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Australian (ASX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies26
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-11.0%
  • 1Y25.9%
  • YTD-1.5%

In the last week, the Specialty Stores industry is up 1.5%, with JB Hi-Fi up 0.8%. Meanwhile, Lovisa Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.6% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Jun 2024AU$28.0bAU$37.3bAU$1.8b14x15.9x0.8x
Wed, 01 May 2024AU$30.3bAU$37.3bAU$1.8b14.9x17.2x0.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024AU$32.8bAU$37.3bAU$1.8b15.4x18.6x0.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024AU$31.2bAU$37.3bAU$1.8b13.9x17.3x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024AU$28.6bAU$36.7bAU$1.9b12.5x15.1x0.8x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023AU$28.3bAU$36.7bAU$1.9b11.8x14.9x0.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023AU$25.1bAU$36.7bAU$1.9b10.8x13.2x0.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023AU$24.9bAU$36.7bAU$1.9b10.8x13.1x0.7x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023AU$25.2bAU$36.7bAU$1.9b10.5x13.1x0.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023AU$24.7bAU$35.9bAU$2.1b10.2x12x0.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023AU$23.1bAU$35.7bAU$2.0b8.7x11.4x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023AU$22.7bAU$35.7bAU$2.0b8.4x11.2x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023AU$25.5bAU$35.7bAU$2.0b10.4x12.5x0.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023AU$24.5bAU$35.8bAU$2.1b8.9x11.8x0.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023AU$24.2bAU$34.3bAU$2.1b9x11.4x0.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023AU$24.6bAU$32.3bAU$1.9b10.9x12.7x0.8x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022AU$22.1bAU$32.3bAU$1.9b9.4x11.4x0.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022AU$22.6bAU$32.3bAU$1.9b9.9x11.6x0.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022AU$21.0bAU$32.3bAU$1.9b9.5x10.8x0.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022AU$22.2bAU$32.2bAU$1.9b9.6x11.6x0.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022AU$22.5bAU$32.3bAU$1.8b10.5x12.3x0.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022AU$20.2bAU$32.3bAU$1.8b9.4x11x0.6x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022AU$20.1bAU$32.3bAU$1.8b9.6x11x0.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022AU$23.7bAU$32.4bAU$1.8b11.2x12.9x0.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022AU$25.5bAU$32.4bAU$1.8b11.6x13.8x0.8x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022AU$25.9bAU$32.4bAU$1.9b12.2x13.9x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022AU$25.2bAU$32.9bAU$2.1b10.9x12.1x0.8x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021AU$27.8bAU$32.9bAU$2.1b10.7x13.4x0.8x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021AU$29.6bAU$32.9bAU$2.1b11x14.3x0.9x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021AU$28.6bAU$32.9bAU$2.1b11.1x13.8x0.9x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021AU$27.4bAU$32.8bAU$2.0b11.5x13.6x0.8x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021AU$27.6bAU$32.8bAU$2.0b10.9x13.7x0.8x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021AU$26.6bAU$31.3bAU$1.7b12.6x15.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$26.6bTotal Earnings: AU$1.7bTotal Revenue: AU$31.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Specialty Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.74x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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 Australian Consumer Discretionary industry?

AU Market-0.33%
Consumer Discretionary0.85%
Specialty Stores1.53%
Specialty Stores3.73%
Home Improvement Retail3.31%
Apparel Retail2.64%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.71%
Home Furnishing Retail1.04%
Automotive Retail-5.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Automotive Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Home Furnishing Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Computer and Electronics Retail industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
JBH JB Hi-FiAU$58.460.8%
+AU$48.1m
35.4%PE13.9x
STP Step One ClothingAU$1.4916.9%
+AU$39.5m
430.4%PE26.1x
NCK Nick ScaliAU$14.030.6%
+AU$17.4m
65.1%PE14.3x
SUL Super Retail GroupAU$13.170.5%
+AU$13.5m
14.3%PE11.3x
SSG Shaver Shop GroupAU$1.141.3%
+AU$2.0m
14.1%PE9.5x
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