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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M20.5%
  • 1Y33.3%
  • YTD22.9%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Buzzi has stood out, gaining 3.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 33% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 2.9% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 May 2024€14.5b€12.5b€1.5b12.5x9.5x1.2x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024€13.9b€13.0b€1.6b9.2x8.4x1.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024€13.1b€12.9b€1.5b8.2x8.7x1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024€12.1b€13.0b€1.5b8x7.8x0.9x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024€11.7b€13.0b€1.5b8.9x7.6x0.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023€11.4b€13.0b€1.5b8.3x7.3x0.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023€11.1b€13.0b€1.5b7.7x7.5x0.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023€11.0b€12.8b€1.5b9.1x7.4x0.9x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023€11.5b€12.0b€1.5b8.3x7.9x1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023€11.0b€11.7b€1.1b10.1x10.2x0.9x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023€10.3b€11.6b€1.1b10.4x9.6x0.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023€10.7b€11.6b€1.1b11x10x0.9x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023€10.6b€11.4b€1.0b11.3x10.3x0.9x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023€10.0b€10.0b€924.3m9.3x10.8x1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023€9.7b€9.6b€905.9m9.4x10.7x1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023€8.7b€9.6b€905.9m8.6x9.6x0.9x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022€8.2b€9.6b€905.9m7.8x9x0.8x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022€8.0b€9.4b€882.5m7.6x9x0.8x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022€7.0b€9.4b€887.0m10.1x7.9x0.7x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022€7.7b€8.9b€891.8m11.8x8.7x0.9x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022€8.0b€8.4b€1.0b12x7.8x0.9x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022€7.6b€8.4b€1.0b11.5x7.5x0.9x
Tue, 24 May 2022€8.1b€8.4b€1.0b12.1x8x1x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022€8.0b€8.3b€986.3m12.7x8.1x1x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022€8.9b€8.9b€992.9m12.7x8.9x1x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022€9.6b€7.2b€930.1m15x10.4x1.3x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022€9.9b€7.2b€930.1m17.2x10.7x1.4x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021€10.0b€8.6b€962.8m15.5x10.4x1.2x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021€10.4b€8.5b€942.0m16.6x11.1x1.2x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021€9.9b€8.5b€942.0m15.3x10.6x1.2x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021€10.9b€8.4b€923.0m21.6x11.8x1.3x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021€10.7b€8.4b€923.0m21x11.6x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.4x


Total Market Cap: €10.4bTotal Earnings: €919.8mTotal Revenue: €8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Italian Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 Italian Materials sector?

IT Market1.67%
Materials-0.11%
Basic Materials2.94%
Metals and Mining2.05%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.02%
Chemicals-6.35%
Packaging-6.79%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 19.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 48% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 60% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BZU Buzzi€39.983.8%
+€272.6m
73.1%PE7.7x
CALT Caltagirone€5.401.9%
+€12.0m
31.7%PE4.9x
KME KME Group€1.002.0%
+€4.5m
2.2%PS0.1x
GRAL Grifal€2.285.6%
+€1.4m
-8.4%PE29.3x
MGS Magis€12.201.7%
+€904.2k
0%PE8x
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