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

UpdatedJul 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-7.9%
  • 1Y-1.0%
  • YTD-4.7%

The Metals and Mining industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with En+ Group International up . Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£200.3bUK£246.4bUK£10.8b12.8x18.6x0.8x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£208.5bUK£251.9bUK£12.4b12.8x16.7x0.8x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£231.1bUK£250.6bUK£12.3b16.4x18.7x0.9x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£213.0bUK£256.3bUK£12.6b14x16.9x0.8x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£188.9bUK£250.4bUK£12.5b12.6x15.1x0.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£189.7bUK£261.5bUK£17.9b11.2x10.6x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£210.1bUK£303.8bUK£27.5b9.9x7.6x0.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£211.8bUK£307.9bUK£27.8b9.1x7.6x0.7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£208.5bUK£311.3bUK£28.0b10.2x7.4x0.7x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£208.4bUK£317.4bUK£28.5b9.6x7.3x0.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£198.9bUK£305.4bUK£27.9b7.1x7.1x0.7x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£214.5bUK£322.5bUK£33.5b8.1x6.4x0.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£206.1bUK£330.0bUK£38.6b7.3x5.3x0.6x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£199.9bUK£338.0bUK£39.4b7.6x5.1x0.6x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£222.9bUK£336.7bUK£39.4b8.5x5.7x0.7x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£214.5bUK£342.7bUK£40.1b8.2x5.4x0.6x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£249.3bUK£340.7bUK£45.3b6.7x5.5x0.7x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£264.7bUK£340.1bUK£45.2b7x5.9x0.8x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£247.7bUK£337.2bUK£44.9b6.7x5.5x0.7x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£229.2bUK£358.6bUK£47.4b5.6x4.8x0.6x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£221.1bUK£364.4bUK£48.1b5.4x4.6x0.6x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£207.4bUK£355.4bUK£47.8b5.5x4.3x0.6x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£212.5bUK£308.1bUK£38.0b6.4x5.6x0.7x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£220.6bUK£313.2bUK£42.0b5.7x5.3x0.7x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£246.3bUK£305.0bUK£41.0b6.2x6x0.8x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£246.7bUK£298.8bUK£40.3b7.2x6.1x0.8x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£253.8bUK£318.6bUK£49.9b7.3x5.1x0.8x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£326.1bUK£304.2bUK£44.1b8.1x7.4x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£314.3bUK£272.0bUK£42.0b8.1x7.5x1.2x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£298.1bUK£279.2bUK£42.8b8.7x7x1.1x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£292.9bUK£273.8bUK£42.2b8.5x6.9x1.1x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£300.0bUK£269.0bUK£39.7b8.2x7.6x1.1x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£316.2bUK£265.9bUK£39.1b8.6x8.1x1.2x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£343.7bUK£265.9bUK£39.1b9.1x8.8x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£343.7bTotal Earnings: UK£39.1bTotal Revenue: UK£265.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.1x202220232024
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 18.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.84x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 35% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.66%
Materials1.26%
Metals and Mining1.35%
Steel4.83%
Copper2.12%
Diversified Metals and Mining1.55%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Gold-4.31%
Precious Metals and Minerals-5.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Steel industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 21.3% 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 9.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gold industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£50.372.5%
+UK£2.0b		-1.7%PE10.5x
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£23.806.0%
+UK£1.6b		-0.1%PS1.3x
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b		-86.2%PE0.4x
ANTO AntofagastaUK£19.672.3%
+UK£443.6m		19.6%PE29.9x
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UK£23.80

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7D

6.0%

1Y

-0.1%

GLEN

UK£4.34

Glencore

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-7.1%

CEY

UK£1.21

Centamin

7D

-8.0%

1Y

29.2%

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ATYM

UK£3.64

Atalaya Mining

7D

-2.2%

1Y

9.3%

ANTO

UK£19.67

Antofagasta

7D

2.3%

1Y

19.6%

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MTL

UK£0.042

Metals Exploration

7D

-8.7%

1Y

121.1%

FRES

UK£5.79

Fresnillo

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-4.5%

HOC

UK£1.76

Hochschild Mining

7D

-3.6%

1Y

136.8%

RIO

UK£50.37

Rio Tinto Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

-1.7%

GFM

UK£1.32

Griffin Mining

7D

-11.4%

1Y

68.2%

GGP

UK£0.074

Greatland Gold

7D

-6.3%

1Y

2.8%

PAF

UK£0.28

Pan African Resources

7D

8.2%

1Y

102.7%

HILS

UK£22.65

Hill & Smith

7D

4.6%

1Y

42.8%

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FXPO

UK£0.61

Ferrexpo

7D

12.3%

1Y

-32.7%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%