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Australian (ASX) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies705
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y1.3%
  • YTD-8.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from Fortescue of 6.5%. In contrast, Alumina has gained 8.3%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Jun 2024AU$500.4bAU$209.7bAU$21.0b14.8x23.8x2.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024AU$498.5bAU$212.7bAU$21.8b13.2x22.9x2.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024AU$492.3bAU$214.7bAU$21.7b12.9x22.7x2.3x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024AU$489.7bAU$212.0bAU$22.5b12.2x21.7x2.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024AU$533.6bAU$223.0bAU$32.8b11.7x16.3x2.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023AU$573.9bAU$219.3bAU$32.0b11.5x17.9x2.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023AU$538.1bAU$225.0bAU$33.2b10.3x16.2x2.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023AU$524.7bAU$229.9bAU$34.4b10.5x15.3x2.3x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023AU$522.8bAU$227.0bAU$34.1b11.6x15.3x2.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023AU$544.4bAU$235.6bAU$49.1b9.6x11.1x2.3x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023AU$532.4bAU$233.1bAU$48.6b10x11x2.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023AU$537.4bAU$235.4bAU$49.3b10x10.9x2.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023AU$532.7bAU$233.7bAU$48.9b9.7x10.9x2.3x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023AU$555.6bAU$229.0bAU$47.8b9.4x11.6x2.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023AU$547.1bAU$226.1bAU$48.4b10.2x11.3x2.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023AU$591.7bAU$222.6bAU$50.9b12x11.6x2.7x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022AU$537.0bAU$229.2bAU$52.9b10.7x10.1x2.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022AU$525.9bAU$230.3bAU$53.3b10.8x9.9x2.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022AU$478.6bAU$241.6bAU$56.8b9.4x8.4x2x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022AU$484.9bAU$227.4bAU$53.5b9x9.1x2.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022AU$485.0bAU$214.3bAU$45.9b10.7x10.6x2.3x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022AU$449.3bAU$219.3bAU$47.0b8.8x9.6x2x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022AU$542.6bAU$212.2bAU$45.2b10.5x12x2.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022AU$565.9bAU$212.3bAU$45.1b11.4x12.5x2.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022AU$607.2bAU$205.1bAU$43.3b12.3x14x3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022AU$533.9bAU$207.6bAU$44.4b16x12x2.6x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022AU$517.2bAU$191.0bAU$38.3b15.5x13.5x2.7x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021AU$501.5bAU$189.3bAU$37.9b15.4x13.2x2.6x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021AU$456.3bAU$188.8bAU$37.8b14.7x12.1x2.4x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021AU$459.2bAU$185.6bAU$37.1b14.3x12.4x2.5x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021AU$473.6bAU$187.0bAU$38.0b12.5x12.5x2.5x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021AU$521.3bAU$183.9bAU$37.2b13.5x14x2.8x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021AU$485.6bAU$162.6bAU$29.2b14.4x16.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$485.6bTotal Earnings: AU$29.2bTotal Revenue: AU$162.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 10% per year 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 decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Materials industry?

AU Market-0.33%
Materials-1.70%
Metals and Mining-1.73%
Aluminum8.74%
Precious Metals and Minerals3.21%
Gold1.60%
Diversified Metals and Mining-1.00%
Copper-1.71%
Steel-6.36%
Silver-7.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gold industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 18.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Copper industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 63% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings decline 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AWC AluminaAU$1.898.3%
+AU$420.7m
30.8%PS7291x
S32 South32AU$3.962.1%
+AU$361.0m
-0.5%PS1.7x
BSL BlueScope SteelAU$21.621.9%
+AU$168.2m
9.1%PE11.3x
IPX IperionXAU$2.5215.1%
+AU$140.2m
178.5%PB15.3x
BRE Brazilian Rare EarthsAU$3.2619.9%
+AU$115.6m
n/aPB19.5x
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