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Australian (ASX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies129
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y18.1%
  • YTD10.3%

The Industrials industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with SGH up 9.0%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024AU$208.9bAU$120.7bAU$6.6b20.4x31.8x1.7x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024AU$207.0bAU$121.1bAU$6.6b19.6x31.6x1.7x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024AU$208.6bAU$123.4bAU$6.3b18.6x33x1.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024AU$196.0bAU$121.0bAU$5.5b17.9x35.4x1.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024AU$192.6bAU$120.5bAU$5.4b18.4x35.8x1.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024AU$195.6bAU$121.1bAU$5.4b18x36.2x1.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024AU$193.5bAU$121.6bAU$5.8b18.4x33.5x1.6x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024AU$199.1bAU$122.3bAU$5.9b18.5x33.9x1.6x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024AU$197.9bAU$122.4bAU$5.9b16.8x33.6x1.6x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024AU$186.0bAU$118.2bAU$4.8b18.4x38.9x1.6x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023AU$187.6bAU$117.7bAU$4.7b17.3x39.7x1.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023AU$176.3bAU$118.3bAU$4.8b16.4x36.8x1.5x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023AU$171.0bAU$118.9bAU$4.9b16.4x35.1x1.4x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023AU$180.0bAU$118.5bAU$4.8b16.4x37.3x1.5x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023AU$181.8bAU$112.6bAU$3.0b18.6x61x1.6x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023AU$181.2bAU$110.8bAU$3.5b18.8x51.5x1.6x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023AU$175.1bAU$109.9bAU$3.5b18.3x50.2x1.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023AU$178.1bAU$109.8bAU$3.5b17.9x51.2x1.6x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023AU$173.0bAU$109.9bAU$3.5b17.2x49.4x1.6x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023AU$147.8bAU$93.7bAU$3.5b16.9x42.5x1.6x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023AU$147.4bAU$87.1bAU$3.7b19.7x40.1x1.7x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022AU$141.2bAU$87.5bAU$3.7b18.9x38x1.6x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022AU$147.8bAU$87.6bAU$3.7b19x39.7x1.7x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022AU$135.2bAU$88.0bAU$3.7b17.3x36.4x1.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022AU$139.6bAU$87.3bAU$3.6b18.3x38.3x1.6x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022AU$149.1bAU$81.3bAU$4.3b18x34.8x1.8x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022AU$140.3bAU$80.9bAU$4.4b17.4x32.1x1.7x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022AU$142.7bAU$80.6bAU$4.3b17x33.1x1.8x
Thu, 12 May 2022AU$151.4bAU$90.4bAU$4.7b18x32x1.7x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022AU$152.8bAU$89.5bAU$4.7b19x32.8x1.7x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022AU$174.0bAU$93.6bAU$4.6b18.7x38.1x1.9x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022AU$169.6bAU$80.0bAU$675.8m19.1x251x2.1x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021AU$184.1bAU$79.6bAU$653.9m19.8x281.5x2.3x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021AU$177.4bAU$79.1bAU$703.2m19.3x252.3x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

252.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$177.4bTotal Earnings: AU$703.2mTotal Revenue: AU$79.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Industrials 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 31.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 55.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 111% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 Industrials sector?

AU Market1.37%
Industrials1.65%
Building6.31%
Trade Distributors4.40%
Professional Services3.93%
Airlines3.05%
Commercial Services2.01%
Transportation1.90%
Machinery1.51%
Construction0.69%
Logistics0.36%
Marine and Shipping0%
Infrastructure-1.39%
Industrials-1.43%
Electrical-2.71%
Aerospace & Defense-3.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Aerospace & Defense industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 51.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 423.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Airlines industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 0.97x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 52% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 424% per year.
  • In contrast, the Transportation industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.8% 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
SGH SGHAU$48.319.0%
+AU$1.6b
52.1%PE42.2x
CPU ComputershareAU$30.775.4%
+AU$920.6m
32.3%PE23.8x
CWY Cleanaway Waste ManagementAU$2.886.3%
+AU$379.3m
13.8%PE41x
QAN Qantas AirwaysAU$8.822.6%
+AU$318.8m
66.4%PE10.5x
ALQ ALSAU$15.333.9%
+AU$281.0m
25.5%PE1198x
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