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U.K. (FTSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M13.4%
  • 1Y19.1%
  • YTD15.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Breedon Group of 2.1%. This means that the industry has gained 19% over the past year. 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
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
Fri, 15 Apr 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.4bUK£433.8m18.1x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022UK£6.0bUK£5.3bUK£446.7m17.7x13.5x1.1x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022UK£6.8bUK£5.0bUK£287.1m21.7x23.7x1.4x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022UK£7.2bUK£5.0bUK£286.4m22.9x25.2x1.4x
Sat, 04 Dec 2021UK£6.9bUK£5.0bUK£288.0m23.5x23.9x1.4x
Mon, 01 Nov 2021UK£7.2bUK£4.9bUK£283.5m25.1x25.4x1.5x
Wed, 29 Sep 2021UK£7.5bUK£4.9bUK£284.8m25.2x26.3x1.5x
Fri, 27 Aug 2021UK£7.7bUK£4.9bUK£282.9m29.6x27.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.5bTotal Earnings: UK£282.9mTotal Revenue: UK£4.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.2x202220232024
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 18.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 6.2% 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 Market0.065%
Materials-3.17%
Basic Materials1.32%
Construction Materials1.32%
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£4.122.1%
+UK£29.2m		16.1%PE13.4x
SRC SigmaRocUK£0.682.7%
+UK£20.1m		11.4%PE56.2x
FORT ForterraUK£1.885.0%
+UK£18.6m		8.3%PE30.5x
IBST IbstockUK£1.872.0%
+UK£14.1m		24.2%PE35x
MSLH MarshallsUK£3.471.5%
+UK£12.6m		25.4%PE47x
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