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

UpdatedMay 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-0.05%
  • 3M-9.3%
  • 1Y-27.5%
  • YTD-3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Paper and Forestry Products industry has remained flat, although notably James Cropper declined by 15%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 26% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 35% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 03 May 2025UK£5.2bUK£6.5bUK£148.6m27.2x34.7x0.8x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025UK£5.3bUK£6.4bUK£145.7m28.4x36.4x0.8x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025UK£5.5bUK£6.4bUK£144.4m29.9x38.3x0.9x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025UK£5.4bUK£6.3bUK£293.8m16x18.5x0.9x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£5.2bUK£6.2bUK£288.7m15.5x18x0.8x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£5.3bUK£6.2bUK£304.7m15.8x17.5x0.9x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£6.3bUK£6.2bUK£305.3m18.7x20.6x1x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£6.4bUK£6.3bUK£305.6m18.9x21x1x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£6.5bUK£6.4bUK£309.8m18.8x20.9x1x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£6.9bUK£6.4bUK£406.3m12.5x17.1x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£6.9bUK£6.5bUK£319.4m12.7x21.5x1.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£7.1bUK£6.6bUK£320.8m13.1x22.1x1.1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£6.4bUK£6.6bUK£319.7m10.8x19.9x1x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£6.4bUK£6.6bUK£320.6m11.6x20x1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£7.4bUK£7.4bUK£553.6m11.3x13.5x1x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£7.6bUK£7.5bUK£562.9m15.4x13.6x1x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£6.9bUK£7.5bUK£553.7m15.5x12.4x0.9x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£6.3bUK£7.5bUK£547.5m73.7x11.5x0.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£6.7bUK£7.4bUK£544.3m77.1x12.4x0.9x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£6.6bUK£7.4bUK£544.7m9.4x12x0.9x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£6.4bUK£7.9bUK£896.5m6x7.1x0.8x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£6.3bUK£7.8bUK£1.1b3.1x5.9x0.8x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£6.4bUK£8.0bUK£1.1b3.1x5.9x0.8x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£6.5bUK£8.0bUK£1.1b3.2x6x0.8x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£7.1bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b3.5x6.5x0.9x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£7.7bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b3.7x6.9x1x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£7.1bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b3.5x6.4x0.9x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£7.9bUK£7.9bUK£1.1b4x7.2x1x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£7.4bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b36.6x6.5x0.9x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£7.4bUK£8.1bUK£1.1b39.4x6.4x0.9x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022UK£8.3bUK£7.7bUK£1.1b41.7x7.6x1.1x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022UK£7.3bUK£6.8bUK£721.0m37.2x10.1x1.1x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022UK£7.6bUK£6.8bUK£721.4m11x10.5x1.1x
Tue, 10 May 2022UK£8.1bUK£6.8bUK£722.6m11.7x11.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£8.1bTotal Earnings: UK£722.6mTotal Revenue: UK£6.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202320242025
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 34.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.78x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have declined 41% 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 Market2.23%
Materials-1.28%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.046%
Paper Products0.02%
Forestry Products-2.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 56.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 110% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Paper Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 34% 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
MNDI MondiUK£11.440.04%
+UK£2.2m		-26.8%PE27.2x
WBI WoodboisUK£0.000472.2%
+UK£109.6k		-92.3%PS1x
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