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U.K. (FTSE) Steel Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D7.5%
  • 3M-16.8%
  • 1Y-15.6%
  • YTDn/a

The Steel industry is up 3.8% in the last week, with Hill & Smith up 5.5%. During this same period, the Zanaga Iron Ore underperformed, falling 6.2%. In contrast, the industry has lost 18% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£2.0bUK£1.8bUK£34.0m13.4x57.4x1.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£2.2bUK£1.8bUK£50.7m9.6x44.4x1.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£2.5bUK£1.8bUK£49.3m10.1x50.1x1.4x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£2.4bUK£1.8bUK£49.4m10x49.5x1.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£2.6bUK£1.8bUK£50.2m10.3x51x1.4x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£2.4bUK£1.8bUK£55.5m10.2x42.9x1.3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£57.3m12.1x40.2x1.3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.8bUK£42.0m21.9x54.6x1.3x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.6bUK£10.8m25.6x228.7x1.5x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.7bUK£4.4m16.2x505.1x1.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£3.5m16.9x654.9x1.4x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£2.3bUK£1.7bUK£202.6m10x11.3x1.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£2.2bUK£1.7bUK£193.3m8.5x11.5x1.3x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£2.5bUK£1.7bUK£190.2m8.3x13x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£7.7bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b6.2x1x0.3x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4.9x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.0bUK£8.1b4.8x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.1bUK£8.1b4x0.9x0.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.0bUK£8.2b3.9x0.9x0.3x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.4bUK£8.2b4.2x0.9x0.3x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.5x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.4x0.9x0.3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£7.7bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b4.8x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£7.6bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b4.6x0.9x0.3x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b5.2x1x0.3x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£8.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b7.2x1x0.3x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£8.1bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.7x1x0.3x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£7.7bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b4.7x0.9x0.3x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£7.7bUK£30.4bUK£8.3b5.1x0.9x0.3x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£7.8bUK£30.3bUK£8.3b6.3x0.9x0.3x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£4.1bUK£30.5bUK£8.7b13.2x0.5x0.1x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£4.0bUK£30.3bUK£8.6b10.7x0.5x0.1x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£4.4bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b11.3x0.5x0.1x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022UK£11.6bUK£29.3bUK£8.5b13.9x1.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

1.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.6bTotal Earnings: UK£8.5bTotal Revenue: UK£29.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Steel Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 65.1x202320242025
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 56.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 65.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Steel industry have declined 84% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 60% 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 Market5.59%
Materials7.51%
Metals and Mining7.74%
Steel7.51%
Gold24.15%
Precious Metals and Minerals21.29%
Copper9.95%
Diversified Metals and Mining6.26%
Aluminum0%0
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
HILS Hill & SmithUK£16.769.5%
+UK£117.2m		-14.4%PE17.6x
FXPO FerrexpoUK£0.518.2%
+UK£22.7m		7.2%PS0.4x
SML Strategic MineralsUK£0.0046.7%
+UK£504.0k		46.0%PS3.6x
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Latest News

SML

UK£0.004

Strategic Minerals

7D

6.7%

1Y

46.0%

HILS

UK£16.76

Hill & Smith

7D

9.5%

1Y

-14.4%

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.325

Apr 12
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.325

FXPO

UK£0.51

Ferrexpo

7D

8.2%

1Y

7.2%

ZIOC

UK£0.069

Zanaga Iron Ore

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-14.4%

CGO

UK£0.0085

Contango Holdings

7D

-10.5%

1Y

-10.5%

ECOR

UK£0.50

Ecora Resources

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-43.1%