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Australian (ASX) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies110
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y-1.1%
  • YTD-2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Energy industry has remained flat, although notably Paladin Energy gained 21%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Energy Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024AU$134.4bAU$113.1bAU$7.5b7.2x17.8x1.2x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AU$140.1bAU$113.1bAU$7.5b7.5x18.6x1.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AU$135.6bAU$113.9bAU$8.0b9.3x17x1.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AU$142.7bAU$129.0bAU$19.4b6.2x7.3x1.1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AU$137.0bAU$127.6bAU$19.0b5.9x7.2x1.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AU$133.8bAU$129.2bAU$19.5b5.2x6.9x1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AU$145.9bAU$130.9bAU$20.0b6x7.3x1.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AU$148.0bAU$129.9bAU$19.7b4.9x7.5x1.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AU$146.7bAU$128.2bAU$22.8b5.7x6.4x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AU$139.5bAU$126.9bAU$22.8b5.6x6.1x1.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AU$135.1bAU$127.4bAU$23.0b6.2x5.9x1.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023AU$146.2bAU$129.3bAU$24.1b6.6x6.1x1.1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AU$147.4bAU$129.8bAU$24.2b6.9x6.1x1.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AU$166.9bAU$143.8bAU$23.6b6.1x7.1x1.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AU$166.1bAU$108.5bAU$14.0b7.5x11.9x1.5x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022AU$161.3bAU$109.6bAU$14.3b7.2x11.3x1.5x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022AU$166.4bAU$109.5bAU$14.3b7x11.7x1.5x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022AU$165.8bAU$111.3bAU$14.8b7.1x11.2x1.5x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022AU$157.7bAU$109.1bAU$14.0b7.8x11.2x1.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022AU$155.6bAU$86.0bAU$8.1b9.4x19.3x1.8x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022AU$170.4bAU$79.4bAU$4.8b10.8x35.9x2.1x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022AU$152.5bAU$79.1bAU$4.7b11.6x32.6x1.9x
Fri, 13 May 2022AU$120.4bAU$79.1bAU$4.7b10.5x25.7x1.5x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022AU$125.5bAU$78.0bAU$4.5b12.5x28x1.6x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022AU$129.7bAU$78.4bAU$5.0b16x26x1.7x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022AU$112.9bAU$63.0b-AU$404,180,421.0036.7x-279.2x1.8x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022AU$103.5bAU$62.7b-AU$415,607,790.0033.2x-249x1.6x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021AU$94.4bAU$63.0b-AU$399,595,395.0033.5x-236.3x1.5x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021AU$105.2bAU$62.4b-AU$437,575,781.0035.6x-240.5x1.7x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021AU$93.2bAU$62.8b-AU$393,832,125.0033.6x-236.5x1.5x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021AU$80.7bAU$61.6b-AU$198,560,481.7326x-406.3x1.3x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021AU$87.0bAU$61.6b-AU$199,465,357.7331.5x-436.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-21.4x


Total Market Cap: AU$83.1bTotal Earnings: -AU$3,873,920,755.56Total Revenue: AU$60.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -56.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Energy 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 17.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -56.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Energy industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 23% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Energy sector?

AU Market1.62%
Energy0.51%
Energy Services4.24%
Oil and Gas0.48%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 41.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Energy Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 49.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Oil and Gas industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 41% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.1% 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
WDS Woodside Energy GroupAU$27.881.4%
+AU$721.5m
-17.4%PE21x
PDN Paladin EnergyAU$16.4812.3%
+AU$540.2m
132.1%PE58.2x
YAL Yancoal AustraliaAU$5.865.8%
+AU$422.5m
7.3%PE4.3x
STO SantosAU$7.631.2%
+AU$291.5m
6.0%PE11.5x
VEA Viva Energy GroupAU$3.423.3%
+AU$174.7m
10.3%PE1429.1x
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TBN

AU$0.16

Tamboran Resources

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-28.9%

PDN

AU$16.48

Paladin Energy

7D

12.3%

1Y

132.1%

BOE

AU$5.55

Boss Energy

7D

8.0%

1Y

93.4%

CRD

AU$0.89

Conrad Asia Energy

7D

-5.3%

1Y

-46.4%

ADX

AU$0.098

ADX Energy

7D

-14.8%

1Y

50.8%

MCM

AU$0.13

MC Mining

7D

-10.3%

1Y

-31.6%

VEA

AU$3.42

Viva Energy Group

7D

3.3%

1Y

10.3%

WDS

AU$27.88

Woodside Energy Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

-17.4%

WHC

AU$7.81

Whitehaven Coal

7D

1.4%

1Y

10.2%

STX

AU$0.22

Strike Energy

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-48.8%

YAL

AU$5.86

Yancoal Australia

7D

5.8%

1Y

7.3%

NHC

AU$4.70

New Hope

7D

3.5%

1Y

-10.6%

CND

AU$0.038

Condor Energy

7D

-19.1%

1Y

245.5%

PCL

AU$0.022

Pancontinental Energy

7D

-12.0%

1Y

100.0%