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U.K. (FTSE) Consumer Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M7.2%
  • 1Y14.2%
  • YTD4.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Services industry has risen 2.1%, driven by gains from Pearson of 2.5%. In the same time, Skillcast Group was down 9.3%. This means that the industry has gained 14% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Consumer Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£8.1bUK£4.4bUK£464.4m17.7x17.5x1.9x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£8.5bUK£4.4bUK£468.4m18.3x18.2x2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£8.5bUK£4.4bUK£465.8m18.4x18.3x2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£8.2bUK£4.7bUK£372.5m27.8x22.1x1.7x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£8.3bUK£4.7bUK£372.5m30.1x22.4x1.8x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£8.6bUK£4.7bUK£359.3m38x23.9x1.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£8.1bUK£4.7bUK£359.3m38.6x22.5x1.7x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£8.2bUK£4.7bUK£359.9m30.1x22.9x1.7x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£7.2bUK£4.4bUK£315.3m38.5x22.8x1.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£7.4bUK£4.3bUK£270.1m45.1x27.4x1.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.3bUK£270.1m52.6x27x1.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£7.1bUK£4.3bUK£260.2m37.3x27.4x1.7x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£7.2bUK£4.3bUK£263.6m30x27.3x1.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£7.7bUK£4.3bUK£267.8m26.2x28.8x1.8x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£7.2bUK£3.9bUK£305.0m28.2x23.5x1.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£524.1mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m31.9x16.4x1.7x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£510.4mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m31.4x16x1.6x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£514.8mUK£310.7mUK£32.0m32.6x16.1x1.7x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£555.1mUK£309.9mUK£32.3m36.5x17.2x1.8x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£577.3mUK£288.3mUK£28.2m37.6x20.5x2x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022UK£565.9mUK£268.5mUK£29.4m34.3x19.2x2.1x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022UK£572.5mUK£268.5mUK£29.4m34.4x19.4x2.1x
Fri, 13 May 2022UK£565.5mUK£248.7mUK£24.7m34.5x22.9x2.3x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022UK£579.7mUK£244.7mUK£25.6m25x22.7x2.4x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022UK£521.1mUK£237.6mUK£25.6m26.4x20.4x2.2x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022UK£546.5mUK£233.6mUK£25.2m31.6x21.7x2.3x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022UK£575.6mUK£226.2mUK£24.3m30.3x23.7x2.5x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021UK£502.9mUK£226.2mUK£25.2m28.7x19.9x2.2x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021UK£507.9mUK£226.2mUK£25.2m28.6x20.1x2.2x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021UK£506.8mUK£226.2mUK£25.2m28.3x20.1x2.2x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021UK£535.0mUK£214.5mUK£21.6m31.1x24.8x2.5x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021UK£529.1mUK£214.5mUK£21.6m29.8x24.5x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£491.8mTotal Earnings: UK£20.7mTotal Revenue: UK£211.8mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Consumer Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Consumer Services 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 17.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Services industry have grown 182% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 174% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market1.96%
Consumer Discretionary2.90%
Consumer Services2.12%
Education Services2.34%
Specialized Consumer Services1.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Education Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 56.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized Consumer Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialized Consumer Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Education Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PSON PearsonUK£10.154.9%
+UK£303.5m		27.3%PE18x
MEGP ME Group InternationalUK£1.623.1%
+UK£18.1m		24.6%PE12x
ATG Auction Technology GroupUK£5.010.9%
+UK£5.5m		-28.6%PE35.9x
ANX Anexo GroupUK£0.653.2%
+UK£2.4m		-30.3%PE5.1x
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PSON

UK£10.15

Pearson

7D

4.9%

1Y

27.3%

ANX

UK£0.65

Anexo Group

7D

3.2%

1Y

-30.3%

CODE

UK£1.45

Northcoders Group

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-50.8%

SKL

UK£0.34

Skillcast Group

7D

-5.6%

1Y

61.9%

MEGP

UK£1.62

ME Group International

7D

3.1%

1Y

24.6%

TRB

UK£0.53

Tribal Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

31.4%

ATG

UK£5.01

Auction Technology Group

7D

0.9%

1Y

-28.6%

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