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U.K. (FTSE) Application Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies52
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M2.6%
  • 1Y36.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Application Software industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by Sage Group declining 2.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 36%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£18.4bUK£4.3bUK£35.1m36.1x523.1x4.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£18.5bUK£4.4bUK£72.2m36.4x256.3x4.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£29.8bUK£7.9b-UK£224,763,873.0036.5x-132.4x3.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£29.6bUK£7.9b-UK£223,954,293.0033.1x-132.2x3.7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£27.2bUK£7.8b-UK£169,944,118.0030.8x-159.9x3.5x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£27.5bUK£7.8b-UK£167,311,905.0033.9x-164.6x3.5x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£27.5bUK£7.8b-UK£166,838,764.0028.8x-164.9x3.5x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£28.1bUK£8.4b-UK£143,862,688.0029.3x-195.3x3.3x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£27.7bUK£8.4b-UK£148,252,013.0030.2x-186.7x3.3x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£27.3bUK£8.4b-UK£224,596,105.0032.9x-121.7x3.3x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£27.1bUK£8.4bUK£16.9m37.6x1600.6x3.2x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£26.2bUK£8.3bUK£36.9m32.1x709.8x3.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£26.9bUK£8.3bUK£32.3m34.7x832.1x3.2x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£26.8bUK£8.3bUK£35.1m38.4x763.3x3.2x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£26.7bUK£8.3bUK£54.5m37.9x490.5x3.2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£25.8bUK£8.2bUK£76.8m43.6x335.9x3.1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£26.2bUK£8.2bUK£76.0m37.1x345.2x3.2x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£25.3bUK£8.0bUK£73.6m48.9x344.2x3.2x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£23.5bUK£7.8bUK£110.9m48.3x211.7x3x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£22.5bUK£7.8bUK£107.7m35.1x209.1x2.9x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£22.9bUK£7.6bUK£24.4m32.4x940.2x3x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£25.5bUK£7.4bUK£21.2m36.8x1199.5x3.5x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£25.0bUK£7.3b-UK£10,881,714.0036.3x-2296.7x3.4x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£26.2bUK£7.2bUK£2.7m43.6x9796.4x3.7x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£28.9bUK£7.2b-UK£1,249,840,769.0047.3x-23.1x4x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£30.5bUK£7.3b-UK£1,302,306,500.0051x-23.4x4.2x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£31.2bUK£7.1b-UK£1,254,898,911.0057.9x-24.8x4.4x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£30.9bUK£7.1b-UK£1,250,388,736.0056.2x-24.7x4.4x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£34.0bUK£7.0b-UK£1,222,498,641.7357.2x-27.8x4.9x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£32.1bUK£7.0b-UK£1,222,498,641.7357.8x-26.2x4.6x
Fri, 07 May 2021UK£30.0bUK£6.9b-UK£1,228,804,046.5650.1x-24.4x4.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-18.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£29.0bTotal Earnings: -UK£1,537,649,875.56Total Revenue: UK£6.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Application Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 135.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Application Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 523x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 136x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.2x.
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 14% 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 Market0.70%
Tech-0.65%
Software1.43%
Application Software-1.96%
Systems Software24.97%
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
CER CerillionUK£15.251.7%
+UK£7.4m
50.2%PE34.8x
SAAS Microlise GroupUK£1.414.4%
+UK£7.0m
-9.0%PE110.1x
SMRT Smartspace SoftwareUK£0.8633.1%
+UK£6.2m
121.8%PS4.6x
NET NetcallUK£0.963.8%
+UK£5.7m
-6.3%PE29.4x
BGO BangoUK£1.046.7%
+UK£5.0m
-56.1%PS2.7x
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Latest News

SGE

UK£12.14

Sage Group

7D

-2.6%

1Y

65.4%

ALFA

UK£1.67

Alfa Financial Software Holdings

7D

-1.5%

1Y

29.6%

SMRT

UK£0.86

Smartspace Software

7D

33.1%

1Y

121.8%

NET

UK£0.96

Netcall

7D

3.8%

1Y

-6.3%

TRCS

UK£9.00

Tracsis

7D

-1.6%

1Y

2.9%

DOTD

UK£0.86

dotdigital Group

7D

-6.1%

1Y

-8.3%

FDP

UK£11.86

FD Technologies

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-26.6%

ELCO

UK£0.91

Eleco

7D

4.6%

1Y

19.7%

ITIM

UK£0.45

Itim Group

7D

30.9%

1Y

23.6%

BYIT

UK£5.67

Bytes Technology Group

7D

-2.2%

1Y

53.7%

BGO

UK£1.04

Bango

7D

6.7%

1Y

-56.1%