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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M20.2%
  • 1Y27.4%
  • YTD21.5%

In the last week, the Construction industry is up 2.3%, with Costain Group up 8.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 27%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£6.6bUK£24.2bUK£563.1m12.2x11.7x0.3x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£5.9bUK£24.1bUK£552.8m10.4x10.7x0.2x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£6.1bUK£24.1bUK£550.0m10.4x11x0.3x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£600.2m10.9x9.2x0.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£5.5bUK£23.3bUK£601.5m9.6x9.1x0.2x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£5.3bUK£23.3bUK£598.8m8.8x8.9x0.2x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.3bUK£595.7m9.2x8.6x0.2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.3bUK£595.5m9.4x8.6x0.2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£5.1bUK£23.0bUK£579.6m10x8.8x0.2x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.4bUK£606.2m11.4x8.7x0.2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£4.9bUK£22.4bUK£605.3m12x8.1x0.2x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£5.3bUK£22.4bUK£577.9m12.4x9.1x0.2x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£5.1bUK£22.3bUK£501.4m13.4x10.3x0.2x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£4.9bUK£22.3bUK£501.4m12.5x9.7x0.2x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£5.2bUK£20.9bUK£412.5m13.8x12.6x0.2x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£5.1bUK£20.9bUK£414.2m14.1x12.2x0.2x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£4.9bUK£20.9bUK£413.9m13.7x11.9x0.2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£4.4bUK£20.9bUK£412.9m13.9x10.8x0.2x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£4.6bUK£20.9bUK£412.3m13.5x11.1x0.2x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.8bUK£429.1m12x11.3x0.2x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£5.0bUK£20.2bUK£377.0m13x13.3x0.2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£4.7bUK£20.1bUK£374.1m12.3x12.5x0.2x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£4.8bUK£20.0bUK£405.5m14x11.9x0.2x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£404.3m13.2x12.7x0.3x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£5.2bUK£20.0bUK£401.2m17x12.9x0.3x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£5.1bUK£20.0bUK£305.3m19.6x16.8x0.3x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£5.5bUK£19.9bUK£301.8m18.9x18.3x0.3x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£5.6bUK£19.9bUK£301.9m20.3x18.4x0.3x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£7.4bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m20.8x33.3x0.4x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£7.5bUK£20.2bUK£223.6m19.8x33.7x0.4x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£8.1bUK£20.1bUK£19.0m20.8x423.9x0.4x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£8.0bUK£20.1bUK£19.0m20.6x418.3x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-122.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.3bTotal Earnings: -UK£59,590,293.42Total Revenue: UK£19.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 109.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Construction 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 11.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 110x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.27x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Construction industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 6.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.24%
Industrials0.69%
Construction2.33%
Construction and Engineering2.33%
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
MGNS Morgan Sindall GroupUK£24.851.2%
+UK£13.9m		35.6%PE9.8x
GFRD Galliford Try HoldingsUK£2.723.8%
+UK£9.9m		50.9%PE18.6x
COST Costain GroupUK£0.834.3%
+UK£9.5m		60.4%PE10.5x
SFR SeverfieldUK£0.722.8%
+UK£6.0m		12.8%PE10.4x
NEXS Nexus InfrastructureUK£1.0021.2%
+UK£1.6m		-41.2%PS0.1x
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NEXS

UK£1.00

Nexus Infrastructure

7D

21.2%

1Y

-41.2%

GFRD

UK£2.72

Galliford Try Holdings

7D

3.8%

1Y

50.9%

HERC

UK£0.37

Hercules Site Services

7D

2.1%

1Y

-0.7%

KLR

UK£13.06

Keller Group

7D

-5.1%

1Y

83.9%

RNWH

UK£10.48

Renew Holdings

7D

-0.6%

1Y

42.6%

CTO

UK£1.59

TClarke

7D

-2.8%

1Y

7.5%

COST

UK£0.83

Costain Group

7D

4.3%

1Y

60.4%

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Costain Group PLC's (LON:COST) CEO For Now

May 10
We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Costain Group PLC's (LON:COST) CEO For Now

BBY

UK£3.68

Balfour Beatty

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-2.3%

BILN

UK£5.82

Billington Holdings

7D

-0.9%

1Y

42.0%

Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) Surges 26% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

May 03
Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) Surges 26% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

DRV

UK£0.22

Driver Group

7D

-8.3%

1Y

-33.3%

VANL

UK£0.38

Van Elle Holdings

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-14.1%

The Returns On Capital At Van Elle Holdings (LON:VANL) Don't Inspire Confidence

Apr 23
The Returns On Capital At Van Elle Holdings (LON:VANL) Don't Inspire Confidence

MGNS

UK£24.85

Morgan Sindall Group

7D

1.2%

1Y

35.6%

SFR

UK£0.72

Severfield

7D

2.8%

1Y

12.8%