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Australian (ASX) Biotech Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-1.6%
  • 1Y-5.7%
  • YTD-1.2%

Last week, the Biotech industry hasn't moved much but Telix Pharmaceuticals is up 3.2% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 5.7% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AU$145.0bAU$22.7bAU$3.3b30.3x43.4x6.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AU$142.8bAU$22.2bAU$3.2b29.1x44x6.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AU$154.9bAU$21.1bAU$2.9b35x54x7.4x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AU$146.3bAU$20.4bAU$2.7b34.4x54.1x7.2x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AU$134.0bAU$20.9bAU$2.8b32.7x48.3x6.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AU$121.1bAU$21.3bAU$2.8b28.9x42.5x5.7x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AU$128.6bAU$21.4bAU$2.8b29.6x45.9x6x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AU$137.1bAU$21.5bAU$2.6b38.7x52.5x6.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AU$135.8bAU$17.8bAU$2.3b37.8x59.3x7.6x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AU$145.0bAU$18.0bAU$2.3b37.8x62.5x8.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023AU$156.0bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b40.3x66.9x8.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AU$153.3bAU$17.8bAU$2.3b41.7x66.8x8.6x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AU$147.5bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b40.1x63.1x8.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AU$155.3bAU$15.6bAU$2.5b49.8x63x10x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AU$141.9bAU$15.6bAU$2.5b48.9x57.5x9.1x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AU$152.8bAU$16.0bAU$2.6b45.9x59.8x9.5x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AU$141.3bAU$17.1bAU$2.7b41.6x51.4x8.3x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AU$144.6bAU$16.7bAU$2.7b41.6x54x8.7x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AU$149.0bAU$15.6bAU$2.7b39.4x56x9.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AU$148.2bAU$15.5bAU$2.8b38.4x52.9x9.5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AU$136.7bAU$15.5bAU$2.8b36.4x48.6x8.8x
Tue, 24 May 2022AU$138.5bAU$15.3bAU$2.8b37.1x50.1x9x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022AU$134.7bAU$14.6bAU$2.7b37.7x50.8x9.2x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022AU$138.5bAU$14.6bAU$2.6b41.1x52.5x9.5x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022AU$128.8bAU$14.6bAU$2.8b35.9x46.3x8.8x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022AU$144.4bAU$14.6bAU$2.8b40.2x51.9x9.9x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021AU$151.3bAU$14.6bAU$2.8b41.9x54.4x10.4x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021AU$157.0bAU$14.1bAU$2.7b44.7x58.9x11.1x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021AU$143.3bAU$14.4bAU$2.7b40x52.6x9.9x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021AU$150.3bAU$14.0bAU$2.6b43.6x57.3x10.8x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021AU$142.3bAU$14.0bAU$2.6b41.5x54.2x10.2x
Tue, 04 May 2021AU$132.5bAU$13.5bAU$2.8b37.3x46.8x9.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$132.5bTotal Earnings: AU$2.8bTotal Revenue: AU$13.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Biotech Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Biotechs 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 43.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 8.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Biotechs industry have grown 5.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 Healthcare industry?

AU Market0.17%
Healthcare-0.20%
Biotech0.54%
Biotech0.54%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TLX Telix PharmaceuticalsAU$12.913.2%
+AU$212.1m
63.6%PE818.7x
PYC PYC TherapeuticsAU$0.09611.6%
+AU$42.3m
57.4%PS19.1x
ACW Actinogen MedicalAU$0.03317.9%
+AU$11.7m
-50.7%PS16.1x
ATH Alterity TherapeuticsAU$0.00740.0%
+AU$10.5m
-12.5%PS10.7x
CYP Cynata TherapeuticsAU$0.2013.9%
+AU$4.5m
2.5%PS15.3x
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ACW

AU$0.033

Actinogen Medical

7D

17.9%

1Y

-50.7%

IMM

AU$0.36

Immutep

7D

-12.2%

1Y

46.9%

TLX

AU$12.91

Telix Pharmaceuticals

7D

3.2%

1Y

63.6%

OPT

AU$0.69

Opthea

7D

-7.4%

1Y

2.2%

CYP

AU$0.20

Cynata Therapeutics

7D

13.9%

1Y

2.5%

PAB

AU$0.01

Patrys

7D

25.0%

1Y

-33.3%

RGS

AU$0.013

Regeneus

7D

160.0%

1Y

8.3%

MSB

AU$0.83

Mesoblast

7D

-10.3%

1Y

-17.0%

RAC

AU$1.51

Race Oncology

7D

-7.1%

1Y

-21.6%

DXB

AU$0.30

Dimerix

7D

1.7%

1Y

185.7%

CUV

AU$15.20

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals

7D

-2.6%

1Y

-25.8%

ATH

AU$0.007

Alterity Therapeutics

7D

40.0%

1Y

-12.5%