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U.K. (FTSE) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-1.5%
  • 1Y-15.5%
  • YTD19.5%

In the last week, the Semiconductors industry is up 1.5%, with Alphawave IP Group up 1.5%. However, the industry is down 16% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 85% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£1.2bUK£391.4m-UK£99,765,281.2229.6x-11.7x3x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£1.1bUK£395.9m-UK£98,424,081.8329.8x-11.2x2.8x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£1.4bUK£404.0m-UK£99,547,027.8531.8x-14.1x3.5x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£1.0bUK£407.6m-UK£97,007,379.6135.2x-10.7x2.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£1.4bUK£402.2m-UK£95,050,854.6532.7x-14.2x3.4x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£1.1bUK£394.3m-UK£74,796,302.5520.8x-14.9x2.8x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£1.2bUK£387.8m-UK£73,880,136.3122x-15.7x3x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£448.3m-UK£57,074,549.0620.2x-26.1x3.3x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£1.6bUK£453.8m-UK£57,952,803.5024.1x-27.4x3.5x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£1.5bUK£472.2m-UK£58,018,288.0612.6x-26.5x3.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£471.6m-UK£57,929,103.7014.2x-25.5x3.1x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£472.2m-UK£42,562,880.0712.8x-31.3x2.8x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£1.7bUK£481.9m-UK£103,989,884.4513.6x-16.1x3.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£1.6bUK£483.9m-UK£104,470,266.9115.1x-15.1x3.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£1.2bUK£480.2m-UK£106,145,269.0015.6x-11.6x2.6x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£1.3bUK£479.9m-UK£106,792,959.0013.7x-11.7x2.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£1.1bUK£482.6m-UK£106,706,649.0012.6x-10.6x2.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£463.7m-UK£120,792,732.0048.6x-9.9x2.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£1.5bUK£384.3m-UK£83,137,479.0049.5x-17.5x3.8x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£1.6bUK£381.2m-UK£83,119,669.0047.1x-19.8x4.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£1.5bUK£372.7m-UK£86,832,879.0057x-17.1x4x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£1.2bUK£382.7m-UK£80,737,133.0078.6x-14.9x3.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£1.4bUK£316.3m-UK£27,449,168.0040x-49.3x4.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£1.3bUK£317.2m-UK£27,140,579.0039x-47.3x4x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£1.4bUK£317.5m-UK£27,209,090.0038x-51.9x4.4x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£1.6bUK£314.1m-UK£24,774,075.0035.6x-66.3x5.2x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£1.4bUK£316.0m-UK£23,773,251.0034x-60.4x4.5x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£1.4bUK£321.3m-UK£23,315,682.0053.9x-59.8x4.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£1.5bUK£316.9m-UK£24,525,008.0047.4x-62.3x4.8x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£1.5bUK£281.2m-UK£33,716,893.0083.5x-45.9x5.5x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£1.6bUK£274.6m-UK£34,721,690.0085.7x-45.3x5.7x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£1.5bUK£272.9m-UK£33,972,891.0074.9x-44x5.5x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£1.7bUK£270.0m-UK£34,276,852.0093x-50.4x6.4x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£1.5bUK£230.4m-UK£30,548,909.0071.2x-48.1x6.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-48.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.5bTotal Earnings: -UK£30,548,909.00Total Revenue: UK£230.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -35.3x202320242025
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 4.3x 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 Market7.80%
Tech7.79%
Semiconductors1.50%
Semiconductors1.80%
Semiconductor Equipment-1.98%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 91% 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 19% 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
    CML CML MicrosystemsUK£2.409.1%
    +UK£3.2m
    -31.4%PE29.6x
    NANO Nanoco GroupUK£0.07711.2%
    +UK£1.4m
    -61.3%PS1.9x
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    NANO

    UK£0.077

    Nanoco Group

    7D

    11.2%

    1Y

    -61.3%

    AWE

    UK£1.16

    Alphawave IP Group

    7D

    -7.1%

    1Y

    0.5%

    CML

    UK£2.40

    CML Microsystems

    7D

    9.1%

    1Y

    -31.4%

    IQE

    UK£0.094

    IQE

    7D

    -3.7%

    1Y

    -68.3%