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.0bUK£402.9m12.5x11.9x0.2x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£399.9m13.5x12.8x0.3x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.0bUK£401.2m16.2x12.3x0.2x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022UK£5.2bUK£20.0bUK£305.3m18.2x16.9x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022UK£5.7bUK£19.9bUK£301.8m19.6x18.9x0.3x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021UK£5.4bUK£19.8bUK£292.1m19.1x18.5x0.3x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021UK£7.4bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m20.4x33.2x0.4x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021UK£7.8bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m20.8x35.1x0.4x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021UK£7.9bUK£20.1bUK£19.0m20.3x416.7x0.4x
Fri, 02 Jul 2021UK£7.7bUK£20.0bUK£2.5m18x3014.3x0.4x
Mon, 05 Apr 2021UK£6.5bUK£19.8b-UK£77,275,293.4216.6x-83.5x0.3x
Thu, 07 Jan 2021UK£6.2bUK£19.7b-UK£140,246,426.9615.8x-44x0.3x
Wed, 30 Sep 2020UK£5.2bUK£20.1b-UK£103,396,145.4012.5x-50.3x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-50.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.2bTotal Earnings: -UK£103,396,145.40Total Revenue: UK£20.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 93.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Construction and Engineering 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 8.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 93.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Construction and Engineering industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Construction and Engineering compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.35%
Industrials-1.50%
Construction2.34%
Construction and Engineering2.34%
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£1.1110.4%
+UK£46.4m		61.0%PE12x
GFRD Galliford Try HoldingsUK£2.3617.1%
+UK£34.3m		46.6%PE25.8x
BBY Balfour BeattyUK£3.361.0%
+UK£14.8m		2.8%PE7.4x
KLR Keller GroupUK£7.832.4%
+UK£13.1m		19.9%PE9.4x
MGNS Morgan Sindall GroupUK£20.951.2%
+UK£11.6m		34.1%PE15.1x
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10.4%

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17.1%

1Y

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13.2%

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105.3%

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1Y

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COST

UK£0.55

Costain Group

7D

-7.7%

1Y

31.0%

CTO

UK£1.40

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7D

4.1%

1Y

16.5%

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BBY

UK£3.36

Balfour Beatty

7D

1.0%

1Y

2.8%

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UK£7.83

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7D

2.4%

1Y

19.9%

RNWH

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7D

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1Y

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