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U.S. Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y42.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialized Finance industry has risen 1.7%, driven by gains from Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A of 5.1%. During this same period, the SHF Holdings underperformed, falling 6.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 42%. In the next few years earnings are forecast to be pretty stable.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Specialized Finance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$6.3bUS$966.5mUS$553.2m7.2x11.4x6.5x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$5.9bUS$966.3mUS$552.2m7.7x10.6x6.1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$6.1bUS$927.5mUS$493.3m9x12.3x6.5x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$2.9bUS$11.1bUS$327.1m7.9x9x0.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$3.2bUS$11.1bUS$285.8m10.4x11.2x0.3x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$3.0bUS$10.7bUS$300.1m7.3x10x0.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$2.6bUS$10.6bUS$134.6m6.5x19.6x0.2x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$2.6bUS$10.5bUS$141.5m6x18x0.2x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$2.7bUS$10.5bUS$141.5m5.9x19x0.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$2.6bUS$10.4bUS$147.0m6x17.8x0.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$2.5bUS$9.8bUS$184.9m7.4x13.3x0.2x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$2.7bUS$9.8bUS$165.5m7.8x16.1x0.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$2.8bUS$8.8bUS$160.4m8x17.5x0.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$2.6bUS$8.7bUS$128.4m6.6x20.3x0.3x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$2.5bUS$8.7bUS$128.9m6x19.2x0.3x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$2.4bUS$8.7bUS$132.9m5.8x18.2x0.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$2.3bUS$8.5bUS$73.0m6.2x32.1x0.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$2.2bUS$8.6bUS$130.7m6.4x17.2x0.3x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$2.4bUS$8.5bUS$118.1m7.2x20.5x0.3x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$2.2bUS$8.5bUS$128.6m6.3x17.3x0.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$2.1bUS$8.5bUS$128.6m6.6x16.6x0.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$2.0bUS$8.6bUS$35.4m5.2x56.9x0.2x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$2.1bUS$8.6bUS$35.4m4.7x59.8x0.2x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$2.5bUS$8.7bUS$62.5m5.5x40.3x0.3x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$2.0bUS$8.7bUS$187.4m5x10.8x0.2x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$2.0bUS$8.7bUS$186.7m5x10.7x0.2x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$1.8bUS$8.6bUS$16.6m5.3x110.6x0.2x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022US$2.2bUS$8.5bUS$99.1m6.7x21.9x0.3x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022US$2.6bUS$8.6bUS$100.2m6x25.5x0.3x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022US$2.5bUS$8.2bUS$72.9m6.2x34x0.3x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022US$2.5bUS$8.2bUS$73.4m6.9x34.6x0.3x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021US$2.6bUS$8.2bUS$75.2m7.1x34.5x0.3x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021US$2.9bUS$8.1bUS$319.0m7.2x9x0.4x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021US$2.6bUS$8.1bUS$316.0m7.5x8.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.1x


Total Market Cap: US$2.6bTotal Earnings: US$316.0mTotal Revenue: US$8.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Specialized Finance 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 11.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 51% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Specialized Finance compare with similar industries?

US Market2.56%
Financials3.44%
Diversified Financial1.78%
Specialized Finance2.49%
Other Diversified Financial Services7.08%
Multi-Sector Holdings1.85%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services1.30%
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
BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. AUS$32.908.9%
+US$98.7m		47.4%PE6.2x
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure CapitalUS$35.111.3%
+US$53.6m		49.5%PE15.8x
MCVT Mill City Ventures IIIUS$3.4819.6%
+US$3.6m		3.6%PE80.3x
SWKH SWK HoldingsUS$17.181.1%
+US$2.2m		8.1%PE17.9x
FPAY FlexShopperUS$1.054.0%
+US$863.9k		1.0%PS0.2x
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