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U.K. (FTSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y3.7%
  • YTD2.7%

The Materials industry is up 2.4% in the last week, with Anglo American up 21%. This means that the industry has gained 3.7% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£249.6bUK£296.0bUK£14.0b15.1x17.8x0.8x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£224.0bUK£294.2bUK£14.1b12.9x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£217.6bUK£303.9bUK£19.5b10.9x11.1x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£233.8bUK£348.2bUK£29.3b10.4x8x0.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£248.0bUK£348.7bUK£29.3b10.7x8.5x0.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£232.4bUK£359.1bUK£30.0b10x7.7x0.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£269.4bUK£385.8bUK£32.3b10.4x8.3x0.7x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£258.9bUK£381.7bUK£32.1b10.3x8.1x0.7x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£275.6bUK£395.8bUK£37.6b10x7.3x0.7x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£272.5bUK£401.7bUK£43.5b9.8x6.3x0.7x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£261.6bUK£406.2bUK£44.0b10.4x5.9x0.6x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£276.4bUK£404.0bUK£43.9b10.3x6.3x0.7x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£281.9bUK£412.2bUK£44.9b10x6.3x0.7x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£308.6bUK£424.3bUK£52.7b10.1x5.9x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£329.1bUK£407.0bUK£50.0b10x6.6x0.8x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£298.2bUK£412.4bUK£50.7b9.5x5.9x0.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£302.2bUK£420.1bUK£51.3b8.9x5.9x0.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£380.9bUK£436.4bUK£53.2b8x7.2x0.9x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£276.2bUK£428.3bUK£53.1b9.2x5.2x0.6x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£283.3bUK£378.7bUK£42.5b10.1x6.7x0.7x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£246.2bUK£374.0bUK£44.9b10.3x5.5x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£313.3bUK£372.3bUK£45.3b11.5x6.9x0.8x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£283.8bUK£347.7bUK£43.2b11.5x6.6x0.8x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£312.0bUK£362.5bUK£52.2b11.6x6x0.9x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£320.0bUK£351.3bUK£47.1b10.9x6.8x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£359.3bUK£314.6bUK£43.9b13.2x8.2x1.1x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£339.6bUK£320.4bUK£44.6b11.1x7.6x1.1x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£348.5bUK£313.8bUK£44.0b13.1x7.9x1.1x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£359.1bUK£305.4bUK£41.1b13.4x8.7x1.2x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£367.0bUK£304.8bUK£41.1b13x8.9x1.2x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£386.9bUK£304.6bUK£40.8b16x9.5x1.3x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£386.0bUK£280.1bUK£28.6b20.4x13.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£380.4bTotal Earnings: UK£28.6bTotal Revenue: UK£280.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.3x202220232024
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 17.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.89x.
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 Market2.84%
Materials2.40%
Metals and Mining2.97%
Basic Materials2.70%
Paper and Forestry Products0.22%
Chemicals-2.65%
Packaging-5.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.2%, 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 17.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.6% 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
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£26.4321.3%
+UK£5.6b		8.1%PE141.6x
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2x
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£54.531.4%
+UK£1.2b		8.0%PE11x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b		-86.2%PE0.4x
RHIM RHI MagnesitaUK£35.057.7%
+UK£117.8m		55.1%PE11.7x
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UK£5.84

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7D

-3.0%

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1Y

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HILS

UK£19.02

Hill & Smith

7D

1.8%

1Y

38.2%

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BREE

UK£3.65

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7D

-2.0%

1Y

6.1%

CEY

UK£1.25

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7D

-2.0%

1Y

21.0%

FXPO

UK£0.52

Ferrexpo

7D

8.9%

1Y

-52.4%

SMDS

UK£3.40

DS Smith

7D

-5.2%

1Y

9.6%

JMAT

UK£17.47

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7D

-2.3%

1Y

-11.0%

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US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

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UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%