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U.K. (FTSE) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M-4.2%
  • 1Y-22.4%
  • YTD-9.6%

The Telecom Services and Carriers industry has been flat over the last week, but Zegona Communications has lost 3.3%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 22% in the last year. In the next few years earnings are forecast to be pretty stable.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£13.2bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b11.6x6.9x0.6x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£13.4bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b11.6x7.1x0.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£13.3bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b11.6x7x0.6x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£13.6bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b11.6x7.2x0.6x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£14.5bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b11.6x7.6x0.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£13.1bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b20.9x6.9x0.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£12.8bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b20.8x6.6x0.6x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£12.1bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b21.9x6.2x0.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£12.3bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b21.6x6.3x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£13.4bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b14.4x6.9x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£15.8bUK£21.3bUK£1.9b15.1x8.1x0.7x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£17.0bUK£21.4bUK£1.7b16x9.7x0.8x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£14.8bUK£21.4bUK£1.7b14.7x8.5x0.7x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£15.1bUK£21.3bUK£1.7b13.8x8.6x0.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£13.9bUK£21.5bUK£1.8b13.4x7.8x0.6x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£12.2bUK£21.5bUK£1.8b12x6.9x0.6x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£13.2bUK£21.5bUK£1.8b18.8x7.4x0.6x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£12.9bUK£21.5bUK£1.7b17.1x7.5x0.6x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£15.0bUK£21.5bUK£1.7b19.5x8.6x0.7x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£18.3bUK£21.8bUK£1.6b20.5x11.5x0.8x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£21.1bUK£21.8bUK£1.2b14.6x18.1x1x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£20.9bUK£21.7bUK£1.2b20.6x17.9x1x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£20.0bUK£21.8bUK£979.8m20.6x20.4x0.9x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£21.4bUK£21.8bUK£1.0b21.4x21.3x1x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£21.6bUK£21.8bUK£1.1b20.7x19x1x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£22.0bUK£21.9bUK£1.1b21.6x19.9x1x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£19.7bUK£21.9bUK£1.1b26.8x17.9x0.9x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£20.0bUK£21.9bUK£1.1b28.1x18.2x0.9x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£17.9bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b28.3x16.5x0.8x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£20.2bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b27.3x18.3x0.9x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£21.9bUK£22.0bUK£1.1b30.3x19.8x1x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£21.4bUK£22.2bUK£1.5b27x13.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£20.2bTotal Earnings: UK£1.5bTotal Revenue: UK£22.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Telecom 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 6.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 7.3% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.84%
Telecom1.96%
Telecom Services and Carriers-0.85%
Integrated Telecom Services-0.79%
Alternative Carriers-1.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

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