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U.K. (FTSE) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies130
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD3.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains from Anglo American of 21%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 6.0%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£219.2bUK£255.0bUK£12.6b14.4x17.4x0.9x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£193.3bUK£253.2bUK£12.6b12.5x15.3x0.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£187.7bUK£261.6bUK£17.9b11x10.5x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£204.0bUK£304.5bUK£27.6b9.7x7.4x0.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£216.1bUK£305.0bUK£27.6b9.7x7.8x0.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£203.1bUK£313.6bUK£28.2b9.8x7.2x0.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£207.2bUK£312.8bUK£28.2b9.7x7.4x0.7x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£197.7bUK£309.2bUK£28.0b7.3x7.1x0.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£210.0bUK£324.6bUK£33.6b7.5x6.3x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£210.8bUK£329.9bUK£38.6b7.4x5.5x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£201.4bUK£334.0bUK£39.0b7.9x5.2x0.6x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£214.9bUK£333.2bUK£39.0b9.1x5.5x0.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£220.6bUK£340.1bUK£39.8b8.4x5.5x0.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£244.4bUK£352.1bUK£47.3b6.7x5.2x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£266.8bUK£335.5bUK£44.6b7x6x0.8x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£241.2bUK£340.5bUK£45.2b6.5x5.3x0.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£242.0bUK£347.5bUK£46.1b6.7x5.3x0.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£279.8bUK£362.5bUK£47.9b5.1x5.8x0.8x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£218.3bUK£355.2bUK£47.8b5.5x4.6x0.6x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£222.7bUK£308.8bUK£37.5b6.5x5.9x0.7x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£190.6bUK£305.5bUK£40.6b5.6x4.7x0.6x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£251.3bUK£306.0bUK£41.1b6.1x6.1x0.8x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£244.1bUK£305.1bUK£41.0b6.7x5.9x0.8x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£272.2bUK£319.9bUK£50.1b7.2x5.4x0.9x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£281.6bUK£310.6bUK£45.3b8.2x6.2x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£315.3bUK£273.8bUK£42.2b8.2x7.5x1.2x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£294.0bUK£279.4bUK£42.8b8.4x6.9x1.1x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£300.8bUK£275.3bUK£42.3b8.8x7.1x1.1x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£313.0bUK£266.9bUK£39.4b9.1x7.9x1.2x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£316.9bUK£266.1bUK£39.3b8x8.1x1.2x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£336.5bUK£265.9bUK£39.1b8.8x8.6x1.3x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£339.3bUK£242.3bUK£27.2b11.7x12.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£333.7bTotal Earnings: UK£27.2bTotal Revenue: UK£242.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.88x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 23% 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 Trends

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

GB Market2.84%
Materials2.40%
Metals and Mining2.97%
Diversified Metals and Mining3.55%
Steel2.41%
Copper0.28%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Gold-0.51%
Precious Metals and Minerals-2.43%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Steel industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (28.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Steel industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Precious Metals and Minerals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.6% 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
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£26.4321.3%
+UK£5.6b		8.1%PE141.6x
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2x
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£54.531.4%
+UK£1.2b		8.0%PE11x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b		-86.2%PE0.4x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£22.550.2%
+UK£49.3m		54.4%PE33.3x
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AAL

UK£26.43

Anglo American

7D

21.3%

1Y

8.1%

ATYM

UK£4.43

Atalaya Mining

7D

4.0%

1Y

33.8%

GGP

UK£0.056

Greatland Gold

7D

-7.8%

1Y

-30.6%

FRES

UK£5.84

Fresnillo

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-17.9%

RIO

UK£54.53

Rio Tinto Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

8.0%

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SOLG

UK£0.093

SolGold

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-50.9%

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GLEN

UK£4.70

Glencore

7D

-1.0%

1Y

0.1%

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HILS

UK£19.02

Hill & Smith

7D

1.8%

1Y

38.2%

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BMN

UK£0.0065

Bushveld Minerals

7D

-39.5%

1Y

-83.4%

AAZ

UK£0.63

Anglo Asian Mining

7D

-8.0%

1Y

-42.7%

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CEY

UK£1.25

Centamin

7D

-2.0%

1Y

21.0%

FXPO

UK£0.52

Ferrexpo

7D

8.9%

1Y

-52.4%

ANTO

UK£22.55

Antofagasta

7D

0.2%

1Y

54.4%

MTL

UK£0.053

Metals Exploration

7D

-5.3%

1Y

193.2%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%