U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 01, 2023

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In the last week, the market has been flat. As for last year, the market is down 10%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Mon, 02 Jan 2023	UK£2.5t	UK£2.3t	UK£210.5b	13.4x	11.7x	1.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022	UK£2.5t	UK£2.3t	UK£212.8b	13.5x	11.7x	1.1x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022	UK£2.4t	UK£2.4t	UK£213.8b	12.3x	11.2x	1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022	UK£2.4t	UK£2.4t	UK£217.7b	12.3x	10.8x	1x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022	UK£2.5t	UK£2.3t	UK£211.3b	13.8x	12x	1.1x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022	UK£2.5t	UK£2.3t	UK£197.0b	13.8x	12.7x	1.1x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022	UK£2.4t	UK£2.3t	UK£194.1b	14.1x	12.5x	1.1x
Mon, 16 May 2022	UK£2.5t	UK£2.2t	UK£181.3b	15.3x	13.9x	1.2x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022	UK£2.6t	UK£2.0t	UK£187.3b	16.7x	14x	1.3x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022	UK£2.5t	UK£2.0t	UK£188.4b	16x	13.1x	1.2x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022	UK£2.7t	UK£1.9t	UK£164.6b	18.1x	16.5x	1.4x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022	UK£2.8t	UK£1.9t	UK£164.0b	19.6x	17.1x	1.5x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021	UK£2.7t	UK£1.9t	UK£162.7b	19.1x	16.4x	1.4x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021	UK£2.8t	UK£1.9t	UK£152.9b	21.3x	18.2x	1.5x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021	UK£2.7t	UK£1.8t	UK£141.2b	23.4x	18.9x	1.5x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021	UK£2.8t	UK£1.8t	UK£138.8b	24.9x	19.8x	1.5x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021	UK£2.7t	UK£1.8t	UK£138.4b	23.9x	19.2x	1.5x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021	UK£2.5t	UK£1.7t	UK£90.7b	23.2x	27.6x	1.5x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021	UK£2.3t	UK£1.7t	UK£52.7b	22.6x	44.5x	1.4x
Sat, 10 Oct 2020	UK£2.1t	UK£1.7t	UK£39.5b	21.5x	52.7x	1.2x
Fri, 03 Jul 2020	UK£2.1t	UK£1.8t	UK£48.7b	19.1x	43.5x	1.2x
Mon, 06 Apr 2020	UK£1.9t	UK£1.9t	UK£87.2b	15.1x	21.6x	1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2020	UK£2.5t	UK£2.1t	UK£131.9b	19x	19.3x	1.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x

Thu, 09 Jan 2020

Current Market PE

Investors are pessimistic on the British market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.

The market is trading at a PE ratio of 11.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.9x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for British listed companies have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% per year.
This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Which sectors have driven the changes within the U.K. Market?

Sector PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Healthcare sector, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.2x.

This optimism is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.0% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.0% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Real Estate sector, which is trading below its 3-year average of 94.5x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.

In contrast, the Materials sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% per year over the next few years.

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

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation	Sector
ENPL En+ Group International	US$9.30	n/a US$4.7b	-8.8%	PE2.2x	Materials
EVR EVRAZ	UK£0.81	n/a UK£1.2b	-86.2%	PE0.4x	Materials
HSBA HSBC Holdings	UK£5.16	1.1% +UK£1.1b	14.9%	PB0.8x	Financials
LNTA Lenta International	US$1.50	n/a US$725.1m	-53.3%	PE3.6x	Consumer Staples
KSPI Kaspi.kz	US$71.50	5.0% +US$649.1m	-38.4%	PE11.8x	Tech