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Australian (ASX) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies702
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y-9.3%
  • YTD-20.0%

In the last week, the Metals and Mining industry is up 3.6%, with BHP Group up 1.9%. In contrast, the industry has lost 9.3% in the last 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Sep 2024AU$436.3bAU$201.5bAU$19.5b14.4x22.4x2.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024AU$428.7bAU$209.0bAU$21.2b12.7x20.2x2.1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024AU$479.2bAU$205.7bAU$20.4b14.3x23.5x2.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024AU$483.2bAU$210.1bAU$21.0b14x23.1x2.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024AU$498.0bAU$210.6bAU$21.1b14.5x23.6x2.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024AU$493.0bAU$213.0bAU$21.4b13.1x23x2.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024AU$492.2bAU$214.1bAU$22.3b12.2x22.1x2.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024AU$550.3bAU$224.7bAU$33.2b11.7x16.6x2.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023AU$590.1bAU$218.4bAU$31.8b12.5x18.5x2.7x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023AU$533.1bAU$222.8bAU$32.7b10.7x16.3x2.4x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023AU$519.1bAU$228.9bAU$34.2b10.3x15.2x2.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023AU$523.1bAU$226.2bAU$33.9b11.2x15.4x2.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023AU$519.2bAU$239.1bAU$49.6b10.2x10.5x2.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023AU$554.3bAU$230.1bAU$47.7b10.3x11.6x2.4x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023AU$551.3bAU$230.2bAU$47.8b10x11.5x2.4x
Sun, 14 May 2023AU$539.1bAU$233.9bAU$48.8b9.6x11x2.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023AU$543.2bAU$234.1bAU$49.0b9.3x11.1x2.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023AU$554.3bAU$230.8bAU$49.1b10.1x11.3x2.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023AU$574.3bAU$222.1bAU$51.2b12.1x11.2x2.6x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023AU$529.4bAU$227.4bAU$52.4b10.8x10.1x2.3x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022AU$528.9bAU$230.4bAU$53.3b11.3x9.9x2.3x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022AU$480.9bAU$234.2bAU$54.5b9.7x8.8x2.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022AU$468.7bAU$232.7bAU$54.9b8.6x8.5x2x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022AU$493.7bAU$220.8bAU$54.4b10.1x9.1x2.2x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022AU$440.4bAU$218.6bAU$46.8b8.8x9.4x2x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022AU$490.1bAU$216.4bAU$46.2b9.4x10.6x2.3x
Mon, 16 May 2022AU$524.6bAU$218.0bAU$46.8b10.3x11.2x2.4x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022AU$599.4bAU$206.5bAU$43.6b12.2x13.7x2.9x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022AU$561.1bAU$207.0bAU$44.2b12.7x12.7x2.7x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022AU$538.0bAU$190.8bAU$38.3b16.2x14.1x2.8x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022AU$510.5bAU$188.5bAU$37.7b16x13.5x2.7x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021AU$479.0bAU$191.9bAU$38.6b14.7x12.4x2.5x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021AU$445.8bAU$184.1bAU$36.7b14.6x12.1x2.4x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021AU$366.9bAU$188.6bAU$38.1b11.7x9.6x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$366.9bTotal Earnings: AU$38.1bTotal Revenue: AU$188.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202220232024
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 22.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • 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 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Market1.49%
Materials3.57%
Metals and Mining3.56%
Silver13.76%
Gold5.85%
Steel5.35%
Aluminum5.20%
Copper3.45%
Diversified Metals and Mining2.55%
Precious Metals and Minerals2.26%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gold industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 51% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 96% per year.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 14% 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
BHP BHP GroupAU$40.341.9%
+AU$3.8b
-9.0%PE17.6x
NST Northern Star ResourcesAU$16.022.7%
+AU$482.2m
46.7%PE28.8x
BSL BlueScope SteelAU$21.074.9%
+AU$427.3m
9.6%PE11.5x
FMG FortescueAU$17.630.7%
+AU$399.9m
-15.3%PE6.5x
DEG De Grey MiningAU$1.348.9%
+AU$263.6m
8.1%PS77324.1x
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AU$2.11

Genesis Minerals

7D

-4.1%

1Y

37.0%

WAF

AU$1.70

West African Resources

7D

11.1%

1Y

106.7%

WGX

AU$2.72

Westgold Resources

7D

-5.6%

1Y

55.0%

EVN

AU$4.40

Evolution Mining

7D

1.9%

1Y

22.9%

MIN

AU$36.70

Mineral Resources

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-47.2%

BSL

AU$21.07

BlueScope Steel

7D

4.9%

1Y

9.6%

EMR

AU$3.91

Emerald Resources

7D

-4.2%

1Y

49.2%

IGO

AU$5.00

IGO

7D

-7.2%

1Y

-59.3%

DEG

AU$1.34

De Grey Mining

7D

8.9%

1Y

8.1%

RMS

AU$2.18

Ramelius Resources

7D

-4.4%

1Y

47.3%

BHP

AU$40.34

BHP Group

7D

1.9%

1Y

-9.0%