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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedNov 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1631
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y18.4%
  • YTD9.2%

The Energy sector gained 4.2% while the market remained flat over the last week. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 18% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Nov 2024AU$2.8tAU$1.2tAU$88.3b19.4x31.3x2.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.8b19.7x31.2x2.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.6b19.8x30.6x2.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.4b19.4x28.4x2.2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.1tAU$90.7b19.4x29.2x2.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.5b19.2x28.3x2.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$93.1b19.9x28x2.2x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$94.9b20.2x27.4x2.2x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.8b19.8x26.8x2.2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$115.6b19.1x22x2.2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$114.4b18.9x22.4x2.2x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.1b17.9x20.3x2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$120.0b17.4x19.2x1.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.7b18.1x20.2x2x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$142.1b16.8x17x2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$143.9b16.5x17x2.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$144.4b16x16.5x2.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.1b16.3x16.7x2.1x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$144.7b15.9x16.7x2.1x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.0b16.5x17.1x2.1x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$145.9b16.1x17.3x2.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$148.3b14.7x15.9x2.2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.2b15x16.4x2.2x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$151.4b14.4x15.2x2.1x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$148.3b14.4x15.3x2.1x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$143.9b15.4x16.7x2.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$133.5b14.7x16.9x2.2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022AU$2.2tAU$1.0tAU$134.1b14.9x16.7x2.1x
Sat, 14 May 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$134.5b16.2x18.1x2.3x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$128.9b17.5x20.1x2.5x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022AU$2.5tAU$1.0tAU$130.0b17.7x19.3x2.4x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022AU$2.5tAU$979.6bAU$104.9b18.3x24.1x2.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022AU$2.6tAU$973.8bAU$103.7b19.4x25.5x2.7x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021AU$2.5tAU$978.9bAU$102.4b18.7x24.9x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.5tTotal Earnings: AU$102.4bTotal Revenue: AU$978.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202220232024
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 31.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 4.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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 Market0.92%
Energy4.24%
Utilities4.11%
Financials1.49%
Consumer Staples1.42%
Materials1.34%
Industrials1.20%
Healthcare0.64%
Telecom0.052%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Real Estate-0.29%
Consumer Discretionary-0.45%
Tech-3.79%
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 26.0%, 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 decline of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 8.9% 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
CBA Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAU$159.032.5%
+AU$6.5b
53.4%PB3.6xFinancials
WBC Westpac BankingAU$33.832.3%
+AU$2.6b
58.6%PB1.6xFinancials
NAB National Australia BankAU$40.072.2%
+AU$2.6b
43.3%PB2xFinancials
NST Northern Star ResourcesAU$17.9012.9%
+AU$2.4b
55.1%PE32.2xMaterials
WDS Woodside Energy GroupAU$25.054.4%
+AU$2.0b
-21.5%PE16.7xEnergy
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