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U.K. (FTSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies163
  • 7D-5.1%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y-8.3%
  • YTD-10.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. The industry has fallen 7.4% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£216.3bUK£294.1bUK£9.1b15.9x23.9x0.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£214.4bUK£297.3bUK£8.9b16.9x24.1x0.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£231.1bUK£289.3bUK£8.7b18.4x26.6x0.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£206.9bUK£289.1bUK£8.7b14.8x23.8x0.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£222.0bUK£289.2bUK£12.7b14.6x17.5x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£245.6bUK£287.3bUK£13.7b15.5x18x0.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£250.6bUK£289.6bUK£13.6b17.4x18.4x0.9x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£248.8bUK£296.0bUK£14.0b15.5x17.8x0.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£226.7bUK£293.6bUK£14.1b14.1x16.1x0.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£215.7bUK£293.0bUK£14.0b11.1x15.4x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£228.9bUK£348.0bUK£29.3b10.4x7.8x0.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£252.8bUK£349.1bUK£29.4b10.4x8.6x0.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£243.9bUK£355.7bUK£29.8b10.2x8.2x0.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£267.9bUK£389.8bUK£32.6b10.3x8.2x0.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£262.5bUK£381.7bUK£32.1b10.4x8.2x0.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£268.6bUK£375.1bUK£31.8b9.9x8.5x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£262.9bUK£398.9bUK£43.2b9.7x6.1x0.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£269.5bUK£408.6bUK£44.3b10.3x6.1x0.7x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£272.7bUK£404.6bUK£44.0b10.3x6.2x0.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£288.9bUK£410.0bUK£44.6b10.1x6.5x0.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£297.4bUK£421.5bUK£46.6b10x6.4x0.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£330.2bUK£408.4bUK£50.2b10.2x6.6x0.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£306.4bUK£416.1bUK£51.1b9.5x6x0.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£295.0bUK£419.0bUK£51.2b8.5x5.8x0.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£261.4bUK£439.5bUK£53.6b7.9x4.9x0.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£272.8bUK£428.9bUK£53.0b8.8x5.1x0.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£283.9bUK£411.1bUK£51.1b10.4x5.6x0.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£257.4bUK£370.6bUK£44.5b10.4x5.8x0.7x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£323.0bUK£370.6bUK£45.1b11.7x7.2x0.9x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£277.4bUK£352.6bUK£43.8b11.6x6.3x0.8x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£323.2bUK£363.2bUK£52.4b11.4x6.2x0.9x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£311.1bUK£355.3bUK£51.4b11.6x6x0.9x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£348.8bUK£315.3bUK£44.0b11.8x7.9x1.1x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£348.3bUK£317.2bUK£44.2b10.8x7.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£348.3bTotal Earnings: UK£44.2bTotal Revenue: UK£317.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11x202220232024
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 24.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 41% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.3% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-1.18%
Materials-5.13%
Packaging-1.18%
Chemicals-1.53%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.07%
Basic Materials-2.97%
Metals and Mining-5.62%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 51.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 42.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b		-86.2%PE0.4x
FAR Ferro-Alloy ResourcesUK£0.1146.6%
+UK£16.4m		33.8%PS14.4x
ALL Atlantic LithiumUK£0.1412.0%
+UK£14.8m		-35.9%PS273.4x
ZIOC Zanaga Iron OreUK£0.0741.5%
+UK£13.9m		-9.5%PB0.7x
VCT VictrexUK£11.221.3%
+UK£12.2m		-25.4%PE56.7x
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