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U.K. (FTSE) Electrical Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M-25.1%
  • 1Y-33.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Electrical Components industry has risen 2.3%, driven by gains from Volex of 13%. In contrast, the industry has lost 33% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£2.0bUK£2.2b-UK£79,552,297.0013.3x-24.7x0.9x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£2.3bUK£2.2b-UK£90,515,647.0015.2x-25x1x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£2.6bUK£2.3b-UK£95,920,812.0014.9x-27.2x1.1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£2.7bUK£2.3b-UK£99,843,824.0014.4x-27.3x1.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£2.8bUK£2.3b-UK£97,235,884.0015.3x-28.7x1.2x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.2b-UK£90,541,235.0016.6x-32.6x1.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£105,516,372.0018.5x-28.4x1.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£106,170,025.0019.7x-30.4x1.5x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£3.4bUK£2.2b-UK£103,210,193.0020.1x-32.5x1.5x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£102,348,023.0018.6x-32.2x1.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£3.3bUK£2.1b-UK£140,162,425.0019.7x-23.5x1.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£3.0bUK£2.1b-UK£101,536,590.0017.3x-29.7x1.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£2.9bUK£2.1b-UK£105,349,094.0016.8x-27.5x1.4x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£3.2bUK£2.1b-UK£72,412,423.0017.9x-44x1.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£3.1bUK£2.1b-UK£77,551,727.0017.8x-40x1.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£2.8bUK£2.1b-UK£77,948,758.0016.2x-36.5x1.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£2.8bUK£2.1b-UK£75,786,331.0015.5x-36.5x1.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.1b-UK£75,962,251.0019.4x-45.9x1.7x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.1b-UK£76,858,619.0017.7x-44.5x1.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£3.6bUK£2.0b-UK£96,848,611.0019.2x-36.8x1.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£3.6bUK£2.0b-UK£53,043,373.0019.2x-67.6x1.8x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£3.5bUK£2.0b-UK£64,799,480.0018.3x-54.2x1.8x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.0b-UK£51,155,738.0018.3x-67.3x1.7x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£3.4bUK£2.0b-UK£39,486,688.0018.3x-87x1.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£4.0bUK£1.9b-UK£39,964,141.0021.2x-99.5x2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£3.5bUK£1.9b-UK£41,023,511.0021.6x-85.6x1.8x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£3.6bUK£1.9b-UK£38,873,186.0021x-92.3x1.9x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022UK£3.4bUK£1.9b-UK£34,096,429.0020.1x-98.4x1.8x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022UK£3.2bUK£1.9b-UK£36,587,893.0019.3x-86.1x1.7x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.8b-UK£9,944,613.0020.6x-416x2.2x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.8bUK£37.9m25.3x109.2x2.3x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022UK£4.1bUK£1.8bUK£30.3m25.1x136x2.3x
Mon, 23 May 2022UK£4.7bUK£1.8bUK£39.5m29.2x119.3x2.6x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022UK£5.3bUK£1.8bUK£39.9m31.1x133.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

133.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.3bTotal Earnings: UK£39.9mTotal Revenue: UK£1.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electrical Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -51.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Electrical Components and Equipment industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Electrical Components and Equipment industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 7.5% 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 decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Electrical Components compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.01%
Industrials1.38%
Electrical2.48%
Electrical Components2.26%
Heavy Electrical Equipment4.35%
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
VLX VolexUK£2.2512.9%
+UK£47.3m		-17.5%PE12.4x
CWR Ceres Power HoldingsUK£0.5514.9%
+UK£13.9m		-60.4%PS2.1x
AFC AFC EnergyUK£0.06717.5%
+UK£8.5m		-66.0%PS14.3x
DWHT Dewhurst GroupUK£10.002.6%
+UK£1.9m		5.8%PE14.8x
XPP XP PowerUK£6.420.3%
+UK£554.9k		-41.1%PS0.7x
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