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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 04, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-25.8%
  • 1Y-54.6%
  • YTD-54.3%

In the last week, the Communications industry is flat overall, with Calnex Solutions standing out by going down 4.8%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 55% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£964.8mUK£703.8mUK£31.6m11.3x30.5x1.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£866.2mUK£751.5mUK£40.7m11.1x21.3x1.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£747.9mUK£40.5m17.5x29.7x1.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£742.6mUK£45.3m18.4x28.4x1.7x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£767.8mUK£67.6m15.9x21x1.8x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£771.9mUK£66.8m17.8x22.1x1.9x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£783.0mUK£67.2m16x22.2x1.9x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£785.8mUK£84.2m17.3x17.7x1.9x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£1.4bUK£799.5mUK£85.7m17.3x16.8x1.8x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£805.6mUK£83.2m22.3x22.7x2.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£2.2bUK£806.5mUK£83.6m21.5x26.7x2.8x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£800.8mUK£85.0m23.5x25.2x2.7x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£2.1bUK£827.7mUK£84.0m21.6x25x2.5x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£2.1bUK£849.0mUK£86.4m23.8x24.3x2.5x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£2.1bUK£807.0mUK£81.0m25.6x26.3x2.6x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022UK£2.2bUK£783.8mUK£86.7m22.3x25.5x2.8x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022UK£2.0bUK£769.6mUK£84.6m19.5x23.5x2.6x
Sun, 22 May 2022UK£2.0bUK£754.6mUK£82.4m19.9x24.3x2.7x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022UK£2.1bUK£724.7mUK£78.6m24.5x26.2x2.8x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022UK£2.2bUK£720.5mUK£79.3m25.5x27.4x3x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022UK£2.1bUK£700.8mUK£75.3m28x28x3x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022UK£2.4bUK£699.1mUK£72.7m26.5x32.7x3.4x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021UK£2.4bUK£714.3mUK£74.5m27.8x32.7x3.4x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021UK£2.9bUK£947.4mUK£76.6m47.3x38x3.1x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021UK£2.8bUK£945.3mUK£76.3m42.9x37.1x3x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021UK£2.7bUK£681.9mUK£70.4m30.6x37.8x3.9x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021UK£2.3bUK£681.9mUK£70.4m26.6x32.6x3.4x
Sat, 10 Apr 2021UK£2.3bUK£675.9mUK£68.2m39.3x33.3x3.4x
Fri, 01 Jan 2021UK£2.4bUK£679.4mUK£64.4m46.3x37.3x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.3bTotal Earnings: UK£68.8mTotal Revenue: UK£700.0mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Communications industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications 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. Tech industry?

GB Market0.38%
Tech0.58%
Communications0.73%
Communications Equipment0.73%
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
SPT Spirent CommunicationsUK£1.101.6%
+UK£9.7m		-59.3%PE11.3x
FTC FiltronicUK£0.179.7%
+UK£3.2m		41.7%PE78.9x
ENET Ethernity NetworksUK£0.01343.2%
+UK£1.4m		-86.8%PS1.1x
TRAK Trakm8 HoldingsUK£0.166.7%
+UK£499.8k		12.3%PE7.2x
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