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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M32.3%
  • 1Y48.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Copper industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by Antofagasta declining 1.6%. In the past year, the industry has gained 44%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 20% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£23.5bUK£5.5bUK£685.2m18.7x34.3x4.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£20.9bUK£5.5bUK£651.7m29.8x32.1x3.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£18.5bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13.8x14.7x3.4x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£16.7bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.4x13.3x3.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£17.0bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13.6x13.5x3.2x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£13.7bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b20.5x10.7x2.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£15.2bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b21.3x11.9x2.8x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£15.8bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b12.9x12x2.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£17.4bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b13.4x14.1x3.4x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£16.1bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b12.3x13x3.2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£14.9bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b11.9x11.8x2.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£15.8bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b13.2x12.4x3.1x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£16.4bUK£5.3bUK£1.4b12x12.1x3.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£17.9bUK£5.4bUK£1.4b10.4x12.7x3.3x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£18.5bUK£5.7bUK£846.9m17.4x21.9x3.3x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£15.7bUK£5.8bUK£860.9m14.5x18.2x2.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£15.1bUK£5.9bUK£877.2m8.9x17.2x2.6x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£14.4bUK£6.2bUK£957.1m4.2x15.1x2.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£13.0bUK£6.1bUK£891.2m5.5x14.6x2.1x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£12.6bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b6.2x10.2x1.9x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£11.1bUK£6.8bUK£1.3b5.1x8.8x1.6x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£15.7bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6.6x13.1x2.4x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£16.4bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6.9x13.6x2.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£17.7bUK£6.2bUK£1.1b9.5x15.6x2.9x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£14.5bUK£6.0bUK£1.1b8.7x13.1x2.4x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£15.3bUK£5.3bUK£898.6m9.5x17.1x2.9x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£13.8bUK£5.4bUK£921.0m9.7x15x2.5x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£15.2bUK£5.3bUK£882.4m9.7x17.3x2.9x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£15.5bUK£5.2bUK£865.6m10.4x17.9x3x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£15.3bUK£5.2bUK£864.2m9.8x17.7x2.9x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£16.3bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m13.7x19x3.2x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£16.2bUK£4.6bUK£639.1m14.7x25.4x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£19.4bTotal Earnings: UK£639.1mTotal Revenue: UK£4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.3x202220232024
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 33.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have grown 2.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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 Market2.84%
Materials2.40%
Metals and Mining2.97%
Copper0.28%
Diversified Metals and Mining3.55%
Steel2.41%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Gold-0.51%
Precious Metals and Minerals-2.43%
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£22.550.2%
+UK£49.3m		54.4%PE33.3x
ATYM Atalaya MiningUK£4.434.0%
+UK£23.8m		33.8%PE18.7x
PXC Phoenix CopperUK£0.1525.0%
+UK£4.4m		-40.5%PB0.7x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0224.7%
+UK£343.5k		95.7%PB2.5x
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ANTO

UK£22.55

Antofagasta

7D

0.2%

1Y

54.4%

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ATYM

UK£4.43

Atalaya Mining

7D

4.0%

1Y

33.8%

SOLG

UK£0.093

SolGold

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-50.9%

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CAML

UK£2.05

Central Asia Metals

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-0.2%

PXC

UK£0.15

Phoenix Copper

7D

25.0%

1Y

-40.5%

GSCU

UK£0.022

Great Southern Copper

7D

4.7%

1Y

95.7%