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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D4.1%
  • 3M-19.2%
  • 1Y-32.3%
  • YTD-21.9%

In the last week, the Electrical industry is up 4.1%, with ITM Power leading the way, up 12%. However, the industry is down 31% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 28 Apr 2025UK£2.4bUK£2.3b-UK£125,469,747.0014x-19.3x1.1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025UK£2.5bUK£2.3b-UK£122,772,547.0014x-20x1.1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£142,911,622.0014.9x-18.9x1.2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025UK£3.0bUK£2.3b-UK£133,206,204.0014.4x-22.5x1.3x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024UK£3.1bUK£2.3b-UK£131,996,044.0014.8x-23.3x1.3x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.2b-UK£123,733,845.0017x-26.7x1.5x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£124,022,455.0016.7x-27.5x1.6x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£134,156,973.0018x-25.6x1.6x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£163,949,720.0017.8x-21.5x1.6x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£167,490,074.0019.2x-21.9x1.6x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024UK£4.0bUK£2.1b-UK£222,991,373.0017.9x-17.9x1.9x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.1b-UK£222,584,109.0018.7x-16x1.7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£185,534,774.0015.9x-18.2x1.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£155,422,398.0016.4x-21.4x1.6x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024UK£3.6bUK£2.2b-UK£190,056,855.0017.6x-19.1x1.7x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023UK£3.7bUK£2.2b-UK£194,757,722.0018x-19x1.7x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£193,336,473.0016.7x-18.3x1.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.2b-UK£192,717,023.0016.1x-18.4x1.6x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.1b-UK£194,597,401.0020.2x-21.8x2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023UK£4.3bUK£2.1b-UK£183,138,763.0019.8x-23.6x2x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023UK£4.1bUK£2.1b-UK£267,970,354.0020.5x-15.2x1.9x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023UK£4.1bUK£2.0b-UK£238,194,070.0019.4x-17x2x
Wed, 03 May 2023UK£4.3bUK£2.0b-UK£238,241,860.0018.8x-17.9x2.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023UK£4.2bUK£2.0b-UK£224,570,683.0019.4x-18.5x2x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023UK£4.5bUK£2.0b-UK£218,129,191.0021.4x-20.8x2.3x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023UK£4.5bUK£2.0b-UK£174,584,561.0023.2x-25.8x2.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022UK£4.1bUK£2.0b-UK£173,182,951.0023x-23.9x2.1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022UK£4.3bUK£2.0b-UK£176,039,280.0018x-24.7x2.2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022UK£3.8bUK£1.9b-UK£164,526,165.0015.4x-22.9x2x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022UK£5.2bUK£1.9b-UK£137,312,573.0024.5x-37.7x2.7x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022UK£6.1bUK£1.9b-UK£129,385,995.0025.4x-46.9x3.2x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022UK£5.4bUK£1.8b-UK£78,282,359.0025.4x-68.7x2.9x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022UK£6.8bUK£1.9b-UK£42,049,960.0028.7x-162.6x3.7x
Thu, 05 May 2022UK£7.0bUK£1.9b-UK£41,984,536.0027.6x-165.8x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-165.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.0bTotal Earnings: -UK£41,984,536.00Total Revenue: UK£1.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -32.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Electrical industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electrical industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has caused losses to expand.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.65%
Industrials1.68%
Electrical4.07%
Heavy Electrical Equipment9.45%
Electrical Components3.43%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
    • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 329% per year.
    • In contrast, the Electrical Components industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 26% 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
    		ITM ITM PowerUK£0.3212.5%
    +UK£22.2m    		-36.4%PS8.7x
    		VLX VolexUK£2.465.1%
    +UK£22.1m    		-23.3%PE13.8x
    		XPP XP PowerUK£7.009.5%
    +UK£16.9m    		-35.4%PS0.8x
    		IKA IlikaUK£0.4112.5%
    +UK£7.6m    		30.6%PS39.2x
    		TFW FW ThorpeUK£2.982.1%
    +UK£7.0m    		-25.1%PE14.1x
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