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Australian (ASX) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD-3.1%

The Basic Materials industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 12% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 06 Dec 2024AU$28.0bAU$7.7bAU$567.8m29.9x49.3x3.6x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024AU$25.0bAU$7.6bAU$659.9m25.2x37.9x3.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024AU$29.3bAU$7.3bAU$619.3m24.6x47.3x4x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024AU$27.7bAU$7.5bAU$742.0m24.2x37.4x3.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024AU$27.1bAU$7.7bAU$768.0m27.8x35.3x3.5x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024AU$37.2bAU$15.8bAU$1.3b22.5x28.8x2.4x
Wed, 22 May 2024AU$37.1bAU$15.7bAU$1.3b22.9x28.7x2.4x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024AU$40.4bAU$15.9bAU$1.3b26.9x30.2x2.5x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024AU$43.6bAU$15.8bAU$1.7b24.3x25.2x2.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024AU$42.0bAU$15.5bAU$1.7b24.8x25.1x2.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024AU$39.1bAU$15.2bAU$1.6b25.8x24.4x2.6x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023AU$35.1bAU$15.3bAU$1.6b21.4x21.8x2.3x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023AU$31.2bAU$15.4bAU$1.6b18.3x19x2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023AU$30.7bAU$15.4bAU$1.7b17.3x18.3x2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023AU$34.1bAU$15.3bAU$1.9b19.9x17.8x2.2x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023AU$32.2bAU$14.7bAU$1.8b20.1x18.2x2.2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023AU$29.8bAU$14.7bAU$1.8b18.5x16.8x2x
Thu, 25 May 2023AU$28.5bAU$14.8bAU$1.8b16.5x15.9x1.9x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023AU$26.9bAU$14.6bAU$1.7b16.1x15.6x1.8x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023AU$24.3bAU$14.5bAU$1.9b14.6x12.5x1.7x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023AU$25.0bAU$14.2bAU$1.9b13.8x13x1.8x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023AU$23.6bAU$14.1bAU$1.9b11x12.2x1.7x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022AU$23.3bAU$14.2bAU$1.9b10.7x12x1.6x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022AU$24.8bAU$14.3bAU$2.0b10.5x12.6x1.7x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022AU$25.7bAU$14.1bAU$2.0b11.7x12.8x1.8x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022AU$24.7bAU$13.8bAU$1.9b12.7x13.3x1.8x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022AU$26.2bAU$13.4bAU$1.8b14.1x14.5x2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022AU$24.4bAU$13.4bAU$1.8b13.9x13.5x1.8x
Fri, 27 May 2022AU$26.8bAU$13.3bAU$1.8b15.3x14.9x2x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022AU$30.9bAU$12.8bAU$1.8b16.4x17x2.4x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022AU$32.9bAU$12.6bAU$1.3b17.7x25.4x2.6x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022AU$33.5bAU$12.3bAU$1.3b22x25.4x2.7x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022AU$37.7bAU$12.3bAU$1.2b22.6x30.6x3.1x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021AU$40.6bAU$12.4bAU$1.2b23.2x32.7x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$40.6bTotal Earnings: AU$1.2bTotal Revenue: AU$12.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.2x202220232024
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 50.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 15% 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 Market0.45%
Materials1.33%
Basic Materials-2.51%
Construction Materials-2.51%
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
WGN Wagners HoldingAU$1.370.4%
+AU$938.1k
71.3%PE25x
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