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U.K. (FTSE) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y-0.4%
  • YTD1.0%

In the last week, the Machinery industry is up 1.5%, with Spirax Group up 3.3%. In the same time, Judges Scientific was down 6.2%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£24.0bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b22x22x1.9x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£24.3bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.8x22.2x1.9x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£20.5bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b19.6x18.7x1.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£23.7bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b21.1x21.6x1.9x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£23.4bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20.8x21.4x1.9x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£24.6bUK£12.6bUK£1.1b20x23.2x2x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£24.9bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b18.8x22.8x1.9x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£26.3bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b20.4x23.8x2.1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£25.1bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b18.9x22.7x2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£26.0bUK£12.8bUK£1.1b19x23.5x2x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£25.4bUK£12.9bUK£1.2b17.6x21.2x2x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£25.5bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b17.2x19.2x1.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£26.2bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.8x19.7x1.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£24.4bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.1x18.5x1.5x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£24.6bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16.7x18.6x1.6x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£25.6bUK£15.8bUK£1.3b16x19.3x1.6x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£26.3bUK£15.6bUK£1.3b17x19.8x1.7x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£25.4bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b17.3x19.1x1.7x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£26.8bUK£15.2bUK£1.3b16.9x20.2x1.8x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£26.8bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b18x20.1x1.8x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£26.2bUK£15.1bUK£1.3b16.6x19.8x1.7x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£27.1bUK£13.9bUK£1.2b16.2x22.8x1.9x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£25.3bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b18x23.6x2.1x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£23.7bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b17.4x22x1.9x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£24.4bUK£12.1bUK£1.1b17.8x22.7x2x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£36.5bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b15.6x33.8x3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£21.9bUK£12.2bUK£1.1b15.5x20.3x1.8x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£23.5bUK£12.0bUK£1.1b16.9x21.4x1.9x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£21.6bUK£10.4bUK£1.0b16.7x21.5x2.1x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£23.6bUK£11.3bUK£1.0b18.6x23.1x2.1x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£24.6bUK£11.2bUK£1.0b18.6x24x2.2x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£25.8bUK£11.0bUK£1.0b18.8x25.5x2.3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£24.7bUK£10.8bUK£876.9m22x28.1x2.3x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£28.0bUK£10.9bUK£875.1m25.6x32x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£28.0bTotal Earnings: UK£875.1mTotal Revenue: UK£10.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.1x202320242025
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 23.1x.
  • 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 7.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 Market0.96%
Industrials1.95%
Machinery1.52%
Industrial Machinery1.55%
Agricultural Machinery0%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles-1.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.8% 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 9.9x.
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 6.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
SPX Spirax GroupUK£72.7011.7%
+UK£559.6m		-24.5%PE27.9x
WEIR Weir GroupUK£23.144.9%
+UK£278.6m		29.2%PE27.1x
IMI IMIUK£19.254.8%
+UK£226.9m		20.5%PE19.4x
ROR RotorkUK£3.222.7%
+UK£71.0m		3.2%PE22.8x
BOY BodycoteUK£6.615.1%
+UK£58.6m		10.9%PE19.3x
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