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Australian (ASX) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D5.5%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-13.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Commodity Chemicals industry is up 5.5%, with Orica up 2.2%. During this same period, the Myeco Group underperformed, falling 16%. In the past year, the industry is down 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 30 Apr 2025AU$9.1bAU$7.9bAU$433.3m26x20.9x1.2x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025AU$9.7bAU$7.9bAU$433.3m29.2x22.4x1.2x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025AU$9.4bAU$7.9bAU$445.8m29.7x21.2x1.2x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025AU$9.4bAU$7.9bAU$445.4m29.5x21.1x1.2x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024AU$9.9bAU$7.9bAU$448.2m33.7x22x1.3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024AU$10.3bAU$7.9bAU$448.2m30.4x22.9x1.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024AU$10.5bAU$7.8bAU$434.2m34.4x24.2x1.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024AU$10.0bAU$7.8bAU$434.2m29x23.1x1.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024AU$9.8bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m16.8x22.2x1.3x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024AU$10.1bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17x22.9x1.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024AU$10.3bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17.7x23.4x1.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024AU$10.1bAU$8.1bAU$225.7m29.5x44.7x1.2x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024AU$10.1bAU$8.1bAU$225.7m30x44.8x1.2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024AU$9.1bAU$8.1bAU$230.4m26.2x39.4x1.1x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024AU$8.7bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m24.7x37.8x1.1x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023AU$9.0bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m24.7x39x1.1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023AU$8.8bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m24.3x38.2x1.1x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023AU$8.4bAU$8.2bAU$202.5m26.6x41.7x1x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023AU$9.0bAU$8.2bAU$202.5m27.3x44.6x1.1x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023AU$9.2bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m36.2x42.5x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023AU$8.7bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m36.9x40.1x1.1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023AU$8.9bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m38.5x41x1.1x
Fri, 05 May 2023AU$9.2bAU$7.3bAU$95.1m49.5x96.7x1.3x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023AU$8.8bAU$7.3bAU$95.1m49.4x92.7x1.2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023AU$9.1bAU$7.3bAU$95.7m53.7x95.4x1.3x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023AU$8.6bAU$7.3bAU$106.1m46.9x80.8x1.2x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022AU$8.7bAU$7.3bAU$105.8m48.5x82x1.2x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022AU$8.5bAU$7.3bAU$105.8m47.2x80.6x1.2x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022AU$7.6bAU$6.0b-AU$301,306,834.00n/a-25.2x1.3x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022AU$8.4bAU$6.0b-AU$300,938,032.00n/a-28x1.4x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022AU$8.9bAU$6.0b-AU$296,044,565.0069.6x-30x1.5x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022AU$7.8bAU$6.0b-AU$298,854,915.0041.3x-26.1x1.3x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022AU$8.5bAU$6.0b-AU$298,650,935.0052x-28.3x1.4x
Sat, 07 May 2022AU$8.5bAU$5.4b-AU$225,001,155.0060x-37.9x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-37.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$8.5bTotal Earnings: -AU$225,001,155.00Total Revenue: AU$5.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.5x202320242025
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 20.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
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 Market3.28%
Materials2.03%
Chemicals5.75%
Commodity Chemicals5.49%
Diversified Chemicals6.89%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals6.02%
Specialty Chemicals1.93%
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
ORI OricaAU$16.242.2%
+AU$170.3m
-9.5%PE15.1x
A4N Alpha HPAAU$0.9213.0%
+AU$119.3m
-10.7%PS11570.8x
CXL CalixAU$0.4112.3%
+AU$9.7m
-71.1%PS3.4x
SDV SciDevAU$0.394.0%
+AU$2.9m
13.0%PE36.2x
RAN Range InternationalAU$0.00350.0%
+AU$939.3k
n/aPS1.1x
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