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U.K. (FTSE) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies55
  • 7D10.9%
  • 3M14.1%
  • 1Y10.2%
  • YTD5.1%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 11%, with Sage Group up 19%. In the same time, Bytes Technology Group was down 6.8%. This means that the industry has gained 10% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024UK£19.5bUK£4.7bUK£272.7m35.4x71.4x4.2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£17.1bUK£4.7bUK£209.0m33x81.7x3.7x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£20.9bUK£5.2bUK£278.0m36.1x75.3x4.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£21.1bUK£5.3bUK£258.0m38x81.7x4x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£21.5bUK£5.3bUK£259.7m38.9x82.7x4.1x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£21.8bUK£5.3bUK£140.4m40.7x155.1x4.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£22.6bUK£5.2bUK£107.2m37.5x210.9x4.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£21.7bUK£5.2bUK£77.8m38x278.6x4.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£21.4bUK£5.2bUK£66.0m36.4x324.1x4.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£42.6bUK£10.2bUK£70.9m38.1x601.3x4.2x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£42.4bUK£10.1bUK£72.1m36.9x588.2x4.2x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£41.4bUK£10.1bUK£134.2m32.3x308.9x4.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£39.2bUK£10.1bUK£130.0m30.9x301.7x3.9x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£40.9bUK£10.0bUK£134.1m35.1x304.8x4.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£39.9bUK£10.0bUK£97.7m35.1x407.9x4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£40.9bUK£10.5bUK£128.8m35.6x317.6x3.9x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£40.7bUK£10.5bUK£251.5m37.7x161.7x3.9x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£40.0bUK£10.7bUK£109.8m36.3x364x3.7x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£39.2bUK£10.6bUK£288.7m37x135.8x3.7x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£39.8bUK£10.3bUK£300.9m35.7x132.3x3.8x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£39.3bUK£10.3bUK£302.5m33x129.9x3.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£38.7bUK£10.4bUK£295.5m33.8x131.1x3.7x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£40.1bUK£10.3bUK£325.1m36.4x123.4x3.9x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£37.8bUK£10.3bUK£340.6m36.7x111.1x3.7x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£39.1bUK£10.1bUK£340.1m48.5x114.9x3.9x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£37.1bUK£9.6bUK£246.3m50.6x150.8x3.9x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£32.6bUK£9.6bUK£295.9m42x110.1x3.4x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£32.4bUK£9.6bUK£149.6m42.3x216.6x3.4x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£33.4bUK£9.3bUK£205.6m40.5x162.3x3.6x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022UK£37.6bUK£9.1bUK£155.6m38.5x241.9x4.1x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022UK£36.7bUK£9.0bUK£108.9m38.9x337.1x4.1x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022UK£40.4bUK£8.9b-UK£1,242,761,827.0047.5x-32.5x4.5x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021UK£44.7bUK£8.9b-UK£1,248,873,653.0052.6x-35.8x5x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021UK£42.6bUK£8.9b-UK£1,269,440,265.0049.9x-33.6x4.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-33.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£42.6bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,269,440,265.00Total Revenue: UK£8.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 236.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Software 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 71.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 236x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Software industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 19% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.73%
Tech3.11%
Software10.87%
Application Software11.04%
Systems Software-4.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 178x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 19.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 52% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
SGE Sage GroupUK£12.7018.8%
+UK£2.0b
12.3%PE47.4x
GBG GB GroupUK£3.535.6%
+UK£46.9m
40.2%PE109.4x
ALFA Alfa Financial Software HoldingsUK£2.284.4%
+UK£28.0m
48.7%PE30.4x
TAP Tap Global GroupUK£0.03385.7%
+UK£10.4m
54.8%PS6.9x
ADVT AdvancedAdvTUK£1.404.5%
+UK£8.0m
n/aPE40.7x
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TRCS

UK£5.90

Tracsis

7D

-16.9%

1Y

-24.4%

SGE

UK£12.70

Sage Group

7D

18.8%

1Y

12.3%

CER

UK£18.30

Cerillion

7D

-3.2%

1Y

41.9%

ZOO

UK£0.37

ZOO Digital Group

7D

8.2%

1Y

-44.4%

TAP

UK£0.033

Tap Global Group

7D

85.7%

1Y

54.8%

ARB

UK£0.083

Argo Blockchain

7D

-19.4%

1Y

-0.9%

ALFA

UK£2.28

Alfa Financial Software Holdings

7D

4.4%

1Y

48.7%

FDP

UK£17.34

FD Technologies

7D

-2.9%

1Y

85.3%

DOTD

UK£0.94

dotdigital Group

7D

1.0%

1Y

-8.0%

BYIT

UK£4.29

Bytes Technology Group

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-21.4%

CRTA

UK£0.22

Cirata

7D

-25.0%

1Y

-63.3%

IDOX

UK£0.62

IDOX

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-1.3%

QTX

UK£1.83

Quartix Technologies

7D

2.8%

1Y

10.6%

GBG

UK£3.53

GB Group

7D

5.6%

1Y

40.2%

ADVT

UK£1.40

AdvancedAdvT

7D

4.5%

1Y

n/a