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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y51.0%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Communications Equipment industry is up 1.6%, with Spirent Communications up 0.8%. Meanwhile, Aferian actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 21% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 51%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 44% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£601.9m-UK£46,875,667.5552.3x-30.8x2.4x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£583.7m-UK£45,376,627.2746.7x-31.8x2.5x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£585.4m-UK£45,460,471.4053.9x-31.3x2.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£596.7m-UK£46,390,554.3247.3x-30.7x2.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£618.5m-UK£37,228,744.3812.5x-38.7x2.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£637.7m-UK£6,914,231.7112.5x-205.8x2.2x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£654.6m-UK£3,907,710.3811.4x-372.5x2.2x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£1.5bUK£650.9m-UK£5,258,025.7512.6x-285.8x2.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£1.0bUK£705.1mUK£30.7m11.2x32.7x1.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£703.4mUK£31.6m12.7x33.8x1.5x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£702.6mUK£31.5m12.5x32.6x1.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£934.4mUK£735.5mUK£39.9m11.7x23.4x1.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£860.1mUK£749.2mUK£40.6m11.1x21.2x1.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£737.6mUK£40.1m17.8x31.7x1.7x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£1.4bUK£737.3mUK£44.9m20.5x30.2x1.8x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£767.3mUK£67.5m16.7x20.9x1.8x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£785.7mUK£68.0m16.9x22.1x1.9x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£773.5mUK£82.9m15.6x17.8x1.9x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£1.4bUK£790.3mUK£84.7m18.7x16.9x1.8x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£1.8bUK£807.1mUK£83.4m23.8x21.6x2.2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£1.9bUK£790.7mUK£81.8m17.8x23x2.4x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£809.4mUK£83.9m20.3x25.2x2.6x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£2.2bUK£820.3mUK£86.9m22.8x25.7x2.7x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£2.1bUK£841.9mUK£85.6m22.4x24.1x2.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£2.1bUK£830.2mUK£83.5m24.7x25.2x2.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£2.2bUK£798.2mUK£90.5m20.5x24.7x2.8x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£2.1bUK£790.7mUK£87.5m21.2x23.5x2.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£2.0bUK£755.0mUK£82.8m21.2x24.7x2.7x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£2.0bUK£760.1mUK£83.1m19.7x24.5x2.7x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£2.1bUK£719.8mUK£79.2m25x26.4x2.9x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£2.1bUK£684.5mUK£72.4m27.1x29.2x3.1x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£2.1bUK£705.9mUK£73.5m28.8x29.2x3x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£2.5bUK£706.9mUK£73.6m27.4x33.6x3.5x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£2.5bUK£705.8mUK£73.8m31.3x33.3x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.5bTotal Earnings: UK£73.8mTotal Revenue: UK£705.8mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -9.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Communications Equipment 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 PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Communications Equipment industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 5.2% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Communications Equipment compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.14%
Tech0.34%
Communications1.63%
Communications Equipment1.63%
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£1.710.8%
+UK£8.1m		59.0%PE93.2x
CLX Calnex SolutionsUK£0.659.3%
+UK£4.8m		4.0%PE1411.9x
FTC FiltronicUK£0.752.7%
+UK£4.4m		368.8%PE52.3x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.195.3%
+UK£4.3m		-8.0%PS0.9x
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.422.4%
+UK£2.1m		5.7%PS5.2x
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SRT

UK£0.42

SRT Marine Systems

7D

2.4%

1Y

5.7%

BVC

UK£0.19

BATM Advanced Communications

7D

5.3%

1Y

-8.0%

AFRN

UK£0.037

Aferian

7D

-21.1%

1Y

-63.4%

CLX

UK£0.65

Calnex Solutions

7D

9.3%

1Y

4.0%

FTC

UK£0.75

Filtronic

7D

2.7%

1Y

368.8%

TST

UK£0.91

Touchstar

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-4.2%

ENET

UK£0.0014

Ethernity Networks

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-89.2%

MWE

UK£0.46

M.T.I Wireless Edge

7D

2.2%

1Y

43.8%

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SPT

UK£1.71

Spirent Communications

7D

0.8%

1Y

59.0%