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Australian (ASX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies746
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M0.8%
  • 1Y0.3%
  • YTD-6.8%

In the last week, the Materials industry is flat overall, with Evolution Mining standing out by going down 3.1%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024AU$565.4bAU$251.0bAU$23.0b15.7x24.5x2.3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AU$562.2bAU$252.7bAU$23.2b15.4x24.2x2.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AU$560.0bAU$253.1bAU$24.6b15.8x22.8x2.2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AU$612.1bAU$262.9bAU$35.0b14.6x17.5x2.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AU$647.9bAU$257.8bAU$33.9b14.4x19.1x2.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AU$594.2bAU$263.6bAU$35.1b12.5x16.9x2.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AU$567.9bAU$271.5bAU$37.2b11.8x15.3x2.1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AU$585.8bAU$267.9bAU$36.9b12.2x15.9x2.2x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AU$571.0bAU$282.4bAU$52.8b11.2x10.8x2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AU$614.3bAU$270.8bAU$50.6b11.1x12.1x2.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AU$591.4bAU$272.7bAU$51.2b11.9x11.6x2.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023AU$596.6bAU$271.8bAU$51.3b10.8x11.6x2.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AU$590.9bAU$273.6bAU$51.9b10.1x11.4x2.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AU$614.7bAU$266.6bAU$51.2b11.3x12x2.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AU$627.1bAU$262.2bAU$54.3b12.3x11.6x2.4x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022AU$573.4bAU$268.8bAU$56.2b11.2x10.2x2.1x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022AU$573.9bAU$268.1bAU$56.1b11.8x10.2x2.1x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022AU$512.0bAU$275.5bAU$58.3b10.1x8.8x1.9x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022AU$523.7bAU$265.4bAU$56.1b9.5x9.3x2x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022AU$550.2bAU$258.2bAU$49.6b11.5x11.1x2.1x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022AU$467.9bAU$256.1bAU$49.6b10.2x9.4x1.8x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022AU$578.5bAU$273.0bAU$50.1b10.9x11.6x2.1x
Fri, 13 May 2022AU$608.1bAU$271.1bAU$50.1b12.8x12.1x2.2x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022AU$682.8bAU$256.7bAU$46.6b14x14.6x2.7x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022AU$659.1bAU$257.5bAU$46.8b17.3x14.1x2.6x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022AU$614.7bAU$242.6bAU$41.2b16.4x14.9x2.5x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022AU$598.3bAU$238.8bAU$40.5b17.2x14.8x2.5x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021AU$553.5bAU$242.0bAU$41.2b16.1x13.4x2.3x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021AU$546.5bAU$230.7bAU$38.8b16.7x14.1x2.4x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021AU$531.9bAU$235.6bAU$40.3b14.4x13.2x2.3x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021AU$559.0bAU$230.5bAU$39.4b14.5x14.2x2.4x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021AU$565.2bAU$229.9bAU$39.3b14.8x14.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$564.4bTotal Earnings: AU$30.4bTotal Revenue: AU$209.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 8.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market1.62%
Materials0.83%
Basic Materials2.26%
Metals and Mining0.77%
Paper and Forestry Products0.70%
Packaging-0.38%
Chemicals-0.53%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 53.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 13.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 54% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.9% 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
BHP BHP GroupAU$43.382.5%
+AU$5.4b
-2.4%PE19.6x
FMG FortescueAU$26.645.2%
+AU$4.1b
29.1%PE9.3x
MIN Mineral ResourcesAU$77.207.0%
+AU$983.1m
6.4%PE38.4x
JHX James Hardie IndustriesAU$55.513.6%
+AU$845.9m
61.9%PE29.5x
S32 South32AU$3.654.3%
+AU$676.9m
-12.0%PS1.6x
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