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Australian (ASX) Construction Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D9.0%
  • 3M8.5%
  • 1Y12.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction Materials industry has risen 14%, driven by gains from James Hardie Industries of 10%. This means that the industry has gained 16% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Nov 2024AU$28.1bAU$7.7bAU$566.0m29.3x49.7x3.7x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024AU$27.6bAU$7.5bAU$645.3m24.3x42.8x3.7x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024AU$26.9bAU$7.6bAU$751.7m23.3x35.8x3.6x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024AU$25.9bAU$7.7bAU$766.3m26.3x33.8x3.4x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024AU$28.8bAU$10.1bAU$978.4m22.7x29.4x2.8x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024AU$36.9bAU$15.8bAU$1.3b23.2x28.5x2.3x
Sun, 05 May 2024AU$40.2bAU$15.7bAU$1.3b26x30.6x2.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024AU$44.3bAU$15.8bAU$1.3b27.3x33.5x2.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024AU$43.4bAU$15.9bAU$1.7b23.6x25x2.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024AU$39.8bAU$15.3bAU$1.6b25.8x24.7x2.6x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023AU$39.1bAU$15.1bAU$1.6b25.9x24.6x2.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023AU$35.1bAU$15.3bAU$1.6b21.1x21.7x2.3x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023AU$30.8bAU$15.5bAU$1.7b17.1x18.3x2x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023AU$32.8bAU$15.3bAU$1.9b19x17.1x2.1x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023AU$34.6bAU$15.1bAU$1.9b21.8x18.1x2.3x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023AU$30.0bAU$14.7bAU$1.8b19.1x16.9x2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023AU$29.1bAU$14.6bAU$1.8b18.4x16.4x2x
Mon, 08 May 2023AU$26.8bAU$14.5bAU$1.7b16.3x15.6x1.8x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023AU$25.2bAU$14.5bAU$1.7b15.3x14.6x1.7x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023AU$24.7bAU$14.5bAU$1.9b14.9x12.8x1.7x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023AU$25.4bAU$13.9bAU$1.9b11.5x13.3x1.8x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022AU$21.7bAU$14.2bAU$2.0b10.4x11.1x1.5x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022AU$23.3bAU$14.3bAU$2.0b10.6x11.9x1.6x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022AU$23.4bAU$14.3bAU$2.0b8.8x11.5x1.6x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022AU$24.1bAU$13.9bAU$1.9b12.2x12.9x1.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022AU$27.0bAU$13.3bAU$1.8b14.7x15x2x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022AU$24.9bAU$13.5bAU$1.8b13x13.6x1.8x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022AU$25.7bAU$13.3bAU$1.8b14.7x14.3x1.9x
Tue, 10 May 2022AU$29.2bAU$12.9bAU$1.8b16.6x16x2.3x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022AU$30.9bAU$12.6bAU$1.8b16.9x17.3x2.5x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022AU$31.5bAU$12.3bAU$1.3b18.7x24.2x2.6x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022AU$35.3bAU$12.5bAU$1.3b21.8x28x2.8x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021AU$39.9bAU$12.4bAU$1.2b22.7x32.2x3.2x
Fri, 26 Nov 2021AU$40.1bAU$12.4bAU$1.2b23.8x32.3x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$40.1bTotal Earnings: AU$1.2bTotal Revenue: AU$12.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Construction Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Construction Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 50.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.9x.
  • 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 Construction 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 Comparison

How does Australian Construction Materials compare with similar industries?

AU Market0.40%
Materials-1.83%
Basic Materials8.98%
Construction Materials8.98%
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$55.9111.3%
+AU$2.4b
14.9%PE35.5x
BKW BrickworksAU$27.143.2%
+AU$129.7m
5.6%PS3.8x
WGN Wagners HoldingAU$1.429.2%
+AU$22.5m
55.2%PE25.9x
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