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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y42.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Communications Equipment industry is up 2.9% in the last week, with Filtronic up 13%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 42%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 44% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£1.6bUK£611.4m-UK£52,846,844.2440.2x-29.4x2.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£595.4m-UK£51,538,366.9331.3x-28.7x2.5x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£591.4m-UK£46,009,675.2247.8x-30.8x2.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£1.5bUK£583.7m-UK£45,376,627.2746.9x-32.1x2.5x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£582.0m-UK£45,179,137.9355x-31.7x2.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£615.5m-UK£36,938,311.0845.6x-37.7x2.3x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£624.0m-UK£37,550,880.6812.4x-38.5x2.3x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£1.4bUK£639.3m-UK£6,918,318.6412.6x-204.3x2.2x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£656.4m-UK£3,912,563.1111.4x-374.6x2.2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£650.0m-UK£5,253,578.1612.6x-260.2x2.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£1.0bUK£707.6mUK£30.8m11.3x33.2x1.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£704.2mUK£31.6m12.3x33.4x1.5x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£999.6mUK£705.5mUK£31.7m12x31.5x1.4x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£926.3mUK£734.4mUK£39.8m12.3x23.3x1.3x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£884.0mUK£750.3mUK£40.6m11.3x21.8x1.2x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£735.2mUK£40.0m18.7x32.3x1.8x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£1.4bUK£733.9mUK£44.7m18.1x30.5x1.9x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£774.4mUK£68.2m16.9x20.8x1.8x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£784.7mUK£67.9m15.6x21.7x1.9x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£777.9mUK£83.4m15.6x17.8x1.9x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£1.4bUK£790.1mUK£84.7m17.8x16.8x1.8x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£1.8bUK£811.7mUK£83.9m23.6x21.6x2.2x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£1.9bUK£789.2mUK£81.7m18.1x23.3x2.4x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£801.6mUK£83.0m20.8x25.6x2.7x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£2.2bUK£814.8mUK£86.3m22.6x25.2x2.7x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£13.0bUK£843.9mUK£85.8m22.6x151.2x15.4x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£2.1bUK£819.7mUK£82.3m24.8x25.8x2.6x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£2.2bUK£800.3mUK£90.8m20.7x24.5x2.8x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£2.0bUK£785.0mUK£86.9m21.4x23.6x2.6x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£2.0bUK£755.8mUK£82.9m21.5x24.4x2.7x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£2.0bUK£752.2mUK£82.1m19.7x24.8x2.7x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£2.1bUK£717.6mUK£78.9m25.9x26.8x3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£2.0bUK£712.2mUK£76.7m26.9x26.4x2.8x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£2.2bUK£699.6mUK£72.8m30.7x30.6x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.2bTotal Earnings: UK£72.8mTotal Revenue: UK£699.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -12.9x202320242025
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 2.3x.
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 4.4% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market0.96%
Tech1.25%
Communications2.90%
Communications Equipment2.90%
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
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.5120.0%
+UK£18.9m		20.0%PS9.6x
FTC FiltronicUK£0.966.4%
+UK£12.6m		326.7%PE66.9x
SPT Spirent CommunicationsUK£1.760.7%
+UK£7.5m		46.8%PE93x
CLX Calnex SolutionsUK£0.715.1%
+UK£3.1m		2.9%PS4x
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.535.0%
+UK£2.2m		54.4%PE12.7x
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SPT

UK£1.76

Spirent Communications

7D

0.7%

1Y

46.8%

SRT

UK£0.51

SRT Marine Systems

7D

20.0%

1Y

20.0%

FTC

UK£0.96

Filtronic

7D

6.4%

1Y

326.7%

MWE

UK£0.53

M.T.I Wireless Edge

7D

5.0%

1Y

54.4%

At UK£0.48, Is M.T.I Wireless Edge Ltd. (LON:MWE) Worth Looking At Closely?

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BVC

UK£0.19

BATM Advanced Communications

7D

2.0%

1Y

-21.6%

ENET

UK£0.0011

Ethernity Networks

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-89.8%

CLX

UK£0.71

Calnex Solutions

7D

5.1%

1Y

2.9%

TST

UK£0.82

Touchstar

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-17.5%