Investing IdeasBrowse All StocksMarkets
Have your own idea? Try our Stock Screener
Header cover image

U.K. (FTSE) Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-15.8%
  • 1Y-30.2%
  • YTD-14.5%

In the last week, Paper and Forestry Products has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 28% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 27% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Paper and Forestry Products Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Sep 2025UK£4.6bUK£6.8bUK£135.8m26.8x33.8x0.7x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025UK£4.9bUK£6.8bUK£134.7m28.9x36.4x0.7x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025UK£5.4bUK£6.7bUK£159.7m27.6x33.8x0.8x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025UK£5.6bUK£6.5bUK£148.0m29.2x37.7x0.9x
Sat, 10 May 2025UK£5.2bUK£6.5bUK£147.5m27.7x35.5x0.8x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025UK£4.7bUK£6.5bUK£148.4m24.7x31.7x0.7x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025UK£5.4bUK£6.4bUK£144.0m29.2x37.5x0.8x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025UK£5.5bUK£6.2bUK£291.2m16.6x19x0.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024UK£5.3bUK£6.2bUK£288.4m15.8x18.2x0.9x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024UK£5.5bUK£6.2bUK£302.2m16.3x18.1x0.9x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024UK£5.7bUK£6.2bUK£304.4m16.9x18.7x0.9x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024UK£6.3bUK£6.3bUK£303.5m18.8x20.9x1x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024UK£6.6bUK£6.3bUK£308.3m19.3x21.5x1x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£7.2bUK£6.4bUK£403.8m12.7x17.9x1.1x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£6.7bUK£6.5bUK£314.4m12.3x21.2x1x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£7.1bUK£6.6bUK£321.6m14.1x22.2x1.1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£6.4bUK£6.6bUK£321.5m10.6x20x1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£6.3bUK£6.6bUK£320.9m11.3x19.6x1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£6.2bUK£7.4bUK£552.9m10.3x11.3x0.8x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£7.7bUK£7.5bUK£562.5m16x13.7x1x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£6.9bUK£7.5bUK£561.9m14.5x12.3x0.9x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£6.4bUK£7.5bUK£546.5m75.9x11.8x0.9x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£6.9bUK£7.5bUK£549.9m77.1x12.5x0.9x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£6.4bUK£7.4bUK£541.1m9.3x11.8x0.9x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£6.7bUK£8.0bUK£908.5m6.2x7.4x0.8x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£6.4bUK£7.8bUK£901.8m6x7.1x0.8x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£6.4bUK£8.0bUK£1.1b3.1x5.9x0.8x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£6.5bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b3.2x6x0.8x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£6.9bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b3.3x6.2x0.8x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£8.1bUK£8.3bUK£1.1b3.8x7.1x1x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£7.1bUK£8.2bUK£1.1b3.5x6.3x0.9x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022UK£7.7bUK£8.0bUK£1.1b3.9x7x1x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022UK£7.5bUK£7.9bUK£1.1b38.2x6.7x0.9x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022UK£7.0bUK£8.2bUK£1.2b35.6x6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6x


Total Market Cap: UK£7.0bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Forestry industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 35.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 4.5% 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 Market-0.62%
Materials0.61%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.67%
Paper Products-0.64%
Forestry Products-1.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 51.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 145% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Paper Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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
CRPR James CropperUK£3.1010.7%
+UK£2.9m		6.9%PS0.3x

Latest News

MNDI
UK£9.99
Mondi
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-30.9%

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Mondi plc (LON:MNDI)

Sep 18
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Mondi plc (LON:MNDI)
CRPR
UK£3.10
James Cropper
7D
10.7%
1Y
6.9%

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Sep 04
James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
AXS
UK£0.64
Accsys Technologies
7D
-1.5%
1Y
21.4%