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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 02, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D4.0%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y50.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Communications Equipment industry is up 3.5%, with Filtronic up 4.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 49%. 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
Tue, 02 Dec 2025UK£663.0mUK£312.0mUK£6.7m68.5x98.9x2.1x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025UK£695.1mUK£310.0mUK£6.2m98.9x112.6x2.2x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£592.7m-UK£2,298,174.55171x-799x3.1x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025UK£1.8bUK£587.8m-UK£2,062,709.5421.1x-886.3x3.1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025UK£1.8bUK£561.2m-UK£7,177,754.2631.8x-255.9x3.3x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£580.5m-UK£8,729,920.2032.9x-208.1x3.1x
Sun, 18 May 2025UK£1.7bUK£584.3m-UK£9,818,659.7922.8x-176.6x3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025UK£1.5bUK£587.5m-UK£9,637,462.1715.6x-160.2x2.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£608.2m-UK£43,451,237.3019.6x-37.3x2.7x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£622.0m-UK£45,059,011.9915.6x-36.4x2.6x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025UK£1.5bUK£603.4m-UK£52,195,831.0832.6x-28.3x2.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£593.3m-UK£51,381,212.8431.1x-28.5x2.5x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£590.4m-UK£45,928,252.5351.6x-31x2.4x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£572.0m-UK£44,414,114.0048.1x-31.3x2.4x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£579.5m-UK£44,975,022.6651.5x-32.1x2.5x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£614.9m-UK£37,014,258.6912.4x-38.5x2.3x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£625.7m-UK£37,651,191.4812.5x-38.3x2.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£646.9m-UK£3,886,792.7512.6x-378.1x2.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£659.5m-UK£5,302,353.4311.7x-277x2.2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£644.5m-UK£5,304,134.9913.1x-261.2x2.1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£707.8mUK£30.8m12.2x34.8x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£701.2mUK£31.5m12.6x33.2x1.5x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£965.4mUK£709.8mUK£31.9m11.1x30.2x1.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£888.7mUK£739.7mUK£40.1m11.1x22.2x1.2x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£749.0mUK£40.6m17.5x30x1.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£741.4mUK£45.2m18.7x29.3x1.8x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£765.6mUK£67.4m16.3x21.1x1.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£1.4bUK£770.9mUK£66.7m17.5x21.2x1.8x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£785.2mUK£67.4m15.8x22.2x1.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£785.0mUK£84.2m16x17.4x1.9x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£1.4bUK£799.9mUK£85.8m17.8x16.5x1.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£809.3mUK£83.6m23.1x22.6x2.3x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£2.2bUK£803.1mUK£83.2m21.5x26.8x2.8x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£799.1mUK£82.7m21.2x25.7x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.1bTotal Earnings: UK£82.7mTotal Revenue: UK£799.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -109.3x202320242025
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 Market2.13%
Tech0.30%
Communications4.02%
Communications Equipment4.02%
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£1.325.2%
+UK£14.3m		83.3%PE20.7x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.1911.1%
+UK£8.3m		9.5%PS0.9x
MWE M.T.I Wireless EdgeUK£0.518.6%
+UK£3.4m		14.8%PE11.7x
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.841.2%
+UK£2.2m		111.3%PE89.9x

Latest News

MWE
UK£0.51
M.T.I Wireless Edge
7D
8.6%
1Y
14.8%
CLX
UK£0.48
Calnex Solutions
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-21.8%
BVC
UK£0.19
BATM Advanced Communications
7D
11.1%
1Y
9.5%

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Nov 08
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FTC
UK£1.32
Filtronic
7D
5.2%
1Y
83.3%
SRT
UK£0.84
SRT Marine Systems
7D
1.2%
1Y
111.3%
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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