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U.K. (FTSE) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies132
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M19.6%
  • 1Y11.0%
  • YTD3.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. In the past year, the industry has gained 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£219.0bUK£250.0bUK£12.3b15.8x17.8x0.9x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£218.1bUK£255.1bUK£12.6b14.7x17.3x0.9x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£195.4bUK£252.6bUK£12.6b12.3x15.5x0.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£185.9bUK£251.5bUK£12.6b11x14.7x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£199.0bUK£304.3bUK£27.6b9.3x7.2x0.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£220.7bUK£305.4bUK£27.7b10.2x8x0.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£214.5bUK£310.2bUK£28.0b10.2x7.7x0.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£206.1bUK£316.4bUK£28.4b9.8x7.3x0.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£202.4bUK£309.2bUK£28.0b6.8x7.2x0.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£204.0bUK£303.8bUK£27.7b7.3x7.4x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£202.7bUK£327.3bUK£38.4b7.2x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£208.4bUK£336.2bUK£39.3b8.1x5.3x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£212.0bUK£333.7bUK£39.1b8.3x5.4x0.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£226.1bUK£338.7bUK£39.6b8.9x5.7x0.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£233.9bUK£349.0bUK£41.1b8.5x5.7x0.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£267.2bUK£336.7bUK£44.8b7.1x6x0.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£248.5bUK£343.8bUK£45.6b7.1x5.4x0.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£235.7bUK£346.5bUK£46.0b6.5x5.1x0.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£209.2bUK£365.3bUK£48.2b5.1x4.3x0.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£216.5bUK£355.7bUK£47.7b5.6x4.5x0.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£221.8bUK£341.2bUK£46.1b6.2x4.8x0.6x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£200.2bUK£302.5bUK£40.2b5.8x5x0.7x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£260.4bUK£304.5bUK£40.9b6.2x6.4x0.9x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£238.0bUK£309.8bUK£41.6b6.5x5.7x0.8x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£284.4bUK£320.6bUK£50.2b7.4x5.7x0.9x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£272.0bUK£314.5bUK£49.7b7.3x5.5x0.9x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£306.0bUK£274.6bUK£42.3b8x7.2x1.1x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£301.7bUK£276.4bUK£42.5b7.8x7.1x1.1x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021UK£297.5bUK£275.4bUK£42.4b8.7x7x1.1x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021UK£315.4bUK£266.2bUK£39.4b9.2x8x1.2x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021UK£302.6bUK£266.6bUK£39.4b7.7x7.7x1.1x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021UK£327.1bUK£265.9bUK£39.1b9.1x8.4x1.2x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021UK£339.3bUK£242.3bUK£27.2b11.7x12.5x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£339.3bTotal Earnings: UK£27.2bTotal Revenue: UK£242.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 23% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Materials industry?

GB Market-0.56%
Materials-2.06%
Metals and Mining-2.20%
Precious Metals and Minerals3.26%
Gold2.24%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Copper-1.76%
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.46%
Steel-3.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Steel industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 29.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gold industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b
-86.2%PE0.4x
FRES FresnilloUK£6.173.4%
+UK£151.1m
-9.5%PE24.9x
HOC Hochschild MiningUK£1.888.9%
+UK£79.4m
130.8%PS1.8x
KOD Kodal MineralsUK£0.006226.5%
+UK£26.3m
-3.9%PB8.5x
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AAL

UK£25.14

Anglo American

7D

-3.9%

1Y

4.1%

RIO

UK£54.76

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

8.3%

KOD

UK£0.006

Kodal Minerals

7D

22.4%

1Y

-7.0%

PREM

UK£0.0012

Premier African Minerals

7D

-23.0%

1Y

-83.3%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

HILS

UK£20.40

Hill & Smith

7D

-2.9%

1Y

38.8%

HOC

UK£1.87

Hochschild Mining

7D

8.1%

1Y

129.1%

PAF

UK£0.26

Pan African Resources

7D

2.4%

1Y

88.7%

KP2

UK£0.017

Kore Potash

7D

38.8%

1Y

134.5%

GGP

UK£0.082

Greatland Gold

7D

11.9%

1Y

6.5%

FXPO

UK£0.42

Ferrexpo

7D

-12.5%

1Y

-57.2%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%