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Australian (ASX) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y14.8%
  • YTD12.7%

The Insurance industry has been flat over the last week, but Insurance Australia Group has lost 3.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 15% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Jun 2024AU$88.1bAU$77.2bAU$5.2b19.5x16.9x1.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024AU$87.6bAU$77.8bAU$5.2b20.1x16.7x1.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024AU$88.4bAU$83.7bAU$5.2b20x16.9x1.1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024AU$84.6bAU$81.0bAU$5.0b19.7x16.9x1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024AU$80.8bAU$64.4bAU$4.7b19.9x17.4x1.3x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023AU$76.3bAU$64.1bAU$4.6b18.6x16.5x1.2x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023AU$78.1bAU$64.7bAU$4.7b19.1x16.7x1.2x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023AU$79.6bAU$65.5bAU$4.7b18.8x16.8x1.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023AU$79.0bAU$65.2bAU$4.7b19.3x16.7x1.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023AU$80.1bAU$57.1bAU$3.4b31.1x23.5x1.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023AU$63.0bAU$40.6bAU$2.5b35.5x24.8x1.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023AU$76.0bAU$56.8bAU$3.4b31x22.4x1.3x
Tue, 02 May 2023AU$75.2bAU$56.6bAU$3.4b34.8x22.3x1.3x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023AU$70.5bAU$56.5bAU$3.4b37x20.9x1.2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023AU$74.3bAU$56.2bAU$3.4b40.1x22.2x1.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023AU$69.4bAU$52.7bAU$2.4b33.9x28.6x1.3x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022AU$66.8bAU$53.5bAU$2.5b32.7x27.3x1.2x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022AU$65.5bAU$53.3bAU$2.4b31.2x26.8x1.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022AU$65.1bAU$54.9bAU$2.5b28.4x26.1x1.2x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022AU$66.6bAU$53.1bAU$2.4b30.9x27.3x1.3x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022AU$65.6bAU$54.2bAU$2.8b26.8x23.3x1.2x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022AU$63.1bAU$53.5bAU$3.1b25.1x20.5x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022AU$63.0bAU$52.4bAU$3.0b24.9x20.8x1.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022AU$63.8bAU$52.9bAU$3.1b24.7x20.9x1.2x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022AU$61.6bAU$51.7bAU$3.0b24.4x20.6x1.2x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022AU$62.9bAU$52.3bAU$3.0b23.5x20.7x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022AU$62.2bAU$51.8bAU$908.2m29.1x68.5x1.2x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021AU$62.0bAU$52.0bAU$902.4m30.1x68.7x1.2x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021AU$64.3bAU$51.7bAU$913.1m29.8x70.4x1.2x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021AU$66.1bAU$51.3bAU$925.0m28.6x71.4x1.3x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021AU$66.9bAU$51.1bAU$930.6m28.4x71.9x1.3x
Fri, 13 Aug 2021AU$68.4bAU$51.1bAU$930.6m27.2x73.5x1.3x
Tue, 08 Jun 2021AU$60.4bAU$49.9bAU$406.3k23.1x148591.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

148591.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$60.4bTotal Earnings: AU$406.3kTotal Revenue: AU$49.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Insurance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 2,240% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% 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 Market-0.34%
Financials-0.14%
Insurance-0.28%
Life and Health Insurance3.15%
General Insurance0%
Reinsurance0%
Insurance Brokers-0.61%
Property and Casualty Insurance-1.01%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 101.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Property and Casualty Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 193x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Insurance Brokers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 102% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life and Health Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.0% 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
MPL Medibank PrivateAU$3.722.8%
+AU$275.4m
3.9%PE14.9x
NHF nib holdingsAU$7.445.4%
+AU$184.3m
-11.1%PE16.8x
AUB AUB GroupAU$29.55-1.3%
AU$171.5m
17.8%PE29.4x
QBE QBE Insurance GroupAU$17.800.1%
+AU$30.0m
21.8%PE13.6x
PSI PSC Insurance GroupAU$6.050.3%
+AU$7.3m
28.2%PE34.5x
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