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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D12.6%
  • 3M17.2%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Application Software industry is up 13% in the last week, with Sage Group up 21%. Meanwhile, Alfa Financial Software Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.0% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Nov 2024UK£19.5bUK£4.4bUK£349.3m34.1x55.9x4.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024UK£16.8bUK£4.3bUK£237.4m32.2x70.9x3.9x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024UK£16.9bUK£4.4bUK£220.9m36.3x76.5x3.9x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£17.2bUK£4.4bUK£209.2m36.6x82.2x3.9x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£17.6bUK£4.4bUK£217.3m37.4x80.9x4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£17.8bUK£4.5bUK£97.0m39.9x183.2x4x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£18.7bUK£4.4bUK£62.9m37.1x296.9x4.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£18.5bUK£4.4bUK£40.9m39x453.7x4.2x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£18.8bUK£4.3bUK£72.5m36x259.5x4.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£30.4bUK£7.9b-UK£225,002,063.0037.9x-135.3x3.8x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£30.1bUK£7.9b-UK£223,677,620.0035.6x-134.4x3.8x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£28.7bUK£7.9b-UK£158,814,093.0030.1x-180.8x3.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£26.8bUK£7.8b-UK£165,959,221.0029.5x-161.6x3.4x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£28.1bUK£7.8b-UK£164,865,748.0032.5x-170.2x3.6x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£27.1bUK£7.8b-UK£167,398,398.0028.4x-161.9x3.5x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£28.0bUK£8.4b-UK£146,513,779.0030.7x-191.3x3.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£28.1bUK£8.4b-UK£22,607,368.0033.6x-1240.8x3.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.5b-UK£164,217,342.0035.6x-164.9x3.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£26.7bUK£8.4bUK£12.9m37x2071.6x3.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.3bUK£34.6m33.2x783.4x3.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£27.0bUK£8.3bUK£38.8m34.3x695.4x3.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£26.4bUK£8.4bUK£32.8m37.6x802.8x3.2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£27.3bUK£8.3bUK£61.1m41x447x3.3x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£26.0bUK£8.2bUK£79.6m40.9x327x3.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£26.7bUK£8.0bUK£69.9m47.9x381.4x3.3x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£23.7bUK£7.9bUK£106.1m49.6x223.3x3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£22.3bUK£7.9bUK£101.8m37.7x219.4x2.8x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£22.6bUK£7.9b-UK£41,347,623.0037.5x-547.6x2.9x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£23.1bUK£7.6bUK£16.9m34.3x1369.7x3x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£25.2bUK£7.3bUK£34.6m37.1x728.3x3.4x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£23.1bUK£7.3b-UK£7,369,447.0038.8x-3128.5x3.2x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£27.2bUK£7.2b-UK£1,257,071,307.0044.7x-21.7x3.8x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£31.5bUK£7.2b-UK£1,265,603,832.0050.4x-24.9x4.3x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£29.7bUK£7.3b-UK£1,294,454,352.0050.9x-22.9x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-22.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£29.7bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,294,454,352.00Total Revenue: UK£7.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 178.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Application 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 55.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 178x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Application Software industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 15% 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 Comparison

How does U.K. Application Software compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.17%
Tech6.17%
Software12.37%
Application Software12.58%
Systems Software-6.40%
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
SGE Sage GroupUK£12.8620.8%
+UK£2.2b
16.5%PE39.7x
GBG GB GroupUK£3.709.9%
+UK£84.2m
46.2%PE114.6x
BYIT Bytes Technology GroupUK£4.551.3%
+UK£14.5m
-16.5%PE21.1x
PINE Pinewood Technologies GroupUK£3.404.0%
+UK£10.9m
-46.9%PE37.2x
SAAS Microlise GroupUK£1.093.8%
+UK£4.6m
16.6%PE353x
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SGE

UK£12.86

Sage Group

7D

20.8%

1Y

16.5%

TRCS

UK£5.70

Tracsis

7D

-18.9%

1Y

-26.9%

IGP

UK£1.84

Intercede Group

7D

2.8%

1Y

134.5%

CER

UK£18.50

Cerillion

7D

-1.6%

1Y

40.2%

ARB

UK£0.085

Argo Blockchain

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-2.9%

ALFA

UK£2.18

Alfa Financial Software Holdings

7D

-7.0%

1Y

42.5%

FDP

UK£17.60

FD Technologies

7D

-1.6%

1Y

86.6%

BYIT

UK£4.55

Bytes Technology Group

7D

1.3%

1Y

-16.5%

IDOX

UK£0.62

IDOX

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-1.9%

PINE

UK£3.40

Pinewood Technologies Group

7D

4.0%

1Y

-46.9%

GBG

UK£3.70

GB Group

7D

9.9%

1Y

46.2%

APTD

UK£3.35

Aptitude Software Group

7D

1.2%

1Y

38.4%

ADVT

UK£1.38

AdvancedAdvT

7D

-1.8%

1Y

n/a