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German (DAX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y40.0%
  • YTD27.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has remained flat, although notably IVU Traffic Technologies declined by 4.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 40% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 May 2024€224.6b€36.5b€2.6b21.4x87.7x6.2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024€220.8b€36.5b€3.9b22.3x57.3x6.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024€226.0b€36.2b€4.1b20.8x55.1x6.2x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024€218.5b€36.2b€4.1b21.2x53.8x6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024€182.0b€38.0b€2.3b23.9x79.9x4.8x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023€193.7b€38.0b€2.3b23.1x85.6x5.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023€172.9b€38.0b€2.3b25.5x75.9x4.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023€163.3b€37.6b€1.8b27.3x89.4x4.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023€171.1b€37.6b€1.8b26.9x93x4.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023€160.5b€37.5b€1.8b27.8x87.3x4.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023€165.8b€37.4b€2.2b30.3x74x4.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023€167.4b€37.4b€2.3b29.8x73.6x4.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023€157.2b€36.6b€2.9b28.4x54.2x4.3x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023€150.7b€36.6b€2.9b28.7x52.4x4.1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023€146.4b€36.5b€2.9b25.8x50.8x4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023€140.2b€35.9b€3.8b25.3x37x3.9x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022€132.4b€35.9b€3.8b26.7x34.8x3.7x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022€124.1b€35.9b€3.8b23.2x32.5x3.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022€114.1b€34.8b€4.5b22.1x25.1x3.3x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022€118.3b€34.5b€4.2b26.5x27.9x3.4x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022€123.5b€34.4b€4.2b28.4x29.1x3.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022€128.7b€33.5b€5.1b26x25.5x3.8x
Tue, 24 May 2022€131.5b€33.5b€5.0b30.3x26.1x3.9x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022€141.7b€32.6b€5.3b27.3x26.7x4.3x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022€150.2b€32.8b€5.3b32.1x28.3x4.6x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022€155.2b€32.7b€5.3b35x29.3x4.7x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022€174.4b€32.2b€5.8b35.4x30.3x5.4x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021€175.1b€32.2b€5.8b35.2x30.2x5.4x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021€188.1b€32.6b€5.8b41.2x32.5x5.8x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021€169.3b€32.2b€6.0b40.6x28.4x5.3x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021€182.9b€32.1b€6.0b41.4x30.5x5.7x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021€175.1b€32.1b€6.0b43.1x29.2x5.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.8x


Total Market Cap: €165.1bTotal Earnings: €5.5bTotal Revenue: €32.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 87.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 48.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 German Tech industry?

DE Market-0.43%
Tech0.28%
Software0.65%
Application Software0.66%
Systems Software-0.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 32% 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
SAP SAP€177.020.5%
+€1.1b
42.2%PE79.8x
NEM Nemetschek€87.752.8%
+€277.2m
22.4%PE60.5x
TMV TeamViewer€12.083.8%
+€68.5m
-22.5%PE17.2x
MUM Mensch und Maschine Software€56.504.4%
+€40.4m
9.3%PE32.1x
IXX init innovation in traffic systems€40.003.1%
+€11.8m
27.4%PE20.4x
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GKS

€224.00

GK Software

7D

1.8%

1Y

n/a

IXX

€40.00

init innovation in traffic systems

7D

3.1%

1Y

27.4%

NEM

€87.75

Nemetschek

7D

2.8%

1Y

22.4%

CLIQ

€8.87

Cliq Digital

7D

-5.2%

1Y

-67.6%

SAP

€177.02

SAP

7D

0.5%

1Y

42.2%

NB2

€26.60

Northern Data

7D

1.7%

1Y

77.8%

AOF

€245.00

ATOSS Software

7D

-0.4%

1Y

23.6%

SOW

€35.35

Software

7D

-0.4%

1Y

n/a

CYR

€2.36

cyan

7D

14.6%

1Y

43.0%

IVU

€14.05

IVU Traffic Technologies

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-13.2%

BSS

€29.00

Beta Systems Software

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-30.3%

R1B

€6.25

Rubean

7D

-9.4%

1Y

-1.6%