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U.K. (FTSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 05, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-1.1%
  • 1Y25.8%
  • YTD11.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 25%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 05 Oct 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£309.7m26.3x19.5x0.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.1bUK£330.8m15.1x18.4x0.9x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024UK£6.3bUK£7.3bUK£346.6m15.4x18.2x0.9x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£352.0m12.6x16.2x0.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£355.3m12.9x16.9x0.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024UK£5.4bUK£7.4bUK£357.0m12.1x15.1x0.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.4bUK£379.5m11.8x14.8x0.8x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.4bUK£435.5m10x13.3x0.8x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024UK£6.4bUK£8.8bUK£548.6m10.1x11.7x0.7x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023UK£6.0bUK£8.8bUK£548.7m8.8x10.9x0.7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023UK£5.5bUK£8.9bUK£550.4m9.1x10.1x0.6x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023UK£38.3bUK£36.5bUK£2.9b9.9x13.1x1x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023UK£38.0bUK£35.6bUK£2.8b10.4x13.4x1.1x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023UK£39.3bUK£34.6bUK£2.7b10.4x14.7x1.1x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023UK£37.3bUK£34.4bUK£2.7b9.8x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 29 May 2023UK£34.5bUK£35.2bUK£2.8b9.9x12.5x1x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023UK£34.3bUK£33.7bUK£2.6b10.2x13x1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023UK£34.9bUK£33.9bUK£2.6b10.3x13.3x1x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023UK£34.2bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b11.5x12x1x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023UK£32.6bUK£33.5bUK£2.8b10.6x11.6x1x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022UK£28.9bUK£33.0bUK£2.8b10.1x10.4x0.9x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022UK£29.8bUK£34.4bUK£2.9b10.6x10.3x0.9x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022UK£26.0bUK£36.0bUK£3.0b8.9x8.6x0.7x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022UK£27.9bUK£34.7bUK£2.9b9.6x9.5x0.8x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022UK£29.9bUK£31.7bUK£2.6b11.5x11.4x0.9x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022UK£26.6bUK£31.3bUK£2.6b12.5x10.3x0.9x
Tue, 31 May 2022UK£31.0bUK£30.0bUK£2.5b15.2x12.6x1x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.5bUK£437.7m17.8x13.5x1.1x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022UK£6.1bUK£5.4bUK£436.1m16.4x14x1.1x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022UK£6.7bUK£5.0bUK£286.4m22.4x23.3x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022UK£7.2bUK£5.0bUK£286.4m22.7x25.2x1.4x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021UK£6.9bUK£5.0bUK£287.6m23.1x24.1x1.4x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021UK£7.3bUK£4.9bUK£284.3m25.4x25.7x1.5x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021UK£7.2bUK£4.9bUK£283.8m23.4x25.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.2bTotal Earnings: UK£283.8mTotal Revenue: UK£4.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Basic Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 3.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.78%
Materials-0.34%
Basic Materials-2.37%
Construction Materials-2.37%
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
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