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Australian (ASX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M0.5%
  • 1Y15.1%
  • YTD7.0%

The Consumer Discretionary industry is up 1.8% in the last week, with Aristocrat Leisure up 14%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 May 2024AU$195.6bAU$124.4bAU$5.7b16x34.2x1.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024AU$190.5bAU$124.2bAU$5.7b17x33.6x1.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024AU$199.3bAU$124.2bAU$5.6b17.7x35.3x1.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024AU$187.9bAU$122.2bAU$4.9b19.3x38.3x1.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024AU$191.8bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b18x43.4x1.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023AU$183.6bAU$126.2bAU$4.4b17.4x41.6x1.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023AU$180.5bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b18.3x45.3x1.4x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023AU$180.6bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b20.6x45.3x1.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023AU$190.0bAU$125.7bAU$4.0b20.1x47.2x1.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023AU$181.7bAU$122.0bAU$5.0b12.7x36.5x1.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023AU$170.0bAU$121.9bAU$5.0b11.4x34x1.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023AU$178.0bAU$121.9bAU$5.0b13.8x35.5x1.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023AU$184.5bAU$121.4bAU$4.8b14.7x38.1x1.5x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023AU$112.6bAU$72.1bAU$1.7b14.2x67.7x1.6x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023AU$179.6bAU$117.0bAU$5.8b16x31x1.5x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023AU$176.9bAU$111.6bAU$5.5b14.8x31.9x1.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022AU$173.8bAU$111.7bAU$5.5b14.1x31.4x1.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022AU$172.8bAU$111.2bAU$5.5b14x31.1x1.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022AU$167.7bAU$111.2bAU$5.6b16.2x30.2x1.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022AU$171.8bAU$110.8bAU$5.5b15.3x31.1x1.6x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022AU$164.1bAU$106.7bAU$5.4b16.1x30.2x1.5x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022AU$153.2bAU$106.7bAU$5.4b15.4x28.2x1.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022AU$175.0bAU$106.7bAU$5.4b15.4x32.2x1.6x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022AU$187.6bAU$106.1bAU$5.1b18.3x36.4x1.8x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022AU$191.8bAU$106.1bAU$5.2b18.2x37x1.8x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022AU$202.2bAU$105.8bAU$5.7b16.5x35.4x1.9x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022AU$207.6bAU$105.0bAU$6.0b17x34.4x2x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021AU$220.9bAU$105.0bAU$6.0b17.3x36.6x2.1x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021AU$226.3bAU$104.9bAU$5.7b16.9x40x2.2x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021AU$217.5bAU$104.8bAU$5.7b16x38.4x2.1x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021AU$224.3bAU$105.8bAU$5.7b15.8x39.6x2.1x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021AU$217.7bAU$105.7bAU$5.5b16.7x39.9x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$206.0bTotal Earnings: AU$3.6bTotal Revenue: AU$102.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Consumer Discretionary Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 37x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Consumer Discretionary 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 37.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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 Consumer Discretionary sector?

AU Market1.47%
Consumer Discretionary1.75%
Hospitality7.71%
Consumer Services5.37%
Leisure4.14%
Luxury1.90%
Auto0%
Online Retail and Ecommerce0%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.70%
Retail Distributors-1.59%
Auto Components-1.67%
Specialty Stores-2.09%
Consumer Durables-2.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Hospitality industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 124x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 30.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Auto industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 11.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialty Stores industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.6% 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
ALL Aristocrat LeisureAU$46.4414.0%
+AU$3.6b
20.7%PE19.5x
WEB WebjetAU$9.097.4%
+AU$244.8m
19.9%PE61.1x
SGR Star Entertainment GroupAU$0.4810.2%
+AU$129.0m
-58.7%PS0.8x
IEL IDP EducationAU$17.362.1%
+AU$100.2m
-33.2%PE29.5x
SNL Supply NetworkAU$22.094.1%
+AU$37.4m
74.1%PE31.6x
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