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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 04, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies46
  • 7D-0.02%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y11.2%
  • YTD13.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has remained flat, although notably Marlowe declined by 29%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£101.5bUK£41.7bUK£3.4b18.2x29.5x2.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£93.2bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.3x28.3x2.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£93.9bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.1x28.7x2.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£90.1bUK£41.5bUK£3.3b19.3x27.6x2.2x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£94.0bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.4x28.7x2.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£93.7bUK£39.6bUK£3.3b17.1x28.5x2.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£90.9bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.5x27.5x2.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£93.3bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.1x27x2.4x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£90.4bUK£37.1bUK£3.3b19.2x27.1x2.4x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£92.1bUK£35.1bUK£3.3b19.3x27.7x2.6x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£89.4bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.8x26.9x2.6x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£89.3bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b17.4x27.1x2.6x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£84.2bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b16.6x24x2.4x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£81.9bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.8x23.2x2.4x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£85.6bUK£34.4bUK£3.5b17.6x24.7x2.5x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022UK£87.4bUK£32.3bUK£3.2b19.1x27x2.7x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022UK£78.9bUK£32.1bUK£3.2b23.3x24.7x2.5x
Sun, 22 May 2022UK£85.6bUK£32.0bUK£3.2b25.3x27.1x2.7x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022UK£91.3bUK£31.4bUK£3.0b26.5x30.5x2.9x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022UK£90.0bUK£31.2bUK£3.0b24.1x30.3x2.9x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022UK£92.3bUK£30.3bUK£2.7b29.9x33.6x3x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022UK£97.3bUK£29.9bUK£2.6b33.9x37.4x3.3x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021UK£101.3bUK£29.8bUK£2.6b34.2x39x3.4x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021UK£100.0bUK£29.3bUK£2.5b36.6x40.6x3.4x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021UK£92.2bUK£29.2bUK£2.5b34.5x37.5x3.2x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021UK£94.0bUK£29.1bUK£2.4b32.2x39.3x3.2x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021UK£84.8bUK£29.1bUK£2.4b36.9x35.7x2.9x
Sat, 10 Apr 2021UK£79.0bUK£29.0bUK£2.2b37.4x35.2x2.7x
Fri, 01 Jan 2021UK£79.9bUK£28.9bUK£2.1b32x38.9x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£77.5bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£29.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.2x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Professional Services 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 32.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market0.38%
Industrials0.42%
Professional Services-0.016%
Research and Consulting Services0.023%
HR Services-1.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 61.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
EXPN ExperianUK£29.240.2%
+UK£110.6m		-1.1%PE32.8x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£40.340.5%
+UK£33.9m		-1.7%PE21.9x
AFM Alpha Financial Markets ConsultingUK£3.605.0%
+UK£19.4m		-27.3%PE27.6x
CPI CapitaUK£0.205.4%
+UK£17.2m		-16.3%PS0.1x
FNTL FintelUK£2.232.3%
+UK£5.2m		15.2%PE27.6x
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UK£29.24

Experian

7D

0.2%

1Y

-1.1%

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AFM

UK£3.60

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7D

5.0%

1Y

-27.3%

MRL

UK£3.57

Marlowe

7D

-29.2%

1Y

-25.0%

ITRK

UK£40.34

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7D

0.5%

1Y

-1.7%

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LTG

UK£0.73

Learning Technologies Group

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-42.0%

WIL

UK£3.24

Wilmington

7D

-4.1%

1Y

3.8%

CPI

UK£0.20

Capita

7D

5.4%

1Y

-16.3%

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GTLY

UK£1.64

Gateley (Holdings)

7D

1.2%

1Y

-6.6%

ELIX

UK£4.75

Elixirr International

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-6.9%

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Nov 21
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FNTL

UK£2.23

Fintel

7D

2.3%

1Y

15.2%

REL

UK£30.48

RELX

7D

-0.8%

1Y

30.8%

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STEM

UK£4.10

SThree

7D

0.6%

1Y

0%

HAS

UK£1.05

Hays

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-13.1%

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Nov 02
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RCDO

UK£4.71

Ricardo

7D

1.3%

1Y

0.1%

DATA

UK£1.52

GlobalData

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-11.7%

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RWA

UK£4.07

Robert Walters

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-26.0%

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