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Australian (ASX) Biotech Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-7.2%
  • 1Y-9.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Biotech industry is up 1.4%, with CSL up 1.9%. However, the industry is down 9.1% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 26 May 2025AU$133.4bAU$24.5bAU$3.9b21x34.5x5.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025AU$128.0bAU$24.8bAU$3.9b20.2x32.6x5.2x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025AU$138.8bAU$25.3bAU$4.0b21.8x34.7x5.5x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025AU$140.8bAU$24.9bAU$3.8b22.9x37.3x5.7x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025AU$150.4bAU$25.0bAU$3.7b23.6x40.1x6x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024AU$149.0bAU$24.2bAU$3.6b25.1x41.2x6.2x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024AU$151.2bAU$23.2bAU$3.4b26.9x43.9x6.5x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024AU$152.1bAU$22.7bAU$3.3b27.9x45.4x6.7x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024AU$159.0bAU$22.9bAU$3.4b29.7x47x6.9x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024AU$161.2bAU$22.6bAU$3.3b32.2x48.5x7.1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024AU$153.7bAU$22.1bAU$3.2b32x47.4x6.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024AU$145.9bAU$22.1bAU$3.2b31.2x45.2x6.6x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024AU$144.0bAU$22.6bAU$3.3b30.1x43.5x6.4x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024AU$143.7bAU$22.5bAU$3.3b29.4x43.5x6.4x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024AU$144.5bAU$22.3bAU$3.3b31x44x6.5x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024AU$144.9bAU$20.8bAU$2.8b33.3x52.6x7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023AU$138.5bAU$20.4bAU$2.7b34.5x51.3x6.8x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023AU$128.5bAU$21.5bAU$2.9b30.2x44.6x6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023AU$129.8bAU$21.6bAU$2.8b30x45.7x6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023AU$138.6bAU$21.5bAU$2.8b33x49.2x6.4x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023AU$136.2bAU$18.4bAU$2.4b36.3x57.2x7.4x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023AU$142.7bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b37.8x61.2x7.9x
Wed, 31 May 2023AU$157.5bAU$18.4bAU$2.4b40.3x66.1x8.6x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023AU$155.5bAU$18.2bAU$2.3b41.8x66.3x8.6x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023AU$146.9bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b39.3x62.7x8.1x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023AU$151.8bAU$17.2bAU$2.3b51.3x66.7x8.8x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023AU$149.8bAU$15.3bAU$2.4b53.5x61.7x9.8x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022AU$149.0bAU$16.1bAU$2.6b46.8x58.1x9.3x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022AU$149.4bAU$16.1bAU$2.6b45.4x58.5x9.3x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022AU$144.0bAU$17.1bAU$2.8b40.6x52.2x8.4x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022AU$152.5bAU$16.0bAU$2.5b46.5x59.8x9.5x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022AU$151.3bAU$15.6bAU$2.8b41.4x53.6x9.7x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022AU$138.8bAU$15.9bAU$2.9b35.6x48.3x8.7x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022AU$138.4bAU$15.1bAU$2.7b36.5x51.2x9.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

51.2x


Total Market Cap: AU$138.4bTotal Earnings: AU$2.7bTotal Revenue: AU$15.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Biotech Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Biotechnology 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 34.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 50.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Biotechnology industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Australian Biotech compare with similar industries?

AU Market0.14%
Healthcare0.95%
Biotech1.45%
Biotech1.45%
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
CSL CSLAU$246.381.9%
+AU$2.2b
-12.3%PE28.2x
DXB DimerixAU$0.612.5%
+AU$10.1m
79.4%PS480.3x
ARX Aroa BiosurgeryAU$0.452.3%
+AU$3.4m
-8.2%PS2.2x
OCC OrthocellAU$1.290.8%
+AU$2.4m
238.2%PS49.2x
COV Cleo DiagnosticsAU$0.384.2%
+AU$1.9m
120.6%PS228.6x
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CSL

AU$246.38

CSL

7D

1.9%

1Y

-12.3%

NC6

AU$0.052

Nanollose

7D

-8.8%

1Y

108.0%

IMU

AU$0.017

Imugene

7D

-22.7%

1Y

-75.7%

CHM

AU$0.004

Chimeric Therapeutics

7D

-50.0%

1Y

-82.6%

ATX

AU$0.05

Amplia Therapeutics

7D

-23.1%

1Y

-23.1%

IMM

AU$0.29

Immutep

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-33.7%

ARX

AU$0.45

Aroa Biosurgery

7D

2.3%

1Y

-8.2%

MSB

AU$1.71

Mesoblast

7D

-1.4%

1Y

45.1%

PYC

AU$1.20

PYC Therapeutics

7D

-3.2%

1Y

0%

OCC

AU$1.29

Orthocell

7D

0.8%

1Y

238.2%

COV

AU$0.38

Cleo Diagnostics

7D

4.2%

1Y

120.6%

DXB

AU$0.61

Dimerix

7D

2.5%

1Y

79.4%