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Australian (ASX) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y30.2%
  • YTD23.0%

Last week, the IT industry hasn't moved much but Data#3 is up 10% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 29% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Jun 2024AU$15.2bAU$4.4b-AU$215,590,082.4034.1x-70.6x3.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024AU$14.3bAU$4.4b-AU$219,545,728.9035.6x-65.1x3.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024AU$15.5bAU$4.4b-AU$219,132,452.4039.2x-70.5x3.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024AU$13.6bAU$4.4b-AU$439,956,375.0042.5x-31x3.1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024AU$12.6bAU$4.4b-AU$456,583,284.0035.9x-27.6x2.8x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023AU$11.9bAU$4.4b-AU$445,553,478.0033.7x-26.8x2.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023AU$11.9bAU$4.5b-AU$458,213,207.0031.5x-25.9x2.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023AU$11.8bAU$4.5b-AU$472,573,796.0030.2x-25x2.6x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023AU$11.8bAU$4.5b-AU$463,928,285.0029.6x-25.4x2.6x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023AU$12.2bAU$4.3b-AU$461,301,081.0025.2x-26.4x2.9x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023AU$9.4bAU$3.9b-AU$462,880,470.0019.1x-20.4x2.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023AU$9.4bAU$3.9b-AU$464,153,798.0018.8x-20.4x2.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023AU$8.2bAU$3.9b-AU$466,409,117.0023.8x-17.5x2.1x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023AU$7.5bAU$3.9b-AU$465,849,276.0023.5x-16.1x1.9x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023AU$25.0bAU$10.2b-AU$331,193,713.0025.6x-75.4x2.4x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023AU$24.4bAU$9.3b-AU$73,765,652.0034.3x-330.4x2.6x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022AU$25.8bAU$9.6b-AU$64,272,005.0032.1x-401.6x2.7x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022AU$26.6bAU$9.5b-AU$72,571,132.0041.2x-366.6x2.8x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022AU$25.4bAU$9.6bAU$44.7m37.5x568.9x2.6x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022AU$25.6bAU$9.3bAU$23.7m38.4x1080.5x2.8x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022AU$26.6bAU$9.0b-AU$268,428,285.0037.4x-99x2.9x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022AU$26.0bAU$8.8b-AU$281,900,057.0026.8x-92.4x3x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022AU$25.5bAU$8.6b-AU$289,326,808.0031.1x-88.1x3x
Sat, 07 May 2022AU$27.2bAU$8.7b-AU$249,637,834.0029.3x-108.9x3.1x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022AU$50.5bAU$9.4b-AU$412,011,741.0042.4x-122.5x5.4x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022AU$48.4bAU$9.5b-AU$400,805,679.0037.9x-120.8x5.1x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022AU$47.0bAU$9.2b-AU$348,887,280.0032.9x-134.7x5.1x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021AU$55.6bAU$9.1b-AU$345,801,059.0035.7x-160.9x6.1x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021AU$63.6bAU$9.1b-AU$344,166,847.0036.1x-184.7x7x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021AU$66.5bAU$9.1b-AU$322,170,009.0043.2x-206.3x7.3x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021AU$67.2bAU$9.3b-AU$318,006,931.0038.7x-211.2x7.2x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021AU$68.3bAU$9.2b-AU$321,411,623.8439.3x-212.6x7.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-200.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$64.5bTotal Earnings: -AU$321,411,623.84Total Revenue: AU$9.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -65x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian IT 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 PS ratio of 3.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 21% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, losses have been shrinking.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Tech industry?

AU Market-0.38%
Tech-1.30%
IT0.11%
IT Consulting7.50%
Data Processing Services-0.45%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.74%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 37.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the IT Consulting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Data Processing Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
DTL Data#3AU$8.1910.2%
+AU$117.6m
15.8%PE30.6x
NXT NEXTDCAU$17.680.2%
+AU$20.6m
40.8%PS21.5x
ATA AtturraAU$0.725.5%
+AU$11.7m
-22.9%PE26.2x
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