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Australian (ASX) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-5.8%
  • YTD-4.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by a pullback from ALS of 1.2%. Meanwhile, RAS Technology Holdings actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 14% in the last week. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 May 2023AU$8.2bAU$3.2bAU$276.3m27.4x29.7x2.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023AU$9.1bAU$3.2bAU$276.1m29.4x32.9x2.9x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023AU$7.8bAU$3.2bAU$276.5m25.3x28.2x2.5x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023AU$8.7bAU$3.1bAU$297.1m28.5x29.4x2.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023AU$8.8bAU$3.1bAU$294.2m29.2x29.8x2.8x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022AU$8.6bAU$3.1bAU$294.1m29x29.1x2.8x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022AU$8.8bAU$2.9bAU$221.0m34.2x39.7x3x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022AU$8.1bAU$2.9bAU$221.1m34x36.7x2.8x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022AU$8.4bAU$2.9bAU$221.8m33.8x37.8x2.9x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022AU$8.3bAU$2.9bAU$223.9m33.3x37.1x2.8x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022AU$7.7bAU$2.9bAU$222.8m31.2x34.5x2.6x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022AU$8.7bAU$2.9bAU$223.0m33.1x39.1x3x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022AU$8.6bAU$2.8bAU$211.1m33.4x40.9x3.1x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022AU$9.0bAU$2.8bAU$212.3m35.3x42.4x3.3x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022AU$8.6bAU$2.7bAU$206.6m31.7x41.8x3.1x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022AU$9.8bAU$2.7bAU$188.0m34.3x52.1x3.6x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021AU$9.9bAU$2.7bAU$188.0m34.9x52.7x3.6x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021AU$10.0bAU$2.5bAU$180.6m35.8x55.5x3.9x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021AU$10.0bAU$2.5bAU$180.5m33.1x55.2x3.9x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021AU$9.0bAU$2.5bAU$205.9m35.9x43.8x3.6x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021AU$8.9bAU$2.5bAU$205.9m33x43.2x3.5x
Sat, 01 May 2021AU$7.4bAU$2.5bAU$210.2m26.1x35.2x2.9x
Tue, 02 Feb 2021AU$6.8bAU$2.5bAU$172.2m15.9x39.8x2.8x
Fri, 06 Nov 2020AU$6.5bAU$2.5bAU$123.2m14.6x53x2.6x
Mon, 10 Aug 2020AU$6.2bAU$2.5bAU$133.9m22.7x46.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$5.6bTotal Earnings: AU$116.7mTotal Revenue: AU$2.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.8x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Research and Consulting Services 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 30.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 40.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 33% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.0% 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 Research and Consulting Services compare with similar industries?

AU Market-0.72%
Industrials-0.49%
Professional Services0.57%
Research and Consulting Services-3.54%
HR Services3.92%
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
IPH IPHAU$8.000.5%
+AU$9.4m
1.3%PE33.2x
CUP CountAU$0.554.8%
+AU$2.8m
-12.8%PE39.1x
FFT Future First TechnologiesAU$0.02210.0%
+AU$1.4m
-35.3%PS4.6x
RTH RAS Technology HoldingsAU$0.504.2%
+AU$909.2k
13.6%PS2.3x
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ALQ

AU$11.75

ALS

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-8.1%

CUP

AU$0.55

Count

7D

4.8%

1Y

-12.8%

RTH

AU$0.50

RAS Technology Holdings

7D

4.2%

1Y

13.6%

OXT

AU$0.06

Orexplore Technologies

7D

-7.7%

1Y

-10.4%

AMX

AU$0.31

Aerometrex

7D

-6.1%

1Y

-6.1%

AFL

AU$0.14

AF Legal Group

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-64.2%

QIP

AU$0.83

QANTM Intellectual Property

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-13.9%