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South African (JSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M-0.5%
  • 1Y-14.3%
  • YTD3.9%

In the last week, IT has been flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 12% in the last year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African IT Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 May 2024R7.5bR21.4b-R419,068,660.0011.8x-17.9x0.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R7.5bR21.4b-R420,995,660.0012.2x-17.8x0.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R7.2bR21.5b-R356,907,660.0012.2x-20.1x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R7.4bR21.3b-R358,480,085.0012.4x-20.7x0.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R7.0bR21.3b-R358,480,085.009.6x-19.5x0.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R7.4bR21.0b-R158,367,034.009.8x-46.5x0.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R6.1bR20.8b-R158,367,034.0010.6x-38.2x0.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R6.1bR14.6b-R76,018,034.0010.9x-80.1x0.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R5.8bR14.4b-R87,939,425.0010.5x-65.8x0.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R6.2bR14.4b-R579,576,425.0010.1x-10.8x0.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023R6.5bR13.6b-R488,589,109.0010.2x-13.2x0.5x
Sun, 07 May 2023R7.6bR13.4b-R387,675,109.0011.4x-19.6x0.6x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023R7.6bR13.3b-R387,033,145.0011.4x-19.6x0.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023R8.7bR14.1b-R276,996,145.0010.8x-31.3x0.6x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023R8.9bR14.1b-R276,996,145.0012.4x-32.1x0.6x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022R8.9bR14.1b-R276,996,145.0013.1x-32.2x0.6x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022R9.0bR13.8b-R426,804,169.0011.2x-21.1x0.6x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022R9.3bR19.4b-R643,839,169.0011.1x-14.5x0.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022R10.1bR19.3b-R653,723,047.0012x-15.5x0.5x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022R10.1bR19.2b-R165,623,047.0012.8x-61x0.5x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022R9.5bR19.2b-R165,623,047.0012.9x-57.6x0.5x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022R9.9bR19.1b-R178,226,281.0013.9x-55.5x0.5x
Mon, 09 May 2022R9.9bR18.6b-R79,462,281.0012.7x-124x0.5x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022R9.2bR12.3bR37.6m13.7x245.6x0.8x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022R9.2bR12.3bR37.6m14.2x246.2x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022R9.2bR12.3bR37.6m14.6x244.3x0.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021R9.2bR13.0bR91.6m13.5x100.7x0.7x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021R9.7bR12.8bR215.7m16.6x44.9x0.8x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021R10.5bR20.5b-R395,487,504.0013.6x-26.6x0.5x
Mon, 20 Sep 2021R9.8bR20.5b-R379,620,214.0010.4x-25.8x0.5x
Wed, 18 Aug 2021R9.8bR20.4b-R520,490,344.0710.6x-18.8x0.5x
Wed, 02 Jun 2021R11.1bR20.4b-R520,490,344.0710x-21.4x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-21.4x


Total Market Cap: R11.1bTotal Earnings: -R520,490,344.07Total Revenue: R20.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -6.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African IT industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since losses are shrinking while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Tech industry?

ZA Market1.90%
Tech3.56%
IT-1.02%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0%
Data Processing Services0%
IT Consulting-1.02%
Industry PE
    Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

    Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

    CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
    MFL Metrofile HoldingsR2.642.7%
    +R29.6m
    -17.5%PE8.7x
    EOH EOH HoldingsR1.193.5%
    +R25.2m
    -29.2%PS0.1x
    4SI 4Sight HoldingsR0.761.3%
    +R5.3m
    171.4%PE14x
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