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Australian (ASX) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M5.5%
  • 1Y17.8%
  • YTD1.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from AGL Energy of 3.4%. During this same period, the Energy World underperformed, falling 9.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 8.2% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025AU$36.9bAU$33.3bAU$3.1b13.4x12x1.1x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024AU$35.3bAU$33.2bAU$3.1b12.7x11.5x1.1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024AU$34.0bAU$33.2bAU$3.1b12.5x11.1x1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024AU$36.3bAU$33.2bAU$3.1b12.1x11.8x1.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024AU$34.5bAU$33.3bAU$3.0b11.6x11.5x1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024AU$36.1bAU$31.6bAU$3.1b18.5x11.5x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024AU$37.3bAU$31.6bAU$3.1b19.5x11.9x1.2x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024AU$36.3bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b17.8x11.5x1.2x
Wed, 01 May 2024AU$35.1bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b16.6x11.1x1.1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024AU$33.5bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b17.6x10.6x1.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024AU$32.7bAU$31.6bAU$3.1b12x10.6x1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024AU$31.1bAU$34.0b-AU$15,163,407.0020x-2050.6x0.9x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023AU$32.8bAU$34.0b-AU$13,116,656.0020.6x-2497.8x1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023AU$33.5bAU$34.0b-AU$16,237,939.0021.2x-2063.4x1x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023AU$35.0bAU$34.0b-AU$18,742,623.0022.1x-1865x1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023AU$33.9bAU$34.1bAU$73.9m13.9x458.5x1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023AU$34.4bAU$35.6b-AU$1,363,349,757.0015.4x-25.2x1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023AU$34.3bAU$35.6b-AU$1,363,318,515.0013.3x-25.2x1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023AU$33.5bAU$35.6b-AU$1,363,339,517.0013.8x-24.6x0.9x
Thu, 04 May 2023AU$33.1bAU$35.5b-AU$1,369,482,432.008.1x-24.2x0.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023AU$32.6bAU$35.5b-AU$1,369,576,032.008.1x-23.8x0.9x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023AU$32.4bAU$35.5b-AU$1,368,716,730.008.6x-23.6x0.9x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023AU$31.3bAU$31.0b-AU$328,843,028.0011.4x-95.2x1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022AU$32.8bAU$31.0b-AU$328,298,683.009.7x-99.8x1.1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022AU$32.2bAU$31.0b-AU$328,203,818.007.8x-98.1x1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022AU$26.8bAU$31.1b-AU$327,229,937.008x-81.8x0.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022AU$28.7bAU$31.0b-AU$316,458,115.006.3x-90.6x0.9x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022AU$30.8bAU$27.0b-AU$1,322,996,504.0029.7x-23.3x1.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022AU$29.9bAU$27.0b-AU$1,323,070,222.0026.1x-22.6x1.1x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022AU$30.5bAU$27.0b-AU$1,322,974,009.0025.7x-23.1x1.1x
Fri, 06 May 2022AU$32.5bAU$27.0b-AU$1,322,986,418.0028.5x-24.6x1.2x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022AU$29.7bAU$27.0b-AU$1,322,888,163.0034.6x-22.4x1.1x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022AU$42.6bAU$29.1b-AU$980,428,098.0039x-43.4x1.5x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022AU$40.5bAU$28.3b-AU$4,020,071,329.0051.4x-10.1x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-10.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$40.5bTotal Earnings: -AU$4,020,071,329.00Total Revenue: AU$28.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -243.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -243x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Utilities industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 5.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AU Market0.10%
Utilities1.41%
Other Utilities3.42%
Gas Utilities1.46%
Renewable Energy1.39%
Electric Utilities0.63%
Water Utilities-1.18%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Water Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gas Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 25% 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
AGL AGL EnergyAU$11.822.6%
+AU$201.8m
37.8%PE11.2x
APA APA GroupAU$6.880.4%
+AU$38.8m
-15.5%PE9.1x
LGI LGIAU$2.978.4%
+AU$20.4m
51.9%PE39.5x
ORG Origin EnergyAU$11.200.09%
+AU$17.2m
37.8%PE13.8x
TPC TPC ConsolidatedAU$8.992.2%
+AU$2.2m
-1.1%PE18.9x
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FLC

AU$0.07

Fluence

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-51.7%

APA

AU$6.88

APA Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

-15.5%

EWC

AU$0.019

Energy World

7D

-9.5%

1Y

0%

FHE

AU$0.12

Frontier Energy

7D

-4.2%

1Y

-61.0%

TPC

AU$8.99

TPC Consolidated

7D

2.2%

1Y

-1.1%

LGI

AU$2.97

LGI

7D

8.4%

1Y

51.9%

D2O

AU$1.31

Duxton Water

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-12.7%

CCE

AU$0.035

Carnegie Clean Energy

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-41.7%