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

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D-3.4%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y-8.3%
  • YTD-11.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. The industry has fallen 8.3% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£186.9bUK£259.8bUK£7.8b9.9x24x0.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£200.4bUK£250.8bUK£7.5b10.9x26.7x0.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£176.8bUK£251.1bUK£7.5b9.9x23.4x0.7x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£191.7bUK£256.6bUK£7.7b11.1x25x0.7x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£214.4bUK£248.4bUK£12.3b13x17.4x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£213.0bUK£249.5bUK£12.3b15.2x17.3x0.9x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£216.1bUK£254.3bUK£12.6b14.4x17.2x0.9x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£195.4bUK£252.7bUK£12.6b12.5x15.5x0.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£182.0bUK£251.3bUK£12.6b11x14.5x0.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£206.9bUK£304.2bUK£27.6b9x7.5x0.7x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£221.4bUK£303.8bUK£27.5b10.4x8x0.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£214.4bUK£309.5bUK£27.9b10.2x7.7x0.7x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£209.5bUK£315.1bUK£28.3b9.7x7.4x0.7x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£210.0bUK£310.6bUK£28.1b7.2x7.5x0.7x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£200.5bUK£304.3bUK£27.8b7.1x7.2x0.7x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£201.2bUK£327.2bUK£38.4b7.3x5.2x0.6x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£210.5bUK£336.0bUK£39.2b7.5x5.4x0.6x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£211.3bUK£331.4bUK£38.8b8.4x5.4x0.6x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£226.1bUK£338.7bUK£39.6b8.9x5.7x0.7x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£235.5bUK£345.2bUK£40.7b8.8x5.8x0.7x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£266.0bUK£335.6bUK£44.7b7.2x6x0.8x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£250.4bUK£343.4bUK£45.6b6.8x5.5x0.7x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£231.4bUK£349.8bUK£46.4b6.3x5x0.7x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£207.5bUK£364.5bUK£48.1b5.3x4.3x0.6x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£214.6bUK£359.7bUK£48.2b5.3x4.5x0.6x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£221.8bUK£341.2bUK£46.1b6.2x4.8x0.6x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£195.3bUK£305.4bUK£40.6b5.9x4.8x0.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£254.6bUK£305.7bUK£41.1b6.2x6.2x0.8x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£236.6bUK£309.2bUK£41.6b6.5x5.7x0.8x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£275.9bUK£320.4bUK£50.2b7.4x5.5x0.9x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£252.5bUK£315.8bUK£49.9b7.1x5.1x0.8x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£305.5bUK£276.0bUK£42.4b7.8x7.2x1.1x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£301.6bUK£276.4bUK£42.5b7.8x7.1x1.1x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£300.3bUK£276.8bUK£42.5b8.2x7.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£300.3bTotal Earnings: UK£42.5bTotal Revenue: UK£276.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.9x202220232024
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 24.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 43% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.1% 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 Market-0.14%
Materials-3.06%
Metals and Mining-3.36%
Steel2.88%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Copper-1.92%
Diversified Metals and Mining-3.32%
Precious Metals and Minerals-7.24%
Gold-9.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Steel industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 58.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.4% per year.
  • 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 10.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 72% per year.
  • In contrast, the Copper industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b
-86.2%PE0.4x
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.838.7%
+UK£38.8m
2.9%PS0.7x
HILS Hill & SmithUK£21.602.1%
+UK£36.1m
15.5%PE22.6x
KP2 Kore PotashUK£0.0414.9%
+UK£22.8m
704.0%PB1.3x
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FXPO

UK£0.83

Ferrexpo

7D

8.7%

1Y

2.9%

AAL

UK£22.81

Anglo American

7D

-3.9%

1Y

2.1%

RIO

UK£48.05

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-11.8%

GLEN

UK£3.79

Glencore

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-18.9%

GGP

UK£0.052

Greatland Gold

7D

-11.8%

1Y

-51.0%

KP2

UK£0.04

Kore Potash

7D

14.9%

1Y

704.0%

ECOR

UK£0.65

Ecora Resources

7D

8.2%

1Y

-29.4%

CEY

UK£1.41

Centamin

7D

-8.9%

1Y

57.3%

ANTO

UK£16.60

Antofagasta

7D

-1.7%

1Y

20.4%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

GFM

UK£1.47

Griffin Mining

7D

1.7%

1Y

78.4%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%