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U.K. (FTSE) Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y31.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by declines in RHI Magnesita and Marshalls of 1.9% and 3.0%, respectively. Meanwhile, Breedon Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.9% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 27% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.3bUK£308.7m27.4x20.2x0.9x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£6.3bUK£7.3bUK£309.1m28.7x20.5x0.9x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£314.0m14.3x19.2x0.8x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.2bUK£333.1m14.8x18.5x0.9x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.3bUK£350.8m13.5x17.8x0.9x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£5.7bUK£7.3bUK£354.3m12.6x16x0.8x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£5.9bUK£7.4bUK£356.8m12.5x16.4x0.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.3bUK£356.4m12.6x15.7x0.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.5bUK£457.3m9.7x12.7x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£6.7bUK£8.8bUK£547.8m10.4x12.3x0.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£6.4bUK£8.9bUK£549.9m9.8x11.7x0.7x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£5.7bUK£8.9bUK£549.7m8.5x10.3x0.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£36.9bUK£36.6bUK£2.9b9.1x12.6x1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£37.1bUK£36.2bUK£2.9b10.4x12.8x1x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£37.6bUK£34.5bUK£2.6b10.4x14.3x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£37.6bUK£33.6bUK£2.6b10x14.3x1.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£34.6bUK£34.6bUK£2.7b10x12.8x1x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£33.7bUK£33.5bUK£2.6b10x12.8x1x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£32.9bUK£33.7bUK£2.6b10.3x12.5x1x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£37.2bUK£34.1bUK£2.7b11x14x1.1x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£33.6bUK£33.3bUK£2.8b10.9x12x1x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£29.1bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b9.9x10.2x0.9x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£29.5bUK£33.6bUK£2.8b10.5x10.5x0.9x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£27.1bUK£35.0bUK£2.9b9.5x9.2x0.8x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£26.9bUK£35.6bUK£3.0b9.2x9x0.8x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£29.8bUK£32.5bUK£2.7b11.4x11.2x0.9x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£27.3bUK£31.6bUK£2.6b14x10.5x0.9x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£28.2bUK£31.2bUK£2.6b14.7x11x0.9x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.5bUK£440.1m17x13.3x1.1x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£6.0bUK£5.5bUK£435.8m18.3x13.9x1.1x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£5.7bUK£5.2bUK£429.3m18.9x13.3x1.1x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£7.0bUK£5.0bUK£286.7m22x24.4x1.4x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£7.1bUK£5.0bUK£286.8m22.6x24.6x1.4x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£6.9bUK£4.9bUK£283.9m24x24.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.9bTotal Earnings: UK£283.9mTotal Revenue: UK£4.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Construction Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.95x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction Materials industry have grown 2.8% 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 Comparison

How does U.K. Construction Materials compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.17%
Materials2.13%
Basic Materials0.45%
Construction Materials0.45%
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
BREE Breedon GroupUK£4.675.9%
+UK£89.3m		34.8%PE16.8x
SRC SigmaRocUK£0.801.6%
+UK£14.5m		77.2%PS1.2x
STCM Steppe CementUK£0.166.7%
+UK£2.2m		-31.9%PE45.2x
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MBH

UK£1.06

Michelmersh Brick Holdings

7D

-0.9%

1Y

27.9%

BRCK

UK£0.61

Brickability Group

7D

-2.9%

1Y

21.4%

IBST

UK£1.86

Ibstock

7D

-1.8%

1Y

35.2%

MSLH

UK£3.25

Marshalls

7D

-3.0%

1Y

39.0%

Marshalls plc's (LON:MSLH) P/E Is On The Mark

Nov 09
Marshalls plc's (LON:MSLH) P/E Is On The Mark

FORT

UK£1.80

Forterra

7D

-1.2%

1Y

16.9%

RHIM

UK£31.35

RHI Magnesita

7D

-1.9%

1Y

13.3%

STCM

UK£0.16

Steppe Cement

7D

6.7%

1Y

-31.9%

BREE

UK£4.67

Breedon Group

7D

5.9%

1Y

34.8%

Is Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE) Trading At A 48% Discount?

Sep 20
Is Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE) Trading At A 48% Discount?

SRC

UK£0.80

SigmaRoc

7D

1.6%

1Y

77.2%