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U.K. (FTSE) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D10.9%
  • 3M10.7%
  • 1Y-2.3%
  • YTD28.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 11%, driven by gains from Alphawave IP Group of 13%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 88% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 18 Jan 2025UK£1.2bUK£410.4m-UK£98,029,959.3533.6x-12.6x3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024UK£1.1bUK£403.9m-UK£95,675,399.7432.7x-11.6x2.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024UK£1.2bUK£400.3m-UK£78,081,054.6411x-15.4x3x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024UK£1.1bUK£390.7m-UK£74,942,109.1720.9x-14.7x2.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£448.9m-UK£57,171,452.8622.4x-23.6x3x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£456.0m-UK£58,294,516.9020.4x-25x3.2x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024UK£1.6bUK£472.3m-UK£60,112,217.9423.6x-26.4x3.4x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£1.5bUK£471.0m-UK£57,820,400.3013.9x-26.1x3.2x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£476.0m-UK£58,632,931.3014.1x-22.9x2.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£1.7bUK£484.1m-UK£104,208,959.7311.8x-16.5x3.5x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£1.7bUK£482.4m-UK£104,329,960.2714.7x-16.1x3.5x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£1.3bUK£481.3m-UK£106,254,192.0014.6x-11.8x2.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£1.3bUK£478.3m-UK£106,630,806.0013.8x-12.3x2.7x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£1.2bUK£481.8m-UK£106,626,649.0012.6x-11.1x2.5x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£466.4m-UK£119,545,348.0021.8x-9.7x2.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£1.5bUK£385.9m-UK£83,146,917.0049.8x-17.7x3.8x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£1.6bUK£382.7m-UK£83,128,325.0048.2x-18.7x4.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£374.7m-UK£84,317,889.0050x-16.7x3.8x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£1.4bUK£376.0m-UK£86,852,286.0057.7x-15.8x3.7x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£1.2bUK£373.4m-UK£42,846,542.0082.9x-28.6x3.3x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£1.3bUK£317.3m-UK£27,228,157.0036.3x-47.5x4.1x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£1.4bUK£319.9m-UK£26,572,191.0039.2x-51.2x4.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£1.5bUK£312.5m-UK£25,114,800.0033.5x-58.6x4.7x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£1.4bUK£314.5m-UK£24,692,219.0033.9x-55.9x4.4x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£1.4bUK£318.5m-UK£23,907,603.0053.2x-59.4x4.5x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£1.3bUK£316.6m-UK£24,583,330.0043.7x-54.9x4.3x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£1.7bUK£287.0m-UK£39,329,299.0087.8x-42.3x5.8x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£1.6bUK£276.3m-UK£34,939,053.0090.4x-45.8x5.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£1.5bUK£276.1m-UK£34,567,022.0080.9x-42x5.3x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£1.8bUK£270.6m-UK£34,212,721.0094.6x-52x6.6x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£1.5bUK£262.0m-UK£32,092,065.0083.3x-45.9x5.6x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£1.7bUK£229.4m-UK£30,961,638.0080.9x-53.7x7.2x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£1.6bUK£242.2m-UK£866,086.0080.7x-1888.2x6.8x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022UK£1.6bUK£242.1m-UK£895,949.0080.7x-1740.3x6.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-1740.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.6bTotal Earnings: -UK£895,949.00Total Revenue: UK£242.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -162.8x202320242025
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 3.0x.
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 Market3.17%
Tech3.00%
Semiconductors10.93%
Semiconductors11.17%
Semiconductor Equipment8.72%
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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