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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1625
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTD0.03%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Materials sector stood out, gaining 3.4%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 8.9% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Jan 2025AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$90.2b19x30.2x2.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$88.9b20x30.9x2.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$88.4b19.6x31x2.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.4b19.6x31.1x2.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$87.9b19.2x29.8x2.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.4b19.3x28.3x2.3x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.8b19.1x28.2x2.2x
Wed, 29 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.1b19.6x28.2x2.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.3b19.9x28.1x2.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.0b19.5x27x2.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$114.9b19x22.3x2.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$115.7b18.5x21.4x2.1x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$115.2b18.4x21.6x2.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$118.4b17.6x19.7x2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.2b17.7x19.9x2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$120.8b18.2x20x2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$146.1b16.8x16.9x2.1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.5b16.3x16.7x2.1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$147.4b16x16.1x2x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$145.3b16.3x16.9x2.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$138.3b16x16.2x2x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.3tAU$142.3b16.5x17.4x1.8x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$147.4b16x16.9x2.3x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.7b14.5x16x2.2x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.2b14.9x16.2x2.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$151.5b14.5x14.9x2x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$147.1b14.8x15.9x2.2x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$132.7b15.4x17.8x2.3x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$134.5b14.6x16.8x2.2x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022AU$2.5tAU$1.0tAU$132.7b16.2x18.7x2.4x
Sun, 01 May 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$130.9b17.6x19.7x2.5x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$128.5b17.7x20.3x2.5x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$127.6b18x20x2.5x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022AU$2.6tAU$974.6bAU$103.8b18.6x24.7x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.6tTotal Earnings: AU$103.8bTotal Revenue: AU$974.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.5x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 30.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 4.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Australian Market?

AU Market-0.93%
Materials3.43%
Utilities1.99%
Energy1.22%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Consumer Staples-0.77%
Telecom-1.06%
Industrials-1.39%
Real Estate-1.42%
Healthcare-1.73%
Financials-2.26%
Consumer Discretionary-2.33%
Tech-5.38%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 8.4% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
FMG FortescueAU$18.847.2%
+AU$3.9b
-29.6%PE6.3xMaterials
BHP BHP GroupAU$39.781.0%
+AU$1.9b
-14.6%PE15.8xMaterials
NST Northern Star ResourcesAU$17.287.6%
+AU$1.4b
40.5%PE31.1xMaterials
EVN Evolution MiningAU$5.448.6%
+AU$855.4m
75.5%PE25.6xMaterials
WDS Woodside Energy GroupAU$25.781.3%
+AU$626.6m
-16.1%PE16.3xEnergy
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2.3%

1Y

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NST

AU$17.28

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1Y

21.7%

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-2.5%

1Y

23.2%

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-4.4%

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39.1%

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia

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1Y

34.7%