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U.K. (FTSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-10.8%
  • 1Y-29.8%
  • YTD-10.1%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.2%, with Croda International leading the way, up 1.1%. In the past year, the industry is down 30%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£12.2bUK£18.2bUK£189.7m29.9x64.5x0.7x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£12.2bUK£18.2bUK£191.3m29.4x63.8x0.7x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£14.0bUK£19.6bUK£285.9m24.3x49x0.7x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£13.5bUK£19.6bUK£285.9m20.9x47.2x0.7x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£13.1bUK£19.8bUK£188.1m18.3x69.9x0.7x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£13.1bUK£20.0bUK£140.3m17.8x93.7x0.7x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£13.7bUK£20.0bUK£140.8m19.5x97.3x0.7x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£12.6bUK£20.0bUK£153.9m17.3x81.7x0.6x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£11.9bUK£20.9bUK£256.5m16.4x46.4x0.6x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£13.2bUK£20.8bUK£220.2m17x59.9x0.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£13.5bUK£21.0bUK£356.1m24.3x37.8x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£14.9bUK£21.2bUK£799.3m17.8x18.7x0.7x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£14.5bUK£21.2bUK£802.9m14.7x18x0.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£17.1bUK£21.2bUK£829.7m16.4x20.6x0.8x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£17.1bUK£21.1bUK£835.9m16.2x20.5x0.8x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£17.1bUK£21.9bUK£992.5m16.6x17.2x0.8x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£19.3bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b18.3x17.4x0.9x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£17.6bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b15.9x16x0.8x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£18.1bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b17.9x16.4x0.8x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£17.3bUK£23.2bUK£938.2m22.5x18.5x0.7x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£16.8bUK£23.2bUK£972.8m21.1x17.3x0.7x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£18.4bUK£23.1bUK£985.1m21.6x18.7x0.8x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£18.9bUK£22.8bUK£730.9m27.9x25.9x0.8x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£17.2bUK£22.7bUK£757.0m26.7x22.7x0.8x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£19.7bUK£24.0bUK£795.3m28.8x24.7x0.8x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022UK£20.2bUK£23.9bUK£792.2m23.2x25.4x0.8x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022UK£18.8bUK£23.9bUK£786.4m22.9x23.9x0.8x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022UK£20.6bUK£23.4bUK£731.2m22.4x28.2x0.9x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022UK£25.2bUK£23.4bUK£731.1m25.9x34.4x1.1x
Sat, 04 Dec 2021UK£25.0bUK£23.3bUK£712.6m25.6x35.1x1.1x
Mon, 01 Nov 2021UK£25.9bUK£21.7bUK£756.5m23.5x34.2x1.2x
Wed, 29 Sep 2021UK£24.3bUK£21.7bUK£761.2m25.2x32x1.1x
Fri, 27 Aug 2021UK£26.1bUK£21.7bUK£753.2m35.1x34.7x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£25.7bTotal Earnings: UK£753.2mTotal Revenue: UK£21.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 64.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 37.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.83x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 37% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.6% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.56%
Materials-1.91%
Chemicals1.17%
Commodity Chemicals3.81%
Specialty Chemicals1.09%
Diversified Chemicals0%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.51%
Industrial Gases-4.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 121% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
JMAT Johnson MattheyUK£16.952.3%
+UK£60.6m		-7.8%PE28.6x
CRDA Croda InternationalUK£40.391.1%
+UK£60.0m		-30.6%PE33x
TET TreattUK£4.607.0%
+UK£18.2m		-26.0%PE24.7x
SYNT SynthomerUK£2.763.2%
+UK£13.9m		-82.8%PS0.2x
HE1 Helium One GlobalUK£0.01420.8%
+UK£12.4m		-85.4%PS65069.2x
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