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Australian (ASX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies84
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M22.9%
  • 1Y38.3%
  • YTD21.7%

The Software industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with WiseTech Global up 3.9%. Meanwhile, Symbio Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 12% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 35%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024AU$81.8bAU$7.6b-AU$322,925,982.5562.6x-253.4x10.8x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AU$79.2bAU$7.6b-AU$387,387,355.9661.7x-204.5x10.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AU$81.2bAU$7.7b-AU$441,154,711.6362.8x-184x10.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AU$68.6bAU$8.4b-AU$1,048,052,626.0059.5x-65.5x8.2x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AU$69.8bAU$8.3b-AU$1,046,481,666.0060.2x-66.7x8.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AU$62.8bAU$8.4b-AU$1,057,378,512.0057.8x-59.4x7.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AU$62.3bAU$8.1b-AU$1,119,548,981.0057.3x-55.6x7.7x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AU$67.7bAU$8.1b-AU$1,116,823,894.0059x-60.7x8.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AU$71.9bAU$7.8b-AU$837,306,760.0049.5x-85.8x9.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AU$71.7bAU$7.7b-AU$888,910,305.0048x-80.7x9.3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AU$67.3bAU$7.7b-AU$894,237,102.0049.5x-75.3x8.8x
Thu, 11 May 2023AU$61.5bAU$7.5b-AU$876,129,353.0046.2x-70.2x8.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AU$60.8bAU$7.5b-AU$872,863,836.0043.8x-69.7x8.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AU$57.5bAU$7.3b-AU$655,565,556.0037.8x-87.7x7.9x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AU$58.1bAU$7.1b-AU$706,095,997.0052.9x-82.3x8.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022AU$51.8bAU$7.1b-AU$716,692,817.0049.3x-72.3x7.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022AU$54.6bAU$7.1b-AU$727,870,516.0053.6x-75x7.7x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022AU$53.9bAU$6.9b-AU$713,903,755.0048.1x-75.4x7.8x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022AU$56.0bAU$6.8b-AU$657,146,781.0048.7x-85.2x8.2x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022AU$57.7bAU$6.5b-AU$573,144,758.0038.1x-100.6x8.9x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022AU$51.6bAU$6.4b-AU$468,156,670.0025.1x-110.2x8x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022AU$46.7bAU$6.4b-AU$457,296,431.0025.4x-102.1x7.3x
Fri, 13 May 2022AU$51.8bAU$6.2b-AU$444,698,331.0028.2x-116.5x8.4x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022AU$59.3bAU$6.1b-AU$436,793,349.0032.2x-135.7x9.7x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022AU$55.8bAU$6.2b-AU$440,675,285.0032x-126.7x9x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022AU$63.7bAU$5.7b-AU$142,605,344.0042.7x-446.4x11.2x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022AU$73.4bAU$5.5b-AU$150,922,858.0039.7x-486.5x13.4x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021AU$70.2bAU$5.5b-AU$147,037,760.0046.3x-477.8x12.7x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021AU$72.7bAU$5.5b-AU$132,523,963.0044.8x-548.9x13.3x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021AU$72.1bAU$5.5b-AU$135,308,929.0045.1x-533.2x13.1x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021AU$65.7bAU$5.4b-AU$118,915,907.7845.8x-552.6x12.2x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021AU$60.9bAU$5.4b-AU$118,915,907.7843.3x-512.4x11.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-477.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$56.9bTotal Earnings: -AU$119,068,098.50Total Revenue: AU$5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -198.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 9.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 10.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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 caused losses to expand.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Tech industry?

AU Market1.62%
Tech2.84%
Software2.97%
Application Software2.97%
Systems Software2.68%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
    • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 34% 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
    WTC WiseTech GlobalAU$96.433.9%
    +AU$1.2b
    41.8%PE144.1x
    XRO XeroAU$127.104.1%
    +AU$764.5m
    38.0%PS13.8x
    360 Life360AU$15.3911.8%
    +AU$338.3m
    178.8%PS7x
    CAT Catapult Group InternationalAU$1.5910.5%
    +AU$38.3m
    105.8%PS2.9x
    NXL NuixAU$2.174.8%
    +AU$35.5m
    106.7%PS3.6x
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    AU$2.63

    Symbio Holdings

    7D

    -12.3%

    1Y

    40.3%

    BRN

    AU$0.28

    BrainChip Holdings

    7D

    -3.4%

    1Y

    -32.5%

    CAT

    AU$1.59

    Catapult Group International

    7D

    10.5%

    1Y

    105.8%

    VNL

    AU$0.15

    Vinyl Group

    7D

    30.4%

    1Y

    226.1%

    XRO

    AU$127.10

    Xero

    7D

    4.1%

    1Y

    38.0%

    PPS

    AU$0.47

    Praemium

    7D

    -5.1%

    1Y

    -29.0%

    FCL

    AU$1.76

    FINEOS Corporation Holdings

    7D

    -2.5%

    1Y

    -0.8%

    RDY

    AU$3.33

    ReadyTech Holdings

    7D

    -2.3%

    1Y

    5.4%

    BVS

    AU$1.33

    Bravura Solutions

    7D

    -4.0%

    1Y

    194.4%