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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

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The Specialty Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Treatt has stood out, gaining 3.7%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 33% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Specialty Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£17.7bUK£202.7m28.9x55.7x0.6x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024UK£11.2bUK£17.7bUK£198.9m29.8x56.4x0.6x
Tue, 21 May 2024UK£13.0bUK£19.0bUK£264.2m32.3x49.2x0.7x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024UK£12.8bUK£19.1bUK£295.8m22.2x43.4x0.7x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024UK£12.3bUK£19.1bUK£286.5m19.4x42.9x0.6x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024UK£12.4bUK£19.5bUK£187.2m19.1x66.1x0.6x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024UK£12.2bUK£19.5bUK£186.7m20.7x65.5x0.6x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023UK£12.1bUK£19.5bUK£186.1m20x64.9x0.6x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023UK£12.0bUK£20.3bUK£312.9m22x38.3x0.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023UK£12.1bUK£20.4bUK£312.6m22.6x38.8x0.6x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023UK£13.3bUK£20.5bUK£445.4m24.8x29.9x0.7x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023UK£14.3bUK£20.5bUK£445.4m27.6x32.2x0.7x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023UK£13.3bUK£20.7bUK£901.3m11.9x14.7x0.6x
Wed, 24 May 2023UK£15.4bUK£20.7bUK£928.9m13.4x16.6x0.7x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023UK£16.7bUK£20.7bUK£936.4m15x17.8x0.8x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023UK£15.6bUK£20.7bUK£1.1b12.9x14.8x0.8x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023UK£17.3bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.7x14.8x0.8x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023UK£17.2bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.7x14.7x0.8x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022UK£16.6bUK£20.8bUK£1.2b13.1x14.2x0.8x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022UK£16.0bUK£22.0bUK£992.8m17x16.1x0.7x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022UK£16.2bUK£22.0bUK£994.8m17.5x16.3x0.7x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022UK£16.3bUK£22.0bUK£999.8m16.1x16.3x0.7x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022UK£18.5bUK£21.9bUK£1.1b23.8x16.5x0.8x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022UK£16.6bUK£21.6bUK£739.6m27.6x22.5x0.8x
Thu, 26 May 2022UK£18.1bUK£22.9bUK£776.4m28.1x23.3x0.8x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022UK£18.8bUK£22.8bUK£769.7m22.1x24.4x0.8x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022UK£19.0bUK£22.8bUK£770.2m23.5x24.7x0.8x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022UK£18.8bUK£22.3bUK£711.0m23.4x26.4x0.8x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022UK£21.6bUK£22.3bUK£710.9m26.7x30.4x1x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021UK£24.3bUK£22.3bUK£711.4m27.6x34.2x1.1x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021UK£24.6bUK£20.7bUK£736.6m25.7x33.5x1.2x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021UK£22.3bUK£20.7bUK£736.6m23.7x30.2x1.1x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021UK£24.9bUK£20.6bUK£737.6m34.9x33.8x1.2x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021UK£24.0bUK£20.6bUK£737.6m35.4x32.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£24.0bTotal Earnings: UK£737.6mTotal Revenue: UK£20.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Specialty Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 56.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 32.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 35% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.38%
Materials-1.63%
Chemicals-2.07%
Specialty Chemicals-2.28%
Industrial Gases9.01%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.13%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Commodity Chemicals-0.89%
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
CRDA Croda InternationalUK£40.510.6%
+UK£33.5m		-32.0%PE33.1x
TET TreattUK£4.794.8%
+UK£13.4m		-25.5%PE25.7x
SYNT SynthomerUK£2.732.1%
+UK£9.0m		-83.0%PS0.2x
CAR CarcloUK£0.3353.8%
+UK£8.4m		126.0%PS0.2x
HEIQ HeiQUK£0.118.6%
+UK£1.4m		n/aPS0.5x
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