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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D10.0%
  • 3M18.0%
  • 1Y29.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Copper industry has risen 10.0%, driven by gains from Antofagasta of 6.7%. Meanwhile, Great Southern Copper actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.4% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 29%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£20.3bUK£5.4bUK£646.8m29.3x31.4x3.7x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£17.3bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.9x13.7x3.2x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£16.7bUK£5.3bUK£1.3b12.9x13.3x3.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£15.9bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.7x12.5x2.9x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£14.3bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b20.8x11.3x2.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£15.1bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b21.1x11.6x2.7x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£15.8bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13.2x12.1x2.9x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£1.2b13.6x14.3x3.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£15.8bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b12.1x12.8x3.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£14.7bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.4x11.5x2.8x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£16.6bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.3x12.9x3.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£16.3bUK£5.3bUK£1.4b9.7x11.8x3.1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£18.2bUK£5.8bUK£867.6m10.8x21x3.1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£18.8bUK£5.8bUK£859.2m17.5x21.8x3.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£15.7bUK£5.7bUK£850.9m14.9x18.5x2.8x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£13.8bUK£6.1bUK£946.5m4.6x14.6x2.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£12.3bUK£6.3bUK£968.6m4.2x12.6x2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£12.0bUK£6.1bUK£891.5m5.2x13.5x2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£12.1bUK£6.6bUK£1.2b6.2x9.9x1.8x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£12.5bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b5.7x10.1x1.9x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£15.5bUK£6.4bUK£1.2b6.4x13x2.4x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£15.8bUK£6.3bUK£1.2b7.2x13.4x2.5x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£18.2bUK£6.1bUK£1.1b9.5x16.4x3x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£14.6bUK£5.3bUK£894.6m9.7x16.3x2.8x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£14.6bUK£5.3bUK£891.7m9.5x16.4x2.8x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£14.7bUK£5.4bUK£920.5m10x16x2.7x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£15.0bUK£5.3bUK£882.8m9.7x17x2.8x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£14.4bUK£5.2bUK£873.3m9.6x16.4x2.7x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£15.1bUK£5.2bUK£864.2m10.1x17.4x2.9x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£16.0bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m13.3x18.7x3.1x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£19.4bUK£4.6bUK£639.1m15x30.3x4.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.6bTotal Earnings: UK£639.1mTotal Revenue: UK£4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Copper industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 31.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.65%
Materials2.85%
Metals and Mining3.32%
Copper9.96%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.71%
Steel1.29%
Gold1.10%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Precious Metals and Minerals-0.93%
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£19.325.8%
+UK£1.0b
28.5%PE29x
CAML Central Asia MetalsUK£1.8113.2%
+UK£36.9m
-28.9%PE294.9x
ATYM Atalaya MiningUK£3.536.3%
+UK£29.4m
10.3%PE14x
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.0831.5%
+UK£3.6m
-50.9%PB1.1x
PXC Phoenix CopperUK£0.121.0%
+UK£167.4k
-60.5%PB0.6x
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Latest News

ATYM

UK£3.53

Atalaya Mining

7D

6.3%

1Y

10.3%

SOLG

UK£0.083

SolGold

7D

1.5%

1Y

-50.9%

ANTO

UK£19.32

Antofagasta

7D

5.8%

1Y

28.5%

GSCU

UK£0.025

Great Southern Copper

7D

-7.4%

1Y

56.3%

PXC

UK£0.12

Phoenix Copper

7D

1.0%

1Y

-60.5%

CAML

UK£1.81

Central Asia Metals

7D

13.2%

1Y

-28.9%