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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 05, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M-9.2%
  • 1Y-9.0%
  • YTD-6.8%

The Copper industry is up 4.3% in the last week, with Antofagasta up 4.8%. In contrast, the industry has lost 9.0% in the last 12 months. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 5.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£15.7bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.3x12.4x3x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£15.6bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.9x12.3x3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£17.1bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.9x13.2x3.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£16.5bUK£5.4bUK£1.4b11x11.7x3x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£18.8bUK£5.7bUK£850.5m17.4x22.2x3.3x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£16.4bUK£5.8bUK£869.9m14.9x18.9x2.8x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£14.3bUK£5.9bUK£877.2m13.1x16.3x2.4x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£11.7bUK£6.3bUK£965.4m4.2x12.2x1.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£12.6bUK£6.1bUK£891.9m5.6x14.1x2.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£12.1bUK£5.8bUK£881.8m6.1x13.7x2.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£11.8bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b5.5x9.5x1.8x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£16.0bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6.8x13.4x2.5x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£15.3bUK£6.6bUK£1.2b6.5x12.4x2.3x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£17.7bUK£6.2bUK£1.2b6.5x15.3x2.9x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£16.0bUK£6.0bUK£1.1b8.6x14.5x2.7x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£14.9bUK£5.3bUK£901.0m9.2x16.6x2.8x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£14.1bUK£5.4bUK£908.6m10.1x15.5x2.6x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021UK£14.9bUK£5.3bUK£904.7m9.7x16.5x2.8x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021UK£15.6bUK£5.2bUK£863.3m11.1x18.1x3x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021UK£15.0bUK£5.2bUK£865.8m9.9x17.3x2.9x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021UK£16.2bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m13.4x18.9x3.1x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021UK£16.2bUK£4.6bUK£639.1m14.7x25.4x3.5x
Wed, 03 Mar 2021UK£18.5bUK£4.1bUK£425.1m16.2x43.5x4.5x
Sat, 05 Dec 2020UK£13.1bUK£4.0bUK£328.1m11.5x39.8x3.2x
Tue, 08 Sep 2020UK£11.2bUK£4.0bUK£324.3m12.2x34.4x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£9.7bTotal Earnings: UK£324.3mTotal Revenue: UK£4.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Copper industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have grown 57% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Copper compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.061%
Materials2.51%
Metals and Mining3.12%
Copper4.29%
Precious Metals and Minerals4.55%
Gold4.12%
Diversified Metals and Mining3.02%
Steel0.64%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
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
ANTO AntofagastaUK£14.423.7%
+UK£512.6m		-6.2%PE11.5x
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.171.2%
+UK£6.0m		-49.9%PB2x
PXC Phoenix CopperUK£0.285.8%
+UK£1.8m		-45.0%PB1.1x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0163.2%
+UK£127.5k		-61.4%PB1x
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ATYM

UK£3.24

Atalaya Mining

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-17.2%

ANTO

UK£14.42

Antofagasta

7D

3.7%

1Y

-6.2%

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PXC

UK£0.28

Phoenix Copper

7D

5.8%

1Y

-45.0%

SOLG

UK£0.17

SolGold

7D

1.2%

1Y

-49.9%

GSCU

UK£0.016

Great Southern Copper

7D

3.2%

1Y

-61.4%

CAML

UK£1.94

Central Asia Metals

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-26.5%