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U.K. (FTSE) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D7.4%
  • 3M4.9%
  • 1Y-5.1%
  • YTD21.5%

In the last week, the Semiconductors industry is up 7.4%, with Alphawave IP Group up 8.9%. In the same time, Kromek Group was down 6.2%. In the past year, the industry is down 5.1%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 87% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£1.2bUK£409.4m-UK£97,672,959.2034.2x-12x2.9x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£1.1bUK£403.9m-UK£95,675,399.7432.7x-11.6x2.8x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£1.2bUK£398.7m-UK£77,474,564.7311x-16.1x3.1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£1.1bUK£390.6m-UK£74,901,074.6721.3x-14.7x2.8x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£448.9m-UK£57,171,452.8622.4x-23.6x3x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£455.1m-UK£58,153,751.3821.7x-25.6x3.3x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£1.6bUK£472.1m-UK£57,999,927.3410.9x-27x3.3x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£1.6bUK£471.1m-UK£57,844,371.2413.9x-27.5x3.4x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£476.0m-UK£58,632,931.3014.1x-22.9x2.8x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£1.7bUK£483.8m-UK£104,181,267.6313.6x-16.5x3.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£1.6bUK£483.0m-UK£104,382,882.9514.7x-15.5x3.4x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£1.3bUK£481.3m-UK£106,254,192.0014.6x-11.8x2.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£1.3bUK£477.4m-UK£106,547,114.0013.8x-12.3x2.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£1.2bUK£480.7m-UK£106,524,496.0012.6x-11x2.4x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£465.5m-UK£119,463,503.0022.1x-10x2.6x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£1.5bUK£385.9m-UK£83,146,917.0049.8x-17.7x3.8x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£1.6bUK£382.3m-UK£83,125,631.0048.2x-19x4.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£1.5bUK£374.9m-UK£84,319,051.0050.1x-17.6x4x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£1.4bUK£375.8m-UK£86,851,178.0057.7x-15.8x3.7x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£1.2bUK£373.4m-UK£42,846,542.0082.9x-28.6x3.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£1.3bUK£316.7m-UK£27,258,503.0035.7x-46.6x4x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£1.4bUK£319.3m-UK£26,697,533.0038.8x-51.9x4.3x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£1.5bUK£312.5m-UK£25,114,800.0033.5x-58.6x4.7x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£1.4bUK£314.2m-UK£24,750,541.0033.2x-56.8x4.5x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£1.4bUK£317.6m-UK£24,095,360.0053.2x-59.1x4.5x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£8.0bUK£316.6m-UK£24,583,330.0043.7x-323.9x25.2x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£1.6bUK£287.8m-UK£39,243,100.0084.7x-41.3x5.6x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£1.6bUK£277.3m-UK£34,831,351.0085.9x-45.1x5.7x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£1.4bUK£276.3m-UK£34,546,462.0080.8x-41.9x5.2x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£1.8bUK£270.6m-UK£34,212,721.0094.6x-52x6.6x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£1.5bUK£262.0m-UK£32,088,010.0083.6x-46x5.6x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£1.7bUK£229.4m-UK£30,973,886.0081.6x-53.9x7.3x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£1.6bUK£242.4m-UK£831,673.0079.8x-1934.2x6.6x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£1.6bUK£241.8m-UK£961,626.0082.4x-1658.7x6.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-1658.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.6bTotal Earnings: -UK£961,626.00Total Revenue: UK£241.8mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -163.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Semiconductor industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 caused losses to expand.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.96%
Tech1.25%
Semiconductors7.40%
Semiconductors7.53%
Semiconductor Equipment6.22%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 97% over the next 5 years.
    • This is better than its past earnings decline of 71% per year.
    • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
    AWE Alphawave IP GroupUK£1.2612.5%
    +UK£105.2m
    8.4%PS5.1x
    IQE IQEUK£0.128.7%
    +UK£9.5m
    -40.4%PS0.9x
    CYAN CyanConnode HoldingsUK£0.1229.8%
    +UK£9.4m
    20.5%PS2.2x
    NANO Nanoco GroupUK£0.131.6%
    +UK£288.5k
    -38.2%PS2.4x
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    IQE

    UK£0.12

    IQE

    7D

    8.7%

    1Y

    -40.4%

    NANO

    UK£0.13

    Nanoco Group

    7D

    1.6%

    1Y

    -38.2%

    CML

    UK£2.70

    CML Microsystems

    7D

    -2.7%

    1Y

    -35.7%

    CYAN

    UK£0.12

    CyanConnode Holdings

    7D

    29.8%

    1Y

    20.5%