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U.K. (FTSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies173
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y-10.8%
  • YTD-9.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from En+ Group International of . In the past year, the industry is down 11%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£218.6bUK£291.5bUK£14.0b12.6x15.6x0.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£217.3bUK£304.5bUK£19.6b11.3x11.1x0.7x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£239.2bUK£347.0bUK£29.2b10.4x8.2x0.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£242.2bUK£351.4bUK£29.5b10.4x8.2x0.7x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£237.4bUK£356.4bUK£29.8b10.1x8x0.7x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£269.3bUK£389.8bUK£32.6b10.2x8.3x0.7x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£265.4bUK£379.2bUK£32.2b10.4x8.2x0.7x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£280.7bUK£393.9bUK£37.8b10.2x7.4x0.7x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£266.3bUK£401.3bUK£43.5b10x6.1x0.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£261.2bUK£410.5bUK£44.5b10.2x5.9x0.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£285.4bUK£407.2bUK£44.3b10.2x6.4x0.7x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£282.1bUK£412.2bUK£44.9b9.7x6.3x0.7x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£314.1bUK£416.2bUK£51.1b9.8x6.1x0.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£327.8bUK£411.8bUK£50.6b9.8x6.5x0.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£305.9bUK£408.6bUK£50.2b9.8x6.1x0.7x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£286.6bUK£432.2bUK£52.7b8.1x5.4x0.7x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£312.4bUK£440.6bUK£53.7b8.4x5.8x0.7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£265.1bUK£428.5bUK£53.1b9.3x5x0.6x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£271.0bUK£373.7bUK£42.5b11.1x6.4x0.7x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£274.4bUK£382.7bUK£46.5b10.6x5.9x0.7x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£312.3bUK£369.7bUK£45.0b11.5x6.9x0.8x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£285.3bUK£341.3bUK£42.4b11.5x6.7x0.8x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£311.8bUK£359.9bUK£51.9b11.1x6x0.9x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£361.2bUK£344.2bUK£45.8b11.4x7.9x1x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£359.0bUK£312.8bUK£43.7b13.3x8.2x1.1x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£339.4bUK£320.3bUK£44.6b11.7x7.6x1.1x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£344.9bUK£313.6bUK£44.0b13.1x7.8x1.1x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£345.8bUK£307.4bUK£41.4b12.7x8.4x1.1x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£369.6bUK£304.8bUK£41.1b13.2x9x1.2x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£392.9bUK£304.6bUK£40.8b15.2x9.6x1.3x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£380.4bUK£280.1bUK£28.6b19.7x13.3x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£350.9bTotal Earnings: UK£28.7bTotal Revenue: UK£280.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Materials sector?

GB Market0.65%
Materials2.85%
Metals and Mining3.32%
Chemicals0.76%
Basic Materials-0.19%
Packaging-0.33%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 18.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 18.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2x
GLEN GlencoreUK£4.256.7%
+UK£3.3b
-5.4%PE15.4x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£19.486.7%
+UK£1.2b
29.6%PE29.3x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b
-86.2%PE0.4x
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£48.621.1%
+UK£851.9m
-9.3%PE10x
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FRES

UK£4.68

Fresnillo

7D

-0.4%

1Y

-37.1%

SMDS

UK£3.41

DS Smith

7D

-0.3%

1Y

11.3%

JLP

UK£0.058

Jubilee Metals Group

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-19.3%

AAL

UK£18.55

Anglo American

7D

0.2%

1Y

-29.4%

GGP

UK£0.063

Greatland Gold

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-14.1%

CRDA

UK£47.00

Croda International

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-26.9%

ANTO

UK£19.48

Antofagasta

7D

6.7%

1Y

29.6%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%