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U.K. (FTSE) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-6.9%
  • 1Y-11.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the HR Services industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by Hays declining 3.1%. However, the industry is down 11% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 24% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£4.9bUK£16.4bUK£267.1m19.2x18.4x0.3x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£5.0bUK£16.8bUK£356.7m15.7x13.9x0.3x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£4.9bUK£16.8bUK£350.2m15.4x14.1x0.3x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£5.0bUK£16.8bUK£350.2m15.5x14.2x0.3x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£4.6bUK£16.8bUK£362.4m14.3x12.7x0.3x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£4.7bUK£16.9bUK£359.3m16x13.1x0.3x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£4.8bUK£16.8bUK£362.3m16.4x13.3x0.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£4.4bUK£15.9bUK£402.3m10.1x10.9x0.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£4.1bUK£15.8bUK£405.4m10x10.2x0.3x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£4.4bUK£15.8bUK£404.7m10.8x11x0.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£4.5bUK£15.8bUK£399.9m10.9x11.3x0.3x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£4.6bUK£16.3bUK£401.2m11.1x11.4x0.3x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£5.0bUK£15.3bUK£421.6m11.8x11.8x0.3x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£4.7bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£4.7bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11.3x11.2x0.3x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£4.8bUK£15.2bUK£421.6m11x11.5x0.3x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£4.1bUK£15.2bUK£425.5m9.8x9.7x0.3x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£4.4bUK£15.2bUK£425.3m11.3x10.4x0.3x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.4bUK£344.8m14.3x13.9x0.3x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£4.4bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m15.7x13.6x0.3x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£4.9bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m17.5x15x0.3x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022UK£5.0bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m17.5x15.6x0.4x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022UK£5.3bUK£13.8bUK£326.6m14x16.2x0.4x
Sat, 19 Feb 2022UK£6.1bUK£13.2bUK£163.4m27.8x37.2x0.5x
Mon, 17 Jan 2022UK£6.4bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m28.6x42.6x0.5x
Wed, 15 Dec 2021UK£6.0bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m25.9x39.8x0.5x
Fri, 12 Nov 2021UK£6.8bUK£13.1bUK£148.3m31.6x45.7x0.5x
Sun, 10 Oct 2021UK£6.9bUK£13.1bUK£146.4m29.2x47x0.5x
Tue, 07 Sep 2021UK£6.6bUK£13.1bUK£146.6m26.5x45.2x0.5x
Thu, 05 Aug 2021UK£6.2bUK£13.1bUK£101.3m24.4x61.5x0.5x
Sun, 09 May 2021UK£5.9bUK£13.0bUK£19.4m41.3x306x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1152.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.4bTotal Earnings: UK£4.6mTotal Revenue: UK£12.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 68.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Human Resource and Employment Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 68.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.39x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have grown 286% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. HR Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.65%
Industrials0.57%
Professional Services-0.011%
HR Services-0.42%
Research and Consulting Services0.025%
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
IPEL Impellam GroupUK£8.431.5%
+UK£5.5m
27.2%PE23.9x
STEM SThreeUK£4.240.7%
+UK£4.0m
-2.0%PE10.1x
STAF Staffline GroupUK£0.272.9%
+UK£1.1m
-23.9%PE29.3x
PTY Partway GroupUK£0.009515.2%
+UK£128.8k
-83.5%PS0.03x
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