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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 12, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y26.9%
  • YTD14.5%

The Professional Services industry has been flat over the last week, but GlobalData has lost 5.2%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 27% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£117.5bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22.8x36.5x3.1x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£116.1bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.9x34.7x3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£118.4bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b19.4x37.9x3.1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£117.5bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20.2x37.4x3x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£109.3bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19x36.1x2.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£113.7bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b22.5x37.6x3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£115.1bUK£40.6bUK£3.2b19.2x35.6x2.8x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£111.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.9x33.3x2.7x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£105.7bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b22.4x31.7x2.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£100.1bUK£41.8bUK£3.5b17.4x28.7x2.4x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£96.9bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.1x29.5x2.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£95.9bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b19.8x29.4x2.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£92.8bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.8x28.3x2.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£89.8bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b15.5x27.4x2.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£93.5bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.6x28.4x2.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£88.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.5b17x25.7x2.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£92.5bUK£39.6bUK£3.5b17.5x26.8x2.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£91.4bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b19.8x27x2.5x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£90.4bUK£34.8bUK£3.3b19.4x27.3x2.6x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£88.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.6x2.6x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£88.1bUK£34.6bUK£3.3b16.6x26.6x2.5x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£82.5bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.2x23.4x2.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£83.3bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b17.2x23.9x2.4x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£90.0bUK£33.6bUK£3.4b17.7x26.5x2.7x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£84.6bUK£32.3bUK£3.2b24.1x26.3x2.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£82.6bUK£31.9bUK£3.2b24.9x26.2x2.6x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£87.7bUK£31.7bUK£3.0b24.8x28.9x2.8x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£92.9bUK£31.4bUK£3.0b27.4x31.2x3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£92.9bUK£30.8bUK£2.9b27.2x32.5x3x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£92.3bUK£30.0bUK£2.6b32.1x35.4x3.1x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£101.7bUK£29.9bUK£2.6b34.1x38.9x3.4x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£97.9bUK£29.7bUK£2.6b32.7x37.8x3.3x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021UK£95.7bUK£29.2bUK£2.4b36.5x39.1x3.3x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021UK£95.8bUK£29.2bUK£2.5b32.8x39x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39x


Total Market Cap: UK£95.8bTotal Earnings: UK£2.5bTotal Revenue: UK£29.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 9.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.7% 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-1.03%
Industrials-0.99%
Professional Services0.62%
Research and Consulting Services0.72%
HR Services-2.01%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 33.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
REL RELXUK£35.850.9%
+UK£572.0m		30.6%PE35.2x
EXPN ExperianUK£36.621.0%
+UK£347.2m		32.5%PE36.4x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£49.800.6%
+UK£48.4m		18.9%PE26x
IPEL Impellam GroupUK£8.753.9%
+UK£14.5m		41.7%PE24.8x
LTG Learning Technologies GroupUK£0.691.8%
+UK£9.5m		-9.7%PE16.7x
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7D

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1Y

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CPI

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-2.9%

1Y

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7D

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IPEL

UK£8.75

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7D

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