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Australian (ASX) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies696
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y-1.7%
  • YTD-14.0%

Last week, the Metals and Mining industry hasn't moved much but Northern Star Resources is up 7.0% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Oct 2024AU$471.1bAU$203.3bAU$20.2b12.7x23.3x2.3x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024AU$431.4bAU$204.1bAU$20.0b14.9x21.6x2.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024AU$433.8bAU$209.8bAU$21.2b12.8x20.5x2.1x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024AU$474.2bAU$206.3bAU$20.4b14x23.2x2.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024AU$497.0bAU$210.8bAU$21.1b14.4x23.6x2.4x
Tue, 07 May 2024AU$495.3bAU$210.3bAU$21.3b14.2x23.3x2.4x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024AU$494.8bAU$214.6bAU$21.6b13x22.9x2.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024AU$493.6bAU$212.8bAU$22.3b13.7x22.2x2.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024AU$551.6bAU$223.2bAU$32.8b12x16.8x2.5x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023AU$579.7bAU$218.8bAU$31.9b11.7x18.2x2.6x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023AU$540.0bAU$223.7bAU$32.9b10.5x16.4x2.4x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023AU$516.7bAU$229.5bAU$34.3b9.9x15.1x2.3x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023AU$535.3bAU$226.5bAU$33.9b11.4x15.8x2.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023AU$518.3bAU$238.4bAU$49.6b10x10.4x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023AU$561.9bAU$228.8bAU$47.4b10.3x11.9x2.5x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023AU$541.3bAU$231.8bAU$48.3b10.1x11.2x2.3x
Wed, 10 May 2023AU$547.4bAU$231.4bAU$48.3b9.7x11.3x2.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023AU$543.1bAU$232.9bAU$48.7b9.3x11.1x2.3x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023AU$566.4bAU$226.7bAU$47.9b9.8x11.8x2.5x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023AU$585.8bAU$221.5bAU$50.6b12x11.6x2.6x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022AU$534.1bAU$227.9bAU$52.5b10.8x10.2x2.3x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022AU$525.8bAU$228.5bAU$52.7b11x10x2.3x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022AU$466.9bAU$238.8bAU$55.9b9.4x8.3x2x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022AU$483.3bAU$229.0bAU$53.9b8.8x9x2.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022AU$493.9bAU$223.0bAU$47.5b10.2x10.4x2.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022AU$421.6bAU$220.8bAU$47.4b8.3x8.9x1.9x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022AU$531.1bAU$215.1bAU$45.9b9.8x11.6x2.5x
Thu, 12 May 2022AU$527.7bAU$217.8bAU$46.8b10.3x11.3x2.4x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022AU$604.0bAU$205.7bAU$43.4b11.5x13.9x2.9x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022AU$575.5bAU$206.4bAU$44.1b14.7x13x2.8x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022AU$519.3bAU$192.9bAU$38.8b15.9x13.4x2.7x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021AU$510.1bAU$188.9bAU$37.8b16x13.5x2.7x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021AU$466.4bAU$191.5bAU$38.5b14.6x12.1x2.4x
Tue, 26 Oct 2021AU$456.3bAU$184.1bAU$36.7b14.6x12.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: AU$456.3bTotal Earnings: AU$36.7bTotal Revenue: AU$184.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.5x202220232024
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 23.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.5x.
  • 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 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% 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 Market0.64%
Materials-0.45%
Metals and Mining-0.59%
Aluminum12.71%
Silver11.39%
Gold8.70%
Steel-0.15%
Copper-1.20%
Diversified Metals and Mining-2.78%
Precious Metals and Minerals-4.40%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gold industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 42.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 83% 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 16% 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
NST Northern Star ResourcesAU$17.087.0%
+AU$1.3b
40.8%PE30.7x
EVN Evolution MiningAU$5.0410.3%
+AU$934.9m
37.0%PE23.7x
WGX Westgold ResourcesAU$3.1122.0%
+AU$528.1m
54.7%PE30.8x
S32 South32AU$3.702.8%
+AU$443.6m
9.8%PS2x
RRL Regis ResourcesAU$2.6522.7%
+AU$370.2m
61.6%PS1.6x
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BHP

AU$42.06

BHP Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-5.3%

WGX

AU$3.11

Westgold Resources

7D

22.0%

1Y

54.7%

GMD

AU$2.30

Genesis Minerals

7D

11.1%

1Y

50.3%

EVN

AU$5.04

Evolution Mining

7D

10.3%

1Y

37.0%

DEG

AU$1.39

De Grey Mining

7D

-2.8%

1Y

7.3%

SMR

AU$2.89

Stanmore Resources

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-20.8%

SPR

AU$1.53

Spartan Resources

7D

18.7%

1Y

258.8%

PLS

AU$2.67

Pilbara Minerals

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-30.8%

MIN

AU$45.86

Mineral Resources

7D

-10.0%

1Y

-23.0%

NST

AU$17.08

Northern Star Resources

7D

7.0%

1Y

40.8%

ILU

AU$6.24

Iluka Resources

7D

-4.9%

1Y

-10.3%

CIA

AU$6.43

Champion Iron

7D

-4.0%

1Y

2.4%