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U.K. (FTSE) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M5.8%
  • 1Y-21.8%
  • YTD2.2%

In the last week, the Commercial Services industry is up 3.1%, with Rentokil Initial up 4.3%. During this same period, the De La Rue underperformed, falling 6.1%. In contrast, the industry has lost 22% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£16.7bUK£18.5bUK£741.7m15.1x22.5x0.9x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£19.0bUK£18.6bUK£772.1m15.8x24.6x1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£18.5bUK£18.0bUK£703.3m15.9x26.3x1x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£23.5bUK£21.8bUK£900.4m17.8x26.1x1.1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£24.2bUK£21.8bUK£903.9m20x26.8x1.1x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£24.1bUK£22.1bUK£846.2m22.6x28.4x1.1x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£24.0bUK£21.9bUK£850.2m19.7x28.2x1.1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£27.7bUK£21.9bUK£849.4m19.9x32.6x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£27.2bUK£21.8bUK£845.8m26.7x32.2x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£28.1bUK£20.4bUK£743.6m23.1x37.7x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£28.9bUK£20.4bUK£797.1m23.9x36.3x1.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£29.1bUK£20.4bUK£759.7m27.9x38.3x1.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£27.5bUK£20.3bUK£757.3m30x36.3x1.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£26.1bUK£19.6bUK£782.0m30x33.3x1.3x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£25.3bUK£19.5bUK£791.6m31.2x32x1.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£26.0bUK£19.9bUK£791.3m32.1x32.9x1.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£27.2bUK£19.6bUK£732.7m31.5x37.2x1.4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£26.6bUK£19.4bUK£753.8m30.1x35.3x1.4x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£23.1bUK£19.5bUK£763.2m30.1x30.2x1.2x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£24.6bUK£19.3bUK£738.6m30.5x33.2x1.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£23.2bUK£18.9bUK£850.1m30.8x27.3x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£23.0bUK£19.7bUK£870.9m29.3x26.4x1.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£23.2bUK£19.1bUK£759.3m36.5x30.6x1.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£23.1bUK£19.1bUK£763.2m37.2x30.2x1.2x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£19.5bUK£19.2bUK£712.4m31.2x27.3x1x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£22.4bUK£19.0bUK£714.1m30.5x31.4x1.2x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£24.9bUK£19.0bUK£710.8m34.1x35x1.3x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£25.0bUK£18.8bUK£708.9m44.3x35.2x1.3x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£25.0bUK£17.6bUK£616.5m54.9x40.5x1.4x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£25.6bUK£17.6bUK£612.4m55.4x41.8x1.5x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£25.3bUK£17.7bUK£796.9m48.5x31.7x1.4x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£22.5bUK£17.7bUK£785.7m45.8x28.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£21.7bTotal Earnings: UK£631.1mTotal Revenue: UK£17.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Commercial Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Commercial 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 22.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have grown 5.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.0% 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. Industrials industry?

GB Market1.96%
Industrials2.24%
Commercial Services3.12%
Office Services and Supplies25.00%
Diversified Support Services8.10%
Environmental and Facilities Services2.50%
Commercial Printing0%
Security and Alarm Services0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Support Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 23.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Support Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Environmental and Facilities Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
RTO Rentokil InitialUK£4.184.0%
+UK£399.3m		-34.3%PE27.6x
JSG Johnson Service GroupUK£1.5711.0%
+UK£64.4m		25.2%PE23.8x
MTO Mitie GroupUK£1.203.8%
+UK£54.4m		29.5%PE15.3x
MER Mears GroupUK£3.886.7%
+UK£23.5m		60.1%PE10.6x
RWI RenewiUK£5.875.2%
+UK£23.4m		-0.8%PE12.4x
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1Y

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1Y

31.0%

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-2.5%

1Y

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TENG

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-8.9%

1Y

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FRAN

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7D

-1.0%

1Y

11.0%

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DLAR

UK£0.89

De La Rue

7D

-8.8%

1Y

118.0%

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SRP

UK£1.83

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7D

0.7%

1Y

21.2%

INSE

UK£0.80

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7D

5.3%

1Y

-34.7%

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SMS

UK£9.52

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7D

-0.3%

1Y

21.4%

RTO

UK£4.18

Rentokil Initial

7D

4.0%

1Y

-34.3%

MTO

UK£1.20

Mitie Group

7D

3.8%

1Y

29.5%

MYX

UK£0.56

MYCELX Technologies

7D

-2.6%

1Y

52.1%

FIH

UK£2.40

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7D

-2.0%

1Y

-5.5%

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RWI

UK£5.87

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7D

5.2%

1Y

-0.8%

HUI

UK£0.077

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7D

-3.1%

1Y

5.4%