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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M-12.1%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Copper industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by a pullback from Antofagasta of 2.6%. On the other hand SolGold is actually up 11%. In the past year, the industry has gained 17%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£20.4bUK£5.3bUK£651.1m20.5x31.3x3.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£21.5bUK£5.4bUK£663.9m23.4x32.4x4x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£24.7bUK£5.4bUK£669.2m20.3x36.9x4.6x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£23.7bUK£5.5bUK£688.7m17.9x34.4x4.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£19.9bUK£5.4bUK£645.9m28.8x30.8x3.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£17.1bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b13x13.6x3.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£17.0bUK£5.3bUK£1.3b13.5x13.6x3.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£15.2bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.8x12x2.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£14.4bUK£5.5bUK£1.3b20.9x11.3x2.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£15.3bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b23.7x11.8x2.7x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£15.7bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.5x12x2.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£17.5bUK£5.0bUK£1.2b13.7x14.3x3.5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£15.6bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b11.9x12.6x3.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£15.4bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b12.7x12.2x3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£17.5bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.7x13.6x3.4x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£15.7bUK£5.3bUK£1.4b9.8x11.3x2.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£17.9bUK£5.8bUK£868.6m16.7x20.6x3.1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£18.7bUK£5.8bUK£861.7m16.7x21.7x3.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£15.5bUK£5.7bUK£856.4m14.7x18.1x2.7x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£13.6bUK£6.2bUK£960.1m4.4x14.2x2.2x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£12.2bUK£6.2bUK£958.7m4.2x12.7x2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£11.6bUK£6.0bUK£916.9m5.5x12.6x1.9x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£12.3bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b6.3x10x1.8x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£12.5bUK£6.6bUK£1.2b5.6x10.3x1.9x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£15.3bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6.2x12.8x2.4x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022UK£16.1bUK£6.2bUK£1.2b7.5x13.8x2.6x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022UK£17.0bUK£6.1bUK£1.1b8.9x15.2x2.8x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022UK£14.7bUK£5.3bUK£900.6m9.5x16.3x2.8x
Thu, 13 Jan 2022UK£15.3bUK£5.3bUK£890.4m10x17.2x2.9x
Sat, 11 Dec 2021UK£14.6bUK£5.4bUK£920.4m9.9x15.8x2.7x
Mon, 08 Nov 2021UK£14.4bUK£5.3bUK£882.8m9.5x16.3x2.7x
Wed, 06 Oct 2021UK£14.2bUK£5.2bUK£873.1m9.5x16.3x2.7x
Fri, 03 Sep 2021UK£15.0bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m12.8x17.5x2.9x
Sun, 01 Aug 2021UK£15.7bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m13.2x18.3x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.7bTotal Earnings: UK£855.4mTotal Revenue: UK£5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202220232024
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 31.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have declined 8.7% 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 Comparison

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

GB Market-0.43%
Materials-2.89%
Metals and Mining-3.30%
Copper-2.47%
Steel3.02%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Gold-1.69%
Diversified Metals and Mining-3.52%
Precious Metals and Minerals-3.57%
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
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.1111.0%
+UK£34.2m		-30.2%PB1.7x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0133.8%
+UK£224.1k		-27.0%PB2x
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ANTO

UK£19.46

Antofagasta

7D

-2.6%

1Y

18.8%

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ATYM

UK£3.60

Atalaya Mining

7D

-6.1%

1Y

6.4%

GSCU

UK£0.013

Great Southern Copper

7D

3.8%

1Y

-27.0%

CAML

UK£1.94

Central Asia Metals

7D

-1.5%

1Y

6.7%

PXC

UK£0.20

Phoenix Copper

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-20.6%

SOLG

UK£0.11

SolGold

7D

11.0%

1Y

-30.2%

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