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U.K. (FTSE) Copper Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M-18.4%
  • 1Y12.3%
  • YTD-13.4%

The Copper industry is up 3.6% in the last week, with Antofagasta up 5.9%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 2.7% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£14.6bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b19.8x11.2x2.6x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£14.9bUK£5.6bUK£1.3b22.4x11.3x2.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£15.1bUK£5.4bUK£1.3b12.1x11.6x2.8x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£16.5bUK£5.0bUK£1.2b12.7x13.4x3.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£16.3bUK£5.1bUK£1.2b12.7x13.3x3.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£15.4bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b13x12.2x3x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£17.6bUK£5.2bUK£1.3b14.6x13.6x3.4x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£16.7bUK£5.4bUK£1.4b10.3x11.9x3.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£18.3bUK£5.9bUK£871.5m17.1x21x3.1x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023UK£17.3bUK£5.9bUK£879.1m15.5x19.6x2.9x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022UK£15.5bUK£5.7bUK£854.3m14.4x18.1x2.7x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022UK£12.7bUK£6.1bUK£943.2m4.2x13.5x2.1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022UK£11.9bUK£6.5bUK£975.8m3.9x12.2x1.8x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022UK£12.3bUK£6.0bUK£905.4m5.6x13.6x2.1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022UK£11.4bUK£6.7bUK£1.2b5.8x9.2x1.7x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022UK£14.0bUK£6.6bUK£1.2b6x11.5x2.1x
Fri, 20 May 2022UK£15.0bUK£6.5bUK£1.2b6x12.4x2.3x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022UK£17.6bUK£6.2bUK£1.2b7.5x15.2x2.8x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022UK£16.3bUK£6.2bUK£1.1b8.5x14.4x2.6x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022UK£13.8bUK£5.3bUK£899.8m9.5x15.3x2.6x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022UK£14.3bUK£5.3bUK£897.8m9.4x15.9x2.7x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021UK£14.3bUK£5.4bUK£921.0m9.8x15.5x2.6x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021UK£14.5bUK£5.3bUK£875.1m9.9x16.5x2.7x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021UK£14.3bUK£5.3bUK£882.2m9.2x16.2x2.7x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021UK£15.4bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m13x18x3x
Mon, 05 Jul 2021UK£15.0bUK£5.2bUK£855.4m12.9x17.6x2.9x
Thu, 08 Apr 2021UK£17.6bUK£4.6bUK£639.1m13.5x27.5x3.8x
Sun, 10 Jan 2021UK£15.0bUK£4.1bUK£425.1m12.9x35.2x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.7bTotal Earnings: UK£328.1mTotal Revenue: UK£4.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Copper Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.9x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Copper 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 11.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Copper industry have grown 58% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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. Copper compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.27%
Materials3.27%
Metals and Mining3.43%
Copper3.61%
Diversified Metals and Mining3.72%
Gold0.32%
Steel0.15%
Aluminum0%
Silver0%
Precious Metals and Minerals-1.16%
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
ANTO AntofagastaUK£13.695.6%
+UK£709.8m		16.5%PE10.2x
SOLG SolGoldUK£0.094.2%
+UK£10.8m		-43.7%PB1x
CAML Central Asia MetalsUK£1.612.3%
+UK£6.3m		-24.8%PE250.3x
PXC Phoenix CopperUK£0.2320.5%
+UK£4.9m		-16.1%PB0.9x
GSCU Great Southern CopperUK£0.0293.5%
+UK£255.1k		13.5%PB2.4x
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PXC

UK£0.23

Phoenix Copper

7D

20.5%

1Y

-16.1%

ATYM

UK£2.88

Atalaya Mining

7D

-4.0%

1Y

4.3%

ANTO

UK£13.69

Antofagasta

7D

5.6%

1Y

16.5%

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO)

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Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO)

CAML

UK£1.61

Central Asia Metals

7D

2.3%

1Y

-24.8%

SOLG

UK£0.09

SolGold

7D

4.2%

1Y

-43.7%

GSCU

UK£0.029

Great Southern Copper

7D

3.5%

1Y

13.5%