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U.K. (FTSE) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y-36.4%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry hasn't moved much but Synthomer is up 68% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 36% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£12.3bUK£19.1bUK£286.5m19.4x42.9x0.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£12.4bUK£19.5bUK£187.2m19.4x66.3x0.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£12.0bUK£19.5bUK£186.8m20.2x64.5x0.6x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£12.3bUK£19.5bUK£185.7m20.8x66x0.6x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£12.0bUK£20.3bUK£312.9m22x38.3x0.6x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£11.8bUK£20.4bUK£312.4m22.3x37.9x0.6x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£13.3bUK£20.5bUK£445.2m24.8x29.8x0.6x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£14.3bUK£20.5bUK£445.3m27.6x32.2x0.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£13.3bUK£20.7bUK£901.3m11.9x14.8x0.6x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£15.2bUK£20.7bUK£928.7m13.3x16.3x0.7x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£16.7bUK£20.7bUK£936.3m15x17.9x0.8x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£15.6bUK£20.7bUK£1.1b12.9x14.8x0.8x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£17.2bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.7x14.8x0.8x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£17.1bUK£20.9bUK£1.2b13.6x14.7x0.8x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£16.6bUK£20.8bUK£1.2b13.1x14.2x0.8x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£16.0bUK£22.0bUK£992.7m16.9x16.2x0.7x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£15.9bUK£22.0bUK£994.8m17.1x16x0.7x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£16.7bUK£22.0bUK£999.7m17x16.7x0.8x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£18.5bUK£21.9bUK£1.1b23.8x16.5x0.8x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£16.7bUK£21.6bUK£739.7m27.7x22.6x0.8x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£18.1bUK£22.9bUK£776.4m28.1x23.3x0.8x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£18.8bUK£22.8bUK£769.7m22.1x24.4x0.8x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£18.8bUK£22.8bUK£770.2m23.3x24.4x0.8x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£18.6bUK£22.3bUK£711.0m23.4x26.2x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£21.1bUK£22.3bUK£711.0m25.8x29.6x0.9x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£24.3bUK£22.3bUK£711.4m27.6x34.2x1.1x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£24.6bUK£20.7bUK£736.6m25.7x33.5x1.2x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£22.4bUK£20.7bUK£736.5m24.6x30.4x1.1x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£24.9bUK£20.6bUK£737.6m34.9x33.8x1.2x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£24.3bUK£20.6bUK£737.6m35.5x32.9x1.2x
Fri, 07 May 2021UK£22.0bUK£20.2bUK£579.8m34x37.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£20.3bTotal Earnings: UK£579.8mTotal Revenue: UK£20.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30x202220232024
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 42.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 30.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.70%
Materials2.13%
Chemicals0.49%
Specialty Chemicals0.60%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.99%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Commodity Chemicals-0.76%
Industrial Gases-6.06%
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
SYNT SynthomerUK£2.3567.6%
+UK£155.1m
-91.0%PS0.2x
JMAT Johnson MattheyUK£17.070.6%
+UK£18.3m
-12.2%PE17.6x
ELM ElementisUK£1.370.7%
+UK£5.9m
22.0%PE36.4x
IOF IofinaUK£0.233.3%
+UK£1.4m
-13.9%PE6x
HEIQ HeiQUK£0.0935.4%
+UK£800.6k
-67.8%PS0.5x
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