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U.K. (FTSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M3.7%
  • 1Y18.2%
  • YTD10.4%

Last week, the Basic Materials industry hasn't moved much but Marshalls is up 4.6% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 18% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£355.7m13x16.8x0.8x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£5.5bUK£7.3bUK£356.1m12.3x15.4x0.7x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.5bUK£407.9m12x14.1x0.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.4bUK£434.9m10.2x13x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£6.4bUK£8.8bUK£548.6m10.1x11.6x0.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£5.9bUK£8.8bUK£548.4m9x10.8x0.7x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£5.5bUK£8.9bUK£549.6m9.1x10x0.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£37.4bUK£36.9bUK£2.9b9.5x12.7x1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£38.4bUK£35.7bUK£2.9b10.4x13.5x1.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£39.7bUK£34.3bUK£2.6b10.4x15x1.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£35.8bUK£34.4bUK£2.7b9.6x13.3x1x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£34.3bUK£35.2bUK£2.8b9.9x12.4x1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£34.0bUK£33.6bUK£2.6b10.2x12.9x1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£34.7bUK£33.9bUK£2.6b10.3x13.2x1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£33.8bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b11.6x11.9x1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£32.4bUK£33.6bUK£2.8b10.7x11.5x1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£28.6bUK£33.2bUK£2.8b9.9x10.3x0.9x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£28.4bUK£35.1bUK£2.9b9.9x9.6x0.8x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£26.7bUK£35.8bUK£3.0b9.2x8.9x0.7x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£28.8bUK£34.6bUK£2.9b10x9.9x0.8x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£29.3bUK£31.1bUK£2.6b11.3x11.3x0.9x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£26.6bUK£31.1bUK£2.6b13.1x10.4x0.9x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£31.0bUK£30.1bUK£2.5b15.1x12.5x1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£6.0bUK£5.5bUK£436.7m18.2x13.8x1.1x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£6.2bUK£5.3bUK£452.4m18.3x13.8x1.2x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£6.8bUK£5.0bUK£286.4m22.5x23.6x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£7.1bUK£5.0bUK£286.4m22x24.8x1.4x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£6.8bUK£5.0bUK£288.0m22.6x23.5x1.3x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£7.2bUK£4.9bUK£284.3m25.2x25.5x1.5x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£7.2bUK£4.9bUK£283.7m23.8x25.3x1.5x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£8.1bUK£4.9bUK£284.3m28.7x28.5x1.7x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£7.5bUK£4.9bUK£282.9m28x26.4x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.7bTotal Earnings: UK£167.6mTotal Revenue: UK£4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Basic Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% 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 Market0.24%
Materials3.26%
Basic Materials0.17%
Construction Materials0.17%
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£4.001.9%
+UK£25.8m		15.1%PE13x
MSLH MarshallsUK£3.242.9%
+UK£22.7m		7.9%PE44x
IBST IbstockUK£1.592.1%
+UK£12.6m		-4.3%PE29.7x
SRC SigmaRocUK£0.650.2%
+UK£1.1m		8.2%PE53.1x
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2.1%

1Y

-4.3%

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7D

-1.2%

1Y

71.8%

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UK£1.62

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7D

-6.6%

1Y

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7D

-2.6%

1Y

19.2%

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7D

-0.5%

1Y

8.6%

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UK£0.17

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7D

-5.4%

1Y

-52.7%

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SRC

UK£0.65

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7D

0.2%

1Y

8.2%

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