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U.K. (FTSE) Specialized Finance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M18.5%
  • 1Y27.8%
  • YTDn/a

All of the companies in the Specialized Finance industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 3.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 28%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 4.0% per year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£5.3bUK£1.8bUK£752.4m9.6x7x3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£4.8bUK£1.7bUK£741.6m6.4x6.4x2.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£4.5bUK£908.4mUK£717.4m7.3x6.3x5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£4.7bUK£879.2mUK£701.9m7x6.6x5.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£4.6bUK£877.7mUK£699.5m7.2x6.6x5.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£4.3bUK£881.2mUK£706.2m7.3x6x4.8x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£463.1m7.6x8.2x3.7x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£4.4bUK£1.0bUK£459.1m8.9x9.5x4.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£4.0bUK£900.5mUK£403.3m6.7x9.9x4.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£3.8bUK£987.3mUK£467.0m7.1x8.1x3.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£4.0bUK£1.1bUK£328.4m7.3x12.3x3.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£4.3bUK£971.1mUK£254.8m6.5x16.7x4.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£4.3bUK£995.2mUK£247.2m6.3x17.3x4.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£258.0m7.7x14.7x3.7x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£3.8bUK£989.9mUK£268.9m7.5x14.1x3.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£3.8bUK£1.0bUK£274.0m7.8x13.7x3.7x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£4.1bUK£993.3mUK£269.5m8.8x15.2x4.1x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£3.9bUK£1.0bUK£283.4m9.1x13.8x3.8x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£3.6bUK£1.1bUK£285.2m9.4x12.5x3.4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£4.0bUK£1.0bUK£270.7m10.2x14.9x4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£3.9bUK£848.8mUK£196.7m10x19.9x4.6x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£3.7bUK£837.5mUK£193.6m10.4x19.2x4.4x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£3.4bUK£824.5mUK£190.9m9.3x17.7x4.1x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£3.6bUK£779.0mUK£170.2m11.8x21.1x4.6x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£3.3bUK£779.2mUK£183.9m12.2x17.8x4.2x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£3.6bUK£707.8mUK£201.3m13.6x17.7x5x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£3.6bUK£711.3mUK£202.7m12.1x17.8x5.1x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£3.4bUK£698.3mUK£192.7m12.3x17.5x4.8x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£3.6bUK£678.8mUK£185.9m13x19.2x5.3x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£3.7bUK£680.2mUK£182.7m12.2x20x5.4x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£3.7bUK£669.6mUK£168.9m11.9x22.2x5.6x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£3.5bUK£669.6mUK£168.9m12.5x20.6x5.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.8bTotal Earnings: UK£304.9mTotal Revenue: UK£812.5mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Specialized Finance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 7.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialized Finance industry have grown 35% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 29% 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. Specialized Finance compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.66%
Financials3.55%
Diversified Financial3.35%
Specialized Finance3.37%
Other Diversified Financial Services3.31%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services2.92%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
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
BUR Burford CapitalUK£12.852.3%
+UK£63.6m		19.1%PE5.8x
PLUS Plus500UK£22.522.6%
+UK£43.6m		48.1%PE8x
DFCH Distribution Finance Capital HoldingsUK£0.265.6%
+UK£2.5m		-31.4%PE14.8x
DUKE Duke CapitalUK£0.331.6%
+UK£2.1m		8.3%PE10.6x
LIT Litigation Capital ManagementUK£1.201.3%
+UK£1.8m		57.9%PE6.5x
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UK£12.85

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7D

2.3%

1Y

19.1%

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TRU

UK£0.72

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7D

2.1%

1Y

5.8%

EQLS

UK£1.30

Equals Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

39.0%

DFCH

UK£0.26

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7D

5.6%

1Y

-31.4%

DUKE

UK£0.33

Duke Capital

7D

1.6%

1Y

8.3%

LIT

UK£1.20

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7D

1.3%

1Y

57.9%

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TIME

UK£0.41

Time Finance

7D

3.8%

1Y

42.9%