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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M-1.6%
  • 1Y48.5%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Communications Equipment industry is up 4.3%, with Filtronic leading the way, up 4.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 48%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 30 Nov 2025UK£637.4mUK£311.8mUK£6.4m72x99.9x2x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025UK£674.3mUK£308.4mUK£6.3m91x107.4x2.2x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025UK£1.9bUK£591.2m-UK£2,281,540.96174.3x-812.3x3.1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£587.8m-UK£2,062,709.5421.1x-885x3.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025UK£1.9bUK£565.4m-UK£7,242,090.0634.4x-257.2x3.3x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025UK£1.9bUK£582.0m-UK£8,754,046.6135.8x-212.2x3.2x
Fri, 16 May 2025UK£1.7bUK£583.2m-UK£9,801,042.7822.7x-177x3x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025UK£1.5bUK£591.9m-UK£9,707,720.4614.5x-155.5x2.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£611.8m-UK£43,744,775.3518.9x-36.9x2.6x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£616.9m-UK£44,650,697.9515.8x-36.8x2.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025UK£1.5bUK£603.8m-UK£52,224,787.7832.6x-28.3x2.4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024UK£1.4bUK£595.8m-UK£46,896,718.7631.3x-30.4x2.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£585.9m-UK£45,559,963.1343.9x-30.6x2.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£570.6m-UK£44,299,259.4850.5x-31.9x2.5x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£579.1m-UK£44,939,383.4951.5x-32.1x2.5x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£613.8m-UK£36,949,831.4312.4x-38.6x2.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024UK£1.5bUK£622.7m-UK£37,474,220.4012.5x-38.7x2.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£646.9m-UK£3,886,792.7512.6x-378.1x2.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£658.8m-UK£5,298,721.2311.7x-279.3x2.2x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£639.6m-UK£5,011,429.9915.3x-277.6x2.2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£708.4mUK£30.9m12.2x34.1x1.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£703.3mUK£31.6m12.6x32.6x1.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023UK£954.5mUK£707.7mUK£31.8m11.1x30x1.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023UK£849.2mUK£753.1mUK£40.8m11.1x20.8x1.1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£748.4mUK£40.5m17.5x30.1x1.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£742.6mUK£45.3m18.4x28.4x1.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£765.2mUK£67.4m15.9x21.2x1.9x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£769.4mUK£66.5m17.6x21.9x1.9x
Sun, 21 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£783.7mUK£67.3m16x22.2x1.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£789.2mUK£84.6m17.3x17.7x1.9x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023UK£1.5bUK£806.4mUK£86.5m17.3x16.8x1.8x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£809.0mUK£83.6m23.1x22.6x2.3x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023UK£2.2bUK£806.5mUK£83.6m21.5x26.7x2.8x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£798.1mUK£84.7m23.5x25.1x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.1bTotal Earnings: UK£84.7mTotal Revenue: UK£798.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -109.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Communications Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 100x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -109x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications Equipment industry have declined 58% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 27% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market2.25%
Tech1.71%
Communications4.34%
Communications Equipment4.34%
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
FTC FiltronicUK£1.314.0%
+UK£11.0m		79.5%PE20.5x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.1914.5%
+UK£10.6m		16.6%PS0.9x
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.5120.0%
+UK£7.3m		13.3%PE11.8x
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.830.6%
+UK£1.1m		100.0%PE88.8x

Latest News

MWE
UK£0.51
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
20.0%
1Y
13.3%
CLX
UK£0.48
Calnex Solutions
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-20.5%
BVC
UK£0.19
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
14.5%
1Y
16.6%

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Nov 08
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FTC
UK£1.31
Filtronic
7D
4.0%
1Y
79.5%
SRT
UK£0.83
SRT Marine Systems
7D
0.6%
1Y
100.0%
TST
UK£0.78
Touchstar
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-8.2%

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Oct 18
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AFRN
UK£0.018
Aferian
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-43.1%

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