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U.K. (FTSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-0.5%
  • 1Y-17.8%
  • YTD2.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Beverage industry has risen 2.6%, driven by gains from Diageo of 2.4%. Meanwhile, Essentially Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 24% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 18% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£77.8bUK£30.5bUK£4.2b19x18.7x2.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£77.3bUK£30.3bUK£4.1b19.1x18.8x2.6x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£80.5bUK£30.2bUK£4.1b24.9x19.6x2.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£77.7bUK£29.9bUK£4.0b25.9x19.6x2.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£77.3bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b25.9x17.3x2.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£76.4bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b23.3x17x2.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£82.2bUK£30.2bUK£4.5b18.5x18.1x2.7x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£85.9bUK£30.1bUK£4.5b19x19x2.9x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£87.0bUK£29.9bUK£4.5b17.5x19.2x2.9x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£90.0bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b21.1x21.5x3.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£89.7bUK£29.0bUK£4.2b21.1x21.4x3.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£96.8bUK£29.1bUK£4.2b24.3x23.1x3.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£97.2bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b23.1x23.2x3.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£93.4bUK£29.2bUK£4.2b22x22.2x3.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£92.6bUK£28.3bUK£4.2b17.5x21.9x3.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£95.2bUK£26.8bUK£3.9b17.5x24.4x3.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£98.5bUK£26.6bUK£3.9b18.7x25.3x3.7x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£94.7bUK£26.3bUK£3.9b19.4x24.6x3.6x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£97.7bUK£26.3bUK£3.8b23.2x25.5x3.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£103.4bUK£26.0bUK£3.8b25.1x27x4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£95.9bUK£23.6bUK£3.7b22.7x26x4.1x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£92.5bUK£23.7bUK£3.7b25.2x25x3.9x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£100.6bUK£23.1bUK£3.6b28.8x28x4.4x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£105.1bUK£23.0bUK£3.6b30.4x29.3x4.6x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£89.3bUK£23.2bUK£3.6b26x24.8x3.9x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£104.7bUK£22.7bUK£3.6b28.6x28.9x4.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£119.6bUK£21.6bUK£3.2b35.1x36.9x5.5x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£104.0bUK£21.6bUK£3.2b33.2x32.1x4.8x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£101.0bUK£21.3bUK£3.2b31.5x31.7x4.7x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£98.3bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b30.8x30.9x4.6x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£100.8bUK£21.4bUK£3.2b32.5x31.7x4.7x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£98.9bUK£21.2bUK£3.1b30.4x31.6x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£97.2bTotal Earnings: UK£2.4bTotal Revenue: UK£20.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Beverage 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 18.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Staples industry?

GB Market2.66%
Consumer Staples2.01%
Beverage2.63%
Soft Drinks3.67%
Distillers and Wine Makers2.40%
Brewers-0.85%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (12.6%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Brewers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Distillers and Wine Makers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% 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
DGE DiageoUK£28.082.9%
+UK£1.8b		-22.4%PE18.3x
CCH Coca-Cola HBCUK£27.122.9%
+UK£271.4m		6.5%PE18.1x
BVIC BritvicUK£9.001.8%
+UK£38.3m		-2.7%PE17.9x
BAG A.G. BARRUK£5.902.6%
+UK£16.6m		14.8%PE17x
CCR C&C GroupUK£1.711.8%
+UK£11.1m		10.5%PE28.4x
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UK£11.49

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7D

0.4%

1Y

-20.1%

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UK£27.12

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7D

2.9%

1Y

6.5%

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UK£28.08

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7D

2.9%

1Y

-22.4%

BVIC

UK£9.00

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7D

1.8%

1Y

-2.7%

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BAG

UK£5.90

A.G. BARR

7D

2.6%

1Y

14.8%

CDGP

UK£0.69

Chapel Down Group

7D

6.1%

1Y

117.2%

ADB

UK£17.50

Adnams

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-74.5%

CCR

UK£1.71

C&C Group

7D

1.8%

1Y

10.5%

NICL

UK£9.92

Nichols

7D

1.2%

1Y

-4.2%

ESSN

UK£0.40

Essentially Group

7D

-23.8%

1Y

-23.8%