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Australian (ASX) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies105
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M-6.5%
  • 1Y-27.4%
  • YTD-28.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Energy industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from Woodside Energy Group of 1.4%. In contrast, 88 Energy has gained 100%. The industry has fallen 27% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Energy Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024AU$109.0bAU$112.2bAU$6.5b11.3x16.9x1x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024AU$110.8bAU$111.1bAU$6.3b11.1x17.7x1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024AU$118.6bAU$110.0bAU$6.1b12.2x19.5x1.1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024AU$110.9bAU$110.4bAU$6.2b10.9x17.8x1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024AU$122.8bAU$112.9bAU$7.5b7.4x16.5x1.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024AU$135.7bAU$112.6bAU$7.5b8x18.2x1.2x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024AU$131.8bAU$112.9bAU$7.5b9.2x17.5x1.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024AU$131.9bAU$113.2bAU$7.6b7.2x17.4x1.2x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024AU$138.1bAU$113.6bAU$7.6b7.2x18.1x1.2x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024AU$132.4bAU$114.1bAU$8.9b7.1x14.8x1.2x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024AU$140.6bAU$129.1bAU$19.4b6.2x7.2x1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023AU$135.9bAU$127.9bAU$19.0b5.8x7.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023AU$132.5bAU$129.3bAU$19.5b5.2x6.8x1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023AU$146.5bAU$130.5bAU$19.9b6.1x7.4x1.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023AU$146.6bAU$130.4bAU$20.0b4.6x7.3x1.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023AU$146.8bAU$128.8bAU$23.5b5.4x6.2x1.1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023AU$134.2bAU$127.8bAU$23.2b5.5x5.8x1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023AU$135.5bAU$127.7bAU$23.1b6.2x5.9x1.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023AU$143.4bAU$129.3bAU$24.1b6.5x6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023AU$158.2bAU$143.9bAU$25.1b6.7x6.3x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023AU$164.4bAU$143.7bAU$23.6b5.9x7x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023AU$167.5bAU$108.1bAU$13.9b7.6x12x1.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022AU$165.5bAU$109.6bAU$14.3b7.3x11.6x1.5x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022AU$167.9bAU$110.1bAU$14.4b7x11.6x1.5x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022AU$162.4bAU$111.5bAU$14.8b7x10.9x1.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022AU$157.7bAU$108.2bAU$13.5b8.5x11.7x1.5x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022AU$150.3bAU$80.1bAU$4.9b9.3x30.4x1.9x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022AU$167.7bAU$79.5bAU$4.8b10.8x35.2x2.1x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022AU$160.6bAU$78.6bAU$4.6b13.2x35x2x
Mon, 09 May 2022AU$124.3bAU$78.8bAU$4.6b12.2x26.8x1.6x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022AU$124.3bAU$77.8bAU$4.4b12.9x28x1.6x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022AU$125.8bAU$78.5bAU$5.0b16.7x25.1x1.6x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022AU$108.1bAU$63.1b-AU$394,366,895.0035.7x-274.2x1.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021AU$103.5bAU$62.8b-AU$412,095,483.0039.8x-251.1x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-251.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$103.5bTotal Earnings: -AU$412,095,483.00Total Revenue: AU$62.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Energy industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 0.48x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.97x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Energy industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 21% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Energy sector?

AU Market-2.74%
Energy-2.54%
Energy Services-0.76%
Oil and Gas-2.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Energy Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.09% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Oil and Gas industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 2.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.09% per year.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.0% 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
88E 88 EnergyAU$0.002100.0%
+AU$28.9m
-60.0%PB0.4x
BKY Berkeley EnergiaAU$0.359.4%
+AU$13.4m
-7.9%PB1.8x
PEN Peninsula EnergyAU$1.266.8%
+AU$12.7m
-42.7%PS10.5x
EEG Empire Energy GroupAU$0.215.0%
+AU$10.2m
2.4%PS35.1x
ROG Red Sky EnergyAU$0.01110.0%
+AU$5.4m
120.0%PS27.6x
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DYL

AU$1.08

Deep Yellow

7D

-16.0%

1Y

-4.4%

YAL

AU$6.26

Yancoal Australia

7D

-2.9%

1Y

28.3%

PEN

AU$1.26

Peninsula Energy

7D

6.8%

1Y

-42.7%

WHC

AU$5.98

Whitehaven Coal

7D

-9.3%

1Y

-19.6%

EPM

AU$0.005

Eclipse Metals

7D

25.0%

1Y

-37.5%

BAS

AU$0.057

Bass Oil

7D

11.8%

1Y

-28.7%

88E

AU$0.002

88 Energy

7D

100.0%

1Y

-60.0%

KAR

AU$1.30

Karoon Energy

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-36.2%

ERA

AU$0.002

Energy Resources of Australia

7D

-20.0%

1Y

-94.6%

BKY

AU$0.35

Berkeley Energia

7D

9.4%

1Y

-7.9%

STO

AU$6.40

Santos

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-15.6%

PH2

AU$0.11

Pure Hydrogen

7D

4.8%

1Y

-15.4%

BOE

AU$2.28

Boss Energy

7D

-12.6%

1Y

-47.6%

EEG

AU$0.21

Empire Energy Group

7D

5.0%

1Y

2.4%