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U.K. (FTSE) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Steel industry is up 3.6%, with Hill & Smith leading the way, up 2.8%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£48.8m10x50.3x1.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£50.0m9.9x50.4x1.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£55.4m9.6x45.6x1.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£56.0m10.9x39.5x1.2x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£56.2m9.9x38.5x1.2x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£2.4bUK£1.8bUK£32.5m25.5x74.2x1.4x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.6bUK£9.5m22.8x231.3x1.4x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£3.6m17.1x631.4x1.4x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£2.1m16.4x1057.9x1.4x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.7bUK£194.3m8.3x11.6x1.3x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£190.1m8.5x12.3x1.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b5.7x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b5.5x1x0.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.1b4.7x1x0.3x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.7x0.9x0.3x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.1b4.3x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.0bUK£8.2b4.4x0.9x0.3x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b4.1x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.3x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.6x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b4.4x0.9x0.3x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b5.4x1x0.3x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£8.3bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.6x1x0.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6x1x0.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.1x1x0.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£7.6bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b5x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£7.8bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b6.6x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£12.3bUK£30.2bUK£8.2b13.1x1.5x0.4x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£3.7bUK£30.4bUK£8.6b10x0.4x0.1x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£4.5bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b11.6x0.5x0.1x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£4.5bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b12.9x0.5x0.1x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£5.1bUK£40.8bUK£12.5b1.4x0.4x0.1x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£31.8bUK£38.7bUK£11.0b3x2.9x0.8x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£43.9bUK£34.7bUK£9.7b6.9x4.5x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£43.9bTotal Earnings: UK£9.7bTotal Revenue: UK£34.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Steel Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 61.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Steel 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 50.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 61.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.64x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Steel industry have declined 83% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 63% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.96%
Materials1.60%
Metals and Mining1.78%
Steel3.61%
Precious Metals and Minerals2.36%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.84%
Gold1.06%
Copper0.98%
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
FXPO FerrexpoUK£1.0818.0%
+UK£97.1m		34.2%PS0.9x
HILS Hill & SmithUK£18.905.5%
+UK£78.7m		3.8%PE19.8x
ECOR Ecora ResourcesUK£0.658.7%
+UK£12.9m		-25.1%PE10x
ZIOC Zanaga Iron OreUK£0.0835.2%
+UK£2.8m		-0.5%PB0.8x
SML Strategic MineralsUK£0.002414.3%
+UK£604.8k		37.1%PS2x
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FXPO

UK£1.08

Ferrexpo

7D

18.0%

1Y

34.2%

ECOR

UK£0.65

Ecora Resources

7D

8.7%

1Y

-25.1%

HILS

UK£18.90

Hill & Smith

7D

5.5%

1Y

3.8%

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ZIOC

UK£0.083

Zanaga Iron Ore

7D

5.2%

1Y

-0.5%

SML

UK£0.0024

Strategic Minerals

7D

14.3%

1Y

37.1%