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U.K. (FTSE) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M12.2%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTD6.7%

In the last week, the Machinery industry is up 1.6%, with Judges Scientific up 14%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025UK£25.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b22.1x23.2x2x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£24.5bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b22.1x22.4x1.9x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£24.3bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.8x22.2x1.9x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£22.9bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.2x20.9x1.8x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£23.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.9x21.4x1.9x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£23.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.8x21.4x1.9x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£24.2bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b19.6x22.8x1.9x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£25.1bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19.1x23x2x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£26.1bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.3x23.6x2x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£25.1bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b18.9x22.7x2x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£26.2bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19x23.7x2.1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£25.6bUK£12.9bUK£1.2b17.2x21.3x2x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£25.4bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17.2x19.2x1.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£26.5bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17.2x20x1.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£24.7bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.8x18.7x1.6x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£24.1bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.5x18.2x1.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£25.6bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16x19.3x1.6x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£26.1bUK£15.6bUK£1.3b16.6x19.6x1.7x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£24.9bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17x18.8x1.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£26.8bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b16.9x20.2x1.8x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£26.8bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b18x20.1x1.8x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£26.5bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b16.8x20.1x1.8x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£27.1bUK£13.9bUK£1.2b15.9x22.8x2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£25.3bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b18x23.6x2.1x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£23.5bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b16.3x21.8x1.9x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£24.2bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b17.8x22.5x2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£21.1bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b15.6x19.5x1.7x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£22.4bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b16x20.7x1.8x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£24.2bUK£12.0bUK£1.1b17.1x22.1x2x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£21.7bUK£10.4bUK£1.0b16.8x21.5x2.1x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£23.6bUK£11.3bUK£1.0b18.6x23.1x2.1x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£24.0bUK£11.2bUK£1.0b19.2x23.5x2.1x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£25.6bUK£11.1bUK£1.0b18.9x25.4x2.3x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£25.4bUK£10.8bUK£892.5m22x28.4x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£25.4bTotal Earnings: UK£892.5mTotal Revenue: UK£10.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Machinery 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 22.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Machinery industry have grown 7.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.2% 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-0.17%
Industrials1.16%
Machinery1.62%
Industrial Machinery1.62%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles1.46%
Agricultural Machinery0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrial Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 15% 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
JDG Judges ScientificUK£83.4014.2%
+UK£69.1m		-17.8%PE43.6x
VSVS VesuviusUK£4.152.2%
+UK£22.7m		-15.0%PE10x
BOY BodycoteUK£6.641.4%
+UK£16.5m		6.8%PE19.4x
MPAC Mpac GroupUK£5.434.0%
+UK£6.3m		41.0%PE26.3x
LSC London SecurityUK£36.001.4%
+UK£6.1m		18.0%PE19.3x
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