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U.K. (FTSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 12, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies168
  • 7D-3.3%
  • 3M-1.0%
  • 1Y-0.6%
  • YTD-9.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.3%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 22% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£221.1bUK£293.1bUK£8.8b17.6x25.2x0.8x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£229.1bUK£289.3bUK£8.7b18.2x26.4x0.8x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£205.0bUK£287.9bUK£8.7b14.6x23.7x0.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£224.4bUK£286.7bUK£12.6b14.8x17.9x0.8x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£239.7bUK£289.8bUK£13.8b15.6x17.4x0.8x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£250.6bUK£289.7bUK£13.6b17.4x18.4x0.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£249.6bUK£296.0bUK£14.0b15.1x17.8x0.8x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£223.3bUK£293.4bUK£14.0b12.4x15.9x0.8x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£215.3bUK£303.7bUK£18.9b10.7x11.4x0.7x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£232.1bUK£348.2bUK£29.3b10.3x7.9x0.7x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£247.8bUK£348.7bUK£29.3b10.4x8.4x0.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£238.3bUK£354.5bUK£29.7b10.1x8x0.7x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£269.4bUK£388.9bUK£32.6b10.4x8.3x0.7x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£258.9bUK£382.2bUK£32.2b10.3x8x0.7x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£272.8bUK£395.2bUK£37.6b10x7.3x0.7x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£269.9bUK£402.0bUK£43.6b9.8x6.2x0.7x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£270.2bUK£407.9bUK£44.2b10.4x6.1x0.7x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£276.4bUK£404.0bUK£43.9b10.3x6.3x0.7x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£281.7bUK£410.6bUK£44.8b10x6.3x0.7x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£304.2bUK£425.6bUK£52.9b10x5.8x0.7x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£329.9bUK£406.4bUK£50.0b10x6.6x0.8x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£299.8bUK£412.0bUK£50.6b9.1x5.9x0.7x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£298.3bUK£420.2bUK£51.3b8.8x5.8x0.7x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£367.6bUK£439.5bUK£53.6b7.9x6.9x0.8x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£276.1bUK£428.3bUK£53.1b9.2x5.2x0.6x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£282.4bUK£379.4bUK£42.6b10.2x6.6x0.7x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£256.6bUK£371.4bUK£44.6b10.2x5.8x0.7x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£313.3bUK£372.3bUK£45.3b11.5x6.9x0.8x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£283.9bUK£348.6bUK£43.4b11.5x6.5x0.8x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£319.2bUK£362.1bUK£52.1b11.3x6.1x0.9x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£320.0bUK£351.3bUK£47.1b10.9x6.8x0.9x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£359.3bUK£314.6bUK£43.9b13.2x8.2x1.1x
Wed, 22 Dec 2021UK£344.8bUK£319.9bUK£44.5b10.7x7.7x1.1x
Fri, 19 Nov 2021UK£344.6bUK£313.7bUK£44.0b13.1x7.8x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£344.6bTotal Earnings: UK£44.0bTotal Revenue: UK£313.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.4x202220232024
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 25.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 42% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.2% 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-0.77%
Materials-3.34%
Packaging2.16%
Chemicals1.04%
Basic Materials0.08%
Paper and Forestry Products-3.62%
Metals and Mining-3.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 36.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 13.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 37% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b
-86.2%PE0.4x
SMDS DS SmithUK£5.652.2%
+UK£165.5m
89.9%PE20.2x
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.8237.4%
+UK£131.2m
5.1%PS0.7x
HILS Hill & SmithUK£21.504.1%
+UK£68.3m
22.3%PE22.5x
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GLEN

UK£3.89

Glencore

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-9.7%

PAF

UK£0.32

Pan African Resources

7D

-8.8%

1Y

108.4%

AAL

UK£23.27

Anglo American

7D

-2.7%

1Y

14.5%

RIO

UK£48.50

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-8.5%

MNDI

UK£11.96

Mondi

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-22.3%

CEY

UK£1.45

Centamin

7D

-4.7%

1Y

70.8%

ANTO

UK£16.57

Antofagasta

7D

-7.5%

1Y

28.1%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

SMDS

UK£5.65

DS Smith

7D

2.2%

1Y

89.9%

FXPO

UK£0.82

Ferrexpo

7D

37.4%

1Y

5.1%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%