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Australian (ASX) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-5.9%
  • 3M-12.4%
  • 1Y-19.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has dropped 5.9%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. The industry has fallen 19% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025AU$8.4bAU$7.9bAU$433.3m24x19.4x1.1x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025AU$9.6bAU$7.9bAU$432.7m28.4x22.2x1.2x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025AU$9.7bAU$7.9bAU$445.4m29x21.8x1.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025AU$9.4bAU$7.9bAU$448.2m31.7x20.9x1.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024AU$10.3bAU$7.9bAU$448.2m34.6x23.1x1.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024AU$10.0bAU$7.8bAU$434.2m34.7x23x1.3x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024AU$10.6bAU$7.8bAU$434.2m34.8x24.4x1.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024AU$10.0bAU$7.8bAU$438.5m17.1x22.7x1.3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024AU$9.8bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m16.8x22.3x1.3x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024AU$10.0bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17.1x22.7x1.3x
Sat, 18 May 2024AU$10.4bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17.7x23.5x1.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024AU$10.1bAU$8.1bAU$225.7m29.5x44.9x1.2x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024AU$9.3bAU$8.1bAU$225.7m27.7x41.4x1.2x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024AU$8.7bAU$8.1bAU$235.9m25.2x37x1.1x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024AU$9.0bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m24.6x38.8x1.1x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023AU$8.8bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m24.1x38.3x1.1x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023AU$8.0bAU$8.2bAU$202.5m24.6x39.4x1x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023AU$8.5bAU$8.2bAU$202.5m26.6x41.9x1x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023AU$8.8bAU$8.2bAU$215.9m35.2x40.7x1.1x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023AU$9.1bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m38.5x41.8x1.1x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023AU$9.0bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m39.3x41.3x1.1x
Sun, 21 May 2023AU$9.1bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m40.5x42x1.1x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023AU$9.3bAU$7.3bAU$95.1m53.1x97.8x1.3x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023AU$8.6bAU$7.3bAU$95.0m51.2x90.4x1.2x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023AU$8.8bAU$7.3bAU$106.0m48.6x82.9x1.2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023AU$8.4bAU$7.3bAU$106.0m46.2x78.8x1.1x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022AU$8.6bAU$7.3bAU$105.9m46.7x81.1x1.2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022AU$7.8bAU$6.0b-AU$301,222,067.00n/a-25.9x1.3x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022AU$7.5bAU$6.0b-AU$301,146,871.00n/a-25.1x1.3x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022AU$8.7bAU$6.0b-AU$303,199,641.0070.4x-28.7x1.5x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022AU$8.3bAU$6.0b-AU$298,805,935.0054.4x-27.9x1.4x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022AU$7.8bAU$6.0b-AU$298,827,635.0039.6x-26.1x1.3x
Mon, 23 May 2022AU$8.6bAU$6.0b-AU$298,751,685.0056.6x-28.8x1.4x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022AU$9.0bAU$5.4b-AU$224,851,425.0093.9x-40x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-40x


Total Market Cap: AU$9.0bTotal Earnings: -AU$224,851,425.00Total Revenue: AU$5.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Commodity Chemicals 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 19.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Commodity Chemicals industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Australian Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

AU Market0.081%
Materials0.20%
Chemicals-4.91%
Commodity Chemicals-5.88%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.71%
Diversified Chemicals-4.37%
Specialty Chemicals-5.67%
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
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