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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y14.8%
  • YTD12.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 41%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Dec 2024AR$7.8tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b110.6x59.6x2.2x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024AR$7.5tAR$3.5tAR$130.8b72.3x57.1x2.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024AR$6.9tAR$3.3tAR$157.1b46.4x43.8x2.1x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024AR$7.5tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b85.8x51.1x3.1x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024AR$7.5tAR$2.3tAR$165.2b26.2x45.7x3.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024AR$9.0tAR$2.0tAR$365.0b27x24.6x4.6x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024AR$7.8tAR$2.0tAR$295.7b19.5x26.4x3.9x
Thu, 09 May 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.0tAR$301.9b16x24x3.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024AR$6.6tAR$1.6tAR$110.4b61.8x59.9x4.2x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024AR$6.7tAR$1.6tAR$108.1b57.3x61.8x4.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024AR$8.4tAR$1.2tAR$193.9b26.9x43.5x7.2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023AR$6.5tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b20.3x33.6x5.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023AR$7.8tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b22.7x40x6.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023AR$7.0tAR$1.2tAR$209.9b16.3x33.2x5.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023AR$4.9tAR$1.0tAR$159.2b16.5x30.6x4.8x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023AR$4.6tAR$980.4bAR$153.8b20.7x29.6x4.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023AR$3.4tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b17.3x25.2x3.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023AR$3.2tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b16.5x23.9x3.6x
Fri, 12 May 2023AR$2.6tAR$808.8bAR$119.0b18.1x22.2x3.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023AR$2.1tAR$804.9bAR$117.9b15.9x17.7x2.6x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023AR$1.9tAR$281.5bAR$32.0b25.5x58.2x6.6x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023AR$2.0tAR$712.2bAR$170.7b13.8x12x2.9x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022AR$1.7tAR$711.0bAR$171.2b13.8x10x2.4x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022AR$1.4tAR$713.9bAR$171.1b12.7x8.3x2x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022AR$1.2tAR$670.4bAR$190.6b10.4x6.3x1.8x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022AR$1.2tAR$605.1bAR$180.8b10.7x6.9x2.1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022AR$1.3tAR$605.1bAR$180.1b12.4x7x2.1x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022AR$1.1tAR$549.4bAR$169.4b9.4x6.4x2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022AR$820.6bAR$532.7bAR$165.9b7.5x4.9x1.5x
Sat, 14 May 2022AR$1.2tAR$532.7bAR$165.9b7.8x7x2.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022AR$910.2bAR$500.1bAR$159.5b8x5.7x1.8x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022AR$954.2bAR$1.9tAR$437.8b10.5x2.2x0.5x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022AR$1.1tAR$437.1bAR$128.7b18.3x8.8x2.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022AR$911.8bAR$436.9bAR$128.2b18.3x7.1x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x


Total Market Cap: AR$911.8bTotal Earnings: AR$128.2bTotal Revenue: AR$436.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.2x20232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Argentinean Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 132x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 101% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Argentinian Materials sector?

AR Market5.93%
Materials-0.92%
Basic Materials2.30%
Chemicals0%
Packaging-0.94%
Metals and Mining-1.27%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
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
HARG Holcim (Argentina)AR$2.22k2.3%
+AR$18.3b		56.6%PE68.2x
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