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U.K. (FTSE) Alternative Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D4.7%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y-5.4%
  • YTDn/a

The Alternative Carriers industry is up 7.1% in the last week, with Gamma Communications up 4.9%. During this same period, the Bigblu Broadband underperformed, falling 7.6%. In the past year, the industry is down 5.5%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025UK£1.2bUK£603.6mUK£68.3m16.6x17.3x2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025UK£1.2bUK£572.2mUK£54.9m21.7x22.6x2.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025UK£1.3bUK£572.2mUK£54.9m23x24x2.3x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025UK£1.4bUK£572.2mUK£54.9m25.2x26.3x2.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024UK£1.6bUK£572.2mUK£54.9m27.9x29x2.8x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024UK£1.6bUK£572.2mUK£54.9m27.3x28.3x2.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024UK£1.6bUK£572.2mUK£54.9m27.8x29.1x2.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£547.6mUK£52.2m27.2x28.3x2.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£547.6mUK£52.2m26.5x27.6x2.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£547.6mUK£52.2m26.3x27.5x2.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024UK£1.5bUK£547.6mUK£52.2m26.6x27.8x2.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024UK£1.3bUK£553.0mUK£49.4m23.8x26.3x2.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£1.3bUK£537.4mUK£47.1m25.2x28x2.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£1.2bUK£537.4mUK£47.1m22.9x25.4x2.2x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£537.4mUK£47.1m20.6x23x2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£1.1bUK£537.4mUK£47.1m20.2x22.4x2x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£1.1bUK£537.4mUK£47.1m20.5x22.8x2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£1.1bUK£537.4mUK£47.1m20.1x22.7x2x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£1.1bUK£515.9mUK£45.1m21.1x23.6x2.1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£1.1bUK£515.8mUK£46.5m21.8x23.7x2.1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£1.1bUK£515.8mUK£46.5m22.3x24.2x2.2x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£1.2bUK£515.8mUK£46.5m22.9x24.8x2.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£1.1bUK£515.8mUK£46.5m22.5x24.5x2.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£1.1bUK£496.2mUK£55.6m18.7x20.3x2.3x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£1.1bUK£493.9mUK£56.6m19.3x20.1x2.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£1.1bUK£493.9mUK£56.6m19.1x20.1x2.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£1.0bUK£493.9mUK£56.6m17.3x18.3x2.1x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£1.1bUK£493.9mUK£56.6m18.4x19.4x2.2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£1.1bUK£493.9mUK£56.6m18.1x19.2x2.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£1.1bUK£476.6mUK£51.8m19.6x20.9x2.3x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£1.1bUK£474.8mUK£52.0m20x21.3x2.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£1.1bUK£474.8mUK£52.0m20.8x22.1x2.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£1.2bUK£474.8mUK£52.0m21.6x22.9x2.5x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£1.3bUK£474.8mUK£52.0m22.8x24.3x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.3bTotal Earnings: UK£52.0mTotal Revenue: UK£474.8mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Alternative Carriers Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the British Alternative Carriers industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Alternative Carriers industry have grown 9.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Alternative Carriers compare with similar industries?

GB Market4.66%
Telecom5.06%
Telecom Services and Carriers4.69%
Alternative Carriers4.68%
Integrated Telecom Services4.69%
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
GAMA Gamma CommunicationsUK£12.444.9%
+UK£38.5m		-5.3%PE16.6x
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Latest News

GAMA

UK£12.44

Gamma Communications

7D

4.9%

1Y

-5.3%

Gamma Communications (LON:GAMA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.13

Apr 16
Gamma Communications (LON:GAMA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.13

BBB

UK£0.30

Bigblu Broadband

7D

-7.6%

1Y

-10.3%