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Australian (ASX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies137
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTD3.1%

In the last week, the Industrials industry is up 1.0%, with Transurban Group up 1.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.1%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024AU$196.4bAU$122.0bAU$5.8b18.6x33.8x1.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AU$200.0bAU$122.1bAU$5.8b18.4x34.2x1.6x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AU$198.0bAU$122.3bAU$5.9b17.1x33.6x1.6x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AU$186.5bAU$118.2bAU$4.8b17.8x39x1.6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AU$188.6bAU$117.6bAU$4.7b17.3x40x1.6x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AU$176.1bAU$118.3bAU$4.8b17x36.8x1.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AU$171.0bAU$118.9bAU$4.9b16.4x35.1x1.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AU$179.5bAU$118.5bAU$4.8b16.9x37.2x1.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AU$180.1bAU$113.9bAU$3.9b17.9x45.7x1.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AU$181.2bAU$110.9bAU$3.5b18.8x51.4x1.6x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AU$175.1bAU$109.8bAU$3.5b18.3x50.2x1.6x
Thu, 11 May 2023AU$178.2bAU$109.8bAU$3.5b17.2x51.2x1.6x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AU$173.0bAU$110.0bAU$3.5b17.2x49.4x1.6x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AU$147.7bAU$93.6bAU$3.5b16.9x42.4x1.6x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AU$147.5bAU$87.2bAU$3.7b19.6x40x1.7x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022AU$139.8bAU$87.7bAU$3.7b18.8x37.5x1.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022AU$147.8bAU$87.6bAU$3.7b19x39.7x1.7x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022AU$135.2bAU$88.0bAU$3.7b17.3x36.4x1.5x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022AU$137.7bAU$87.4bAU$3.6b18.1x37.7x1.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022AU$149.4bAU$82.3bAU$4.4b18.1x33.7x1.8x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022AU$140.3bAU$80.9bAU$4.4b17.4x32.1x1.7x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022AU$138.5bAU$80.7bAU$4.3b16.4x32x1.7x
Fri, 13 May 2022AU$151.4bAU$90.4bAU$4.7b18x32x1.7x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022AU$152.8bAU$89.6bAU$4.7b19x32.8x1.7x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022AU$171.0bAU$93.8bAU$4.6b18.4x37.5x1.8x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022AU$169.8bAU$79.9bAU$693.5m19.5x244.9x2.1x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022AU$183.2bAU$79.6bAU$653.2m19.9x280.5x2.3x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021AU$177.4bAU$79.1bAU$703.2m19.3x252.3x2.2x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021AU$174.6bAU$77.7bAU$589.1m20.6x296.4x2.2x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021AU$169.2bAU$76.4bAU$705.5m18.9x239.8x2.2x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021AU$172.2bAU$75.9bAU$758.1m17.8x227.1x2.3x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021AU$161.4bAU$74.4bAU$723.6m17.9x223.1x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3487.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$156.2bTotal Earnings: AU$44.8mTotal Revenue: AU$73.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 180.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Industrials 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 33.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 180x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 406% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 Australian Industrials sector?

AU Market1.62%
Industrials1.01%
Machinery4.82%
Aerospace & Defense4.04%
Electrical3.76%
Infrastructure2.72%
Construction1.90%
Trade Distributors1.65%
Logistics0.65%
Transportation0.40%
Industrials0.18%
Marine and Shipping0%
Commercial Services-0.43%
Airlines-1.11%
Professional Services-1.66%
Building-2.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Infrastructure industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 263x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 53% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 80% per year.
  • In contrast, the Professional Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
TCL Transurban GroupAU$12.933.0%
+AU$1.2b
-12.5%PE176.1x
SVW Seven Group HoldingsAU$39.414.4%
+AU$655.9m
65.8%PE30.2x
QAN Qantas AirwaysAU$6.216.5%
+AU$621.3m
-1.7%PE6.3x
QUB Qube HoldingsAU$3.578.8%
+AU$512.3m
13.7%PE34.3x
BXB BramblesAU$14.542.4%
+AU$473.6m
2.9%PE18.9x
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