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Australian (ASX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies138
  • 7D0.01%
  • 3M5.5%
  • 1Y8.0%
  • YTD3.5%

The Industrials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Reece has stood out, gaining 4.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.0% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Apr 2024AU$196.3bAU$122.2bAU$5.8b18.5x33.8x1.6x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024AU$198.2bAU$122.3bAU$5.9b18.3x33.7x1.6x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024AU$191.5bAU$119.0bAU$5.2b17.4x36.9x1.6x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024AU$185.5bAU$118.2bAU$4.8b18.2x38.8x1.6x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023AU$181.5bAU$117.9bAU$4.7b17.6x38.2x1.5x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023AU$174.7bAU$118.7bAU$4.9b16.5x36x1.5x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023AU$173.7bAU$118.7bAU$4.9b16.2x35.8x1.5x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023AU$181.6bAU$118.6bAU$4.9b17x37.3x1.5x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023AU$182.9bAU$111.5bAU$3.6b19.1x50.9x1.6x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023AU$180.0bAU$110.0bAU$3.5b18.5x51.8x1.6x
Wed, 31 May 2023AU$177.1bAU$110.3bAU$3.5b18.4x50x1.6x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023AU$177.6bAU$110.1bAU$3.5b18.2x50.6x1.6x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023AU$159.4bAU$99.6bAU$3.5b17.2x45.3x1.6x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023AU$148.7bAU$88.8bAU$3.0b18.8x49.5x1.7x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023AU$145.5bAU$87.2bAU$3.7b19x39.5x1.7x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022AU$145.2bAU$87.7bAU$3.7b18x38.9x1.7x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022AU$144.8bAU$87.5bAU$3.7b18.6x39.6x1.7x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022AU$136.9bAU$88.1bAU$3.7b16.7x36.7x1.6x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022AU$144.9bAU$87.3bAU$3.7b19x38.8x1.7x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022AU$147.5bAU$80.8bAU$4.4b18x33.9x1.8x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022AU$140.7bAU$81.0bAU$4.4b16.8x32.2x1.7x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022AU$154.3bAU$90.2bAU$4.7b17.1x32.8x1.7x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022AU$156.3bAU$90.2bAU$4.7b19x33.2x1.7x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022AU$175.4bAU$90.5bAU$4.4b18.7x39.4x1.9x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022AU$170.4bAU$84.3bAU$3.2b14.2x53.4x2x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022AU$174.7bAU$79.8bAU$662.9m19.3x263.6x2.2x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021AU$178.8bAU$79.2bAU$701.0m19.4x255.1x2.3x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021AU$182.0bAU$78.7bAU$671.4m20.2x271.1x2.3x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021AU$173.1bAU$77.6bAU$702.7m20x246.3x2.2x
Sat, 11 Sep 2021AU$170.6bAU$76.1bAU$684.5m18.9x249.3x2.2x
Mon, 09 Aug 2021AU$169.3bAU$75.9bAU$758.1m17.4x223.4x2.2x
Sun, 02 May 2021AU$156.9bAU$73.6bAU$46.7m17x3358.4x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3358.4x


Total Market Cap: AU$156.9bTotal Earnings: AU$46.7mTotal Revenue: AU$73.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 272.5x202220232024
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 33.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 273x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 399% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Industrials sector?

AU Market0.91%
Industrials0.012%
Industrials13.79%
Trade Distributors2.42%
Construction1.87%
Building1.78%
Transportation0.99%
Electrical0.79%
Infrastructure0.25%
Professional Services0.081%
Marine and Shipping0%
Airlines-0.86%
Logistics-1.18%
Machinery-1.28%
Commercial Services-3.86%
Aerospace & Defense-10.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Infrastructure industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 257x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aerospace & Defense industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 53% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 80% per year.
  • In contrast, the Professional Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
REH ReeceAU$27.712.7%
+AU$471.6m
53.9%PE42.1x
CWY Cleanaway Waste ManagementAU$2.716.3%
+AU$356.7m
10.2%PE128.8x
TCL Transurban GroupAU$12.900.7%
+AU$278.3m
-14.8%PE175.7x
QAN Qantas AirwaysAU$5.862.1%
+AU$169.7m
-10.5%PE6x
QUB Qube HoldingsAU$3.351.5%
+AU$88.3m
8.4%PE32.2x
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