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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1690
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y4.5%
  • YTD0.4%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 2.2%, driven by a pullback of 2.1% in the Financials sector. In the last year, the market is actually up 4.5%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Apr 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$95.9b19.8x26.6x2.2x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.5b19.4x26.5x2.2x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.1b19x21.3x2.2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.6b18.7x21.8x2.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.1b18x20.7x2.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$117.5b17.8x20x2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.8b17.6x19.8x2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.2b18x20.7x2.1x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$145.4b16.9x17.1x2.1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$144.5b15.9x16.3x2x
Thu, 25 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$146.5b16x16.4x2.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.2b16.2x17.1x2.1x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$133.7b15.9x16.3x2x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$143.9b16.3x17.3x2.3x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$147.3b15.7x16.6x2.3x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$148.7b14.8x16.3x2.2x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$150.8b14.7x15.5x2.1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$149.4b15x15.5x2.1x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$148.7b14.8x15.6x2x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$132.1b15.2x17.8x2.3x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$133.8b15x17.2x2.2x
Fri, 27 May 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$133.6b15.8x18.2x2.3x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.7b17.5x20x2.5x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.6b17.9x20x2.5x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022AU$2.6tAU$996.4bAU$118.2b18.7x21.8x2.6x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022AU$2.6tAU$973.5bAU$103.6b19.3x25.4x2.7x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021AU$2.6tAU$976.4bAU$102.2b18.8x25.3x2.6x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021AU$2.6tAU$963.8bAU$98.0b19.8x26.7x2.7x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021AU$2.5tAU$961.5bAU$95.6b19.1x26.4x2.6x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021AU$2.6tAU$949.8bAU$96.9b18.8x26.8x2.7x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021AU$2.6tAU$949.7bAU$96.9b18.1x26.5x2.7x
Fri, 07 May 2021AU$2.4tAU$900.0bAU$70.3b18.5x34x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.4tTotal Earnings: AU$70.3bTotal Revenue: AU$900.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 26.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Australian Market?

AU Market-2.22%
Utilities1.98%
Tech-1.21%
Materials-1.88%
Industrials-1.95%
Consumer Staples-1.99%
Financials-2.12%
Energy-2.27%
Telecom-2.83%
Real Estate-2.93%
Healthcare-3.06%
Consumer Discretionary-3.30%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 60.4x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (17.7%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 14% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
NST Northern Star ResourcesAU$15.501.3%
+AU$229.7m
12.7%PE24.2xMaterials
TLX Telix PharmaceuticalsAU$13.615.3%
+AU$224.7m
36.1%PE863.1xHealthcare
LYC Lynas Rare EarthsAU$6.393.9%
+AU$224.3m
-6.6%PE29.8xMaterials
EVN Evolution MiningAU$4.072.3%
+AU$178.7m
15.6%PE50.7xMaterials
YAL Yancoal AustraliaAU$5.812.3%
+AU$171.8m
2.7%PE4.2xEnergy
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