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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M1.3%
  • 1Y-17.1%
  • YTD-9.9%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 2.6%, with Celulosa Argentina up 9,750%. During this same period, the Holcim (Argentina) underperformed, falling 6.3%. However, the industry is down 16% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 29 Jan 2025AR$7.0tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b100.7x53.2x2x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024AR$7.8tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b111.4x59.6x2.2x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024AR$7.9tAR$3.5tAR$130.8b72.3x60.8x2.2x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024AR$6.9tAR$3.3tAR$157.1b45.8x43.8x2.1x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024AR$7.5tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b84.2x50.8x3.1x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024AR$7.6tAR$2.3tAR$165.2b26.1x46.2x3.4x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024AR$9.0tAR$2.0tAR$365.0b27x24.6x4.6x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024AR$7.8tAR$2.0tAR$295.7b19.3x26.4x3.9x
Fri, 10 May 2024AR$7.2tAR$2.0tAR$301.9b15.8x23.8x3.6x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024AR$6.4tAR$1.6tAR$110.4b61.8x58.2x4x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024AR$6.5tAR$1.6tAR$108.1b55.6x59.7x4.2x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024AR$8.3tAR$1.2tAR$193.9b26.7x42.8x7.1x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023AR$6.8tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b21x35.2x5.8x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023AR$7.8tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b22.7x40x6.6x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023AR$7.0tAR$1.2tAR$209.9b25.8x33.2x5.9x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023AR$4.7tAR$1.2tAR$219.1b21.7x21.3x4x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023AR$4.6tAR$980.4bAR$153.8b20.7x29.9x4.7x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023AR$3.4tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b17.5x25.2x3.8x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023AR$3.1tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b16.1x23.1x3.5x
Sat, 13 May 2023AR$2.7tAR$808.8bAR$119.0b18.5x22.9x3.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023AR$2.1tAR$804.9bAR$117.9b15.9x17.7x2.6x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023AR$1.8tAR$281.5bAR$32.0b24.8x57.2x6.5x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023AR$2.0tAR$712.2bAR$170.7b14.4x12x2.9x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023AR$1.7tAR$711.0bAR$171.2b13.8x10x2.4x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022AR$1.4tAR$713.9bAR$171.1b12.7x8.3x2x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022AR$1.2tAR$671.4bAR$191.9b11.4x6.3x1.8x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022AR$1.2tAR$605.1bAR$180.8b10.4x6.9x2.1x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022AR$1.3tAR$605.1bAR$180.1b12.4x7x2.1x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022AR$1.1tAR$549.4bAR$169.4b9.4x6.4x2x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022AR$810.3bAR$532.7bAR$165.9b7.3x4.9x1.5x
Sun, 15 May 2022AR$855.1bAR$532.7bAR$165.9b7.8x5.2x1.6x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022AR$1.2tAR$500.1bAR$159.5b8x7.4x2.4x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022AR$1.2tAR$1.9tAR$438.3b10.6x2.8x0.6x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022AR$1.1tAR$437.1bAR$128.7b18.4x8.9x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.9x


Total Market Cap: AR$1.1tTotal Earnings: AR$128.7bTotal Revenue: AR$437.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.9x202320242025
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 54.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
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 Market-6.56%
Materials0.72%
Paper and Forestry Products152.29%
Metals and Mining0.48%
Chemicals0%0
Packaging-0.55%
Basic Materials-6.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.8x.
    • 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
CELU Celulosa ArgentinaAR$790.009,750.4%
+AR$7.9t		9,868.5%PS28x
ALUA Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.CAR$821.002.2%
+AR$50.4b		-19.2%PE20.6x
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RIGO

AR$900.00

Rigolleau

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-6.1%

ALUA

AR$821.00

Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C

7D

2.2%

1Y

-19.2%

CELU

AR$790.00

Celulosa Argentina

7D

9,750.4%

1Y

9,868.5%

TXAR

AR$777.00

Ternium Argentina

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-24.0%

FIPL

AR$331.00

Fiplasto

7D

-8.8%

1Y

47.8%

HARG

AR$2,090.00

Holcim (Argentina)

7D

-6.3%

1Y

28.5%