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U.K. (FTSE) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M-14.0%
  • 1Y-20.0%
  • YTD-26.4%

Over the last 7 days, the HR Services industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by PageGroup declining 3.8%. Overall the industry is down 20% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£4.2bUK£16.8bUK£362.4m12.8x11.7x0.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£4.8bUK£16.9bUK£360.2m15.9x13.3x0.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£4.8bUK£16.8bUK£362.3m16.5x13.3x0.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£4.3bUK£15.8bUK£405.4m10.5x10.6x0.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£4.2bUK£15.8bUK£405.4m10x10.3x0.3x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£4.5bUK£15.8bUK£404.7m11x11.2x0.3x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£4.6bUK£15.8bUK£399.9m11.2x11.6x0.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£4.7bUK£16.3bUK£398.9m11.5x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£5.0bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m12x11.8x0.3x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£4.9bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11.6x11.6x0.3x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022UK£4.9bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11.6x11.7x0.3x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022UK£4.5bUK£15.2bUK£425.5m10.4x10.5x0.3x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022UK£4.0bUK£15.2bUK£425.3m9.6x9.4x0.3x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022UK£4.6bUK£15.2bUK£425.2m11.2x10.8x0.3x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022UK£4.9bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m17.6x15.2x0.4x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022UK£4.5bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m16.2x13.9x0.3x
Sat, 21 May 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m16.9x14.8x0.3x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022UK£5.0bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m17.2x15.5x0.4x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022UK£5.1bUK£13.8bUK£318.6m13x15.9x0.4x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022UK£6.1bUK£13.2bUK£163.4m27.7x37.6x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022UK£6.2bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m27.1x40.9x0.5x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021UK£6.4bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m24.9x42.8x0.5x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021UK£6.9bUK£13.1bUK£146.4m30.2x47.4x0.5x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021UK£6.5bUK£13.1bUK£146.4m27.7x44.5x0.5x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021UK£6.5bUK£13.1bUK£101.3m25.5x64.2x0.5x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021UK£6.1bUK£13.1bUK£86.5m28.5x70.5x0.5x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021UK£5.4bUK£12.9bUK£4.6m37.3x1152.9x0.4x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020UK£4.9bUK£13.0b-UK£65,297,436.0059.9x-75.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-1002.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£3.8bTotal Earnings: -UK£3,795,936.00Total Revenue: UK£13.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.8x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Human Resource and Employment 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 11.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.39x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 7.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. HR Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.27%
Industrials-1.23%
Professional Services-3.36%
HR Services-1.62%
Research and Consulting Services-3.46%
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
STEM SThreeUK£3.523.5%
+UK£16.0m		-5.4%PE9.4x
RWA Robert WaltersUK£3.743.5%
+UK£8.2m		-25.2%PE9.8x
GATC GattacaUK£1.2021.8%
+UK£6.8m		71.4%PE21.7x
HAS HaysUK£0.950.4%
+UK£4.1m		-13.6%PE10.9x
MIND Mind GymUK£0.385.6%
+UK£2.0m		-61.5%PE12.8x
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GATC

UK£1.20

Gattaca

7D

21.8%

1Y

71.4%

HAS

UK£0.95

Hays

7D

0.4%

1Y

-13.6%

We Think Hays (LON:HAS) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Oct 14
We Think Hays (LON:HAS) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

PAGE

UK£3.76

PageGroup

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-10.9%

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Oct 14
PageGroup (LON:PAGE) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

MIND

UK£0.38

Mind Gym

7D

5.6%

1Y

-61.5%

RWA

UK£3.74

Robert Walters

7D

3.5%

1Y

-25.2%

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Oct 07
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

STEM

UK£3.52

SThree

7D

3.5%

1Y

-5.4%

LTG

UK£0.62

Learning Technologies Group

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-42.6%

IPEL

UK£6.00

Impellam Group

7D

-8.4%

1Y

-2.4%

EMR

UK£0.40

Empresaria Group

7D

0%

1Y

-26.6%

STAF

UK£0.26

Staffline Group

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-29.3%