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Australian (ASX) Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies30
- 7D-4.9%
- 3M-14.1%
- 1Y-19.9%
- YTD-13.9%
Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 4.9%, driven by a pullback from Alexium International Group of 30%. Overall the industry is down 20% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Australian Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 15 Apr 2025 | AU$14.9b | AU$17.2b | -AU$151,184,507.25 | 19.8x | -98.6x | 0.9x |
| Thu, 13 Mar 2025 | AU$16.6b | AU$17.1b | -AU$144,475,916.98 | 20.7x | -114.9x | 1x |
| Sat, 08 Feb 2025 | AU$17.9b | AU$17.1b | -AU$147,243,616.45 | 16.1x | -121.7x | 1x |
| Mon, 06 Jan 2025 | AU$17.3b | AU$17.1b | -AU$144,461,718.01 | 17x | -119.9x | 1x |
| Wed, 04 Dec 2024 | AU$18.9b | AU$17.1b | -AU$145,323,278.49 | 34.3x | -130.1x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 01 Nov 2024 | AU$18.2b | AU$16.9b | AU$195.8m | 34.2x | 92.7x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 29 Sep 2024 | AU$18.9b | AU$16.9b | AU$194.1m | 36.3x | 97.2x | 1.1x |
| Tue, 27 Aug 2024 | AU$18.2b | AU$16.8b | AU$184.8m | 27.7x | 98.5x | 1.1x |
| Thu, 25 Jul 2024 | AU$17.9b | AU$16.8b | AU$188.3m | 29.4x | 95.1x | 1.1x |
| Sat, 22 Jun 2024 | AU$17.9b | AU$16.8b | AU$188.1m | 29.7x | 95.3x | 1.1x |
| Mon, 20 May 2024 | AU$18.8b | AU$17.0b | AU$293.3m | 19.2x | 64.2x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 17 Apr 2024 | AU$18.3b | AU$17.6b | AU$496.6m | 24.1x | 36.8x | 1x |
| Fri, 15 Mar 2024 | AU$17.8b | AU$17.6b | AU$518.5m | 21.2x | 34.3x | 1x |
| Sun, 11 Feb 2024 | AU$17.1b | AU$17.6b | AU$555.9m | 21.5x | 30.8x | 1x |
| Tue, 09 Jan 2024 | AU$17.7b | AU$17.6b | AU$416.8m | 21.3x | 42.4x | 1x |
| Thu, 07 Dec 2023 | AU$17.4b | AU$17.6b | AU$429.5m | 22x | 40.4x | 1x |
| Sat, 04 Nov 2023 | AU$16.8b | AU$19.2b | AU$1.0b | 16.7x | 16.3x | 0.9x |
| Mon, 02 Oct 2023 | AU$17.6b | AU$19.3b | AU$1.0b | 19.9x | 17.4x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 30 Aug 2023 | AU$17.7b | AU$19.2b | AU$1.0b | 19.3x | 17.3x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 28 Jul 2023 | AU$18.5b | AU$19.2b | AU$1.0b | 20.9x | 17.9x | 1x |
| Sun, 25 Jun 2023 | AU$17.2b | AU$19.2b | AU$1.0b | 23.1x | 16.9x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 23 May 2023 | AU$18.8b | AU$19.3b | AU$1.0b | 25x | 18.5x | 1x |
| Thu, 20 Apr 2023 | AU$19.5b | AU$18.1b | AU$1.0b | 23.3x | 19.4x | 1.1x |
| Sat, 18 Mar 2023 | AU$18.7b | AU$18.1b | AU$998.8m | 23.3x | 18.7x | 1x |
| Mon, 13 Feb 2023 | AU$19.5b | AU$18.0b | AU$1.1b | 27.4x | 17.8x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 11 Jan 2023 | AU$19.9b | AU$18.0b | AU$1.1b | 26.3x | 18.2x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 09 Dec 2022 | AU$20.1b | AU$18.0b | AU$1.1b | 26.6x | 18.4x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 06 Nov 2022 | AU$19.1b | AU$15.4b | AU$163.2m | 22.6x | 117.3x | 1.2x |
| Tue, 04 Oct 2022 | AU$18.2b | AU$15.4b | AU$162.2m | 19.8x | 112.2x | 1.2x |
| Thu, 01 Sep 2022 | AU$20.2b | AU$15.3b | AU$228.1m | 26.8x | 88.7x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 30 Jul 2022 | AU$19.4b | AU$15.3b | AU$258.3m | 31.3x | 74.9x | 1.3x |
| Mon, 27 Jun 2022 | AU$17.9b | AU$15.3b | AU$263.0m | 30.8x | 68.2x | 1.2x |
| Wed, 25 May 2022 | AU$19.2b | AU$15.3b | AU$263.1m | 41.9x | 73x | 1.3x |
| Fri, 22 Apr 2022 | AU$22.3b | AU$13.3b | -AU$48,106,662.00 | 55.1x | -463.8x | 1.7x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
-463.8x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.8% per year.
- This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has caused losses to expand.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Materials industry?
| AU Market | 0.085% | |
| Materials | 0.21% | |
| Chemicals | -4.88% | |
| Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals | -0.50% | |
| Diversified Chemicals | -4.37% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | -5.67% | |
| Commodity Chemicals | -5.88% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.6x.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 77.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 66% over the next 5 years.
- In contrast, the Commodity Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORI Orica | AU$15.77 | 3.5% +AU$262.8m | -11.9% | PE14.6x | |
| DNL Dyno Nobel | AU$2.27 | 3.7% +AU$149.1m | -18.1% | PS0.8x | |
| NUF Nufarm | AU$3.81 | 6.1% +AU$84.3m | -24.9% | PS0.4x | |
| A4N Alpha HPA | AU$0.73 | 9.0% +AU$68.2m | -28.1% | PS9231.3x | |
| TTT Titomic | AU$0.20 | 13.9% +AU$33.1m | 225.4% | PS36.5x |
