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Australian (ASX) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies83
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y15.6%
  • YTD13.4%

The Capital Markets industry is up 3.4% in the last week, with Macquarie Group up 3.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Jul 2024AU$151.6bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b22.5x24.1x5.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024AU$139.7bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b20.5x22.2x4.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024AU$140.5bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b21.2x22.3x4.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024AU$140.6bAU$30.4bAU$7.1b21.2x19.9x4.6x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024AU$141.4bAU$30.4bAU$7.1b21x20x4.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024AU$140.4bAU$30.3bAU$7.0b22.3x20.2x4.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024AU$134.7bAU$30.1bAU$6.8b20.5x19.7x4.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023AU$123.2bAU$30.1bAU$6.8b19.5x18x4.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023AU$116.1bAU$30.3bAU$7.4b19.4x15.7x3.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023AU$124.0bAU$30.3bAU$7.4b20.2x16.8x4.1x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023AU$123.3bAU$30.0bAU$7.3b20.5x16.8x4.1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023AU$130.8bAU$29.7bAU$7.5b20.8x17.5x4.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023AU$128.8bAU$29.8bAU$7.5b20.1x17.1x4.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023AU$126.8bAU$29.8bAU$7.5b20.5x16.8x4.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023AU$128.2bAU$28.9bAU$7.3b20.6x17.5x4.4x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023AU$131.2bAU$28.9bAU$7.3b20.7x17.9x4.5x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023AU$135.7bAU$29.0bAU$7.6b17.9x17.9x4.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023AU$122.1bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b16.5x16.1x4.2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022AU$130.2bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b16.8x17.1x4.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022AU$120.0bAU$29.1bAU$7.7b17x15.6x4.1x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022AU$120.9bAU$28.3bAU$7.3b17.1x16.5x4.3x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022AU$131.6bAU$27.7bAU$7.3b16.4x18.1x4.8x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022AU$133.3bAU$27.7bAU$7.2b14.5x18.5x4.8x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022AU$121.2bAU$27.7bAU$7.2b14.9x16.9x4.4x
Wed, 18 May 2022AU$133.8bAU$27.8bAU$7.2b15.8x18.6x4.8x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022AU$145.2bAU$25.5bAU$6.6b16.2x22.1x5.7x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022AU$138.4bAU$29.1bAU$7.2b15.4x19.1x4.8x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022AU$145.1bAU$24.4bAU$6.8b15.2x21.4x6x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022AU$160.4bAU$24.3bAU$6.7b15.1x24x6.6x
Sat, 04 Dec 2021AU$153.1bAU$24.2bAU$6.7b16x23x6.3x
Mon, 01 Nov 2021AU$155.9bAU$23.8bAU$6.4b17.6x24.4x6.5x
Wed, 29 Sep 2021AU$143.5bAU$21.5bAU$5.3b18.9x26.9x6.7x
Fri, 27 Aug 2021AU$142.7bAU$21.9bAU$5.6b16.8x25.5x6.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$137.6bTotal Earnings: AU$5.6bTotal Revenue: AU$21.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Capital Markets industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 4.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market3.01%
Financials3.15%
Capital Markets3.36%
Financial Exchanges and Data4.58%
Asset Management3.35%
Diversified Capital Markets3.29%
Investment Banking and Brokerage1.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Capital Markets industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 16.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 39% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financial Exchanges and Data industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.3% 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
MQG Macquarie GroupAU$209.723.4%
+AU$2.5b
13.1%PE22.5x
NWL Netwealth GroupAU$22.728.2%
+AU$419.7m
57.1%PE73.1x
ASX ASXAU$65.443.2%
+AU$393.5m
5.6%PE26.8x
AFI Australian Foundation InvestmentAU$7.342.2%
+AU$200.3m
3.2%PE31x
PNI Pinnacle Investment Management GroupAU$16.106.1%
+AU$182.4m
57.7%PE41.9x
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NGI

AU$1.95

Navigator Global Investments

7D

-2.3%

1Y

42.3%

PNI

AU$16.10

Pinnacle Investment Management Group

7D

6.1%

1Y

57.7%

ASX

AU$65.44

ASX

7D

3.2%

1Y

5.6%

GQG

AU$2.85

GQG Partners

7D

-0.7%

1Y

75.4%

PPT

AU$22.83

Perpetual

7D

4.5%

1Y

-14.1%

DJW

AU$3.08

Djerriwarrh Investments

7D

-1.0%

1Y

5.1%

AFI

AU$7.34

Australian Foundation Investment

7D

2.2%

1Y

3.2%

MFF

AU$3.74

MFF Capital Investments

7D

-2.9%

1Y

35.5%

EQT

AU$33.25

EQT Holdings

7D

-1.0%

1Y

27.9%

QAL

AU$2.28

Qualitas

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-4.2%

EP1

AU$0.42

E&P Financial Group

7D

-9.7%

1Y

3.7%