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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M-10.6%
  • 1Y0.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by Softcat declining 3.5%. In contrast, Made Tech Group has gained 20%. In the past year, the industry has gained 3.2%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.7bUK£330.6m26.6x23.6x0.9x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£297.7m24.3x33.9x1.1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£10.1bUK£9.3bUK£338.3m26.2x30x1.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m27.3x29.2x1.1x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m26.6x28.8x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m29.1x29.2x1.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£9.5bUK£9.9bUK£372.4m28.3x25.6x1x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£351.6m27.9x27.9x1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£357.9m26.6x28.7x1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£10.5bUK£12.4bUK£368.8m25.7x28.4x0.8x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£10.4bUK£12.6bUK£375.1m22.8x27.8x0.8x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£383.2m24.9x25.3x0.8x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£9.8bUK£12.6bUK£369.9m25.9x26.6x0.8x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£10.2bUK£12.6bUK£386.6m26.5x26.5x0.8x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£9.9bUK£11.7bUK£404.5m25.3x24.6x0.8x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£400.5m24.7x25.8x0.9x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£10.4bUK£11.7bUK£422.6m26.1x24.7x0.9x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£419.7m25.5x25.4x0.9x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£10.8bUK£11.7bUK£419.6m25.5x25.7x0.9x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m28.4x27x0.9x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£11.6bUK£12.2bUK£425.6m26.8x27.3x1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.8m26.4x26.5x0.9x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£12.0bUK£12.2bUK£430.9m26.9x27.8x1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£10.1bUK£12.4bUK£421.0m26.6x24x0.8x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£10.9bUK£12.3bUK£420.8m28.2x25.9x0.9x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£12.2bUK£11.9bUK£411.3m36.6x29.6x1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£11.3bUK£11.8bUK£410.2m29.7x27.5x1x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£11.1bUK£11.6bUK£399.8m33.6x27.8x1x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£11.3bUK£11.6bUK£404.3m32.7x28.1x1x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022UK£13.1bUK£11.6bUK£402.8m35.6x32.5x1.1x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022UK£11.9bUK£10.7bUK£388.0m32.8x30.7x1.1x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022UK£14.4bUK£10.7bUK£388.9m38.7x37.1x1.4x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021UK£16.5bUK£8.9bUK£391.4m43.2x42x1.8x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021UK£15.7bUK£8.9bUK£388.2m42.6x40.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£15.7bTotal Earnings: UK£388.2mTotal Revenue: UK£8.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.92x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 5.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.73%
Tech3.11%
IT-2.59%
IT Consulting-2.92%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.41%
Data Processing Services-1.39%
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
MTEC Made Tech GroupUK£0.2323.0%
+UK£6.3m		109.2%PS0.9x
TRD Triad GroupUK£3.251.6%
+UK£833.5k		154.9%PE71x
KCT Kin and CartaUK£1.300.2%
+UK£346.5k		62.0%PS1.2x
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Latest News

MTEC

UK£0.23

Made Tech Group

7D

23.0%

1Y

109.2%

Made Tech Group Plc's (LON:MTEC) Shares Climb 40% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Nov 21
Made Tech Group Plc's (LON:MTEC) Shares Climb 40% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

FDM

UK£3.15

FDM Group (Holdings)

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-22.7%

TRD

UK£3.25

Triad Group

7D

1.6%

1Y

154.9%

KNOS

UK£8.14

Kainos Group

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-17.0%

Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.093

Nov 14
Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.093

SCT

UK£15.90

Softcat

7D

-3.5%

1Y

28.2%

Softcat (LON:SCT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.39

Nov 05
Softcat (LON:SCT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.39

CCC

UK£21.98

Computacenter

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-20.3%

CLCO

UK£0.0025

CloudCoCo Group

7D

-26.5%

1Y

-69.7%

CLBS

UK£3.03

Celebrus Technologies

7D

-2.1%

1Y

63.5%

SPA

UK£0.67

1Spatial

7D

-0.7%

1Y

39.6%

Investors Appear Satisfied With 1Spatial Plc's (LON:SPA) Prospects As Shares Rocket 31%

Oct 25
Investors Appear Satisfied With 1Spatial Plc's (LON:SPA) Prospects As Shares Rocket 31%

NCC

UK£1.55

NCC Group

7D

-0.4%

1Y

38.6%

KCT

UK£1.30

Kin and Carta

7D

0.2%

1Y

62.0%