Australian (ASX) Commercial Services Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Commercial Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.7x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Commercial Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years, while revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% per year.This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Commercial Services industry?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Environmental and Facilities Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.2x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 29% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Security and Alarm Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 24.6x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Environmental and Facilities Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 29% per year. Meanwhile, the Diversified Support Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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