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Australian (ASX) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 10, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies113
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M12.7%
  • 1Y63.9%
  • YTD52.5%

Xero is up 2.4%, leading the way for the Tech industry, which has gained 2.0%. In the same time, Life360 was down 5.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 64%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 27% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Dec 2024AU$126.5bAU$13.5bAU$67.6m64.2x1870.2x9.4x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024AU$116.6bAU$13.2b-AU$4,752,719.3463.8x-24523.1x8.8x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024AU$116.1bAU$13.2bAU$14.1m64.2x8205.6x8.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024AU$108.9bAU$13.3bAU$3.4m59.7x31569.6x8.2x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024AU$106.8bAU$15.3b-AU$333,035,040.4854.3x-320.5x7x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024AU$106.7bAU$15.4b-AU$331,344,671.9749.1x-322.1x6.9x
Sun, 26 May 2024AU$105.3bAU$15.4b-AU$349,363,078.8954.2x-301.5x6.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024AU$97.7bAU$15.3b-AU$648,238,246.4552x-150.7x6.4x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024AU$104.1bAU$16.2b-AU$670,032,565.9254x-155.3x6.4x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024AU$93.6bAU$16.1b-AU$1,286,247,324.3343.6x-72.7x5.8x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024AU$87.7bAU$17.1b-AU$1,595,869,066.0041.2x-55x5.1x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023AU$85.5bAU$17.1b-AU$1,603,282,025.0039.9x-53.3x5x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023AU$80.8bAU$17.1b-AU$1,671,608,016.0036.7x-48.3x4.7x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023AU$82.2bAU$17.0b-AU$1,730,340,546.0041.4x-47.5x4.8x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023AU$89.6bAU$17.0b-AU$1,726,113,546.0041.9x-51.9x5.3x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023AU$93.2bAU$16.3b-AU$1,515,161,618.0033.2x-61.5x5.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023AU$87.5bAU$16.0b-AU$1,547,881,821.0028x-56.5x5.5x
Mon, 29 May 2023AU$84.3bAU$16.0b-AU$1,600,225,180.0027.1x-52.7x5.3x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023AU$77.5bAU$15.7b-AU$1,549,179,095.0031.3x-50x4.9x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023AU$72.3bAU$15.7b-AU$1,529,896,676.0028.7x-47.2x4.6x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023AU$88.5bAU$21.3b-AU$787,689,524.0031.7x-112.4x4.2x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023AU$86.7bAU$20.6b-AU$941,980,658.0044.7x-92x4.2x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022AU$88.8bAU$20.7b-AU$946,733,561.0051.1x-93.7x4.3x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022AU$88.3bAU$20.6b-AU$836,815,970.0049.8x-105.5x4.3x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022AU$87.0bAU$20.5b-AU$801,036,804.0043.8x-108.6x4.2x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022AU$89.7bAU$20.2b-AU$779,409,211.0046.8x-115.1x4.4x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022AU$95.5bAU$19.1b-AU$834,997,737.0025.5x-114.3x5x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022AU$79.9bAU$19.2b-AU$839,135,536.0025x-95.2x4.2x
Tue, 31 May 2022AU$88.6bAU$18.8b-AU$783,564,739.0026.6x-113.1x4.7x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022AU$92.1bAU$18.7b-AU$748,153,031.0027.4x-123.1x4.9x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022AU$120.6bAU$19.5b-AU$888,634,387.0031.4x-135.7x6.2x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022AU$119.8bAU$18.8b-AU$539,543,711.0028.7x-222x6.4x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022AU$132.4bAU$18.2b-AU$467,205,052.0037x-283.4x7.3x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021AU$141.2bAU$17.9b-AU$475,603,385.0034.5x-297x7.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-297x


Total Market Cap: AU$141.2bTotal Earnings: -AU$475,603,385.00Total Revenue: AU$17.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -623.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Information Technology industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 2kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -626x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 9.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Information Technology industry have gone up over the last three years and the industry is now profitable.
  • Revenues have declined 9.0% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Tech sector?

AU Market-0.25%
Tech1.05%
Tech Hardware6.52%
Software1.46%
Electronic Equipment and Components1.12%
IT-1.15%
Communications-2.34%
Semiconductors-5.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech Hardware industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 102% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Electronic Equipment and Components industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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
XRO XeroAU$178.812.4%
+AU$650.8m
71.3%PE139.2x
WTC WiseTech GlobalAU$131.321.4%
+AU$590.4m
93.1%PE165.7x
BVS Bravura SolutionsAU$2.2241.4%
+AU$291.4m
175.8%PE113.4x
TNE Technology OneAU$31.552.1%
+AU$208.6m
113.5%PE87.1x
NXL NuixAU$6.727.0%
+AU$145.5m
285.1%PE442.2x
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BRN

AU$0.22

BrainChip Holdings

7D

-8.3%

1Y

18.9%

XRO

AU$178.81

Xero

7D

2.4%

1Y

71.3%

NVX

AU$0.64

NOVONIX

7D

-11.1%

1Y

-2.3%

WTC

AU$131.32

WiseTech Global

7D

1.4%

1Y

93.1%

MP1

AU$7.85

Megaport

7D

3.0%

1Y

-22.4%

360

AU$24.03

Life360

7D

-5.7%

1Y

242.3%

DDR

AU$8.78

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-27.4%

AD8

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Audinate Group

7D

-7.1%

1Y

-43.7%

APX

AU$2.18

Appen

7D

-7.6%

1Y

190.7%

NXT

AU$16.25

NEXTDC

7D

-1.8%

1Y

25.7%

IRE

AU$8.87

Iress

7D

-3.4%

1Y

12.7%