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Australian (ASX) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D7.8%
  • 3M27.1%
  • 1Y-2.7%
  • YTD-5.9%

All of the companies in the Basic Materials industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 8.3%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Jul 2025AU$24.2bAU$7.4bAU$614.6m25x39.4x3.3x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025AU$21.2bAU$7.5bAU$622.8m21.5x34.1x2.8x
Thu, 01 May 2025AU$20.1bAU$7.6bAU$650.7m20.4x30.9x2.6x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025AU$20.7bAU$7.7bAU$661.6m20.3x31.3x2.7x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025AU$26.1bAU$7.7bAU$571.2m31.1x45.6x3.4x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025AU$27.8bAU$7.9bAU$592.0m30.2x47x3.5x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024AU$26.1bAU$7.9bAU$588.5m28.2x44.4x3.3x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024AU$28.7bAU$7.7bAU$566.0m29.7x50.7x3.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024AU$27.0bAU$7.5bAU$637.1m23.3x42.3x3.6x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024AU$27.0bAU$7.6bAU$755.1m23x35.7x3.5x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024AU$25.9bAU$7.7bAU$766.4m26.3x33.8x3.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024AU$29.2bAU$10.1bAU$977.1m22.7x29.9x2.9x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024AU$36.7bAU$15.8bAU$1.3b23.8x28.4x2.3x
Fri, 03 May 2024AU$39.9bAU$15.8bAU$1.3b26.6x30.3x2.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024AU$44.3bAU$15.8bAU$1.3b27.3x33.5x2.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024AU$42.7bAU$15.7bAU$1.7b22.7x24.5x2.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024AU$40.1bAU$15.3bAU$1.6b26x24.9x2.6x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023AU$39.1bAU$15.1bAU$1.6b26x24.6x2.6x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023AU$34.8bAU$15.4bAU$1.6b20.8x21.5x2.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023AU$31.6bAU$15.5bAU$1.7b17.6x18.7x2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023AU$33.0bAU$15.3bAU$1.9b18.9x17.2x2.2x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023AU$34.4bAU$15.1bAU$1.9b21.6x18x2.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023AU$29.4bAU$14.7bAU$1.8b18.7x16.6x2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023AU$29.6bAU$14.6bAU$1.8b18.5x16.7x2x
Sat, 06 May 2023AU$26.8bAU$14.5bAU$1.7b16.3x15.6x1.8x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023AU$24.8bAU$14.6bAU$1.7b14.9x14.4x1.7x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023AU$25.2bAU$14.5bAU$1.9b15.2x13x1.7x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023AU$25.4bAU$14.0bAU$1.9b11.4x13.3x1.8x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022AU$21.7bAU$14.3bAU$2.0b10.4x11.1x1.5x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022AU$23.1bAU$14.3bAU$2.0b10.6x11.8x1.6x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022AU$24.3bAU$14.4bAU$2.0b8.5x11.9x1.7x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022AU$24.1bAU$13.9bAU$1.9b12.2x12.9x1.7x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022AU$26.6bAU$13.3bAU$1.8b14.5x14.8x2x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022AU$24.6bAU$13.5bAU$1.8b13.1x13.5x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$24.6bTotal Earnings: AU$1.8bTotal Revenue: AU$13.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Basic Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 39.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 18% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market1.13%
Materials3.05%
Basic Materials7.83%
Construction Materials7.83%
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
JHX James Hardie IndustriesAU$42.819.9%
+AU$1.7b
-10.5%PE28.4x
BKW BrickworksAU$34.901.7%
+AU$91.4m
30.0%PS5x
WGN Wagners HoldingAU$2.250.9%
+AU$3.8m
177.8%PE21.3x
GT3 Green360 TechnologiesAU$0.0395.4%
+AU$2.0m
-20.4%PS3.2x

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