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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y5.3%
  • YTD38.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has remained flat, although notably Filtronic gained 5.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 5.3% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 40% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Jul 2024UK£1.5bUK£611.9m-UK£36,839,734.2212.5x-39.7x2.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£623.9m-UK£37,544,356.4012.5x-38.4x2.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£655.0m-UK£3,908,845.2911.5x-375.9x2.2x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£648.4m-UK£5,244,905.3512.4x-282.7x2.3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£639.0m-UK£5,008,400.7415.1x-274.1x2.1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024UK£1.0bUK£707.4mUK£31.8m12.3x32.7x1.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024UK£1.0bUK£703.0mUK£31.6m12.7x32.9x1.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023UK£994.7mUK£704.9mUK£31.7m11.8x31.4x1.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023UK£860.4mUK£753.3mUK£40.8m11.1x21.1x1.1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023UK£1.2bUK£746.9mUK£40.5m17.3x30.2x1.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£735.3mUK£44.9m19.7x29x1.8x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£766.7mUK£67.5m16.1x20.8x1.8x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£765.8mUK£66.2m16.9x22.7x2x
Tue, 16 May 2023UK£1.5bUK£780.2mUK£83.6m14.7x17.5x1.9x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£782.1mUK£83.7m17.3x17.5x1.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023UK£1.5bUK£807.2mUK£86.6m18.1x17x1.8x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023UK£1.9bUK£809.2mUK£83.9m18.3x22.9x2.4x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023UK£2.2bUK£814.1mUK£84.4m20.5x25.5x2.6x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022UK£2.2bUK£797.7mUK£84.6m24.1x26.4x2.8x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022UK£2.1bUK£819.1mUK£83.1m21.7x25.3x2.6x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022UK£2.2bUK£872.1mUK£88.9m24.4x24.2x2.5x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022UK£2.1bUK£805.7mUK£80.8m25.1x26.6x2.7x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022UK£2.2bUK£787.7mUK£87.2m22.2x25x2.8x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022UK£2.0bUK£772.6mUK£85.0m20x23.8x2.6x
Wed, 18 May 2022UK£2.0bUK£754.4mUK£82.4m19.3x24.4x2.7x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022UK£2.1bUK£722.7mUK£79.6m24.6x25.8x2.8x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022UK£2.1bUK£722.8mUK£79.6m25.4x26.7x2.9x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022UK£2.1bUK£700.8mUK£72.9m27.8x29.4x3.1x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022UK£2.5bUK£699.3mUK£72.7m26.9x34x3.5x
Sat, 04 Dec 2021UK£2.4bUK£715.7mUK£74.7m27.7x32.8x3.4x
Mon, 01 Nov 2021UK£2.9bUK£938.9mUK£75.6m47.3x38.5x3.1x
Wed, 29 Sep 2021UK£2.8bUK£945.4mUK£76.4m40.4x37.1x3x
Fri, 27 Aug 2021UK£2.7bUK£681.9mUK£70.4m30.7x37.8x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.4bTotal Earnings: UK£70.4mTotal Revenue: UK£681.9mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -2.1x202220232024
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 PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Communications industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 3.5% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech industry?

GB Market0.56%
Tech0.98%
Communications0.98%
Communications Equipment0.98%
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£0.765.9%
+UK£9.3m		390.3%PS10.1x
SPT Spirent CommunicationsUK£1.820.7%
+UK£6.9m		6.7%PE53.8x
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.205.3%
+UK£4.4m		-22.6%PS0.9x
SRT SRT Marine SystemsUK£0.281.8%
+UK£1.1m		-46.6%PS3.4x
TST TouchstarUK£0.991.5%
+UK£123.0k		-3.4%PE12.7x
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SPT

UK£1.82

Spirent Communications

7D

0.7%

1Y

6.7%

FTC

UK£0.76

Filtronic

7D

5.9%

1Y

390.3%

TST

UK£0.99

Touchstar

7D

1.5%

1Y

-3.4%

SRT

UK£0.28

SRT Marine Systems

7D

1.8%

1Y

-46.6%

BVC

UK£0.20

BATM Advanced Communications

7D

5.3%

1Y

-22.6%

CLX

UK£0.48

Calnex Solutions

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-57.0%

ENET

UK£0.0057

Ethernity Networks

7D

-14.8%

1Y

-68.9%