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Australian (ASX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies84
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M18.4%
  • 1Y35.1%
  • YTD18.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Xero of 4.1%. Meanwhile, BrainChip Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 20% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 35% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 May 2024AU$79.9bAU$7.6b-AU$322,913,652.5863.8x-247.4x10.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024AU$81.5bAU$7.6b-AU$387,839,811.5563x-210.1x10.7x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024AU$78.9bAU$7.7b-AU$477,883,230.1556.8x-165.1x10.2x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024AU$69.7bAU$8.4b-AU$1,048,353,753.0060.7x-66.5x8.3x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023AU$68.8bAU$8.4b-AU$1,046,713,887.0060.7x-65.8x8.2x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023AU$64.4bAU$8.4b-AU$1,057,547,168.0057.3x-60.9x7.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023AU$63.2bAU$8.1b-AU$1,119,403,421.0058.2x-56.5x7.8x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023AU$69.5bAU$8.1b-AU$1,116,615,884.0060.1x-62.3x8.6x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023AU$73.5bAU$7.7b-AU$892,591,052.0050.9x-82.3x9.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023AU$69.1bAU$7.7b-AU$890,051,417.0048x-77.6x9x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023AU$67.3bAU$7.7b-AU$895,238,292.0049.5x-75.2x8.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023AU$61.4bAU$7.5b-AU$876,444,181.0048.9x-70x8.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023AU$61.6bAU$7.5b-AU$869,660,235.0045.3x-70.8x8.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023AU$57.4bAU$7.3b-AU$694,526,727.0045.9x-82.6x7.9x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023AU$57.1bAU$7.1b-AU$702,507,416.0054.1x-81.2x8.1x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022AU$52.9bAU$7.1b-AU$714,119,932.0050.1x-74x7.4x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022AU$53.8bAU$7.1b-AU$731,867,101.0050x-73.4x7.6x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022AU$53.9bAU$6.9b-AU$713,903,755.0048.1x-75.4x7.8x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022AU$56.5bAU$6.8b-AU$657,290,941.0049.3x-86x8.3x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022AU$59.1bAU$6.4b-AU$467,333,594.0027.3x-126.5x9.3x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022AU$51.3bAU$6.4b-AU$468,740,484.0025.2x-109.4x8x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022AU$48.8bAU$6.3b-AU$432,061,812.0029.4x-112.9x7.7x
Tue, 10 May 2022AU$50.8bAU$6.2b-AU$441,254,293.0027.2x-115.1x8.2x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022AU$61.5bAU$6.1b-AU$431,331,509.0033.2x-142.6x10.1x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022AU$58.0bAU$6.2b-AU$430,752,814.0037.1x-134.6x9.3x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022AU$59.7bAU$5.7b-AU$144,445,070.0040.5x-413.6x10.4x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021AU$73.3bAU$5.5b-AU$151,126,648.0039.6x-485x13.3x
Fri, 26 Nov 2021AU$71.6bAU$5.5b-AU$145,691,496.0046.7x-491.6x13x
Sun, 24 Oct 2021AU$72.6bAU$5.5b-AU$131,957,596.0045.3x-549.8x13.3x
Tue, 21 Sep 2021AU$69.7bAU$5.5b-AU$135,152,607.0044x-515.6x12.7x
Thu, 19 Aug 2021AU$66.0bAU$5.4b-AU$118,915,907.7845.5x-554.8x12.3x
Thu, 03 Jun 2021AU$56.9bAU$5.2b-AU$119,068,098.5035x-477.5x10.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-477.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$56.9bTotal Earnings: -AU$119,068,098.50Total Revenue: AU$5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -197.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 9.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 10.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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 caused losses to expand.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market0.70%
Tech1.81%
Software2.21%
Application Software2.22%
Systems Software1.22%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
    • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 34% 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$125.224.1%
    +AU$758.4m
    36.0%PS13.6x
    WTC WiseTech GlobalAU$92.271.8%
    +AU$549.2m
    35.7%PE137.9x
    360 Life360AU$14.808.3%
    +AU$242.4m
    191.9%PS6.7x
    TNE Technology OneAU$16.122.8%
    +AU$143.3m
    10.8%PE51x
    ALU AltiumAU$66.000.9%
    +AU$79.2m
    79.9%PE82.6x
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    DUG

    AU$2.90

    DUG Technology

    7D

    6.6%

    1Y

    190.0%

    BRN

    AU$0.24

    BrainChip Holdings

    7D

    -19.7%

    1Y

    -43.0%

    VNL

    AU$0.15

    Vinyl Group

    7D

    19.2%

    1Y

    237.0%

    360

    AU$14.80

    Life360

    7D

    8.3%

    1Y

    191.9%

    XRO

    AU$125.22

    Xero

    7D

    4.1%

    1Y

    36.0%

    PPS

    AU$0.47

    Praemium

    7D

    -2.1%

    1Y

    -28.8%

    FGL

    AU$0.06

    Frugl Group

    7D

    -45.5%

    1Y

    -60.0%

    FCL

    AU$1.80

    FINEOS Corporation Holdings

    7D

    -3.5%

    1Y

    9.8%

    IXU

    AU$0.011

    IXUP

    7D

    -26.7%

    1Y

    -76.6%

    ALU

    AU$66.00

    Altium

    7D

    0.9%

    1Y

    79.9%

    IRE

    AU$8.44

    Iress

    7D

    -0.9%

    1Y

    -19.6%

    BVS

    AU$1.37

    Bravura Solutions

    7D

    -1.8%

    1Y

    197.8%

    SYM

    AU$2.63

    Symbio Holdings

    7D

    -12.3%

    1Y

    40.3%