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Australian (ASX) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M0.3%
  • 1Y4.2%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Commodity Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Calix declined by 11%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 3.3% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025AU$10.0bAU$7.9bAU$445.4m28.7x22.4x1.3x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024AU$9.5bAU$7.9bAU$448.2m32.5x21.2x1.2x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024AU$10.2bAU$7.9bAU$448.2m32.1x22.8x1.3x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024AU$10.2bAU$7.8bAU$434.2m34.6x23.4x1.3x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024AU$10.1bAU$7.8bAU$434.2m33.1x23.2x1.3x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024AU$10.2bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17.6x23.2x1.3x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024AU$10.0bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17x22.6x1.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024AU$10.0bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17.1x22.6x1.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024AU$10.2bAU$7.8bAU$440.6m17.4x23.2x1.3x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024AU$10.0bAU$8.1bAU$225.7m29.3x44.2x1.2x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024AU$9.5bAU$8.1bAU$225.7m27.7x41.9x1.2x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024AU$8.8bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m25.4x38.3x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024AU$9.1bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m24.6x39.3x1.1x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023AU$8.7bAU$8.1bAU$230.9m23.9x37.6x1.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023AU$8.2bAU$8.2bAU$202.5m25.2x40.3x1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023AU$8.4bAU$8.2bAU$202.5m25.9x41.6x1x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023AU$8.9bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m35.4x40.9x1.1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023AU$8.9bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m36.9x40.7x1.1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023AU$9.0bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m37x41.2x1.1x
Tue, 16 May 2023AU$9.5bAU$8.2bAU$217.7m38.8x43.5x1.1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023AU$9.2bAU$7.3bAU$95.1m50.9x96.9x1.3x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023AU$8.9bAU$7.3bAU$95.0m52.8x93.7x1.2x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023AU$8.6bAU$7.3bAU$106.0m47x81.2x1.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023AU$8.5bAU$7.3bAU$105.9m46.2x80.2x1.2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022AU$8.5bAU$7.3bAU$105.9m46.4x80.5x1.2x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022AU$7.7bAU$6.0b-AU$301,211,813.00n/a-25.4x1.3x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022AU$7.8bAU$6.0b-AU$301,094,234.00n/a-25.9x1.3x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022AU$8.8bAU$6.0b-AU$298,365,210.0053.4x-29.5x1.5x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022AU$8.3bAU$6.0b-AU$298,836,935.0047.3x-27.8x1.4x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022AU$7.6bAU$6.0b-AU$298,819,265.0039.6x-25.6x1.3x
Wed, 18 May 2022AU$8.6bAU$6.0b-AU$298,758,815.0054.9x-28.6x1.4x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022AU$8.9bAU$5.4b-AU$224,817,945.0094.8x-39.6x1.7x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022AU$7.5bAU$5.4b-AU$225,348,314.0095.8x-33.5x1.4x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022AU$7.9bAU$5.3b-AU$216,702,239.0045.1x-36.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-36.2x


Total Market Cap: AU$7.9bTotal Earnings: -AU$216,702,239.00Total Revenue: AU$5.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.9x202320242025
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 21.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.8x.
  • 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 Market1.42%
Materials1.03%
Chemicals1.50%
Commodity Chemicals2.89%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.20%
Industrial Gases0%0
Diversified Chemicals-0.33%
Specialty Chemicals-1.87%
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$17.622.4%
+AU$204.7m
7.0%PE16.4x
A4N Alpha HPAAU$0.969.7%
+AU$96.6m
11.6%PS24891.7x
MCO Myeco GroupAU$0.025.3%
+AU$596.6k
-42.9%PS0.8x
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SDV

AU$0.47

SciDev

7D

-3.1%

1Y

67.9%

ORI

AU$17.62

Orica

7D

2.4%

1Y

7.0%

A4N

AU$0.96

Alpha HPA

7D

9.7%

1Y

11.6%

CXL

AU$0.59

Calix

7D

-11.2%

1Y

-66.0%

CG1

AU$0.067

Carbonxt Group

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-36.2%

MCO

AU$0.02

Myeco Group

7D

5.3%

1Y

-42.9%