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Australian (ASX) Biotech Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y-7.4%
  • YTD-3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Biotech industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by CSL declining 1.1%. On the other hand Mesoblast is actually up 17%. Overall the industry is down 7.4% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 02 May 2024AU$142.3bAU$22.6bAU$3.3b30x43x6.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024AU$147.5bAU$22.5bAU$3.3b30.3x44.7x6.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024AU$144.9bAU$22.4bAU$3.3b36.6x43.7x6.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024AU$149.0bAU$20.9bAU$2.8b34x53.8x7.1x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023AU$143.6bAU$20.3bAU$2.7b34.2x53.5x7.1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023AU$131.6bAU$21.1bAU$2.8b32x46.9x6.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023AU$123.8bAU$21.8bAU$2.9b29.8x43.2x5.7x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023AU$137.7bAU$21.4bAU$2.8b32.4x49.1x6.4x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023AU$136.3bAU$18.4bAU$2.4b38.4x57.1x7.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023AU$137.4bAU$18.0bAU$2.3b36.7x59.2x7.6x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023AU$157.2bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b41.3x67.3x8.7x
Fri, 05 May 2023AU$153.9bAU$18.0bAU$2.3b41.2x66.3x8.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023AU$146.9bAU$18.0bAU$2.3b40x63.4x8.2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023AU$151.5bAU$17.7bAU$2.3b41.5x65.8x8.5x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023AU$152.1bAU$15.3bAU$2.4b55.1x63x10x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022AU$147.5bAU$16.1bAU$2.6b46.1x57.5x9.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022AU$150.5bAU$16.1bAU$2.6b43.5x58.9x9.4x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022AU$141.0bAU$17.1bAU$2.7b40.7x51.3x8.3x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022AU$146.7bAU$15.9bAU$2.5b46x57.7x9.2x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022AU$149.6bAU$15.2bAU$2.7b41.7x54.9x9.9x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022AU$145.8bAU$15.7bAU$2.8b37.5x51.4x9.3x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022AU$135.2bAU$15.0bAU$2.7b35.2x50.1x9x
Sat, 07 May 2022AU$135.6bAU$15.1bAU$2.8b35.7x49.1x9x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022AU$135.7bAU$14.4bAU$2.6b39.1x52.2x9.5x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022AU$134.5bAU$14.9bAU$2.6b41.3x52.1x9x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022AU$128.8bAU$14.6bAU$2.8b36x46.3x8.8x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021AU$152.1bAU$14.5bAU$2.8b42.6x55.1x10.5x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021AU$156.9bAU$14.4bAU$2.7b44x57.4x10.9x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021AU$147.9bAU$14.0bAU$2.6b42.7x56.1x10.6x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021AU$153.8bAU$14.4bAU$2.7b43.2x56.7x10.7x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021AU$146.3bAU$14.0bAU$2.6b42.7x55.7x10.5x
Mon, 31 May 2021AU$142.6bAU$13.5bAU$2.8b39.9x50.3x10.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$132.5bTotal Earnings: AU$2.8bTotal Revenue: AU$13.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Biotech Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Biotechs industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 43.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 8.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Biotechs industry have grown 5.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 Australian Healthcare industry?

AU Market-1.54%
Healthcare-1.12%
Biotech-1.25%
Biotech-1.25%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MSB MesoblastAU$1.0716.9%
+AU$176.9m
8.6%PS106.9x
PYC PYC TherapeuticsAU$0.107.5%
+AU$50.7m
61.3%PS22x
ACW Actinogen MedicalAU$0.03831.0%
+AU$20.9m
-41.5%PS18.4x
IMU ImugeneAU$0.0852.4%
+AU$14.6m
-29.2%PS41.4x
CYP Cynata TherapeuticsAU$0.2311.9%
+AU$4.5m
51.6%PS17.6x
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OPT

AU$0.61

Opthea

7D

-9.6%

1Y

-10.9%

KZA

AU$0.08

Kazia Therapeutics

7D

-27.3%

1Y

-17.5%

PYC

AU$0.10

PYC Therapeutics

7D

7.5%

1Y

61.3%

IMM

AU$0.42

Immutep

7D

-6.7%

1Y

61.5%

IMU

AU$0.085

Imugene

7D

2.4%

1Y

-29.2%

TLX

AU$14.80

Telix Pharmaceuticals

7D

-0.5%

1Y

35.2%

MSB

AU$1.07

Mesoblast

7D

16.9%

1Y

8.6%

CYP

AU$0.23

Cynata Therapeutics

7D

11.9%

1Y

51.6%

RGS

AU$0.013

Regeneus

7D

160.0%

1Y

8.3%

RAC

AU$1.23

Race Oncology

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-31.7%

OCC

AU$0.39

Orthocell

7D

1.3%

1Y

1.3%

BIT

AU$0.054

Biotron

7D

-20.6%

1Y

80.0%

1AI

AU$0.012

Algorae Pharmaceuticals

7D

20.0%

1Y

33.3%