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Australian (ASX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies81
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y19.7%
  • YTD26.3%

WiseTech Global is up 4.7%, leading the way for the Software industry, which has gained 7.1%. In the same time, Symbio Holdings was down 12%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 17 Aug 2024AU$77.4bAU$7.3b-AU$105,560,357.6961.7x-733.2x10.6x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024AU$85.3bAU$7.7b-AU$96,156,112.8761.7x-887.1x11x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024AU$83.5bAU$7.8b-AU$91,595,839.2359.8x-911.3x10.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024AU$81.4bAU$7.6b-AU$323,098,107.3062.3x-251.9x10.7x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024AU$78.2bAU$7.6b-AU$384,092,725.0061.5x-203.7x10.3x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024AU$82.0bAU$7.7b-AU$441,256,817.1461.7x-185.7x10.6x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024AU$69.5bAU$8.4b-AU$1,048,437,301.0060.4x-66.3x8.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023AU$70.1bAU$8.4b-AU$1,047,058,271.0059.9x-66.9x8.4x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023AU$62.8bAU$8.4b-AU$1,049,904,570.0057.9x-59.8x7.5x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023AU$61.9bAU$8.1b-AU$1,118,907,575.0055.1x-55.3x7.7x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023AU$66.8bAU$8.1b-AU$1,117,552,647.0060.7x-59.8x8.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023AU$71.8bAU$7.8b-AU$841,835,919.0049.3x-85.3x9.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023AU$72.5bAU$7.7b-AU$889,201,543.0048x-81.5x9.4x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023AU$68.7bAU$7.7b-AU$893,780,227.0049.3x-76.9x8.9x
Sat, 13 May 2023AU$63.0bAU$7.5b-AU$877,520,590.0047x-71.8x8.4x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023AU$60.8bAU$7.5b-AU$873,044,541.0043.8x-69.7x8.1x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023AU$58.2bAU$7.4b-AU$860,449,983.0045x-67.6x7.8x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023AU$60.4bAU$7.1b-AU$702,500,263.0053.7x-85.9x8.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023AU$52.5bAU$7.1b-AU$713,702,941.0049.3x-73.5x7.4x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022AU$54.8bAU$7.1b-AU$727,870,516.0053.4x-75.3x7.8x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022AU$55.3bAU$6.9b-AU$711,468,513.0046.7x-77.7x8x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022AU$53.1bAU$6.8b-AU$658,378,775.0047x-80.6x7.8x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022AU$57.7bAU$6.5b-AU$575,205,768.0038.1x-100.3x8.9x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022AU$51.6bAU$6.4b-AU$468,156,670.0025.1x-110.2x8x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022AU$45.1bAU$6.4b-AU$456,927,332.0026.8x-98.7x7.1x
Sun, 15 May 2022AU$50.9bAU$6.3b-AU$434,081,087.0026.1x-117.2x8x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022AU$59.0bAU$6.1b-AU$436,323,824.0032.2x-135.1x9.6x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022AU$57.3bAU$6.2b-AU$442,543,746.0031.3x-129.5x9.2x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022AU$61.1bAU$5.7b-AU$142,661,271.0043.3x-428.6x10.7x
Mon, 03 Jan 2022AU$73.4bAU$5.5b-AU$153,485,753.0039.7x-478.4x13.4x
Wed, 01 Dec 2021AU$70.6bAU$5.5b-AU$148,186,707.0011x-476.6x12.8x
Fri, 29 Oct 2021AU$73.0bAU$5.5b-AU$132,133,299.0043.6x-552.3x13.3x
Sun, 26 Sep 2021AU$71.2bAU$5.5b-AU$135,466,917.0045.1x-525.5x12.9x
Tue, 24 Aug 2021AU$66.6bAU$5.4b-AU$118,915,907.7844.4x-559.9x12.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-559.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$66.6bTotal Earnings: -AU$118,915,907.78Total Revenue: AU$5.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -224.3x202220232024
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 9.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 10.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently losses are decreasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market2.55%
Tech5.25%
Software4.90%
Systems Software8.77%
Application Software4.87%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 65% over the next 5 years.
    • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 29% 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
    WTC WiseTech GlobalAU$93.754.7%
    +AU$1.4b
    11.6%PE140.5x
    XRO XeroAU$140.666.7%
    +AU$1.4b
    23.1%PE135.4x
    TNE Technology OneAU$22.445.8%
    +AU$400.9m
    54.5%PE66.7x
    360 Life360AU$17.972.3%
    +AU$91.2m
    120.0%PS8.1x
    NXL NuixAU$3.498.0%
    +AU$84.2m
    149.3%PS5.9x
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    XRO

    AU$140.66

    Xero

    7D

    6.7%

    1Y

    23.1%

    BVS

    AU$1.32

    Bravura Solutions

    7D

    14.8%

    1Y

    171.1%

    DUG

    AU$3.06

    DUG Technology

    7D

    15.9%

    1Y

    105.4%

    PIL

    AU$0.008

    Peppermint Innovation

    7D

    -33.3%

    1Y

    -11.1%

    360

    AU$17.97

    Life360

    7D

    2.3%

    1Y

    120.0%

    IOD

    AU$0.17

    IODM

    7D

    -5.6%

    1Y

    -46.9%

    FCL

    AU$1.55

    FINEOS Corporation Holdings

    7D

    -3.4%

    1Y

    -22.9%

    TNE

    AU$22.44

    Technology One

    7D

    5.8%

    1Y

    54.5%

    RUL

    AU$2.50

    RPMGlobal Holdings

    7D

    -2.7%

    1Y

    56.3%

    IRE

    AU$10.49

    Iress

    7D

    3.8%

    1Y

    5.0%

    PPS

    AU$0.43

    Praemium

    7D

    -6.5%

    1Y

    -27.1%

    NXL

    AU$3.49

    Nuix

    7D

    8.0%

    1Y

    149.3%

    SYM

    AU$2.63

    Symbio Holdings

    7D

    -12.3%

    1Y

    40.3%