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U.K. (FTSE) Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies28
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-14.9%
  • 1Y-8.7%
  • YTD-7.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Electronic Equipment and Components industry has risen 3.1%, driven by gains from Halma of 4.0%. However, the industry is down 8.7% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 05 May 2025UK£16.9bUK£7.3bUK£630.1m18.2x26.8x2.3x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025UK£16.5bUK£7.4bUK£678.9m17.2x24.3x2.2x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025UK£18.2bUK£7.4bUK£721.5m20.2x25.2x2.4x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025UK£19.4bUK£7.4bUK£719.9m21.1x27x2.6x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.4bUK£718.8m21.4x25.3x2.4x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£17.1bUK£7.4bUK£703.6m21.6x24.3x2.3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£17.5bUK£7.3bUK£708.0m24.2x24.7x2.4x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£18.2bUK£7.3bUK£721.5m21.7x25.3x2.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£18.4bUK£7.2bUK£722.8m26.4x25.5x2.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£19.5bUK£7.4bUK£599.5m23.7x32.5x2.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£18.5bUK£7.2bUK£578.9m25.9x31.9x2.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£18.3bUK£7.2bUK£577.2m22.8x31.7x2.5x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£18.0bUK£7.2bUK£559.9m21.8x32.1x2.5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£18.1bUK£7.2bUK£564.3m21.3x32x2.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£17.5bUK£7.2bUK£571.6m22.7x30.6x2.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£18.2bUK£7.2bUK£574.0m22.6x31.8x2.5x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£16.7bUK£7.2bUK£570.1m21.1x29.3x2.3x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£14.9bUK£7.1bUK£564.3m21.3x26.3x2.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£17.2bUK£7.1bUK£567.5m23.1x30.2x2.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£17.3bUK£7.0bUK£567.7m23.1x30.4x2.5x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£18.5bUK£6.9bUK£536.7m25.2x34.5x2.7x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£19.3bUK£6.6bUK£508.2m31.2x37.9x2.9x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£19.1bUK£6.6bUK£507.7m27x37.6x2.9x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£18.1bUK£6.6bUK£506.1m29.7x35.7x2.7x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£18.3bUK£6.3bUK£530.8m28.4x34.6x2.9x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£17.7bUK£6.3bUK£618.8m26.2x28.5x2.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£16.6bUK£6.3bUK£619.4m23.3x26.7x2.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£18.2bUK£6.3bUK£624.5m24.8x29.1x2.9x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£16.2bUK£6.1bUK£648.3m21.8x25x2.7x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£16.2bUK£6.1bUK£645.3m21.7x25.1x2.7x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£18.2bUK£5.9bUK£649.9m23.6x28x3.1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£17.2bUK£5.8bUK£801.3m22.7x21.5x3x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£16.9bUK£5.7bUK£820.6m22.4x20.6x3x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£17.9bUK£5.7bUK£819.0m25.1x21.9x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£17.9bTotal Earnings: UK£819.0mTotal Revenue: UK£5.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electronic Equipment and Components Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Electronic 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 PE ratio of 29.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electronic industry have declined 8.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.23%
Tech5.29%
Electronic Equipment and Components3.08%
Electronic Components9.86%
Electronic Manufacturing Services9.02%
Technology Distributors7.83%
Electronic Equipment and Instruments2.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electronic Manufacturing Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 32.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electronic Components industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 60% per year.
  • In contrast, the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HLMA HalmaUK£28.384.0%
+UK£407.9m		26.6%PE37.4x
OXIG Oxford InstrumentsUK£17.383.6%
+UK£34.9m		-24.8%PE19.2x
BIG Big TechnologiesUK£0.7912.5%
+UK£25.4m		-47.3%PE18.2x
KETL Strix GroupUK£0.5118.8%
+UK£18.4m		-35.0%PE60x
MIDW Midwich GroupUK£1.998.2%
+UK£15.4m		-53.7%PE12.8x
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