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Australian (ASX) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M10.3%
  • 1Y22.2%
  • YTD14.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Construction industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains from Worley of 1.1%. Meanwhile, Lycopodium actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.8% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 22% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 Sep 2023AU$19.6bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.6x31.8x0.6x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023AU$19.3bAU$30.3bAU$572.3m15.3x33.8x0.6x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023AU$18.7bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15.6x51.2x0.6x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023AU$17.9bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.6x49x0.6x
Wed, 17 May 2023AU$18.4bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15.3x50.4x0.6x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023AU$17.7bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.3x48.5x0.6x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023AU$9.1bAU$18.5bAU$371.8m15.3x24.6x0.5x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m18x32.4x0.6x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023AU$9.3bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17.9x32.1x0.6x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022AU$9.7bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17.4x33.5x0.6x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m15.6x32.2x0.6x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m16.1x32.2x0.6x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022AU$10.2bAU$16.4bAU$316.9m14.9x32.3x0.6x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022AU$9.8bAU$15.3bAU$308.9m17.4x31.6x0.6x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022AU$8.3bAU$15.3bAU$308.9m14.9x26.9x0.5x
Thu, 19 May 2022AU$16.5bAU$25.2bAU$719.2m16.3x23x0.7x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022AU$17.6bAU$25.0bAU$711.0m17.3x24.7x0.7x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022AU$17.2bAU$25.4bAU$715.2m17x24.1x0.7x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022AU$12.9bAU$18.5b-AU$977,763,900.0014.5x-13.2x0.7x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022AU$13.6bAU$18.3b-AU$983,186,946.0052.5x-13.9x0.7x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021AU$13.1bAU$17.8b-AU$995,552,946.0015.6x-13.2x0.7x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021AU$13.3bAU$17.8b-AU$994,824,323.0014.6x-13.4x0.7x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021AU$12.8bAU$17.5b-AU$894,467,323.0014.8x-14.3x0.7x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021AU$13.1bAU$17.5b-AU$894,467,323.0015.7x-14.7x0.7x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021AU$12.2bAU$16.5b-AU$919,606,323.0015x-13.3x0.7x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021AU$10.9bAU$16.2b-AU$1,013,919,382.0014.5x-10.7x0.7x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021AU$13.6bAU$15.9b-AU$1,104,788,208.0018.7x-12.4x0.9x
Fri, 02 Oct 2020AU$10.1bAU$20.7b-AU$1,046,685,042.0022.2x-9.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-9.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$10.1bTotal Earnings: -AU$1,046,685,042.00Total Revenue: AU$20.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Construction industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 31.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Construction industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market-1.89%
Industrials-0.58%
Construction1.61%
Construction and Engineering1.61%
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
WOR WorleyAU$17.331.5%
+AU$131.5m
38.4%PE246.4x
VNT Ventia Services GroupAU$2.814.1%
+AU$94.1m
13.8%PE13.8x
NWH NRW HoldingsAU$2.683.1%
+AU$36.1m
14.5%PE14.1x
MND Monadelphous GroupAU$14.552.5%
+AU$33.9m
12.1%PE26.3x
DUR DuratecAU$1.296.2%
+AU$18.6m
233.8%PE16.6x
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DRA

AU$1.70

DRA Global

7D

21.1%

1Y

-15.3%

JLG

AU$6.55

Johns Lyng Group

7D

-1.8%

1Y

3.6%

SXE

AU$0.79

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering

7D

-6.0%

1Y

19.8%

DUR

AU$1.29

Duratec

7D

6.2%

1Y

233.8%

DDB

AU$0.26

Dynamic Group Holdings

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-27.1%

LYL

AU$9.22

Lycopodium

7D

-11.3%

1Y

35.4%

SSM

AU$0.91

Service Stream

7D

1.7%

1Y

30.9%

MGH

AU$3.29

MAAS Group Holdings

7D

1.2%

1Y

3.1%

VBC

AU$0.10

Verbrec

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-23.1%

MND

AU$14.55

Monadelphous Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

12.1%

WOR

AU$17.33

Worley

7D

1.5%

1Y

38.4%

SRG

AU$0.63

SRG Global

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-11.3%

DCG

AU$0.16

Decmil Group

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-13.5%