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U.K. (FTSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y5.0%
  • YTD4.7%

The Basic Materials industry has been flat over the last week, but RHI Magnesita has lost 4.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 5.0% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 May 2025UK£6.1bUK£6.9bUK£309.3m23.2x19.6x0.9x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025UK£5.3bUK£7.0bUK£311.3m19.2x17x0.8x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025UK£5.9bUK£6.6bUK£258.1m28.4x22.9x0.9x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025UK£5.8bUK£6.7bUK£294.3m30.5x19.6x0.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024UK£5.8bUK£6.7bUK£293.0m33.9x19.6x0.9x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.3bUK£309.7m27.1x19.9x0.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.3bUK£309.4m28.5x20.1x0.9x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.3bUK£310.1m27.2x19.4x0.8x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024UK£6.1bUK£7.2bUK£333.0m14.7x18.4x0.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.2bUK£338.4m15.1x18.4x0.9x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.3bUK£354.0m12.5x15.8x0.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£6.0bUK£7.4bUK£356.8m12.8x16.8x0.8x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£5.6bUK£7.3bUK£356.1m12x15.6x0.8x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£5.8bUK£7.5bUK£407.9m11.8x14.3x0.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£6.8bUK£8.8bUK£547.9m10.4x12.4x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£6.4bUK£8.9bUK£549.8m9.8x11.6x0.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£5.8bUK£8.9bUK£549.1m8.6x10.5x0.7x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£5.3bUK£8.9bUK£550.4m9x9.6x0.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£36.7bUK£36.6bUK£2.9b10.3x12.6x1x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£37.9bUK£34.5bUK£2.6b10.4x14.4x1.1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£39.1bUK£34.2bUK£2.7b10.1x14.6x1.1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£36.5bUK£34.2bUK£2.7b10x13.6x1.1x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£33.5bUK£33.4bUK£2.6b10.1x12.8x1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£33.6bUK£33.5bUK£2.6b10.4x12.8x1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£36.5bUK£34.3bUK£2.7b10.7x13.6x1.1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£34.6bUK£33.9bUK£2.8b11x12.2x1x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£29.9bUK£34.1bUK£2.9b10x10.5x0.9x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£29.0bUK£33.4bUK£2.8b10.3x10.4x0.9x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£27.5bUK£34.8bUK£2.9b9.7x9.4x0.8x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£26.6bUK£36.9bUK£3.1b8.9x8.6x0.7x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£28.5bUK£32.5bUK£2.7b10.9x10.7x0.9x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£28.1bUK£31.4bUK£2.6b13.3x10.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£27.6bUK£30.9bUK£2.5b14.1x10.8x0.9x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.5bUK£438.4m16.9x13.4x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.9bTotal Earnings: UK£438.4mTotal Revenue: UK£5.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.5x202320242025
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 19.6x 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 0.89x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.29%
Materials0.29%
Basic Materials-0.82%
Construction Materials-0.82%
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
SRC SigmaRocUK£0.992.9%
+UK£31.2m		47.6%PE49.1x
FORT ForterraUK£1.901.4%
+UK£5.5m		8.3%PE22.9x
MBH Michelmersh Brick HoldingsUK£1.061.9%
+UK£1.8m		6.5%PE16.1x
MSLH MarshallsUK£2.870.2%
+UK£1.3m		-7.4%PE23.4x
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MBH

UK£1.06

Michelmersh Brick Holdings

7D

1.9%

1Y

6.5%

RHIM

UK£30.15

RHI Magnesita

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-19.3%

MSLH

UK£2.87

Marshalls

7D

0.2%

1Y

-7.4%

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.054

May 08
Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.054

SRC

UK£0.99

SigmaRoc

7D

2.9%

1Y

47.6%

IBST

UK£1.86

Ibstock

7D

-0.7%

1Y

20.5%

BREE

UK£4.45

Breedon Group

7D

-0.7%

1Y

12.8%

We Think The Compensation For Breedon Group plc's (LON:BREE) CEO Looks About Right

Apr 22
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STCM

UK£0.16

Steppe Cement

7D

-8.6%

1Y

-13.5%

FORT

UK£1.90

Forterra

7D

1.4%

1Y

8.3%

Forterra's (LON:FORT) Dividend Will Be £0.02

Mar 28
Forterra's (LON:FORT) Dividend Will Be £0.02